The OSA News Bulletin  

The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum (Ontario) – to give it its formal name – was incorporated in Ontario by The Ontario Soccer Association on September 24, 1997.

The organization was established to:

• collect, record, interpret and commemorate the Soccer Heritage
• celebrate individual and organizational achievements in the game
• recognize the contribution of Soccer to the athletic and cultural institutions in Canada in general, and in the Province of Ontario in particular.

The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum operates under the auspices of, and is managed by, a Board of Governors appointed by The Association.

Currently, the Governors are:

• Chairman: Bruce Thomas,
• Members: John Knox, John McGrane, Les Wilson, Terry Quinn, Lynne McGarrigle, John Vanderkolk, Cesar Velasco, Guy Bradbury
• Chairman Emeritus: William Hoyle.
• Historian: Colin Jose

The Soccer Hall of Fame
7601 Martin Grove Road
Vaughan, Ontario, L4L 9E4
Phone: 905 264 9390
Fax: 905 264 9445

For more information, contact:
Kim Watson: kwatson@soccer.on.ca

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FIFA Grassroots Soccer Course

As part of the OSA LTPD initiatives and always looking for best practice, we are pleased to announce that in partnership with CSA, FIFA will be visiting from June 12th to the 15th to run a coach education course.

The four day course is designed to instruct the 30 attending coaches how to work with players from 8-12 years of age. The course will focus on small sided games, skill stations and individual player development as opposed to team development. It’s also exciting for the 250 local club players and players from two neighbouring schools who have been invited in to participate in the activities.

Following the course it is expected that the 30 technical leaders will take the learning’s from the course back into their communities and share and implement the best practice within their district and clubs.