Francois Milbin grew up playing competitive soccer in Brantford, Ontario. He played in the Ontario Soccer League, then college soccer in the OCAA, where his team reached the finals in consecutive years.
After college, his passion moved from playing the game to teaching it. For more than 20 years he has coached, developed and mentored players at virtually every stage, from grassroots through Regional iModel competition, with Super League, futsal and competitive teams along the way. He has never stopped studying the game, learning from experienced coaches, mentors and teachers.
Much of that journey included helping his son, Deon, develop as a player, while he coached and mentored countless other young players. Today Deon is at DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida, on a partial scholarship, pursuing his ambition of reaching the national team. That experience showed Francois what it takes to develop a young player: not only technically and tactically, but physically, mentally and emotionally.
Francois also built a background in athlete wellness, performance and recovery, and in 2017 he opened Nu‑u Float Studio in Brantford. He built MPR to bring it all together: technical soccer development, recovery and pathways to the next level, a more complete way to develop young athletes for the long term.
