ANNUAL REPORT 2016 www.albertasoccer.com table of contents 1 Message from the Board 2 2016-19 Strategic Plan 3 Demographics 4 2015-16 in Review 5 Technical Programming 6 Coaching 7 Excellence Program 8 Grassroots Development 9 Referees 10 Servus Youth Provincial Championships 11 Senior Provincial Championships 12 Alberta Major Soccer League 13 Communications 14 Partnerships 15 Awards & Recognition 16 Life Members 17 Associate Members 18 Directory 19 Committees 20 Financials Appendix A: Honour Rolls Appendix B: Audit MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD 2016 represented another year of growth for the Alberta We are proud, once again, to state that the Association Soccer Association. Despite economic uncertainties for the was able to achieve financial stability without raising fees province, our membership numbers continued their trend of for our members while still maintaining a quality level of increasing year over year and as a result, the Association service and programming for our membership. The staff continues to introduce and implement innovative continues to develop innovative programming year over programming and services to meet the needs of a robust year while remaining within an established budget. membership. On the field, Alberta continues to impress the rest of the That progress is shown through our commitment to a country through our results at national competitions and strategic planning process that we started just over three the number of players being produced in the province that years ago. 2016 signalled the end of our first strategic plan go on to national and international opportunities. Alberta of which many objectives were met while some remained a Soccer continues to invest in technical leadership projects work in progress. We released our 2016-19 Strategic Plan that will align our province with the LTPD plan and the in April with new and bold commitments to Governance and Canada Soccer player pathway. The continued partnership Leadership, Financial Stability, Business Development and with FC Edmonton in the north of the province has provided Communications, Technical Leadership, Referee Development and Competitions. Our work towards meeting great opportunities for players and the announcement of a the objectives and outcomes of this plan will continue new partnership in the south of the province with the through 2019 and remain in alignment with the four pillars Vancouver Whitecaps will provide similar opportunities to of the Canada Soccer Strategic Plan. players of all ages. Just one year removed from the 2015 FIFA Women’s Lethbridge Soccer stepped up to host the U-16 Cup of the World Cup Canada, Alberta Soccer continued its work to Sport Chek National Championships after its original host prioritize female specific initiatives. With the help of our dropped out in late 2015. We are pleased to see the established Development of Women in Soccer Committee, continued desire of our members to host these large scale we are pleased that our Women in Soccer Conference has events. This year’s National Championships saw Alberta become an annual event which will help to encourage more bring home four titles and six total medals. We are women in coaching, officiating and leadership positions incredibly proud of the teams that continue to represent throughout the sport. Along those lines, Alberta Soccer has Alberta at the National Championships, not just for their established a Code of Conduct Advisory Committee which results on the field, but for the pride they take in will assist the Association in tackling issues of gender representing the province. equity and other social bias. This work is of significant importance to the Association as we continue to make all We want to thank the Alberta Soccer staff, committees, aspects of the sport accessible and enjoyable to all. volunteers and the Members across the province who have shown an extraordinary commitment to their roles and who Alberta Soccer was pleased to add a number of new have shown their passion for a continued betterment of the members to our Board of Directors in 2016. This included game. the appointment of a Public Director in Noreen Onofryszyn Our vision remains the same: creating a centre of who brings a much needed skill set of business excellence for the game providing opportunities for all development and experience with community partnerships. players to reach their full potential. We look forward to The Board now includes members from Calgary, working with all of our stakeholders in the years ahead on Edmonton, Red Deer, Sherwood Park, St. Albert and achieving this vision. Rocky Mountain House and we continue to strive for the geographical diversity on the Board of Directors that is representative of our membership. 