Ontario Soccer are once again asking the Districts, Clubs and Academies to remind their members on the mandatory educational requirements, as part of an approved March 2016 Ontario Soccer Board of Directors rollout, of the RIS Activity Leader Program.
These information bulletins (I2016-031 – April 4, 2016, I2016-032 – April, 5, 2016, I2016-055 – Nov. 11, 2016, A2017-008 – March, 23, 2017 ) were sent alerting the Ontario Soccer community to these requirements.
The following is the approved five year mandatory program phase in process:
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Coaches |
OPDL Competitive |
OPDL Competitive U13-U18 Rec. |
OPDL Competitive U13-U18 Rec. U12 U11 |
OPDL Competitive U13-U18 Rec. U12 U11 U10 U9 |
OPDL Competitive U13-U18 Rec. U12 U11 U10 U9 U8 Game Leaders |
Match Officials (level) |
N/A |
10 9 |
10 9 8 7 4 |
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 |
N/A |
Certification is valid for five years and the RIS Activity Leader certification program is transferable and recognized across other sports.
For more information on RIS’s Activity Leader certification program, please view here
Certification and training is conducted by a two hour online course and the course fee is $30.
Click here for course access.
If you have any further questions, please contact Patty Forbes