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2016/2017 Indoor Registration Now Open I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Indoor Phoenix
Information
2
Adult Program
Information
2
SPDSA 40 Year
Celebration
3
SPDSA Annual General
Meeting
3
ASA Provincials Info 3
Strive for Excellence
Camp Review
4
Coach of the Week 5
Wild Wing Partnership 6
CSA National Player
Rhian Wilkinson visits
6
K-Das Kickoff Review 7
Technical Corner
(New U4-U6 Program)
8-
9
S H E R W O O D P A R K D I S T R I C T S O C C E R A S S O C I A T I O N
Soccer in the Park A U G U S T , 2 0 1 6
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I M P O R T A N T
D A T E S
ASA Provincials
Tier II & III
Aug
12-14
ASA Provincials
Tier I
Aug
18-21
Phoenix
Assessments
Aug 15
Sept 1
Registration for the upcoming indoor season is
now open.
All indoor registrations must be completed
online using SPDSA’s Ramp Registration. If you
have not registered online before you will need
to create a RAMP account using a valid email.
Please try to use the same account each
season or else we end up with multiple profiles
for players.
Early Bird Rates End
August 31 for Community
REGISTER HERE
The SPDSA is in need of Coaches for the
upcoming indoor season for the following:
All Age Groups - Community
SPDSA Head Coaches will receive
a $75.00 Coaches Credit
that will be credited towards their
child’s fees upon completion of a
Criminal Record Check and Team
information form
To become a Coach with the SPDSA
please use the link below
Coaching Applications
Click the links below for program
descriptions:
Youth Community Programs
U4 (Born 2013 ) Co-Ed
U5 (Born 2012) Boys Girls
U6 (Born 2011) Boys Girls
U7 (Born 2010) Boys Girls
U8 (Born 2009) Boys Girls
U10 (Born 2007-08) Boys Girls
U12 (Born 2005-06) Boys Girls
U14 (Born 2003-04) Boys Girls
U16 (Born 2001-02) Boys Girls
U18 (Born 1999-00) Boys Girls
Jr. Phoenix and Phoenix Programs
See Page 2
Adult Programs
Ladies Phoenix Ladies Tier 4 Classics
Co-Ed Masters
Spare a $5 Program
The SPDSA, has implemented a $5.00
Hardship Donation Package available
when you register for the upcoming
season.
The SPDSA currently works with
Kidsport and Jumpstart to help
families, however, these programs do
have caps on their funding.
If you are able to spare $5, select the
“Hardship Fund Donation” package
along with the season package when
registering online, so we can make
sure everyone plays.
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2016/2017 Indoor Phoenix Information SPDSA’s Elite level soccer invites you to come out this coming Indoor Season
The Sherwood Park Phoenix offer high level competitive
soccer for players aged U10 -
U18 and an Adult Ladies team.
Youth teams compete in either
EIYSA (Tier I and II) or EMSA
(Premier A or B).
Through our assessment
process players attend tryouts
with final selections to each of the offered teams being
made by Coaches, Assessors and Technical Staff.
All players wishing to tryout for the Phoenix program
must Register Online prior to their tryout date.
For more information on the Phoenix Program, click here
For more information on the Specific Age-Group use the
links below:
U9/U10 Boys U9/U10 Girls
U11/U12 Boys U11/U12 Girls
U13/U14 Boys U13/U14 Girls
U15/U16 Boys U15/U16 Girls
U17/U18 Boys U17/U18 Girls
For the Tryout schedule, click here
To see the selected Coaches for the 2016/2017 season,
click here
Registration Deadline
Junior Phoenix August 10
U12+ Phoenix August 16
REGISTER ONLINE
2016/2017 Indoor Adult Programs Adult Phoenix and SPDSA run leagues accepting teams
The SPDSA will be offering the three indoor leagues from last
year once again, as well as our competitive adult program will be
fielding two ladies teams. Click on the link to be taken to the
program page for more information.
