Burnaby FC announces appointment of Kim Bull and Kat Tomic as Senior Staff Coaches
Burnaby FC announced today the hiring of Kim Bull as Senior Staff Coach – Female Football and Character Development and Kat Tomic as Senior Staff Coach - Girls and Women’s U21 Head Coach.
“It was imperative for us as a Club to show our commitment to player wellness, character development and the importance of encouraging girls and women to get involved and stay in our sport,” said Executive Director Morgan Quarry. “Kim and Kat share our belief in the necessity of having a clear understanding of our players’ needs and motivations to ensure they not only enjoy their soccer experiences but develop and improve as well. Their combined knowledge, experience, and passion to achieve this balance is evident every time you interact with them or watch them coach and will be a massive asset to our members.”
Bull holds a Canadian Soccer Association Children’s Licence, Provincial B Licence, and Goalkeeper Diploma, is a trained Learning Facilitator for the BC Soccer Association and a trained Coaching Mentor with the National Coaching Certification Program. She has completed four years of Kinesiology at the University of Fraser Valley and has a Social Services Diploma. She specializes in character development and is a Certified Positive Psychology Practitioner. She has experience working as a cognitive behaviour interventionist and is certified in Resilience and Well-Being, Meditation and Mindfulness, and Working with the Inner Critic.
In 2022, Tomic was one of the first 10 women chosen to be part of the BC Soccer Female Mentorship Program, a program created to promote female coaching. She has successfully completed her C Licence and Provincial B Licence and holds all Grassroots Coaching Certificates. In 2022, she was appointed the first female president of Croatia SC. Kat has been accepted into the CSA National B Diploma program with a target to complete the certification in 2024.
Please read the full Burnaby FC Press release