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| In Canada, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) Laws of the Game changes are typically adopted at the start of the next or following season, in 2020 in this example.
Canada Soccer has secured permission from IFAB to apply the newest version of the Laws of the Game (2019/2020) to the Canadian Premier League and Canadian Championship competitions in 2019.
Click here for more information on the changes.
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| Two C-License Coaching Courses have been announced |
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| Ontario Soccer is pleased to announce the date and location of upcoming Coach Development opportunities.
Two C-License Coaching Courses have been announced.
Click here to find out more about the coaching courses and how to register.
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| WATCH – Ontario Soccer Strategic Plan: Reflections and Ambitions |
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| Ontario Soccer announced its 2019-2021 Strategic Plan early in 2019.
At the Ontario Soccer Summit, delegates got a first look back on the recent successes at Ontario Soccer and a deeper dive into the areas Ontario Soccer will target over the next three years.
Click here to watch the Ontario Soccer Strategic Plan: Reflections and Ambitions.
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| Best Practices Guide unveiled for match official development |
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| Ontario Soccer is investing in its Match Officials.
As part of its Long Term Officials Development (LTOD), a strategic initiative aimed at providing standards-based education and development for Match Officials, Ontario Soccer unveiled the Club Best Practice guide – a Comprehensive Guideline for Match Officials Development Programming at the Club level.
The first of its kind, the document will be used to assist Club head referees with the programming at their Clubs and raise the level of match officiating across the province.
Click here to find out more about the guide.
Click here to watch a video discussing how the guide will help develop match officials.
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| Ontario Soccer Summit Continued Learning – The KGIS Panel |
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| The Ontario Soccer Summit 2019 may be over but the learning opportunities will continue for the next month.
Ontario Soccer will be releasing videos from select keynote speeches, technical sessions and panel discussions over the next four weeks. Ontario Soccer Summit delegates receive first-access to all videos and presentations before they’re published.
Today, Ontario Soccer has publicly released the Keeping Girls in Sport panel discussion.
Click here to watch the Keeping Girls in Sport panel discussion.
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| Playing up research project in partnership with Queens University |
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| Ontario Soccer, through the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and in partnership with the Performance Lab for the Advancement of Youth in Sport (PLAYS) at Queen’s University is conducting research to examine the prevalence of ‘playing up’ in youth soccer.
In order to better understand and quantify the movement of players into older age groups, the research group would like to review data gathered by Ontario Districts and Clubs.
Click here for more information on the research project.
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| Need help getting used to OSCAR? Check out our resources |
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| Ontario Soccer is pleased to announce the launch of its new registration platform, which will serve to connect soccer in the province like never before.
Ontario Soccer Club & Academy Registry (OSCAR), previously referred to as the Member Management Registration System, has been built in association with SportsEngine, the Official Technology Partner of Ontario Soccer and will now let Clubs and Academies connect their real-time participation registration data on a single platform.
Click here to read more about OSCAR.
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| Play. Inspire. Unite. Podcast – Featuring: Lyn Wallington on OSCAR |
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| The Play Inspire Unite Podcast is an interview series which features conversations with influential people from within Ontario Soccer and Ontario Soccer membership. Discussing issues which impact the province, it’s designed to highlight the work of those who are showing us how to Play, Inspire and Unite others in our community.
This week on the podcast, Lyn Wallington, Director of Member Relations & Human Resources at Ontario Soccer, joins us to discuss OSCAR (Ontario Soccer Club & Academy Registry), address many of the questions from the membership and give her insights on what the future of OSCAR will look like.
Click here to watch the Play. Inspire. Unite. podcast.
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| Official Registration System Registry |
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| Effective January 28, 2019, Ontario Soccer, in partnership with SportsEngine, launched the Ontario Soccer Club and Academy Registry (OSCAR).
In alignment with the successful launch and transition to OSCAR, powered by SportsEngine, the former registration system, ‘AIMS’ has now been retired for any future registrations seasons.
Click here for more information on OSCAR.
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| Registration for Ontario Cup 2019 is now open |
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The 2019 Ontario Cup entry form is now available on the Ontario Soccer website and the entry deadline for this year’s competition is April 2, 2019.
Please note that entries will not be accepted after that deadline.
Click here for more information on registering and this year’s format.
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| New concussion policy, return to soccer strategy has been released |
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On March 1, 2019, Ontario Soccer’s Board of Directors approved the recommendation to adopt the updated Canada Soccer Policy on Concussion and Return to Play Strategy.
This policy is intended for those managing concussions in soccer at all levels.
Click here for more information on the concussion policy.
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| Ontario Soccer Summit reached new heights in 2019 |
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The Ontario Soccer Summit, presented by Respect in Sport, hit new heights in 2019.
On the final day of the 2019 Ontario Soccer Summit, Ontario Soccer announced the date, location of the host city and district for the 2020 Ontario Soccer Summit.
The headline, keynote speaker, was also announced and it has set a high benchmark for 2020.
Click here to find out the host city and headline keynote speaker.
Read and watch the recaps from all three days at Ontario Soccer Summit 2019. Day 1 was electric, John Herdman had people talking on Day 2 and Day 3 the focus was female.
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| WATCH – Discover. Develop. Excel. – Ontario Soccer Summit weekend |
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Lauren Maharaj wasn’t joking when she said the 2019 Ontario Soccer Summit was the biggest ever.
Here she is to prove it to you as she takes you on a journey through the entire conference weekend to experience what it means to discover, develop and excel.
Click here to watch the last episode of 2019.
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| 2019 ORA and OASL details announced |
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Ontario Soccer is pleased to announce the Ontario Recognized Academies (ORA) approved the Ontario Soccer Board of Directors for the 2019 season.
54 Academies are now part of the ORA program, with 40 Academies having renewed their ORA status from 2018 and 14 successful new applications.
ORA organizations have demonstrated an ability to meet technical and administrative standards set by Ontario Soccer.
Click here to find out more about ORA and OASL.
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| Ontario Player Development League RFP now open for clubs and academies |
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The Request for Proposal (RFP) process for the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) will open March 1, 2019 for clubs and academies.
The RFP document is currently available on the Ontario Soccer website.
Click here for important information on the 2019 process.
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| Roll-out of Canada Soccer’s Club Licensing Program continues |
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Ontario Soccer is preparing to roll-out the Canada Soccer Club Licensing Program across the province.
The roll-out includes workshops that are available for Districts, Leagues, Club and Academies.
Applications to join the Canada Soccer Club Licensing Program will open in March 2019.
Click here for more information on workshops and how to apply.
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| Cheque payments moving to Electronic Payments via EFT |
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Ontario Soccer has reviewed the time it takes to process payments to members and suppliers. In addition, Ontario Soccer has reviewed with our bankers, the incidence of and increasing potential for fraud in relation to the preparation and distribution of paper cheques.
Accordingly, Ontario Soccer are transitioning all payments made by cheque to electronic payments.
Click here for more information on this change.
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| Ontario Soccer releases 2019-2021 Strategic Plan |
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Ontario Soccer is pleased to announce its, Board of Directors approved, new Strategic Plan for 2019-2021, which will serve as a road map for soccer in the province over the next three years.
The Strategic Plan will focus on four key areas of the sport and within those areas, each have three Strategic Initiatives where Ontario Soccer will look at tackling opportunities on and off the field.
Click here to read more about the 2019-2021 Strategic Plan.
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