Joslin Green, Founder & President

A decade ago, Joslin had a vision for developing a more complete student-athlete. A young player whose experience in sport would equip them with a toolkit for a lifetime of winning, on and off the playing field. Combining leadership training, personal mentoring and elite level mental performance training, that vision became a reality with PLAY3RSPORT.

A collegiate basketball player with degrees in Psychology and Fine arts, Joslin has been a consultant for organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations and professional sports leagues to universities and nonprofits, including the CFL, the USL, Pengrowth, Agrium, SAIT, NAIT, the University of Calgary, SMART Technologies and Mount Royal University.

Joslin balances his passion for team building and developing the next generation of leaders by spending ample time with his own “home team”. His wife Donna and their four Greenlets, Jaden, Taya, Payton and Alivia (pictured with Dad) live in Calgary, Alberta.

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Tim Fleiszer, Director of Football Development

Tim Fleiszer is the first player in Canadian Football League history to win four Grey Cup championships with four different teams. Selected first overall in the 1998 CFL Draft, Fleiszer won more championships than any player, coach or executive in the CFL during his decade-long career.

A leader on and off the field, Tim was a team captain on three teams; Montreal, Ottawa and Edmonton.

Born in Montreal, Fleiszer attended Selwyn House School and Choate Rosemary Hall participating in varsity football, hockey and track & field. He accepted an offer to play football at Harvard University where he was a two-time All-Ivy-League All-Star selection and a member of the 1997 Ivy League Champion team. Fleiszer graduated cum laude from Harvard in 1998.

After retiring from football, Fleiszer joined Gil Scott Sports Management (GSSM) as a partner in January 2008. GSSM is a premium sports agency that represents NFL and CFL football players; NHL coaches and general managers; and provides consulting services for other sports-related projects. With more than 80 clients, it is the largest, most successful agency of its kind in Canada.

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Ingrid Green, Soccer Ambassador

DNA replete with nano-sized soccer balls is the only plausible explanation for Ingrid Green’s passion for her favorite sport. Serving the grass roots sports community has always been Ingrid’s focus. In 1993, she kickstarted a Canada Summer Games Girls Soccer program with a Talent ID Camp led by University of Toronto’s, Nikki Nicolaou. Ingrid founded Aurora Minor Soccer— the first youth soccer league in Yellowknife, NWT. She’s also lobbied City Council to increase adaptability / use of proposed sports facilities. Helping kids, parents, coaches and refs enjoy their sports experience is of paramount importance. Finding ways to translate lessons in sport into lessons in life is a skill Ingrid hopes to master because she believes,”Soccer is a cure…”

Whether serving as a striker / gk at UWaterloo, or holding down the midfield indoors at Chelsea Piers in NYC, Ingrid knew that “to play is to live”. Although Ingrid has hung up her cleats, from high school games to WPS to World Cup, she continues to be an ardent supporter of the beautiful game.

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Arielle Douglas, Designer

There has never been a lack of passion for sport in Arielle’s life. Although her studies have taken a different direction from her initial focus in Kinesiology, graphic design has created some great opportunities. Not the least of which was working for the Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee on the branding of the Olympic and Para Olympic Winter Games. It became clear during her time at VANOC 2010 that Arielle could feed her passion for both design and sport. Prior to her BA in Communication Studies and Graphic Design, Arielle became a certified personal trainer, helping clients reach their fitness goals for Goodlife Fitness and eventually managing a Curves franchise. Her foundation in the sport and fitness industry along with her customer relations and brand development expertise are invaluable to PLAY3R. She will be graduating from Mount Royal University in April 2011.

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Steven Green, Editor-in-Chief

Steven Green graduated from the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Florida in 1999. After completing his education, he taught special needs students in the Boston high school system. For the past seven years, he has been developing progressive, youth-centered curricula that emphasize reciprocal learning. He has worked on creative projects for the American Bible Society geared towards at-risk teens, and martial arts after school programs for Martial Arts World and its affiliates. He also serves as the Interviews Editor for Ink 19 magazine.

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Kent Ridley, Scouting Director

Coach Kent Ridley and his wonderful wife live with their four kids in Airdrie, Alberta. From a starting point of scouting players and opponents for an ACAC college basketball team in 2003, he expanded his horizons to help student athletes in multiple sports on their path from high school to the college/university ranks. Somewhere in the middle Kent found time to complete a Sports Management World Wide course, become a Basketball GM and expand his scouting efforts. Kent’s career in sports ranges from working the benches as a head coach and team manager to broadcasting over the radio and internet. He is a NCCP Level 1 Coach who has coached 23 seasons of play over the last 12 calendar years.

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