Lakehead Express Teams Up With Autism Ontario

Posted on January 23rd, 2013 by Administrator

The Lakehead Express Soccer Club has teamed up with Autism Ontario for the 2012/13 Indoor Recreational Soccer season. The program allows families a chance to build a stronger relationship with their children and gives the kids a chance to play and make new friends with their peers in an organized soccer league. The main focus more »


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LTPD And ‘Striking The Right Balance’

Posted on October 31st, 2011 by Administrator

The following excerpts from an article in The Ottawa Citizen shed some light on the rationale behind the introduction of the Long-Term Player Development program currently being promoted and implemented by the OSA in Ontario and the CSA across Canada: “… Children who compete with their peers at school, sports and in social situations are more »


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OSA Board Of Directors Endorses Implementation Of LTPD Model

Posted on September 20th, 2011 by OSABlogmaster

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 »


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OSA Announces Alex Chiet As Chief Technical Officer

Posted on April 30th, 2011 by OSABlogmaster

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 »


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Invitation To Region 2 Town Hall Meeting

Posted on February 15th, 2011 by OSABlogmaster

Click for map | Submit questions on-line | Register on-line | Print Flyer ************************************************* Join the forum discussion on this post


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For Children In Sports, A Breaking Point

Posted on May 31st, 2010 by OSABlogmaster

By JANE E. BRODYClick for New York Times article I’d be the last person to discourage children from playing sports. Indeed, I wish many more would move away from their computers, put down their iPods and cell phones and devote more time and energy to physical activities. But for many children and adolescents, the problem more »


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World Class Soccer Coaching Comes To Oakville

Posted on March 1st, 2010 by OSABlogmaster

OAKVILLE, ON — Professional academy coaches from world class clubs such as Chelsea FC, Real Madrid FC, Inter Milan FC, Valencia FC and others will provide their sophisticated concepts of various coaching methods to the International Coaches Symposium and the International Team Camps here in Oakville. For the second year in a row, these events more »


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OSATv TouchLine With Dr. Gringmuth, Ontario U14 Girls & Ron (Ronnie) Davidson

Posted on February 26th, 2010 by OSABlogmaster

VAUGHAN, ON – Anthony Totera’s guests on this week’s TouchLine include: Dr. Robert Gringmuth – Dr. Robert Gringmuth, Sports Centres Sports Injury and Rehabilitation Clinic Director and long-time specialist in attending to and treating soccer-related injuries in high performance athletes, on his experiences working with national and international players and some of the common soccer-related more »


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The HST – Tax Implications For OSA Members

Posted on February 19th, 2010 by OSABlogmaster

Introduction The Provincial Government will implement the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on July 1, 2010. The HST will generally be the sum of the former GST (5%) and PST (8%). Implications for Ontario Soccer Association Members We expect that the exemptions available under GST will now be available under HST. They are: (1) An exemption more »


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The OSA Saddened By Passing Of Peter Zezel

Posted on May 26th, 2009 by OSABlogmaster

See also: CBC | Miami Herald | Sportsnet | Niagara Falls Review The Ontario Soccer Association is saddened to learn of Peter Zezel’s passing. “Peter Zezel was a Provincial player and he was invited to the National Training Centre but decided to join the Marlies to pursue a pro hockey career,” says Jim Cannovan, OSA more »


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