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Open Invitation: To all Clubs…. The 2013 OYSL University/College Fair will be held at the OSA Soccer Centre during the Weekend of May 4/5. Under 16 and 17 Girls teams will play on the Saturday, whilst the Under 16 and Under 17 Boys teams will play on the Sunday. The Under 16′s will play at more »

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                                  For Immediate Release   IT’S THE CSL CHAMPIONSHIP – THIS SATURDAY   It’s Montreal Impact Academy vs. Toronto Croatia at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 3 pm   THE TEAMS Toronto Croatia won the CSL First Division in the season just ended and Montreal Impact Academy were the runners-up. more »

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  The Finals for the OYSL will be played at Hershey in Mississauga on September 29, 2012 as below. The winners of these games will be travelling to Quebec for the Quebec-Ontario Cup to be held during Thanksgiving Weekend, October 6, 7, 2012. ( If the winner is participating in the National Club Championships then more »

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VAUGHAN, ON — As many of you know, several Districts and Clubs across the province are already in the midst of phasing-in the Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) model. While there are always challenges (and resistance!) whenever the status quo is changed, the clear benefits of LTPD make it an approach we must adopt. If you more »

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VAUGHAN, ON — While the LTPD initiative is a directive from Canadian Sport for Life and mandated by the Canadian Soccer Association, it is not something we are doing in Ontario because “we have to”.  It’s time that we change a system that needs to progress and evolve for the benefit of our youngsters in more »

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