CANADIAN LOWER LEAGUE SOCCER MAGAZINE All the Latest News, Results and Standings from Step 3 and Below
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CANADIAN LOWER LEAGUE SOCCER MAGAZINE All the latest news, results and standings from Step 3 and below Issue #2 01 December 2020 HOLY CROSS DOMINATE THE NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR SOCCER ASSOCIATION FINALS WEEKEND AT KGV Inside this month: Brought to you by All the results from November Latest standings for the FVSL, MWSL, VISL & VMSL News from the Provincial Associations & Leagues U Sports and NCAA commitments Club Spotlight - Cook Street United Fill In The Blanks Back In Time AND MUCH MORE……. www.canadiansha.com WELCOME TO THE CANADIAN LOWER LEAGUE SOCCER MAGAZINE Welcome to the 2nd issue of the Canadian Lower League Soccer Magazine. There is a whole lot more in this edition thankfully. A bumper 38 pages to see you through to Christmas. In a month which started out with lots of promise, the 2nd wave of the virus has blown up in a massive way. This has led to the suspension of the Leagues in Vancouver but the Island has still played albeit with schedule changes. We have added the latest return to play information for most of the Provinces. We are super happy to announce that our first club spotlight is on new team Cook Street United from Vancouver Island Soccer League’s 4th Division. We also have a history of the 1st year Canadian teams took part in the forerunner of the USL League 2. Also in this edition is first Fill In The Blanks where we ask the readers if they have any information on a page in the Canadian Soccer History Database. This month we start in Newfoundland with the Burin Eagles. We have news from around the provinces and around the Leagues with the usual comprehensive round up for what was a very different month than was anticipated in the Vancouver Island Soccer League 1st Division courtesy of Vince Greco. If you have any news from your club, league or province or territory please send it to [email protected] CONTENTS 3 - Step 3 News 4 - BC news with the latest from the Fraser Valley, Metro Women’s, Vancouver Island & Vancouver Metro Leagues 11 - Alberta news 12 - Saskatchewan news 14 - Manitoba news 15 - Ontario news 17 - Quebec news 18 - New Brunswick news 19 - Nova Scotia news 20 - Newfoundland & Labrador news 22 - U Sport and NCAA signings made before November 23 24 - Club spotlight - Cook Street United 26 - Mind The Gap - Burin Eagles 27 - Back In Time - The 1998 Premier Development Soccer League Contact the Canadian Lower League Soccer Magazine and the Canadian Soccer History Archives with your ideas and 28 - Results service suggestions at [email protected] 33 - Latest standings You can find us online at 38 - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year www.canadiansha.com Twitter Instagram STEP 3 ROUND UP League1 Ontario continues to accept applications for expansion teams for the upcoming 2021 season. While nothing has been announced by either team it is widely believed that both 1812FC from Barrie and Peterborough’s Electric City FC have applied for membership. There has been no announcements as of yet regarding the line up of clubs for next year. League1 club news has seen Prostars FC and CK Football Solutions announce a long-term cooperation. According to their announcement they are one of the few Canadian clubs that have the distinct title "Member Association Status Level 1 Club" of the Canadian Football Association. CK Soccer Solutions, founded in 2017 by Clemens Krueger, who has many years’ experience with German professional club management along with excellent network and drives the strategic orientation and organic growth of the agency with exciting projects. Also they announced that they were happy to appoint and welcome, Kennedi Herrmann as the Director of their up and coming female program. Kennedi has coached for Peel Panthers soccer academy, Erin Mills, Final 3rd soccer (supplemental technical training). She is an ISSA certified personal trainer and holds a bachelor of science degree. Oakville Blue Devils staff are proud to welcome Khody Ellis as the Academy’s new Strength and Conditioning Coach. Technical Director Brett Mosen announced on Thursday that the Blue Devils Academy has made a new hiring in the physical fitness department, “the Blue Devils are committed to improving this area, and assist our players in improving this vitally important component of their game.” He believes Ellis is the person for the job because he knows what it takes, “the game at the highest level is a million miles per hour. The fitness levels required are enormous. We believe bringing Khody in to oversee this program will have an impact on the players.” The 4x League1 Ontario All-Star wanted this role so that he could create a platform that goes beyond the traditional fitness model for all of the OBD academy. “It is my belief that to achieve higher performance in sport you must focus on the total well-being of an athlete. It’s about taking your health and performance