On March 9 and 10, eight Men’s teams will compete for the 2024 Ontario Futsal Cup and the chance to represent our province at the upcoming Futsal Canadian Championships.
This past weekend, the U18 Girls and Boys competed in the final rounds of the 2024 Ontario Futsal Cup. These matches were played in Thunder Bay as part of the 2024 Ontario Winter Games.
Ontario Soccer and its premier partner, the Dairy Farmers of Ontario, are proud to announce the recipients of the MilkUP Ontario Soccer Future Leaders “Class of ‘23” initiative, which is an integral element of the innovative MilkUP Future Leaders Youth Leadership Development Framework
Ontario soccer has had proven success in developing top level talent, and last week’s 2024 MLS Super Draft was no different. In total there were five Canadians selected, with all having been developed through the Ontario Soccer system.
The Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) is one of four standards-based programs currently recognized as part of Canada Soccer's new Player Development Program (PDP) network, with the first national PDP Championship to take place in August 2024.
The University of British Columbia (UBC), supported by Canada Soccer, BC Soccer and Ontario Soccer, is currently running a research project to learn more about the paths and reasons for continued participation and success in girls' and women's soccer.
In its first year, BMO Girls Play ON! garnered the support of diverse leaders in the Ontario Soccer community. In this story, some of the program’s male allies discuss the importance of the initiative and the crucial role they can play in promoting the growth and empowerment of girls and women.
The MilkUP Ontario Soccer Future Leaders “Class of ‘23” bursary applications are now open! Award winners will embody the Ontario Soccer tagline of “Play. Inspire. Unite.” in both their soccer community and their home community.
Through collaboration with Canada Soccer, including input from Ontario Soccer’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), an updated version of Ontario Soccer’s Recommended Grassroots Standards were established to better address the realities of soccer within our province.
This process will allow players in Ontario, currently participating outside the Talented Player Pathway, to have an opportunity to be recommended by a certified and qualified Ontario Soccer Member Organization Head Coach or Technical Director.
In light of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario Soccer has made the difficult decision to suspend efforts to resume the GTA Talent on Location and Provincial Screening Events in 2020.
Ontario Soccer took into account the feedback received from Academies over the last two months and the ability for the organizations to Return to Play in 2020.
Ahead of this weekend’s Provincial Projects, Ontario Soccer is sharing how it tracks, evaluates and brings together talent to help athletes elevate to the next level
The new standards align with Canada Soccer principles of player development and provide best practices in line with LTPD in Sport and Physical Activity from Sports for Life Society.
This review includes multiple updates and changes that have been outlined in a ‘Major Changes’ form for both Game Related and Non-Game Related and has also been made available on the Ontario Soccer website for your reference.
The 2v2 festival is a player-centric event and an opportunity for players to experience a small-sided game model, outside their usual game day environment
Stephanie McFarland, an Occupational Therapist at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, hosted a webinar on June 18th. Which looked at the updates from Rowan's Law and how they impact your club or academy
Dr. Nick Wattie, a Sport Scientist in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University, discusses talent identification, development in sport and highlights a number of misconceptions about relative age effects.
OPDL athletes were recently hosted by the University of Guelph to better understand what awaits them when they graduate from OPDL into College or University