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By Tim Cates Posted on 5/29/2022 - 2 minute read
Tim Cates talks with long-time girls volleyball coach Bret Almazan-Cezar about his career in coaching and now his new job working with the Pac-12 Conference. Bret won 11 state CIF titles and was a 4x National Coach of the Year. Bret also talks about his experience graduating from the Masters in Coaching and Athletics Administration Program.
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By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 12/21/2018 - 2 minute read
Amanda Ozaki-Laughon — originally a high school debate champ from California’s Central Valley, and now Concordia Irvine’s director of debate — has been part of Concordia University Irvine's forensics program for seven years as the squad has risen from obscurity to become a national powerhouse.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 12/21/2018 - 1 minute read
Concordia University Irvine's director of forensics, Yaw Kyeremateng, was named the 2018 Outstanding Coach of the Year at the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament, a high honor for someone who helped build Concordia Irvine’s speech team from scratch.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 12/21/2018 - 3 minute read
Concordia University Irvine's speech and debate squad continues to gather team and individual achievements as one of the nation’s top programs.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 7/1/2017 - 6 minute read
At this year’s National Speech tournament, senior Diego Perez advanced beyond preliminary rounds in four events and finished ranked #10 nationally. He is one reason Concordia University Irvine's speech team is edging closer to the kind of national stature and dominance that the debate team has enjoyed as #1 or #2 in the nation for the past five years.
By Shaleek Blackburn Posted on 9/30/2016 - 2 minute read
When creating a team culture, says Jim Kunau, Leadership and Administration and Sports Ethics assistant professor of the Masters of Coaching and Athletic Administration (MCAA) program at Concordia University Irvine, the coach’s perspective is the starting point.
By Shaleek Blackburn Posted on 9/23/2016 - 2 minute read
According to Bill Cunerty, Philosophy of Coaching professor of the MCAA program, great communication is the bridge that links ideas, plans, goals and dreams to practical execution and the successful completion of a task.
Posted on 7/1/2013 - 2 minute read
In just six years, Concordia University Irvine went from having no debate program at all to having the top debate team in the country. They did it through savvy recruiting, rigorous training and a diverse team whose opposing views sharpened each other.