1 2016-19 STRATEGIC PLAN STRATEGIC PRIORITIES Vision: to create a centre of Governance & Financial Stability excellence for the Leadership game providing opportunities for all Business Technical players to reach Development & Leadership their full potential Communications Referee After successfully Competitions implementing and evaluating Development the outcomes of our 2013-16 Strategic Plan, Alberta Soccer’s Strategic Planning Committee embarked on developing the 2016-19 Strategic Plan which was officially launched in April, 2016. This time around, rather than relying mainly on an internal process and committee to develop the plan, Alberta Soccer consulted with our Districts at multiple meetings to help craft and expand on objectives and outcomes. We believe that this input has given us a plan that reflects the diverse needs and desires from across the province. The vision and mission remain the same but as the Association continues to progress towards a centre of excellence, the alignment with Canada Soccer’s Strategic Plan pillars takes on greater significance and our priorities and objectives have become more ambitious. 2 DEMOGRAPHICS REGISTERED PLAYERS 94,635 Registered Players Registered Coaches Registered Referees 1. Sunny South 1,560 68 2. Medicine Hat 1,732 144 66 3. Lethbridge 2,637 245 60 4. Calgary Minor 11,564 2,187 3% Increase in Players from 5. Calgary United 7,972 447 814 2015 6. Calgary Women’s 2,727 268 7. Central Alberta 3,533 475 146 Gender Distribution 8. Big Country 2,659 97 112 9. Foothills 2,213 247 76 40% Female 10. Edmonton Minor 18,099 1320 11. Edmonton Interdistrict 2,837 178 946 12. Edmonton District 10,400 624 13. St. Albert 3,209 90 14. Tri County 2,783 56 60% Male 15. Northwest Central 1,065 28 95 16. Lakeland 2,650 279 122 Senior vs Youth 17. Northwest Peace 5,103 495 93 18. Fort McMurray 542* 24 Senior, 19. Battle River 2,091 254 78 25,132 20. Sherwood Park 3,253 413 113 21. Airdrie 2,416 254 50 22. Red Deer 2,889 165 66 Youth, 69,503 23. Canal Links 701 46 11 *Fort McMurray was unable to register 2016 outdoor players due to the fires 3 2015-16 IN REVIEW Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr RBC Lethbridge Annual Awards Recipients of 2016 Indoor Provincial 2nd Annual Women Sports announced as host Banquet FUNdamentals Championships in Soccer Day in for 2016 U-16 Cup & AGM Grassroots Festivals take place Conference takes Canada National in $2000 Grants place in Calgary celebrated at the Championships & Edmonton with two announced Arctic Winter with over 50 Calgary Soccer Calgary announced new Life Members Games teams participants Centre as hosts for 2017 inducted: Derek Goalline announced participate at U-15 Cup Douglas and as official competition in Alberta Soccer Alberta Joanne technology partner Greenland releases 2016-19 Soccer Servus Credit Mazurkewich for Alberta Soccer Strategic Plan donates Union renews its Registration sites 7 Alberta Referees $10,000 title sponsorship of Alberta Soccer and new Provincial officiate at Dallas to the Youth launches Championships site Cup KidSport Alberta Provincial Concussion Policy Championships & Protocol in U13 & U14 collaboration with Provincial Teams Alberta Concussion participate in Alliance Whitecaps High Potential Players Competition May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 25th Season of Provincial B Alberta Summer Formal Senior SoccerFest 29 Alberta Officials AMSL License course Games take partnership takes place at appointed as kicks takes place in place in Leduc announced Edmonton Soccer support officials at off on Calgary with 18 with Complex U16 Club National May participants Vancouver Whitecaps FC Championships in 23rd for Academy and REX Welcome Back Lethbridge Victoria Soccer Centres in Calgary Camp held Partnership Club’s Karl Canada Soccer in Fort 11 Alberta club renewed with Weidle inducted Technical Tier II & III Provincial McMurray teams Booster Juice for in Alberta Sports Director Tony Championships take for 150 head Youth Provincial Hall of Fame as a Fonseca runs place across the province kids to Championships Builder Professional & Tier I to Nationals Canada Soccer’s Development return to Calgary Western Masters Sport Chek 34 Coaches take sessions for competition takes National part in C License coaches in Canada Women’s place in Winnipeg Championships Course Edmonton & National Soccer Team where Calgary bringing back six Calgary win bronze medal Tsunami Blues medals including FIFA 11+ and finished 4th and four gold medal Movement Tier IV City and Edmonton Scottish Edmonton Victoria finishes Preparation Rural Provincial capture men’s AMSL title finished 3rd course is rolled Championships & Edmonton Northwest Lethbridge hosts out in Calgary take place United capture women’s U16 National AMSL title Championships Foothills FC PDL Team reaches 31 Coaches take part in FC Edmonton the final of the C License Course in qualifies for NASL USL PDL Calgary Playoffs 4 TECHNICAL PROGRAMMING With Canada Soccer’s unveiling of their official pathway in 2014, Alberta Soccer built off of this pathway to integrate our own programming while aligning with Canada Soccer’s programming. The Alberta Soccer pathway is aligned with principles of Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) and built around three streams of play: recreational, competitive and EXCEL.