Skills to pay the bills 17 Mar 2014 By allowing kids to be rewarded for achieving skill-based goals, can the Play Better program not only boost long-term player development, but help keep our youth teams in the black?
CSA approves Calgary bid to join PDL; now, on to the next step 6 Mar 2014 The decision paves the way for Calgary Foothills to officially make an expansion bid to the United Soccer Leagues, which administers the PDL. The PDL is an elite league focused on prepping U-23 players for pro careers.
Calgary Foothills’ bid to join PDL to go in front of CSA in March 10 Feb 2014 The club has financial backers and has informed the USL that it wants to begin play in the PDL in 2015. But, before USL can green-light a new franchise, it needs to see that the bid has been endorsed by both Alberta Soccer and the CSA. The Foothills executive expects the CSA to endorse its bid in March.
Plastic Pitch a reality! 31 Jan 2014 OK, as the Kickstarter campaign went past the $10,000 mark today, it became official. We're committed to the Plastic Pitch e-magazine.
Plastic Pitch to become a reality, Umbro Canada joins as premier sponsor 27 Jan 2014 Thanks to Umbro's belief in the project, soccer supporters in Canada will have the chance to enjoy our new magazine, which will go in depth to feature stories you won't find anywhere else.
CSA President: Canadian NWSL franchise wouldn’t have to be in MLS city; Hamilton USL sanction decision “still far away” 28 Oct 2013 “If you take a look at the NWSL right now, out of the Americans teams there, not all of them are in MLS markets. So, if it works for them, why wouldn’t it work in Canada? I don’t see it that way than an NWSL team has to be in the same city as an MLS team. What we want is committed, stable ownership, that ticks off all the boxes.”
Camilo, Camara or Felipe to the national team? According to the feds, citizenship will take a lot longer than five years 12 Sep 2013 So, to apply after three years, you can not leave the country for a single day (save for a leap year) as three x 365 days = 1,095 days. Did any of these players go home for a single day? Go on road trips or training camps to the United States? Of course they did. So they’d need to wait till they hit 1,095 days in a four-year period.
FIFA visit: Will Women’s World Cup spell doom for Clarke Stadium’s old turf? 16 Aug 2013 But Canadian Soccer Association General Secretary Peter Montopoli, who is with the FIFA contingent as they tour the Women’s World Cup 2015 sites, said that the expectation is that the training grounds used by the world’s top national sides will be up to the same quality as the artificial surfaces in the stadiums.
Montreal to host U-20 Women’s World Cup final; Canada’s first two games set for Toronto 6 Aug 2013 Toronto’s BMO Field, which wasn’t part of the 2015 Women’s World Cup bid but was brought into the 2014 U-20 Women’s World Cup as a replacement for Ottawa, will get Canada’s first two matches, Aug. 5 and Aug. 8, 2014. Montreal will host Canada’s third group-stage match, on Aug. 12, and Olympic Stadium will also get the final.
CSA continues to talk about 2026 World Cup bid: Why an early statement of intent is vital 8 Jul 2013 But, by making no secret of Canada’s intentions, we’re the first country in CONCACAF to plant our flag. And that’s important.
