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Canada Soccer president sees post-pandemic positives, on and off the field
Nick Bontis laughs when asked about his work schedule
Bontis, who turns 52 on May 27, juggles his duties as Canada Soccer president with his day job as an associate professor at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of business.
“I’m laughing because I had no idea how much work I’d be doing,” said Bontis. “But it’s fun, it’s exhilarating. It is two full-time jobs, I have to be honest with you.”
“When I first got elected in November, there wasn’t really much going on in November or December. But as soon as January came, oh my goodness it was 24-7 every day,” he added. “Crisis management is one way to describe it. But when you’re sending a national team down to Florida for the first time in the middle of a COVID pandemic, there’s just so many rules, so many processes. So many things we had never done before, obviously.”