Four Ontario Futsal Cup Champions Crowned

OSHAWA, ON — Durham College in Oshawa was the venue for the Under 13 and Under 15 Provincial Futsal Championships this past weekend, February 25th and 26th. This year marks the seventh year of the Tournament and the skill level of the competing teams was exceptional. Four Ontario Futsal Cups were presented to teams from more »

Ontario Futsal Cup In Oshawa This Weekend

VAUGHAN, ON — Futsal teams from across the province will be travelling to Durham College in Oshawa this weekend to take part in the 7th annual Ontario Futsal Cup hosted by The Ontario Soccer Association. This Provincial Championship has attracted twenty teams from across Ontario and is looking to be very competitive this year. Futsal more »

Futsal To Feature In Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Conspicuous by its absence from the recently concluded Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Futsal will feature in the next edition of the Games set to take place in Toronto, Canada, between 10-26 July 2015. The decision was announced in Mexico on 29 October by Allen Vansen, the Senior Vice-President of Operations for more »

OSA Board Of Directors Endorses Implementation Of LTPD Model

VAUGHAN, ON, September 20, 2011 – The Board of Directors of The Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) has unanimously approved the implementation of the Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) model across the province. The Board, comprising District Presidents and representatives from the 21 Districts that make up The OSA, strongly supported the plan at a meeting on more »

OSATv & OSATv TouchLine Surpass 200,000 Views

  VAUGHAN, ON — The Ontario Soccer Association’s YouTube videos have tallied over 38,000 unique visitors and recently surpassed 200,000 views. OSATv was launched on November 11, 2008 and features a variety of video clips of coach and player comments, games and OSA/CSA coaching clinics and events. To date, the OSATv Channel has received 20,689 more »

The OSA Launches Respect In Soccer Program

  Panelists Marie-Soleil Beaudoin, Ron Smale, Sheldon Kennedy and Jason De Vos  VAUGHAN, ON — The Ontario Soccer Association’s push to raise the positive experience on and around the soccer field made huge strides today with the launch of the Respect in Soccer program and the release of 20,000 free licenses aimed at Competitive Soccer more »

CSA Moving In The Right Direction

Reprinted from the CBC Sports Blog by Jason de Vos Dorion, QC — The Canadian Soccer Association held its annual general meeting this weekend at the Chateau Vaudreuil in Dorion, Quebec. The Quebec Soccer Federation is celebrating its centenary this year, a significant milestone for the game in the province.   While the setting of the more »

2011 AGM — President’s Message & OSATv TouchLine Interviews

CAMBRIDGE, ON — OSA President, Ron Smale, welcomed the delegates to the 2011 Play Soccer Conference in Cambridge, Ontario, and opened the Annual General Meeting with his reflections on the past year; the need to re-focus on servicing the requirements of the players, coaches, referees and volunteers who comprise the majority of the Association`s membership; more »

OSA Announces Alex Chiet As Chief Technical Officer

VAUGHAN, ON — The Ontario Soccer Association is proud to announce the addition of Alex Chiet as Chief Technical Officer. Alex brings over ten years experience in the sports industry working with clubs, provincial and  national sporting organizations. His specialty is high performance soccer development — most recently as High Performance Manager of New Zealand more »

Ontario Futsal Cup U13, Men, Women Champions Crowned

OSHAWA, ON — The Ontario Futsal Cup was played this past weekend, February 26-27, 2011 at Durham College in Oshawa and fast-paced action was the norm.  Round Robin Tournament games were played on Saturday, leading to Semi-Finals and Finals on Sunday.  Four divisions were involved in the action, Men, Women, Under 13 Boys and Under more »