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YOUTH PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS A HUGE SUCCESS!

23 teams won provincial titles this past weekend and six teams representing the Under 14, 16 and 18 boys and girls A divisions have earned spots to attend the National Championships from October 8th-13th in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

Congratulations to all teams that participated in these successful championships. Special recognition also to all of the local organizing committees, volunteers, and officials.

UPCOMING EVENTS

ALL STAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KICK OFF JULY 22ND

All Star National Championships run from July 22nd-27th and feature the Provincial Teams from each province in the U14 and U16 categories. These championships are held in Sherwood Park Alberta (U14/U16 Girls), and Brossard Quebec (U14/U16 Boys). For more information, please click here.

NEW E-COACHING AND E-REFEREEING ONLINE REGISTRATION

Click above to view the list and register for scheduled Entry Level and Referee Refresher Clinics.

Click above to login and view your account if you are currently a:

1. Referee,
2. Identified Scheduler,
3. Identified Referee Clinic Host,
4. Referee Instructor, or Identified Discipline Representative.

Click above to view the list and register for scheduled Community and B License Coaching Clinics.

Click above to login and view your account if you are currently a:

1. Identified Coaching Clinic Host,
2. Coaching Instructor, or if you have attended a BCSA Coaching Clinic within the last 5 years.

CURRENT NEWS

7/14/2008

ANNOUNCEMENT: BCSA APPOINTS ITS FIRST REGIONAL STAFF COACH

VANCOUVER (July 15th, 2008) - The British Columbia Soccer Association has taken a new step forward in the development of players and coaches in BC with the appointment of its first regional staff coach, Dante Zanatta of Victoria.

Zanatta joins the BCSA team following his tenure as Head Coach of the Lower Island Soccer Association and Director of the BCSA / Lower Island District Development Centre program.

7/9/2008

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST OF TEAM 1040's REPORT ON THE BUSINESS OF SOCCER

The business of soccer worldwide and in Canada was the subject of a special report on last week's edition of The Sport Market on TEAM 1040, Saturday, July 5th . It featured in-studio co-hosts and special guests Bob Lenarduzzi, President of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and Bjorn Osieck, the chief executive of the BCSA.

To listen to the podcast, click here

7/7/2008

Call for Applications - 2008/2009 Provincial Program Head and Assistant Coaches

The British Columbia Soccer Association’s Technical Department is currently accepting applications for Head and Assistant Coaching positions within its Provincial Teams Program for the 2008/2009 Program season.

All candidates for these coaching positions should be of a professional standing within their community of soccer and share in the overall mandate and vision of the British Columbia Soccer Association’s Technical Department for player development within British Columbia.

Please click on the "Read More" link below to view job posting and download the application form.

7/4/2008

**CHANGES TO RULE 23**

At the Board of Directors Meeting of June 28^th, 2008, as directed by the membership, the Board passed a motion for a change of rule 23. For the 2008-2009 playing season, those teams playing in the U-17 and U-18 age groups shall be allowed to register no more than five (5) Out-of-District players. Please click the "read more" section for a complete understanding of this amendment.

6/24/2008

SECOND YELLOW: RUSSIA v NETHERLANDS

I am sure many of you saw over the weekend Slovakian referee Lubos Michel show a red card for a second offence to Russian defender Denis Kolodin in the quarter-final match with Netherlands only to withdraw it after speaking with his assistant referee. UEFA have stated that the referee had been convinced by his assistant that Kolodin's tackle did not warrant a caution.