Adult Phoenix Program
The Women’s Phoenix program is growing this season with the
addition of the 1998 Girls U18 team who are finishing their
youth soccer this outdoor season. This will give Sherwood Park,
two Phoenix teams in the Women’s program. If you are
interested in playing for the Adult Phoenix program please
contact the office.
Women’s Tier 4 SPDSA Program
The SPDSA’s Women’s Tier 4 indoor program has been a great
success the past few years, combining with our U18 T4 girls
teams. Last season had a total of 9 teams who played through a
very competitive and balanced season. As space in the adult
program is limited be sure to get your team registered early.
Co-Ed Recreational Program
The Co-Ed Recreational program is entering its 2nd indoor
season and 4th season overall. The league has grown each
season, starting the 2015 outdoor season with 6 teams, the
league grew to 7 last indoor and 2016 outdoor saw 9 teams.
Women’s Classics Program
The Women’s Classics program has been in Sherwood Park for a
number of years, and for the past few has been a 4-team league
with the same teams. These teams are generally looking for new
faces each season, and the SPDSA is also looking to expand if
possible.
Registration Information
Register ONLINE
Full Team - Fill out a Team Application form and send it to
Graeme ([email protected]), and have your players start
registering online. When each player registers, under “Team
Registering for” simply put the team name or team manager.
Small Group - Groups of friends, but not enough for a team?
Have individuals register online and under “Friend Request” fill
out all members of the group. The SPDSA will do its best to find
a team for the entire group.
Individual - The SPDSA will look to place individuals without a
team, onto a team looking for players, or combining individual
registrations and small groups to form a new team.
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An opportunity to learn about the SPDSA and become active in the Association
The SPDSA Annual General Meeting is
scheduled to take place on October 23
at 7:00pm in meetings room 1 & 2 at
the Library.
The SPDSA will be taking nominations
for the following Board of Director
positions, due by September 24th.
Nominations Form
President (2 Year Term)
Vice President (1 Year Term)
Secretary (2 Year Term)
The meeting will also consist of the
Nominations for 7 Directors at Large
positions from those members in
attendance. These positions come with
a 1 year term.
For more information on the meeting
or how to get involved with the Board
of Directors please contact Debbie
S O C C E R I N T H E P A R K
SPDSA Annual General Meeting
40 Years of Soccer in Sherwood Park
In 1976, what is now the Sherwood Park
District Soccer Association was created in
order to govern, promote and administer
soccer in Sherwood Park. Derek Douglas, who
has been around from the very beginning,
spoke on just how far we have come, “When I
started out here in 1973, the only two fields we
had were at Salisbury high school and
Centennial Park.” By comparison, Sherwood
Park now boasts eight of the very best fields in
province (4 at Millennium Place and 5 at
Strathcona Athletic Park) and the new Turf
Field at Emerald Hills, on top of Premier fields
at Salisbury and a total of 30 fields used
throughout the outdoor season to
accommodate all of our programs, which
doesn’t include the numerous fields available
for use to teams for training.
Derek also mentioned the number of members
40 years ago, “[In the beginning] we had about
275 kids playing.” With the institution of the
SPDSA and the growing Sherwood Park
community, Derek noted it wasn’t long for the
association to begin to flourish, “just four
years later we were over 1,200 [kids playing
soccer].” The association since has continued
to grow, becoming one of the largest districts
in Alberta Soccer (after Edmonton and Calgary)
with the 2016 outdoor season drawing
approximately 3,000 players in Sherwood from
U4 - Adult.
On June 18th the SPDSA threw a celebration at
the St. Theresa fields, with all members invited
to join the festivities. The association put on a
BBQ, and activities for all ages, including: face
painting, balloon artists, bouncy castles, dunk
tanks and bubble soccer. It was a wonderful
day to celebrate such a great landmark, and a
big thank you to all those involved in putting it
together.
View our 40th Anniversary Video
The SPDSA thanks all of our members, and we
look forward to continuing to grow as an
association and a community.
