Ontario teams prepare for National Championships 2014

The quest for gold begins next week as the top club teams from across Canada will compete at the 2014 Sport Chek National Club Championships from October 8-13 in four host cities. Each province/territory has the opportunity to send a provincial/territorial champion to the competition in hopes of emerging victorious. Ontario’s representatives for the Sport Chek National Club Championships qualified for the competition by winning the Ontario Cup. Click here to find out who is representing Ontario. Click here to find out how the Ottawa Royals did at the Masters and Classics Championships. Click here to find out more about the National Championships.   Ontario teams preparing for National Championships Posted on September 30th, 2014 by Administrator The quest for gold begins next week as the top club teams from across Canada will compete at the 2014 Sport Chek National Club Championships from October 8-13 in four host cities. Each province/territory has the opportunity to send a provincial/territorial champion to the competition in hopes of emerging victorious. Ontario’s representatives for the Sport Chek National Club Championships qualified for the competition by winning the Ontario Cup. Provincial Champions representing Ontario at Nationals are: The U-18 representatives come from the U-17 divisions of the Ontario Cup, as many of the players playing in the U-18 divisions attend college or university. As hosts of the Senior divisions, Ontario qualified two Men’s and two Women’s teams due to an odd number of provinces/territories entered in the competition. Teams will compete in a Round Robin format in the early days of the competition, finishing with the Final games on Monday, October 13. The Men’s Semi-Finals on Sunday, October 12, and the Men’s and Women’s Finals on Monday, October 13, will be available live by webstream via the CSA website. At the 2013 National Club Championships, Ontario won six medals – three Gold, one Silver, and two Bronze. This year’s representatives will strive to match those impressive results as they go up against Canada’s best. Every year, four provinces take on the responsibility of hosting a National Club Championships division. The four hosts for the 2014 competition are listed below: This year Ontario will host the highly anticipated Senior divisions. With the top Men’s and Women’s teams in the country competing for National Gold, Vaughan will be the place to be next week! For scheduling and daily results updates please visit the National Club Championships page or follow the CSA on Twitter at @CanadaSoccerEN. ———- For more information contact Ryan Tuske, Competitions and Events Coordinator, The Ontario Soccer Association, Ph: 905-264-9390 ext. 229, Fax: 905-264-9445, Email: rtuske@soccer.on.ca. Gatorade and OPDL teaming up The Ontario Soccer Association and Gatorade are joining forces around the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL), the province’s first standards-based high performance program. Gatorade will sponsor the OPDL through the 2016 season as the exclusive sport beverage partner. Click here to read more about the announcement. Click here to learn more about Gatorade. Ontario referee invited to elite CONCACAF course Amato De Luca, an Ontario referee, national assessor and instructor, was recently invited by CONCACAF to an elite referee and assessors course in Florida. The program was led by FIFA instructors Esse Baharmast, Peter Prendergast, Rodolfo Sibrian and Hector Vergara. Erick Samayoa and Allan Brown -- FIFA Referee Fitness Instructors for the CONCACAF region – directed the conditioning aspects, while CONCACAF Deputy General Secretary Ted Howard, a member of the FIFA Referees Committee, and CONCACAF consultant Brian Hall were also on hand to share their expertise. Click here to read Amato De Luca's thoughts on the program and sharing his experience with referees. Book your tickets to the Hall of Fame Induction Dinner The Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame is pleased to welcome in the 2014 Induction Class which includes: three Players, two Builders, a Pioneer, a Team of Distinction and two Organizations of Distinction. This year, The Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies will take place in Vaughan, ON on November 9, 2014. Click here to read about who made the list. Click here to find out more information and purchase tickets. League1 Ontario Profile - Toronto FC's Chris Mannella TFC Academy product Chris Mannella recently signed a pro-contract with the TFC senior team. It has been an exciting year for Toronto FC Academy and Chris Mannella. Mannella, who recently signed a pro-contract with TFC's senior team, reflected on what the year in League1 Ontario has meant for him and his development. He also discussed what it means for the Academy side who has been the class of the division in the inaugural season. Click here to read what Mannella had to say. Grassroots Practices You Can Use - FUNdamentals The Grassroots department continues putting together a practice for coaches to use with their players across the province. Each week will focus on one of the three LTPD development stages at the Grassroots level, which includes Active Start, FUNdamentals and Learn to Train. In this week’s session, the Grassroots department has focused on FUNdamentals course. Click here to read more about this week's practice. Canada Para-Soccer team finishes fourth at America Cup Canada's Para-Soccer teams wrapped up a strong showing at the America Cup with a fourth-place finish and a qualification for the Para-Pan Am Games in 2015. After finishing with a win and a tie in their group stage, Canada lost to Brazil, the eventual tournament winners, in the semi-finals. Despite some strong play in the bronze medal game Canada fell 3-0 to the USA. Click here to read more about Canada's performance. High School students earning soccer credits Getting an education in Grassroots soccer has never been so easy. The Ontario Soccer Association, through its Grassroots Soccer Development department is now working with Bishop MacDonnell Catholic High School in Guelph, to provide 23 students in its Health and Physical Education Soccer Course with instruction in soccer coaching and player development. Click here to learn about how this program is empowering these students to become coaches in their community. Upgrade your skills at a Futsal Coaching Course The Ontario Soccer Association Coaching Department in association with the Canadian Soccer Association will be offering a Futsal Coaching Course in October. For coaches looking to improve their knowledge of FIFA’s official indoor game or those looking to upgrade their skills are encouraged to attend the one-day event. Click here for information on the coaching course. OPDL trial information announced The OSA has released trial information for the OPDL 2015 season. It outlines information on open trials and player transfers pertaining to 2002 and 2001 players. Click here to read the OPDL information. Tickets to Women's World Cup 2015 on sale The road to the Women's World Cup is well underway and now you can secure your place in the action. Stadium Passports and Stadium Half Passes went on sale last week. To be eligible to purchase tickets to the Championship Match, played July 5, 2015 at BC Place, fans must purchase a Passport or Half Pass. Click here for more information on tickets. Be the first to get Pan Am soccer tickets Now is the time to start planning your Pan Am Games soccer experience. The Toronto 2015 ticketing program will be accepting requests until Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. This gives you early access to the best tickets at the best prices to see some of the world's top athletes. Click here to learn more about obtaining tickets. OSA Soccer Development Conference - Save the date The OSA has announced that this year's Soccer Development Conference will be held at RIM Park in Waterloo. In the ever widening event, the conference will be held on March 21 and 22 and the first guest speaker has confirmed her attendance. Vanessa Martínez Lagunas is a FIFA Women’s Soccer Instructor, UEFA/DFB Pro License and NSCAA Premier Diploma holder and former player of the Mexico WNT. She has coaching experience at several levels of the game in Germany, Mexico and the United States in addition to being a featured clinician at the 2012/13 NSCAA Conventions. She is the current Head Coach at the University of Manitoba and is only one of 30 Female Pro License holders in the world. More details, including clinicians and special events, will be released in the coming months. Sign up for the Provincial Indoor Soccer League The Provincial Indoor Soccer League is excited to announce details for the 2014-15 season. Scheduled to kick off on November 1, 2014, PISL offers 11-aside soccer for U-14 to U-18 age divisions for both boys and girls. Click here for more information on how to register your team. The deadline for deposit has been extended until Oct. 10.

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