A very impressive list of University and College coaches from around the
USA and Canada will be recruiting the players during 11v11 games; as well
they will be running group training sessions with the players.

We would like to offer this camp to players within your club and give
reduced rates as we know that the players and parents will have to incur
additional costs for travel and hotel.

We ask that you please assist us in passing this information onto your
coaches and parents/players. The URLs below provide more information
regarding the format, itinerary, universities in attendance and group
discounts:

To download the document in PDF, click:
http://www.ratedsports.com/Alberta%20Player%20ID%20Camp-%20Club%20Discount%20Offer.pdf

To download the document in microsoft word, click:
http://www.ratedsports.com/Alberta%20Player%20ID%20Camp-%20Club%20Discount%20Offer.doc

For more information visit www.playerIDcamp.com or email
info@playerIDcamp.com or contact one of the camp co-ordinators below."

 Reserve team 

https://secure.millsoft.ca/techsys/webapps/form_appz/form_appz.asp?appid=nsgsc_form&form_ref=43

Tryout Information :

Contact Alistair Browne for tryout information:  604 754 0252 , 604 754 0252, tdnsgsc.abrowne@gmail.com

After an extensive search and interview process, the NSGSC is pleased to announce the hiring of Alistair Browne as the Club’s first head coach. 

Alistair brings a life-long passion for the game of 'football' that he will use to build a unique development program for the club. Alistair is well-known to the Club membership as he has previously worked for the North Shore Development Centre, and until being hired by the NSGSC on a permanent basis, was in charge of the youth training programs at Douglas College. Alistair has over twenty years of coaching experience and is recognized as one of the top youth coaches in British Columbia. He is universally well regarded as a coach, player and person.

The decision to hire a head coach was made to re-energize the NSGSC’s player development programs. "Two years ago, when I took over the position of player development for our club, I was fortunate because my predecessors had put so many good programs in place . . . it allowed me to focus on the best model for the future of our club and it was clear that a head coach was needed as a first step" commented Phil Dupasquier, NSGSC Director of Development. "The head coach model is currently used by all the top clubs in North America and I believe it will benefit all of our players".

Hiring occurred over a six month period and was overseen by a head coach committee made up of two outside evaluators and three board members: Anne Farnan - Divisional Coordinator, Jeff Mulock - Divisional VP, and Phil Dupasquier - Director of Development. Applications were received from worthy candidates from around the world. "It wasn't an easy process, we had a lot of great applicants but in the end we found the best one right in our back yard" said Anne Farnan. "Alistair graded out exceptionally well in all our tests and his passion for our club was an intangible that really set him apart from the others."

Alistair's immediate focus will be to establish an Academy for our club and implement specific development programs. "Having a head coach begin and oversee these programs will allow us to ensure we are getting the best for our girls. Alistair's only focus is our girls and he will run a first rate program" added Jeff Mulock. Alistair will also be overseeing the team based development programs and the methodology and implementation of our select team formation.

"I can't wait to get started . . . this is one of the largest clubs in North America and I'm truly honoured to be chosen as your first head coach. I am committed and motivated to make it the best", declared Alistair.

Alistair began his role as Head Coach in January 2010.

VOTING RESULTS FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

 OF NORTH SHORE GIRLS SOCCER CLUB

 ON  WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18^TH, 2009 AT 8:00 P.M.

The Field Sub-Committee is developing plans to construct a 30,000 square foot air-supported training facility on the lower gravel field at Windsor Secondary School.  Project costs are currently estimated to be $1.6 million.  Proceeding with the project is subject to:

·         Attaining all necessary building and other permits from the District of North Vancouver

·         Satisfactory plans for traffic control, parking and facility access are in-place and fully financed

·         Confirmation that project funding, as discussed below, is in place

·         Confirmation through tender processes that total project costs are reasonably close to the currently estimated $1.6 million

 Should the project go ahead, completion is planned for the summer of 2010.

Funding for the training facility project would come from three sources; approximately 50% is expected from Western Economic Diversification Canada through the Recreation Infrastructure Canada (RInC) Program, approximately $650,000 would be borrowed from Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity), and the remainder would be from cash on hand.

The RInC Program is a cost reimbursement program, with the Club allowed to make 4 funding applications per calendar year.  Because contractor payments precede funding reimbursements, the RInC Program provides a temporary advance facility for organizations such as the NSGSC which, unlike Municipalities, have limited working capital.  It is expected that, should the project proceed, the Club would make use of this advance facility.

Because amounts to be borrowed exceed the authority of the Directors under section 11 (a) (iii) of the Club’s by-laws, the following resolution was introduced and seconded at the Meeting:

"RESOLVED, that, subject to resolution satisfactory to the Board of the NSGSC of the by-law and zoning approval issues necessary to the above project, and subject to the NSGSSC being awarded RInC funding, the Board of the NSGSC is authorized to borrow up to $650,000 from VanCity and accept the RinC grant on the terms described above, on behalf of the NSGSC in order to finance construction of a training facility.”

