The Ontario Soccer Association – The Ontario Soccer Association will present five provincial and 15 district awards on Oct. 1

Sept. 13, 2016 | Vaughan, ON – The Ontario Soccer Association, in partnership with Toronto FC, announced today the award winners of the Match Official Appreciation Day event.

In total, the Ontario Soccer Association will present five provincial awards and 15 district Spirit of the Game awards to the deserving stewards of soccer, on Oct. 1 at a Toronto FC game.

“We’re incredibly proud of our match official community.  This event allows us to put a spotlight on the great, often unsung work that our officials do for the game in Ontario,” said Nicky Pearson, OSA Manager of Match Officials Development. “These officials have invested heavily in their own development, and have contributed both on and off the field. We’re delighted to acknowledge the good work they have done.”

The winners are as follows:

Provincial Awards	Winner
Michael Bremer Ambassador Award	Joseph Audi
OPDL Development Award	John Ross Scarcelli Jr.
Carol Anne Chenard Contributors Award	Kim Lee
League1 Ontario Leadership Award	David Barrie
Club Development Award	Guelph Soccer Club

 

Spirit of the Game Awards	District	Winner
	Durham Region Soccer Association	Colleen Noorhoff
	Elgin Middlesex Soccer Association	Reinhard Schmiedt
	Eastern Ontario District Soccer Association	Michael Miller
	Hamilton and District Soccer Association	John Zefkic
	Huronia District Soccer Association	Kaitlyn Bergsma
	Niagara Soccer Association	Tony Maddalena
	Soccer Northeastern Ontario	Denver Kitching
	Soccer Northwest Ontario	Carmen Felice
	Peel Halton Soccer Association	Matthew Aslett
	Scarborough Soccer Association	Julia Prohaska
	Southeast Ontario Soccer Association	Abel Almeida
	South-West Regional Soccer Association	Tamara Reitsma
	Sudbury Regional Soccer Association	Claudio Clarini
	Toronto Soccer Association	Savio Lima Rodrigues
	York Region Soccer Association	Joe De Marchi

Read more about the Provincial Award winners on OntarioSoccer.net and find out more about the awards.

The OSA is pleased to work with Toronto FC and the Toronto Soccer Referee Association by expanding on their Match Officials Day initiative, which debuted in 2015 and successfully raised funds to purchase defibrillators for soccer fields.

All tickets sales to the game and event will include a percentage donated to raising money to purchase defibrillators at soccer fields. Visit torontofc.ca/ticketpass and use the promo code OSA16 to purchase tickets to this event

Media Contact

Ben Rycroft | Ontario Soccer Association Communications Manager | 905-254-9390 ext. 255 | Email: brycroft@soccer.on.ca

About the Ontario Soccer Association

Founded in 1901, The Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) is the largest provincial sports organization in Canada. Its members include more than 650 Clubs servicing over 24,000 teams with 380,000 registered players, 70,000 coaches and managers, and 10,000 match officials. The OSA develops and delivers exceptional and sustainable programs and services throughout Ontario with the mission of providing leadership and support for the advancement of soccer in collaboration and cooperation with our membership, partners and other stakeholders. The OSA also operates League1 Ontario, a provincial professional-amateur men’s and women’s league as well as the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL).

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