A: No. OPDL is open to any Ontario Soccer-affiliated youth soccer club or ORNCA-approved academy in good standing.
A: No they don't need to have them booked, nor can they. They just need to be able to give reasonable assurance that they can book them when the time comes. This will occur during technical visit in the evaluation process, if they are shortlisted.
A: An application to hold an OPDL License can only come from an existing, sanctioned club or Ontario Recognized Academy in good standing with Ontario Soccer and MOUs between organizations with intentions to create an OPDL entity are not sufficient.
A: There are no restrictions on where OPDL license holders train their players. multiple locations are permitted on the proviso that a strong technical rationale can support such a decision. if an applicant club/academy plans to train its OPDL squads in multiple locations, this should be stipulated in their application and it will be technically assessed accordingly by the OPDL Assessment & Selection Committee.
A: An OPDL Player Movement Agreement can be established after acceptance into OPDL. For joint ventures, please refer to Q3 above.
A: Application for early entrance into older age groups (U14 and older) will be only considered upon assessment that applicant far exceeds the necessary standards to enter OPDL and delivers these standards uniformly across all age groups. Upon completion of "Stage I", applicants can declare their interest to apply for early entrance into older age groups. At that time, documentation required for additional age groups will be requested.
A: Yes. Provided the individual or organization fulfill the necessary qualifications, the individual or organization can be assigned to both roles.
A: No, the Technical Lead must have completed or be in the process of completing the NCCP Coach Developer accreditation.
A: All coaches working with development players (U8-U12) must hold stage-appropriate LTPD coaching certification. (Fundamentals or Learn to Train). Age group lead coaches at each age group should be the holder of the Ontario Soccer Grassroots Diploma, Canada Soccer Children's License (Certified) or FIFA Grassroots Award.
Q11.1 Are private organizations required to submit a constitution and bylaws or are the corporation files sufficient?
A: Articles of Incorporation are sufficient to confirm legal status. Private organizations can submit corporation files and are except from submitting constitution and by-laws.
Q11.2 Are private organization require to hold an Annual General Meeting?
Yes. Ontario Statutes requires at least one (1) Director in Ontario corporations. The Director can be a shareholder and an officer as well. The Director(s) must cause a financial statement to be presented to the shareholders annually at a meeting called for that purpose. As such, this requires some annual event. For small corporations, this could be done by resolution and would be prepared by the organization’s lawyer.
Q11.3 Are private organization required to have policies and procedures for the administration of appeals that are independent of the Board of Directors or owner?
Yes, any member organization, including private organizations, must provide an opportunity for appeal of decisions to an independent body. In case the initial decision is made by the owner/business operator, the appeal should then be heard by a different body in order to avoid any conflict of interest. In most cases, appeals would go to a higher governing body. Process should be described in the policies of the organization and provided to all members.
Q11.4 Are private organizations required to have a Board of Directors?
Yes. Ontario Statutes requires at least one (1) Director in Ontario corporations. The Director can be a shareholder and an officer as well. That Director does in fact form the Board of Directors.
Q11.5 Are private organizations required to have clear lines of accountability for the board (together with its standing committees) is responsible solely for the governing of the organization and management is responsible for administering programs, program structures, services, human resources and day-to-day operations including finances?
Assuming the owner(s)/director(s) also operate the day to day of the organization, this criterion would not be applicable.
However, if the board is not composed by operators of the business, this criteria would be applicable and application must demonstrate the clear lines of accountability by its board.
Q11.6 Are private organizations required to have a policy board that defines the relationship between the board of directors, the administrative lead, the judicial bodies, and the stakeholders by Governance Policies that are approved by the board. Is this applicable for private academies?
Assuming the owner(s)/director(s) also operate the day to day of the organization, this criterion would not be applicable.
However, if the board is not composed by operators of the business, this criteria would be applicable and application must clearly demonstrate the relationship between board of directors and the administrative lead, the judicial bodies and stakeholders.
Q11.7 Are private organizations expected to operate a recreational program?
No expectation from any applicant to run a recreational program, however, if such program exists it must be included on the application.
A: The Respect in the Workplace Program was developed by the Respect Group. For more information, please visit: https://www.ontariosoccer.net/respect-in-sport
A: These items are calculated using the formula below:
Staff Productivity Ratio = total revenue/total staff payroll
Technical Cost Margin = total technical expense/total expenses
Technical expense may include:
Anything spent in the technical area outside of program costs (facilities, equipment, travel, etc.).
A: This is calculated by aggregating the surplus (or deficit) for the organization over the last 5 years, divided by 5.