to the next level by focusing on movement, mindset, nutrition, and recovery as a whole.” Khody Ellis is a Strength and Conditioning Coach and Fascial Stretch Therapist at Peaks Lifestyle away from the pitch, and will be bringing the lessons he’s learned professionally to the Blue Devils FC team he knows so well. “For me, it’s about helping all academy players develop a strong educational foundation in safe and effective movement, and mental performance. I can’t express enough how vital strength training is for the development of young athletes, and I am looking forward to being the person to bring this to the club that I love and have dedicated the last 5 years to.” At the time of going to press there was no information regarding expansion of the Leagues and no news from the PLSQ or the USL League 1. Hopefully there will be more to report as the months go on. BC SOCCER NEWS BC SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2020 AWARD RECIPIENTS Although we couldn’t host our annual award luncheon this year, BC Soccer’s Awards Selection Panel accepted nominations and selected this year’s recipients which were announced via video during the November 7, 2020 Virtual Annual General Meeting. Congratulations to this year’s winners: AC Sanford Award, Presented to an individual in recognition of exceptional service to soccer in British Columbia over a period of 20 years or more. "Service to soccer" includes activity at the team, club, league, district or provincial levels. Nominees may be currently active or retired. Guido Titotto, BC Soccer President’s Award, Presented to an individual or organization which has made significant contribution to soccer in British Columbia and demonstrated outstanding commitment and service at local, provincial, and/or national levels. Fraser Sim, BC Soccer Special Recognition, Presented to individuals or organizations in recognition of exceptional service and contributions to soccer in British Columbia. Dan Jukich, BC Soccer John Jukich, BC Soccer Ian Michaud, BC Soccer Terry Wilson, BC Soccer Kevin Cowie, BC Soccer Woman of Distinction, Established by the BC Soccer Board of Directors in 2015 and presented to a female who has made significant contribution to soccer in BC and made outstanding achievements at local, provincial and/or national levels. Arianne Adams, South Fraser District Association Administrator of the Year, Georgia Mack, Bulkley Valley Soccer Society Player of the Year – Adult, Farivar Torabi, Vancouver Metro Soccer League Coach of the Year Adult, Randy Samuel & Blaise Nkufo, Vancouver Metro Soccer League Coach of the Year Youth, Daniel Imhof, Bulkley Valley Soccer Society Official of the Year Adult, Carly Shaw-MacLaren, BC Soccer Werner Winsemann High Performance Referee, Juan Marquez, BC Soccer Award of Merit, Awards of Merit are presented to individuals in recognition of contributions to soccer, during a period of ten (10) or more years, as a player, manager, coach, official, or administrator at a club, district, or league level. Albert Stewart, Metro Women’s Soccer League Bill Merriman, Vancouver Island Soccer League Brian Hansen, Williams Lake Youth Soccer Association Clark DeBoer, North Shore Youth Soccer Association David Dew, Lower Island Youth Soccer Association Frank Valente, Vancouver Metro Soccer League Fred DiSpirito, Burnaby District Youth Soccer Association. Mike Rankin, Upper Island Youth Soccer Association. Shawn Sangha, Fraser Valley Youth Soccer Association. LORI D’ANDREA LEAVES AFTER 8 YEARS SERVICE After eight years of dedicated service to the BC Soccer Association, it is with mixed emotions that BC Soccer announces the departure of Lori D’Andrea as Director of Community Development. With much vigour, Lori joined the Association as a member services intern 8 years ago, before transitioning into a coordinator’s role and then becoming the Member Services Manager. As her responsibilities expanded, so too did her understanding and contribution to the Association. In 2015, she was promoted to the Director of Community Development position where she oversaw the staff in this department and supported not only member services, but also competitions/provincial cups, referee programming, general operations, and judicial. During her time, Lori has contributed greatly to BC Soccer operations in several key areas including membership support and guidance, governance/ bylaws rules regulations improvements, internal system development (CRM), enhancements to policies and procedures (especially in Judicial), along with programming/event oversight and enhancements. She has also been instrumental in leading the discussion on membership concerns including amalgamation, and private/for-profit inclusion. “On behalf of the board, staff, membership and soccer community in BC, I want to thank Lori for the valuable contribution she has made to not only better the association but also the sport that she grew up playing and still loves.”, said Jason Elligott, Executive Director. “Her work ethic and detailed understanding will be missed daily”.