The OSA News Bulletin  

1. Ontario Soccer Association: Long term player development

   ‎St. Thomas Times-Journal – 17 May 2012

   Ontario Soccer Association: Long term player development … Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) While the LTPD initiative is a directive …

2. Soccer governing bodies take run at new player development program

   ‎Hamilton Spectator – 14 May 2012

   Soccer governing bodies take run at new player development program … accomplish with its bold new Long-Term Player Development program (LTPD). … for the Ontario Soccer Association, explaining the LTPD concept at a …

3. No scores for Ontario minor soccer players

   ‎Sun News Network – 25 Apr 2012

   Over the next six to eight years, all 21 districts of the Ontario Soccer … moves towards a Long Term Player Development (LTPD) strategy that’s …

   

   Sun News Network

4. Who’s keeping score? No one

   ‎The Barrie Examiner – 25 Apr 2012

   The OSA has studied the Long Term Player Development (LTPD) … Of the 21 soccer districts in Ontario, five have voluntarily become test cases …

   

   Sun News Network

5. No scores means better soccer players, coach says

   ‎The Barrie Advance – 7 May 2012

   Their basis is on LTPD and the results speak for themselves. Player development is a long-term process and patience is key.” The Ontario …

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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.