A fun filled afternoon to celebrate 40 years of soccer in Sherwood Park
2012 - Present
2011 - 2012
1973 - 2011
2012 - Present
2009 - 2012
1984 - 2009
SPDSA LOGOS
Competitve Program Logos
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The SPDSA’s Strive for
Excellence Camp was once
again held this summer from
July 4– 8 and was extremely
successful.
With 137 participants this year,
the Millennium fields were buzzing with red shirts throughout
the week, including for the first time ever a U8 program. The
participants displayed great enthusiasm in furthering their
development under some great Coaches.
A BIG Thank You to our Volunteer Camp Counsellors who
throughout the week helped our Coaches with the organization,
set-up and take-down of activities and camp equipment.
Above Camp Counsellors Right Camp Coaches
COACHES SYMPOSIUM
The SPDSA in conjunction with the Strive for Excellence Camp
also hosted their annual Coaches Symposium, free to all current
SPDSA Coaches. The evening was a great opportunity to learn
from some of the top level Coaches (Tosh Farrell - Everton FC
Youth Academy, Joe Corrigan - Head Academy GK scout at
Manchester City and Alex Bunbury - Former Canadian National
Player (4th all-time scorer).
The evening ended with a Coaches social at Average Joes where
Coaches could discuss different methods, drills and approaches
to coaching with their peers.
S O C C E R I N T H E P A R K
Strive for Excellence Camp Another great camp with 137 Part icipants
ASA Provincials Information Tier IV Teams do well in Provincials, SPDSA getting ready to host 4 Competitions
Over the weekend
of July 10-12 the
SPDSA sent five
teams to the ASA Tier 4 Rural
Provincials across Alberta.
Each team represented Sherwood Park
extraordinarily and the SPDSA would
like to congratulate each team on a
successful season.
Honour Role
U14 Boys (Mogg)
U14 Girls (Surgenor) - Bronze
U16 Girls (Chapman) - Silver
U18 Boys (Lopatynski)
U18 Girls (Thoen)
SPDSA Hosts ASA Provincials
The SPDSA will be hosting the U14
Boys & Girls Tier 3 Provincials.
Competition Dates
Tier II and III Aug 12-14
Tier I Aug 18-21.
To view all Provincial Competition
Dates and Locations click here
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S O C C E R I N T H E P A R K
SPDSA Coach of the Week
Congratulations to the following Coaches for their hard work. Each Coach of the Week will receive a gift card from Press’d Sandwiches and Exist Cycle. Nominated By: Sunita Age Group of the Team: U4 - Team 19 (Marler) Please explain why you feel this Coach should be awarded the Coach of the Week: I would like to nominate Coach Craig and Ethan Marler. They have been a wonderful team for our little kickers group. They promote engagement of both parents and kids, they are always upbeat and strive for positives from all the kids even when the kids aren't super interested. I see how the years of playing soccer have molded Ethan into a great coach and his skill as a player to make it fun for the little ones. Craig is always upbeat and getting the kids involved, being a parent on the sideline as well I feel he sees how parent
involvement helps get the shy kids to join in. I feel very lucky that my son got these 2 as coaches as I see how much more excited he is to go to soccer and actually participate. Nominated By: Becky Galbraith Age Group of the Team: U10 Girls - Team 4 (Marshall) Please explain why you feel this Coach should be awarded the Coach of the Week: Coach Devon
Marshall and assistant coach Mark Eggli have an unbelievable dedication to this team. They come out with organized drills and an enthusiasm than never diminishes. They are so positive and encouraging, especially to our girls who have never played before and have set this tone for each and every game and practice. This positive attitude and approach to soccer has pulled our team together and made them try their hardest every time they go on the field. Our team has such a wide range of skill and experience levels, that getting these girls to be and play as a team couldn't have been easy. Coaches Marshall and
Eggli have brought out the maturity in my daughter and taught her not only how to be a better player, but also how to be a leader on and off the field. They have both gone above and beyond--in good weather and bad--and put an amazing effort into my daughter's team. They definitely deserve to be recognized.
