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GOLD, GOLD, GOLD! Juventus U-14 Boys win Nationals with 1-0 win over Ontario. Juventus goes through the tournament with  41-1 goals for/against.

Congratulations to these fine young men for their display of excellence. Congratulations to their team officials for providing the tools which enabled these young men to meet the challenges.

Juventus, we all salute you. You make us proud.

The projected start date for 2009-10 Indoor Boarded is the week of November 1st. A few games may be scheduled on October 31st, however if so no game will be scheduled after 5PM on that date.

We have not secured our court times for Edmonton facilities as yet. We hope to have these in place by October 22nd.  Edmonton court times will be added to those secured in Sherwood Park, Red Deer, St Albert and Spruce Grove. Until we have our court times in place, we cannot say when game days will be.

Schedules will be prepared and posted on the web by October 28th.  Sooner if possible. Passes, for Edmonton facilities (3 per team) will be provided to the teams, through the respective club reps. We hope to have the passes available and distributed by October 28th.

Congratulations to the All the EIYSA teams at Provincials!

This past weekend at the 2009 Outdoor Tier I Provincials the U-14B Tier I, Juv '95 took GOLD - they are off to the Club Nationals in Sydney NS! Congratulations also goes out to Internazionale U6G Tier I and Southwest United U18G Tier I for capturing the SILVER medal, and KC Trojans U14G Tier I for winning the BRONZE.

Edmonton Strikers U-14 Tier II Girls, SW United U-16 Tier II Boys, for capturing GOLD at the 2009 Outdoor Provincials. Congratulations to KC TrojansU-16 Tier I Boys  for winning the SILVER medal and SW United U-18 Tier II Girls and Drillers Y U-18 Tier I Boys, for winning the BRONZE medal at the 2009 Outdoor Provincials.

WELL DONE!

Effective with the 2009 Outdoor Program, EIYSA will be implementing a new requirement for coaches in our program. The new requirement will be "Respect in Sport".  EIYSA believes in being proactive in ensuring our sport is safe and welcoming for all participants. Respect in Sport will help us promote those values through a simple and convenient on-line training course. It is designed as a tool to assist coaches in identifying and dealing with abuse, neglect, harassment, and bullying in sport.

The program takes about 2.5 hours to complete. It is our intention to make this program available, as of February 20, 2009. The program will be mandatory for all coaches. The cost of the program will be born by EIYSA. It is our intention to role out this program progressively to all team officials, as well as offer parent workshops. Initially, for 2009, only coaches will be involved. Subsequently, as indicated, we will encompass other team officials.

 For more information on "Respect in Sport", go to: www.respectinsport.com

February 20, 2009(Update) Program is now available for coaches to commence.
Coaches, check with your club's registrar for procedures.

All stakeholders in sport should be aware of the 7-stage Canadian model of Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD). It is a training, competition, and recovery program based on development age – the maturation level of an individual- rather than chronological age. It is athlete centered, coach driven, and administration, sport science, and sponsor supported. Athletes who progress through LTAD experience training and competition in programs that consider their biological and training ages in creating plans that are specific to their development needs. Click the link above to learn more.

CANADA SOCCER - LONG TERM PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MODEL. Click here for info or visit www.ltad.ca.