IN FAVOR 82 AGAINST 0       

Motion passed unanimously

Extraordinary General Meeting

As previously announced, the Board of the North Shore Girls Soccer Club

has been working on a proposal to build an indoor practice facility at

Windsor Secondary School.

The Board is calling an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the NSGSC

on Wednesday November 18th in the Capilano Room, Memorial Centre, 100 block east 23^rd  North Vancouver at 8:00pm to introduce this exciting project to the

membership.  The Board will also be asking the membership to approve the

details of its plans to fund “the Bubble” – as the facility is known

to the Board. The success of the project will depend on obtaining funds

from the Federal Government Recreational Infrastructure Grant as well as

Vancity Credit Union.

 The proposed indoor practice facility will be a heated and air

conditioned air supported structure (120’ x 250’: 30,000 square feet)

covering an artificial turf field.  It will be located on the lower gravel

Windsor Secondary School field adjacent to the soon to be built upper AT

Windsor field.  More information about the project is posted on the

club website at http://www.nsgsc.ca/doc/presentation6.pdf or Club members with questions can also contact Mac Nelson or Pat McGuire at macnelson@telus.net or

Patrick.mcguire.football@gmail.com.

• Please join us at our open house on Tuesday  August 25th, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at B.C.I.T. grass fields in Burnaby (Willingdon & Canada Way.) We will include program demonstrations by academy goalkeepers and coaches, geared towards all Club Technical Directors, Coaches, parents and goalkeepers.    

U17 North Shore Girls Riptide Win Provincial Cup

A year after travelling to Castlegar only to lose a 1-0 heartbreaker in the final, the NSGSC U17 Riptide washed away those memories rolling over the Surrey FC Rangers by a score of 7-0 in winning the BCSA Provincial B Cup at Interriver Park in North Vancouver this past weekend.

After beating a rugged Kamloops team 2-0 on Friday, th e Riptide overcame the adversity of being held to a scoreless tie by the Terrace Kermodes on Saturday, despite out shooting the opposition by an incredible 44-3.  As the shots on goal suggest, the Riptide had the Terrace team pinned in their end for most of the game but couldn’t find the back of the net.

In the Cup Final, played on a warm, humid Sunday afternoon, the Riptide faced a familiar rival in the Surrey Rangers, having edged them in overtime on their way to a Coastal Cup win back in April.  This time out, the Riptide took it to them right from the start and never let up.  Excellent ball movement led to numerous scoring chances, and this time they made them count.  On the strength of goals by Julie VanLeeuwen, Brittney Campbell with two and Hailey Hansen, the Riptide staked out a daunting 4-0 lead by halftime.  The offence continued in the second half with Jackie Hudson tallying early and Campbell and VanLeeuwen adding one more each to their totals for the day.  Tiana Gilchrist earned her third consecutive Provincials shutout with an over-the-head goal line save on a long, looping shot from 35 yards out with five minutes to play.

Immediately following the game, winning Coach Dave Sattler could hardly contain his emotions as he shared a text message with his team that he had just received from fellow soccer coach Mike Matheson.  It read, “Good teams win big games. Great teams make it look easy.” Together with Co-Coach Peter VanLeeuwen and Manager Lorraine Lawson, Sattler congratulated his team on the incredible passion, commitment and focus they had shown over the past 11 months in earning another shot at the Provincial Cup.  Living up to their name, the NSGSC U17 Riptide proved they were truly an unstoppable force...2009 Provincial Champions!!!

U17 NSGSC Riptide Provincial Champions

NSGSC Divisional Awards Night

Date & Time: Wednesday May 20^th, 2009  7:00PM

Location:  Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre

Saturday evening’s soccer celebration was an awesome success due to the efforts and contribution of the whole U11 age group and we are very proud to announce that we raised close to $5000.00.

Each team’s manager and parent volunteers should give themselves a pat on the back for putting together the best silent auction baskets ever and getting your team out to support girl’s soccer on the North Shore.

There are four ladies who managed this years event for the U11s and I would like to recognize each of them.

Margot MacKay – Manager, Cosmos.  Margot took the “bull by the horns” and booked the venue directly after our first meeting.  We had our event direction, date and venue managed within an hour thanks to her initiative.  Margot continued as our liaison with the club as well as basket designer extraordinaire.

Kelly Wakefield – Manager, Spice Girls. Kelly took on of the “extra” silent auction items and secured hundreds of dollars worth of goodies.  Working through the flu on Saturday night, she was the best 50/50 sells person selling over $750.00 of raffle tickets.

Pia O’Keeffe – Manager, Bombers.  Pia answered my call for someone to manage tickets sells, I never had to worry about the finances, and ticket sells ever again.  She allowed her name, email address to go out to the entire club, and kept the progress of the event on track.

Carla Klinksgaard – Manager, Spiders.  Carla sent me a question after the first meeting and found herself in charge of the silent auction baskets.  I have extend an extra thank you to Carla and her family for managing such a huge task which invaded her family room and a lot of Carla’s time.  We also need to thank her husband Todd for helping with the baskets and getting everything to the venue Saturday night.

This was a wonderful evening made possible by a great group of parent volunteers…U11’s parents rock!!!

Click the picture for more details.