Nominated By: Daniell Dentinger Age Group of the Team: U5 Boys - Team 07 (Matthews)
Please explain why you feel this Coach should be awarded the Coach of the Week: Coach Bill Matthews of the U5 Silver Surfers has been so amazing! He's so great with the kids but I really can't get over how amazing he's been with our son! Our little Lex doesn't speak a ton of english and he has a lot of anxiety so starting soccer for the first time was really overwhelming for him. From the very first day Coach Bill was so welcome and inclusive! He is so encouraging to all the kids and made Lex feel comfortable with him right away. He makes every kid feel special! Our son is so excited to go play soccer and whenever it seems like it's too much for him Coach Bill takes his hand and plays with him. Because of him our son is learning a love of the game and I couldn't be more grateful!
Nominated By: Eric Ritchie Age Group of the Team: U12 Boys - Team 06 (Swain)
Please explain why you feel this Coach should be awarded the Coach of the Week: I think my U12 community coach Jason Swain should be the coach of the week because he helped me out during a game last week. I am color blind and our team is a dark green jersey and I have trouble when we play against another dark jersey team because then all the jerseys look the same to me on the field. When I told my coach this he went and bought neon yellow tape and taped a yellow stripe around each player on my teams shin pad and sock so that I could tell who was on my team on the field. Thank you Coach Jason for helping me out and making soccer so much fun!
In recognition for the outstanding contributions of our Coaches
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The SPDSA is proud to announce a partnership deal with “Wild Wing” in Sherwood Park.
If you are with the SPDSA and dining-in or taking-out, simply mention to your server that you are a member of
Sherwood Park Soccer.
Your bill will then be entered into a special “Members Section” and the total amount will be added to the SPDSA
Account.
Periodically this amount will be cleared by Wild Wing, with 10% of the total spend being donated to the SPDSA.
This funding will be used by the SPDSA across our programs in order to benefit our members.
So head down to Wild Wing, and you’ll not only be getting great food, but you’ll be helping out the SPDSA.
During the outdoor season the SPDSA, in conjunction with Alberta Soccer hosted
a Fundamentals soccer festival.
These festivals take place throughout the province and introduce our coaches
and players to new and different training techniques that align with Canada
Soccer and FIFA’s preferred training methods.
This year, the Canadian Women’s National team and All-State insurance
partnered up to bring something special to a team in each district that hosted a
Fundamentals Festival.
Ryley Speers was the lucky SPDSA coach who was selected at the festival to have
Canadian National player Rhian Wilkinson join and lead his team through a
session this outdoor season.
Wilkinson has made 177 appearances (147 starts) for the Canadian National
team, debuting on April 26, 2003 against the USA. Wilkinson has scored 7 goals
and contributed with 23 assists throughout her National career, generally playing
as a right fullback. During her time with the National program, Rhian has won a
bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, a gold medal at the 2011 Pan
American Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. She will
once again be representing Canada at this years Rio Olympics.
Rhian Wilkinson joins SPDSA for a Day
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The SPDSA hosted the 2nd annual K-Days
Kickoff Tournament July 15 - 17. The
tournament consisted of 60 teams from
U10-U16 in Tier I - III divisions.
Sherwood Park Phoenix entered a
tournament high 24 teams with 6 Clubs
entering 3 or more teams. In total 18 clubs
were represented at the tournament,
including teams from Coaldale, Calgary and
5 teams from Yellowknife, NWT.
A big thank you to our tournament sponsor
Above & Beyond, who supplied all
tournament medals.
A big thank you to the U14 Boys Phoenix
(Sandle) parents and players who worked
hard throughout the weekend to provide a
fantastic concession.
A last thank you to all the referees who took
on multiple games this weekend
U10 - U12 Divisions
Following the Long-Term Player
Development model set out by CSA, the K-
Days Kickoff did not keep stats or standings
and as the focus should be on the overall
development of the players, rather than the
end result. Teams followed this model well
throughout the tournament, showing great
sportsmanship and providing a great
weekend of learning for the players
involved.
