Posts by Luke Dyment
Tigers launch in-house female coach development program
With the launch of the Dalhousie Tigers Female Coach Development program led by women’s soccer coach and associate athletic director Cindy Tye, Emily Clarke said this will be the first opportunity she’s had in her career to work with a female head coach. For Michele Tchiakoua, she’s ecstatic to be working with Tye and other coaches in the program, knowing the skillsets of different coaches she’ll possibly encounter and learn from.
Read MoreDal students help develop app gaining traction in sports world
A new Halifax-made social media app called ililli, which launched in June, has gained traction within Canadian sports social media. The app was developed and marketed with the help of Dalhousie University graduates and students.
Read MoreMark your calendars
In issue one, the Dalhousie Gazette previewed this fall sports season, which included blurbs on each team’s home openers. Now, we look at some of the most anticipated games across Dalhousie University Tigers sport in the 2021-2022 season.
Read MoreNew passion, new season, same goal
The football team was wrapping up their sixth straight day of training camp. This final session of the near week-long run wrapped up around 11 p.m., with the surrounding campus dead-quiet. Most students have yet to move into residences. Eighty-five players reported to camp on day one, Aug. 27. The coaches are tasked with trimming that roster down to between 50 and 60 students before the season opener on Sept. 18 against the University of New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves. The players have worked tirelessly over six days to catch the coaching staff’s attention.
Read MoreRediscovering his hometown
While gazing across the Dalhousie University campus, Tigers men’s soccer team player Jack Ellis feels like he’s been here before. And he has, kind of, now returning to where he was born and his parents played university soccer nearly three decades prior.
Read MoreThe best of 2019-2020
With Atlantic University Sport (AUS) and other league competition returning this month, it’s time to get ready for the roller-coaster ride a full season of university sport presents us. What better way to prepare for the season to come than by revisiting some of the most exciting, inspiring and overall fantastic moments from Dalhousie University Tigers players, teams and more in the last full season of 2019-2020?
Read MoreState of non-varsity sports
As Dalhousie University prepares to welcome students back to campus, athletics and recreational activities are expected to look more normal than during the online 2020-2021 school year.
Read MoreReturn of the rink
Tigers athletic director Tim Maloney revealed plans for the new Dalhousie Events Centre in a statement on June 22. The Dalhousie board of governors voted in favour of the rink’s construction that day. It’s slated to be ready by fall 2023. The arena will be built on the parking lot between Wickwire Field and LeMarchant Place, where the Dalhousie Memorial Arena stood until 2012.
Read More2021-2022 Tigers fall preview
We last saw the Tigers in the U SPORTS final eight men’s basketball championship against the Carleton University Ravens on March 8, 2020. The resulting silver medal was the team’s highest-ever finish. The women’s volleyball Tigers were scheduled to play in the U SPORTS championship the weekend of March 13, before U SPORTS cancelled the tournament the day prior. At the time of this writing, it’s unclear whether spectators will be allowed back in most games, but here are some varsity teams’ first appearances at home in 2021-22.
Read MoreCourting the big leagues
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association (MWBA) is set to tip off in April 2022. With national team and professional players expected to join MWBA teams, it could soon become one of Canada’s top women’s basketball leagues. The league has drawn interest from Atlantic University Sport (AUS) and Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) players too. Potentially eligible players include members of the Dalhousie University Tigers women’s basketball team.
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