The OSA News Bulletin  

VAUGHAN, ON, Sunday, December 30, 2007 — It is with regret and sadness that The Ontario Soccer Association learned of the passing of Mark Hearn. Mark was involved in soccer all his life and was well-known in the soccer community across Canada. He was a real sportsman in the truest sense of the word and more »

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Excerpted from UCONN Huskies web OAKLAND, Calif. (December 21, 2007) – The award-laden post-season continues for University of Connecticut men’s soccer player O’Brian White (Scarborough, Ontario). Just days after being named a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist and First Team All-America, the junior forward has been selected as Soccer America’s 2007 Men’s Player of the Year more »

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(Updated as of November 13, 2007) There will be five stages of the program Stage #1 – Application process (December) All referees must apply to enter upgrading program by December 31, 2007Included with application must be: enterance fee of $150.00 (does not include assessments) DRC recommendation 2008 Class 2 Upgrading Program Application FormPDF Version Word more »

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Vaughan, ON — The OSA Coaching Department held a very productive workshop over the December 1 & 2 weekend for all OSA Instructors province-wide. The Coaching Department maintains a volunteer Instructor staff of over 50 Instructors who are responsible for the delivery of the Community Coach Certification Program across Ontario. “Keeping in mind the successes more »

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