OSA Coach Ruben Flores Tenders Resignation

VAUGHAN, ON — OSA Region 2 Head Coach, Ruben Flores, has tendered his resignation and will assume a Coaching / Technical Director position within the Canadian University and Club Programs.  Ruben has been with the Ontario Soccer Association’s High Performance Player Development program since 2006 where he fulfilled the role of Regional Coach and served more »

Canada Opens 2011 With Win Over China PR

  CHONGQING, CHINA — Canada opened its 2011 season with a 3:2 come-from-behind victory over China PR at the Yongchuan Cup Four-Nation Women’s Tournament. Canada scored three times in the second half – including the last-minute winner in the 94th minute – to overcome a two-goal deficit and win three points on Match Day One more »

Canada Women To Open 2011 Against China PR

  OTTAWA, ON — Canada will open its 2011 schedule against host China PR at the Four Nations Women’s Tournament in the Yongchuan District of Chongqing, China. Canada, China PR, USA and Sweden are all taking part in the tournament, with six total matches (three per club) to be played from 21-25 January. The 21 more »

OSATv TouchLine With Setlur, Mossavat, Medeiros, Bucciarelli

VAUGHAN, ON – This week’s special guests on OSATv TouchLine with host Anthony Totera include: Vijay Setlur – course instructor, reporter, consultant and aspiring business leader with a passion for soccer, particularly Canada’s men’s national team, who teaches tourism, sport and leisure marketing in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program at the Schulich School more »

OYSL Star Shines For Jamaica

SAO PAULO, Brazil — When Canadian-born Shawn-Claud Lawson flew to Jamaica in August last year, he had only one thing on his mind — to play for his country. Despite being born in Scarborough, Ontario, Lawson wanted to follow in his father Jimmy Lawson’s footstep and represent Jamaica. “It feels good to know that I’m more »

CSA Announces Four Nation Women’s Tournament China 2011 Roster

  OTTAWA, ON — Canada has announced its roster for the upcoming Four Nation Women’s Tournament China 2011. Coach Carolina Morace has called 24 players to the team that will train and compete in Chongqing, China from 13-26 January. The four-team tournament features top-10 nations Canada, Sweden and USA as well as host China PR. more »

CSA Reform — Ontario Speaks

VAUGHAN, ON – Onward Soccer and www.CanadaSoccerNews.com contributor, Ben Knight, interviews Ontario Soccer Association President, Ron Smale, on the status of the reform process currently underway at the Canadian Soccer Association. Ron Smale fervently believes he and all provincial and territorial soccer association presidents should immediately be removed from the CSA Board of Directors in more »

OSA Announces 2011 Referee Instructor Training Program

Deadline is January 24th, 2011  The Ontario Soccer Association will be hosting a number of training courses for Referees interested in becoming a new OSA Referee Instructor. The Referee Instructor courses will be run in February and March of 2011. Requirements to apply Applicants must have a minimum 10 years referee experience. A background in more »

Kara Lang Bids Emotional Farewell At Oakville SC

OAKVILLE, ON – Kara Lang has announced her retirement as an active soccer player from international and club duty. Still only 24 years old, Lang is a two-time FIFA World Cup player, an Olympian and a CONCACAF champion. She is also a W-League champion with Vancouver Whitecaps FC and a Canada Games gold medalist with more »

SIRC — Provincial Program Injury Report

October 2009 to April 2010 VAUGHAN, ON — Using the “Injury Tracker” program since 1996 to log injuries reported to the Sports Centres data collection department, a summary of the injuries reported from October 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010 is attached below. The data collected represents injuries during training/games/travel with the OSA Provincial High more »