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Football Ontario names Dan Legros as New Head
Coach of Team Ontario U18 Women’s Tackle Program
By Casey Leger launched the school’s girls tackle
football program just two years ago.
ORNWALL, ON — Football Under his leadership, the Patriotes
COntario has officially appointed have broken the glass ceiling for
Dan Legros as the new Head young female athletes in the region
Coach of the Team Ontario U18 who want to play tackle football. His
Women’s Tackle Football Program, commitment to growing the women’s
marking a major step forward in the game was further demonstrated this
development of women’s football past spring when he stepped in as the
across the province. head coach of the Cornwall Wildcats’
inaugural Ontario Women’s Football
A familiar name in the football
League (OWFL) team.
community, Coach Legros has been a
cornerstone of the Cornwall Wildcats “Coach Legros has opened doors
organization for the past eight years, for countless young athletes,”
coaching at multiple levels and said Emily Todd, Director of
helping shape the future of the sport Development & Administration
for young women in Eastern Ontario. at Football Ontario. “He’s an
outstanding advocate, leader, and
Currently serving as the principal
mentor for young women in our sport.
of École secondaire catholique
La Citadelle in Cornwall, Legros His ability to develop athletes while
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also empowering future coaches and acting as General Manager for the
leaders is what sets him apart.” U16 Men’s Tackle program.
Legros’s résumé speaks to both His appointment comes ahead of
his experience and passion. He the 2026 Women’s Tackle Football
recently served as General Manager National Championships, set to
for Team Ontario’s U18 Women’s be held in Regina, Saskatchewan,
Tackle Team, which brought home this summer. ID camps for the U18
a silver medal from the National Women’s program will begin across
Championships in Calgary. In Ontario in January 2026.
2024, he was also the Defensive Young women interested in trying
Coordinator for Team Ontario U18 out are encouraged to follow Football
Women’s Tackle Team Black.
In addition to his work in Ontario on social media or reach out
directly to Coach Legros at daniel@
the women’s game, Legros has coachlegros.com.
contributed significantly to the With Coach Legros at the helm,
development of male athletes across
the province, having been head coach the future of women’s football in
for the U14 Boys Team Ontario, and Ontario is set to reach new heights.