Honour Role (U14-U18)
U14 Boys Tier II/III
Gold - Coaldale Thunder FC (Top Left)
Silver - Sherwood Park Phoenix (Sandle)
Bronze - SW Sting (Rodriguez)
U14 Girls Tier II/III (All 3 Middle Right)
Gold - Sherwood Park Phoenix (MacNeil)
Silver - Sherwood Park Phoenix (Nicks)
Bronze - Sherwood Park Phoenix (So)
U16 Boys Tier II
Gold - St. Albert Impact (Clarke) (Top Right)
Silver - Sherwood Park Phoenix (McCullough)
U16 Boys Tier III
Gold - Scottish United (Bottom Left)
Silver - S.P. Phoenix (Espinoza) (Middle Left)
Bronze - Lakeland United (Bottom Right)
K-Days Kickoff Wrap-Up 60 Teams compete in the 2nd Annual Tournament
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T h e N e a r P o s t
TOSH FARRELL DISCUSSES DEVELOPING YOUTH PLAYERS
Tosh Farrell is a Coach that should be taken seriously
when in comes to developing youth players in the game
of soccer and has been praised by many people.
Credentials and Experience
His credentials and past experience are very impressive,
holding a UEFA ‘A’ License and the English FA Coach
Educator Level 1 license. He spent 14 seasons as
Technical Coordinator of Everton FC’s youth academy.
Tosh was instrumental in the development of numerous
players, including Wayne Rooney, who have represented
Everton, other English Clubs and National Sides.
In an interview with GoalNation, Farrell spoke about his
experiences and beliefs about training and his goals for
the future.
Praises and Referrals
Bill Beswick, former Manchester United sports
psychologist says Farrell’s focus “is exclusively on the
process of development - he knows if he gets this right
the score will take care of itself.” Simon Clifford, founder
of Brazilian Futebol de Salao schools in England has said
that Farrell is “light years ahead of anyone else” in terms
of developing youth players and former Irish FA Chief
Executive Howard Wells has called him “one of the most
inspirational coaches of young players [that he has ever
seen].”
Coaching Wayne Rooney and Everton Youth
When asked about what it was like developing Wayne
Rooney as a youth player, Tosh pointed out at the time
“you don’t know it is Wayne Rooney” and that as a youth
coach, you just know that you have a talented player in
front of you and treating them the same, you won’t have
any problems. But Rooney must have been special right
Tosh? “Wayne was a talented player...there was no
guarantee that he was going to achieve what he has,”
states Farrell on Wayne Rooney, “you have to be careful
not to throw your eggs in one basket. Some players are
late bloomers, so you have to be flexible.” Tosh goes on
to say that the difference between Wayne and others was
self-practice - and that Wayne would listen and apply
everything that he learned, and on a daily basis wanted to
better himself.
On Developing Youth in North America
“The game ratio in [North America] is out of balance. We
need to practice more and play less.” Farrell notes that
players want to play in the games, but practice is most
important because “during a soccer game, a player will
have the ball for two minutes max,” and he questions
how this is beneficial for development.
“...For Everton—you would look at a player and ask if
they had the potential to be in the program for a
sustained period of time and where they could go.” Tosh
goes on to comment about how the set-up is very
different in North America, “[here we recruit players] and
now you have ended up with eye catchers...why have a
development program at all if you are going to replace
your players every year with tryouts? There is a lack of
emphasis on investing in players—really developing
players, which takes time.”
This contents of this article were taken from the original
on Goalnation.com, posted on May 21, 2014 by Diane
Scavuzzo. To read the article in its entirety please click
here.
Strive For Excellence Coach discusses his time coaching Wayne Rooney and how he sees development in N. America
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T h e F A R P o s t
SPDSA Introduces Re-Vamped Technical Lead Roles
Changes bring more technical guidance, especially at the “Golden Stage” of learning
The SPDSA Technical team has introduced new Technical Lead roles starting for the 2016-2017 Indoor Season that will be able to
bring more technical assistance in order to enhance the development of our Coaches and Players.
