The OSA News Bulletin  

OTTAWA, ON — Victor Montagliani has been elected the new President of the Canadian Soccer Association at its Annual General Meeting held 5 May in Ottawa, ON. Montagliani was elected by the membership to lead the Association for a four-year term. Victor Montagliani & Rhian Wilkinson (WNT) Victor Montagliani, who previously served three terms as more »

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VAUGHAN, ON — The Ontario Soccer Association is pleased to announce Dr. Nick Bontis as Ontario’s nominee to serve as the Director (Elected) Ontario Region Candidate on the Canadian Soccer Association (“CSA”) Board of Directors. A total of fourteen applications were received by the February 27th deadline in response to the February 8th call by more »

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The following post reprinted from the Sportsnet Fan Fuel Blog reinforces the Ontario Soccer Association’s current approach to Long-Term Player Development (LTPD). BY MICHAEL GARDNER – FAN FUEL BLOGGER The Ontario Soccer Association has launched a plan to focus on development in this country. In it, they have borrowed from successful models around the world, more »

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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 »

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The implementation of CS4L and LTAD is not without its naysayers. The question is whether or not the naysayers are actually getting their facts straight. Brian Lilley, columnist and blogger for the Sun newspaper chain, has written a blog post that attacks LTAD and CS4L concepts around competition in the ranks of children’s sport. Mr. more »

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