Please join us for

See Scholarship

The 2008 BC Summer Games are scheduled to take place July 24 – 27 in Kelowna.  At these games, the sport of soccer is open to athletes born in 1996 and is being presented as a showcase event for the Provincial Sports Model and the British Columbia Soccer Association U12 small-sided game Super 8’s soccer program.

We are accepting applications for the U12 Girls and the U12 Boys coaching positions for Zone 5.  All applicants must:

1. 
   
    reside within Zone 5 (clarification on the boundaries of Zone 5 can be found at http://www.bcgames.org/your_sport_zone_map.html); and
   
   
2. 
   
    have a minimum coaching certification at the Community Coach Senior level.

All interested parties are asked to fill out the attached Coaching application and email it to Susan Dhillon at susandhillon@shaw.ca.  Applications must be submitted by January 30, 2008.  Successful candidates will be notified by mid February, 2008.

 2008 Provincial Futsal Championships information package.doc

2nd Annual British Columbia Soccer Association Soccer Conference – December 14th 15th and 16th - BC Place Stadium

The BCSA is pleased to announce the launching of its 2nd Annual British Columbia Soccer Association Soccer Conference OFFICIAL WEBSITE. We have attached a link to this specially created website for your review. http://www.bcsoccerconference.com/

This website will be your official connection for all the information regarding the presenters, schedule and registration for the 2007 conference.

THE LIST OF 2007 OFFICIAL PRESENTERS INCLUDES;

NEW! Erich Rutemoeller - Coaching Director for the German Football Federation and former German Bundesliga Head Coach

NEW! Dale Mitchell - Canadian Soccer Association Men’s World Cup Head Coach

NEW! Sean Fleming - Canadian Soccer Association Staff Coach and Grassroots Director - “Introducing Wellness to World Cup and its potential effects and then taking it to the field”

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Paul Winsper - Strength and Conditioning Coach - “Returning to build upon the content he delivered at last year’s conference!”

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Simon Smith - International Goalkeeping Coach - “Returning to take the goalkeeping sessions to the next level from last year’s sessions!”

Reminder to all: register as soon as possible through the above linked official website. PLEASE NOTE! There is a group discount for TEN (10) OR MORE coaches.

The BCSA look forward to seeing you all at 2nd Annual British Columbia Soccer Association Soccer Conference on December 14th 15th and 16th 2007.

NSGSC TEAMS WIN AT 2007 PROVINCIALS

NSGSC teams dominated the U-17 age group by winning both the Provincial ‘A’ Cup (metro) and Provincial ‘B’ Cup (gold) Championships at this years U-17 Provincial Championships.

The NS Storm won the U-17 Provincial ‘A’ Cup at the 4 day championships held in Richmond. The Storm had a 2 win and 1 loss record in round robin play and then went on to defeat the Burnaby Titans by a score of 3-0 in the finals. The Storm had previously won the League title and were runners up in the Coastal Cup final in May.

The NS Impact won the U-17 Provincial ‘B’ Cup  at the same time in Nanaimo. The Impact had a perfect 3-0 record in round robin play and then met Richmond Ground attack in the finals. The Impact went on to win that game by a score of 5-3. The Impact had previously won the League title, the Inter-District title and the Coastal Cup final.

2 other NSGSC team also competed at the Provincial Championships this year. At the U-14 age group the NS Reign placed 3^rd in  Provincial ‘A’ Cup play, and the NS Force placed 5^th in the Provincial ‘ B’ Cup in Nanaimo.

North Vancouver Lions Gate Soccer is proud to be a host of this years Wendy’s Whitecaps Free Soccer Clinics.   

Boys and girls ages 6 to 10 (U7 to U11) will enjoy a free soccer clinic with  Whitecaps players and coaches, autographs, and fun prizes. Youths will be able to practice their soccer skills in an opening Skills session, followed by a Wendy's World Cup Tournament. You will also get to meet Whitecaps Men and Women's players!

Thanks to Wendy’s; there is no cost to attend. In addition, youths will be entered to win the Wendy's Kick of the Game! Lucky youths that have their name drawn at one of the clinics will take the opening kick at the next Whitecaps Men’s or Women’s home game and will receive four tickets for the family to stay and watch.

Players from any club and district are welcome to attend. 

All registration is free but you must register on-line and receive a confirmation email to attend. For more information and on-line registration, visit the Whitecaps at http://whitecapsfc.com/youth/clinics/

COACHES NEEDED

The North Shore Girls Soccer Club is currently accepting U14, U16 & U17 Metro Coaching applications for the 2007/08 season.

To Download one of our Select Team Coaching Applications please CLICK HERE

E-mail completed application forms to silvanapope@gmail.com.

Regular registration runs through May 31, 2007.  Players wanting to register after that point will have to pay a late registration fee and may be placed on a wait list to be placed on their previous team. 

U18 Players, Coaches and Managers are invited to:

• On Wednesday March 28th
• Time - 6:30 - 9:00 pm
• Location - Cheers Restaurant - 125 E 2nd Street, North Vancouver
• Attire - semi formal/dinner wear - no sweats