Active Start Technical Lead: The Active Start technical lead will be responsible, with the assistance of the Grassroots Coordinator
in leading the new U4-U6 program (see below for details).
FUNdamentals Technical Lead: The Fundamentals technical lead will be responsible for the U7-U8 program in the SPDSA and will
be out to various games and team training sessions throughout the season. They will also house Coach Development sessions
during the season.
Learn to Train Technical Lead: Our big change comes with the introduction of 4 separate Learn to Train Technical Leads to assist
players and coaches in the “Golden Age of Learning” stage for our SPDSA players. The 4 different categories split the boys and girls,
and U9/U10 and U11/U12. These Technical Leads will take a lead role with our Phoenix teams and also provide support to the
equivalent community program in the form of Coach Development, Game play analysis and team training.
Goalkeeping Technical Lead: The introduction of a specialized Goalkeeping lead will help in developing proper technical,
fundamental and physical techniques of our goalkeepers. The technical lead will be responsible for Phoenix and Community
programs through specialized programs.
SPDSA Introduces New Program for U4-U6 Players
New program aligns with Canada Soccer and FIFA preferred training methods
When you head to Millennium Place Saturday mornings this
Indoor season, you will be witnessing something very differ-
ent than in past seasons. Our U4 - U6 program has gone
through changes this season that may take time for parents
and players to get used to, but the SPDSA has changed the
program in order to follow CSA’s and FIFA’s preferred training
methods.
The program has shifted into a station based session that will
incorporate 4 activities that the players move around at regu-
lar intervals. The four stations focus on, Fundamental Move-
ment/Coordination, Soccer Technique, 1v1-2v2 games, and
Small Sided Games. Using these methods will help develop
well-rounded young players with a foundation in physical
literacy, solid soccer skills, and ideally, an enduring love for
the game.
Each week the sessions will be led by a Master Coach from
the SPDSA Technical Department, with the assistance of 2
Mentor coaches and volunteer coaches.
If you have any questions or are interested in being a volun-
teer coach please contact the office.
U4 FIELD SET UP:
U5-U6 FIELD SET UP:
A1
Fundamental Movement
A2
Technical Game
A3
Coordination
A4
1v1 Games
A1
Fundamental Movement /
Coordination
A2
1v1 - 2v1 Games
A3
3v3 Games
A4
Technical
Thank you to our Sponsors
Sherwood Park District Soccer Association
Technical Office
Mon-Wed-Fri 9:00am - 1:00pm
Tues-Thurs-Weekends/Hol. Closed
131.2 Millennium Place
2000 Premier Way
Administration Office/Equipment Room
Mon-Wed-Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tues-Thurs 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Weekends/Holidays Closed
#102 - 241 Kaska Road
Phone: 780-449-1343 | Fax: 780-464-5821
Staff Contacts
General Manager Debbie Ballam [email protected] ext. 4 Financials, Sponsorships, Website, ASA Travel Permits, Injury Claims, Daily Operations Operations Dean Mastrangelo [email protected] ext. 3 Equipment, Schedules, Facility Bookings Registrar Sharon Arnott [email protected] ext. 2 Registrations, Player Cards, CRC’s, Community Registrar Natasha Carter [email protected] Community Registrations, CRC’s, Administrative Support/Communication Coordinator Graeme Dickson [email protected] ext. 1 Communication, Newsletter, Adult League, Assists Tournament Coordination
Technical Director Ian Skitch [email protected] ext. 5 Overall direction of the Technical Program Grassroots Coordinator Sue Herring [email protected] Grassroots and Community Program Technical Coordinator Daniel Drummond [email protected] Academy, Technical Administration Technical Coach Eric Munoz [email protected] Technical Coaching Referee Coordinator Derek Douglas [email protected] Referee Development, Referee Assigning