The NLSA will be hosting a U12 skills camp August 6-8 for players born in 2000 & 2001. This camp is open to any player registered with any club or association in the province. The lead instructors for the camp are Technical Director Dragan Mirkovic and Player Development Director Mike Power. Continue reading ‘Under 12 Skills Camp, August 6-8’ »
The St. John’s Region is currently seeking coaches for the region’s Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games.
Continue reading ‘St. John’s Region Seeking Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games Coaches’ »
Final provincial team player selections for Atlantic Championships can be found under “Programs” , “Provincial Teams”. Each individual team page will be updated as selections are finalized.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Referee Committee was pleased to host Mr. Hector Vergara, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, as the guest instructor for the NLSA Referees Professional Development (PD) Day. Mr. Vergara is a 3 time World Cup Official (02 in Korea/Japan 06 in Germany and 2010 in South Africa). He has recently retired from the FIFA list as an AR (assistant referee) after spending 19 years there. Mr. Vergara took part in classroom sessions and on field practical work with eighteen referees from all over the province, assisted by the Province’s national instructors, Gary Martin and Dave Liverman.
The 2012 Breen’s Jubilee Trophy season will kick off on June 4th. Again this year, opening night will be tied into a fundraising event for Breast Cancer. All 3 Senior teams are returning this year, Holy Cross-Kirby Group, Feildians Facey Financial Planning and Mount Pearl-Electronic Centre-Molson and play 22 games each. Also participating in the league this year on an exhibition basis are St. John’s Under 16 All-Star team, St. John’s Under 18 All-Star team, Mount Pearl Under 16 All-Star team, and Mount Pearl Under 18 All-Star team. In total, there are 55 games scheduled. It will prove to be another exciting and competitive summer of soccer.
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Two provincial youth soccer leagues opened their 2012 seasons this weekend. In Under-16 boys action Burin Peninsula lost 7-1 to St. John’s on Saturday. The Burin club lost 5-1 to Conception Bay South Sunday at the Topsail Pitch.
In Under-14 boys competition two games were played Saturday. Burin lost 6-1 to Feildians at King George Pitch and Avalon tied Western 1-1 in Corner Brook. Sunday, the Under-14 boys had Burin losing 6-0 to St. John’s while Avalon beating Western 2-1.
The Under-14 girls and the Under-16 girls open their schedule Monday, May 8.
Continue reading ‘Provincial leagues get under way’ »
Associations or clubs wishing to host a youth refereeing course should contact the NLSA office or Dave Liverman.
This is a basic officiating course, designed for those interested in officiating House League games in the Under 12 division or below designed for 8 a side soccer. This is a 4-6 hour course provided by the NLSA, depending on availability of instructors. It is important to note that the youth referee course does not qualify an official to referee 11/side soccer at any level, or to act as an assistant referee at any level, or to officiate in provincial tournaments (other than the 8-side). It is open to all ages. The course is practically oriented, and should ideally be offered on a soccer field, with a classroom available.
“Continued success and growth” is what provincial soccer vice-president Judi Kelloway of Burin expects for the four provincial youth soccer leagues during the 2012 season. Kelloway should know since she’s been responsible for youth soccer for the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association for the past 12 years.
“Great interest in all four leagues and building on the excellent response we’ve had during the past couple of years, we expect these leagues to continue growing,” she explained. “In all we have 178 games scheduled for the four divisions.”
The boys Under-14 league has seven teams with St. John’s, Mount Pearl, CBS, Feildians, Western and the Burin Peninsula. They’ll start May 4 and have a 63-game schedule.
There are four teams in the girls Under-14 league with Avalon, CBS, Mount Pearl and St. John’s. Their 30-game schedule opens May 8. The girls Under-16 league will also start May 8 and the five teams will play 40 games. The entries are Western, Avalon, St. John’s, CBS and Mount Pearl. The six-team boys Under-16 leagues has entries from the Burin Peninsula, Western, Avalon, CBS, Mount Pearl and St. John’s. It starts May 5 and will play 45 games.
Continue reading ‘2012 youth outlook’ »
The schedule for the 2012 provincial Challenge Cup senior soccer season has been released by Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association vice-president Gord Dunphy.
The 55-game schedule has Feildians/Ernest & Young, Holy Cross Kirby Group, C B Auto Strikers, Mount Pearl-That ProLook – Molson and St. Lawrence Labatt Laurentians each playing 20 games. The St. John’s Under-18 Capital Hyundai club will play 15 games but is not eligible to make the league playoffs.
“All six clubs involved have received and approved the schedule,” Dunphy said. “It took some welcome co-operation from all six teams to allow what should be a very rewarding schedule to be put in place and now we can only hope that the weatherman provides the same co-operation.”
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