It was great to have the opportunity recently to visit six different regions of the province to host some important workshops for Club Head coaches, Technical Directors and other soccer leaders from various communities.
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Other than our young soccer players themselves, perhaps the most important “faces” of The Ontario Soccer Association’s mission to deliver Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) in Ontario are the coaches who deliver soccer programs in every corner of the province.
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This past weekend in Vaughan, The Ontario Soccer Association hosted a two-day workshop for new Learning Facilitators (LF’s). These men and women will play a critically important role in the delivery of the new Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) coaching curriculum in 2012 and beyond.
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As we come to the end of October, I wanted to provide everyone, as promised, with some additional information about the steps The Ontario Soccer Association is taking with regard to the planning and eventual implementation of the Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) program throughout the province.
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The Ontario Soccer Association will be holding Club Head Coach / Technical Director workshops throughout the province during the month of November.
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This past weekend, the Board of Directors of the Ontario Soccer Association unanimously endorsed the OSA Technical Advisory Council plan for the phased-in implementation of Long-Term Player Development (LTPD).
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With the roll out of the CSA's Long Term Player Development (LTPD) the first new coaching courses will be delivered within Ontario in 2012. The objective of this message is to pass on some basic information for hosts (Clubs and Districts) regarding the new coaching courses in 2012 to assist in your planning and also booking of facilities for next year.
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One the many things that has become even clearer to me since I came to Canada from New Zealand and joined the OSA in April is this: how we engage and develop young athletes is tremendously important.
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If your son or daughter is involved in youth soccer in Ontario, you may by now have heard the term “Long-Term Player Development” (LTPD).
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It’s likely that just about everyone in the Ontario soccer world has heard the term “Long-Term Player Development” (LTPD). What some may not be aware of is exactly what it means and how it will affect soccer across the province.
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