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| Upcoming Events |
Annual Meeting of the Members (Part 1)
June 12-13, 2020
Annual Meeting of the Members (Part 2)
Sept. 12, 2020
Click here for more Ontario Soccer events |
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| The Provincial Government has made an announcement on Outdoor, Amateur Team Sports |
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The Ontario Government announced on Monday that it is increasing the social gathering limits from 5 to 10 people and that it will be taking a regional approach, in their Stage 2 plan, for the re-opening of the economy.
Also included in that announcement is the directive that Outdoor Amateur Team Sports can begin training in specific regions of the province. This directive takes effect on Friday June 12 at 12:01 a.m.
Click here to find out which regions the Province of Ontario has indicated can begin training.
   
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| A new online C License Course has been announced. Fill your downtime and upgrade your coaching development |
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Ontario Soccer is pleased to announce a new National C License course, to be delivered online, with an in-person date taking place at the Ontario Soccer Centre, once Return to Play is confirmed.
Coaches who obtain a C License Certification will be able to be a Head Coach in some Regional Leagues, the OASL and an Assistant Coach in the OPDL.
Click here to find out how you can apply.
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| The Board of Director elections will be held this weekend at the AMM |
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The Ontario Soccer Board of Directors 2020 Elections will take place June 13 as part of the first part of Ontario Soccer Annual Meeting of the Members (AMM).
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the elections and AMM will be held online.
Click here to find out who is running for which Board of Directors position.
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| Community Coach Workshops are now Available Online. Fill your down time and get started today |
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Ontario Soccer is pleased to announce that the Community coaching workshops are now available online.
To ensure that the Community Coaching Workshops are more accessible and to allow greater flexibility on when these courses can be delivered, the coaches will be able to work at their own pace to complete the course material.
Online learning is now available for Active Start, Fundamentals, Learn to Train and Soccer For Life.
Click here for more information on these courses and how to register.
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| Want to be a Game Leader this summer? How about getting your start as a goalkeeper coach? |
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| Not sure what to do with yourself during the COVID-19 shutdown? Why not continue your coaching education during the break so that you can come back sharp?
Game Leaders play an important role in enabling children to have fun competing in a small side game environment. Click here for more information and how to take this online course.
Or if you’re interested in goalkeeping, why not get your start as a goalkeeper coach with this course, which can also be taken online? Click here for more information and how to take this online course.
Also, Ontario Soccer has compiled a list of online coaching courses which can be taken at your pace and from home.
Click here for the list of all the Online Coaching Courses.
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| WATCH – One Call, Four Angles – A Match Official Panel |
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| As Ontario’s Match Officials continue to prepare for the outdoor season with their online learning, Ontario Soccer is sharing another Match Official Panel Discussion from the Ontario Soccer Summit.
In this panel, the game and decision-making all come into play from different perspectives thanks to guests Scott Bowman (Canadian Premier League Match Official), Caroline Szwed (Sportsnet Host and Former Player) and Anthony Capotosto (Toronto FC Academy Director.)
The three have an open discussion regarding the view of decisionm-making from the eyes of a Match Official, Player and Coach.
Click here to watch this Panel Discussion.
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| Update on Outdoor Player Registration and OSCAR SAAS fees |
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| In the event that the 2020 Outdoor Season is cancelled, SportsEngine has agreed in good faith, given the challenging times, not to collect the SAAS fees application to 2020 outdoor season (OSCAR) registration.
As a result, Ontario Soccer will not collect both Outdoor Player Registration fees and OSCAR, powered by SportsEngine, SAAS fees if the 2020 Outdoor Season is cancelled in its entirety.
Ontario Soccer recommends and encourages Districts, Clubs and Academies to continue or commence registering their members into OSCAR in anticipation of the Return to Play directives, as well as to provide proper insurance coverage for members participating in online environments.
Click here to review this announcement.
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| WATCH – The Safe Sport Panel discusses how to protect athletes |
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| The Ontario Soccer Summit 2020 may be over but the learning opportunities will continue for the next month.
Ontario Soccer is releasing select videos from keynote speeches, technical sessions and panel discussions.
Today, we are sharing the Safe Sport Panel discussion on athlete safety. Moderated by Canada Soccer’s Jason de Vos, a group of sport leaders tackled the issues we face as a sport and how to make sport safer for everyone.
Click here to watch the session.
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| WATCH – The goalkeeping session at Ontario Soccer Summit |
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| The Ontario Soccer Summit 2020 may be over but the learning opportunities will continue for the next month.
Ontario Soccer is releasing select videos from keynote speeches, technical sessions and panel discussions.
Today, we are sharing the on field session from Marius Roevde. A professional goalkeeping coach and Executive Director of Richmond FC, Roevde took guests through a detailed and informative goalkeeping technical presentation which is sure to spark the interest of any goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach.
Click here to watch the session.
Click here to take Ontario Soccer’s Online Goalkeeping Coach Certificate.
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| WATCH – Willie McNab’s on-field session at Ontario Soccer Summit |
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| The Ontario Soccer Summit 2020 may be over but the learning opportunities will continue for the next month.
Ontario Soccer is releasing select videos from keynote speeches, technical sessions and panel discussions.
Today, we are sharing Willie McNab’s engaging on-field session giving attendees a look at the ‘Celtic Way.’
Click here to watch this session.
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| WATCH – Dr. Norm O’Reilly’s keynote speech on sport data |
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| The Ontario Soccer Summit 2020 may be over but the learning opportunities will continue for the next month.
Ontario Soccer is releasing select videos from keynote speeches, technical sessions and panel discussions.
Dive into Dr. Norm O’Reilly’s keynote speech where he looks at the sport trends of today and tomorrow and goes deep on data and who is moving the needle in sports.
Click here to watch Dr. Norm O’Reilly’s keynote speech.
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| WATCH – Kelly Murumets keynote on the female leaders in sport |
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| The Ontario Soccer Summit 2020 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 coming weeks.
Plunge back into the keynote speech of Kelly Murumets, the former CEO of Tennis Canada and CEO and ParticipACTION spoke about her high-level career in sport as a female leader and a variety of wise tidbits to take back to their communities.
Click here to watch Kelly Murumets Ontario Soccer Summit keynote speech.
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| Rowan’s Law Mandatory Implementation |
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| The Province of Ontario, at the present time, is the only province in Canada to enact Concussion Safety legislation throughout its sport system.
‘Rowan’s Law’ received Royal Assent on March 7, 2018, and Section 5 of the Act, proclaiming a ‘Rowan’s Law Day’ was the only section that came into effect at that time.
However, in 2019, the remaining parts of the Act and the regulation have now come into effect in phases.
Click here to read more about Rowan’s Law and your organization’s responsibility from it.
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