University of Ottawa Gee-Gees

Gee-Gees Football Program

Our Mission
We continually work with consistency to be the model of football excellence in Canada. The atmosphere surrounding the team is productive and supportive, allowing all members to develop and grow to become stalwarts of society. We have character and discipline and strive to stretch our potential to the limit by applying the principle of continuous and never-ending improvement (Kaïzen). Our efforts are guided by six cornerstones of effectiveness. We value: the team as an indivisible entity; the integrity of all its members; our professionalism at all times; the discipline we apply in all we do; the trust and solidarity that binds us together; and the consistency of our efforts. We believe that living by these values, while having fun, will make us better every day, in every way. We believe that how we are perceived is the reality that we live as a team.

By our actions, in public, on the field, in school, or wherever we may be, we are perceived as a closely-knit group, working, playing and performing in unison to attain the team goals. Together, we serve as models for University of Ottawa students to develop pride in their school and in our destiny. We hold the belief that a dream is always possible when we act together to make it real. By attaining our goals, we help build a strong alumnus that desires to be involved with the program, and share in our success and accomplishments. As we execute our plan to produce a winning team, we ensure that present and future alumni get recognition for the tradition, the legacy and the help they provide to make us champions.

Coaching staff
Our coaches are a passionate group of individuals fuelled by the desire to help our young men reach their full potential on and off the field. Being a Gee-Gee is a yearlong commitment. Our strength and conditioning program, in addition to our speed program, give our student-athletes the tools to become CIS impact players. Every aspect of the game is covered and dissected. Therefore, we make sure that the mental side of the game is not forgotten as our staff counts on two peak performance coaches as well as an academic coach.

Academics
The Gee-Gees are first and foremost student-athletes. This is why our program provides our players with every resource needed to excel in the classroom. The Gee-Gees are one of very few CIS teams to have an academic coach, a professional dedicated to the academic excellence of all the players. Study hall is a fixture of our academic support program and recently, Sports Services instituted the “Side-by-Side” program that is a very well-funded addition to our academic support structure already in place that allocates more funds towards the betterment of the student-athlete in the classroom. Side-by-Side connects the Gee-Gees with tutors and offers an online interactive forum to relay concerns and demands back and forth between the student-athlete and the academic support team.

Student life
Our student-athletes are campus leaders and the Gee-Gee tradition is highly respected amongst our university community. Be a Gee-Gee and feel what it is like to be the pride of Ottawa’s amateur sports!

The will to win has to be preceded by the will to prepare to win!!!!
Our Gee-Gees are well known for their performance on the football field…but what is not as well known are some of the reasons why they have been enjoying so much success over the years. Elite athletes will tell you; there’s no magic, just hard work and devoted coaches.

Strength Development
In the last couple of years we have been so incredibly fortunate at uOttawa to have Lorne Goldenberg as our football strength coach. Coach G. is a renowned high performance specialist who’s made a big name for himself by developing some of the top athletes in the NHL, the CFL as well as athletes in many other amateur sports. Strength and speed are definite cornerstones of his philosophy…To be a solid football player you need to combine strength, power and speed in all aspects of the game and at all positions during four quarters. Functional strength and speed, transferable to the football field is what Coach Goldenberg has brought to our program. Combined with a strong work ethic, his method has made our Gee-Gees winners on and off the field!

Need for Speed!!!
Another area of our program we are extremely proud of is our speed training. For over 20 years now, Coach Craig Taylor has developed national and international sprinters…not to mention, he even turned a few of our Gee-Gees into true speed demons! Whether he’s working with international bobsleigh federations, track athletes or football players, Coach Taylor will be quick to make you realize he can make you faster. We all have the Need for Speed when playing sports, he was quick to realize that when he started in the speed business. No doubt Coach Taylor is a huge asset to our program.

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