Lower Island Soccer Association

PLAYERS IN THE NEWS
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Canada’s Para Soccer Team gearing up for final camp of 2011

Canada’s Para Soccer Team will take part in the squad’s final camp of the 2011 season from 28 November to 4 December at the Arco Olympic Training Centre in Chula Vista, California.

Canada will play three friendly matches against USA during the weeklong camp.

Head Coach Drew Ferguson has invited five new players into the program as the team looks to expand its player pool ahead of its 2012 campaign.

“We have a total of five new players to our program that will see their first action at a national camp,” said Ferguson. “We also have three players who have been in our player pool in the past but have been sitting on the outside looking in.”

Overall, Ferguson had opted to call in a youthful squad for the training camp with seven of the players aged 21 and under.

“This will be a chance for the younger players to prove that they are ready to fight for a regular spot in the program,” stated Ferguson.

The Canadian head coach is also keen to enlarge the team’s pool of CP-5 players, one of the specific Cerebral Palsy categories that makes-up a key part of Canada’s roster.

“One of the areas that we have struggled to compete with the rest of the world has been the player pool in the CP-5 area,” said Ferguson. “After the World Championships this year, we focused on the recruitment of CP-5 athletes and now have a total of 10 CP-5 athletes, with four of those athletes attending this camp.”

CANADA
Baird, Jeremy | 1984 | Kingston, ON, CAN
Duehrsen, Chris | 1978 | Delta, BC, CAN
Freeman, Sean | 1987 | Edmonton, ON, CAN
Haithwaite, Evan | 1990 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Hodgson, Dustin | 1984 | Vancouver, BC, CAN
Jordan, Jimmy | 1991 | St. John’s, NL, CAN
Kieluk, Michael | 1988 | Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Mulligan, Reid | 1977 | Ottawa, ON, CAN
Power, Jesse | 1996 | Edmonton, AB, CAN
Proietti, Vito | 1993 | Montréal, QC, CAN
Stanley, Liam | 1997 | Victoria, BC, CAN
Stiles, Trevor | 1987 | Victoria, BC, CAN
Wakefield, Geoff | 1990 | Victoria, BC, CAN
Woodfall, Yuri | 1993 | Duncan, BC, CAN

STAFF
Head Coach / Entraîneur-chef : Drew Ferguson
Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint : Doug Lusk
Goalkeeper Coach / Entraîneur des gardiens : Darren Woloshen
Physiotherapist / Physiothérapeute : Cassandra Zinkowski
Team Manager / Gérant d’équipe : Daniel Michelucci

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The Lower Island Soccer Association is pleased to announce that five of its metro players have been selected by the Vancouver Whitecaps to attend their full time residency program starting in the fall.

Elyse Wyatt, formerly of Cowichan Valley Youth Soccer, and Emma Fletcher formerly of Gordon Head Soccer Association have both been selected to the Whitecaps women’s program under the direction of Hubert Busby, the Whitecaps Women’s head coach .

On the boys side Hamish Walde, who played previously with Salt Spring United, Brian Im formerly of Gordon Head and Dario Zanatta who had played metro since the age of 11 and prior to that played with the Gorge Soccer Association were all selected and will be under the watchful eye of Bart Chafour.

“ Its always a bitter sweet moment when players leave a program, we will miss them as players and as people, however we are very proud of them and pleased to have played a part in their development as players. We wish them well on their journey towards professional soccer. They have all made great contributions to our program and will be missed by our coaches and their team mates” commented LISA head coach Andrew Latham

“The development of an athlete is not carried out by one single coach or program and it’s a testament to the work carried out in the clubs who make up the Lower Island Soccer Association. Every coach has their part to play and it’s clear that these players have benefitted from a large group of coaches who have all played a part in their development”.

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Congratutions to Victoria Capitals Emma Fletcher, Hamish Walde, Joshua Cuthbert, Dario Zanatta and Brian Im for making the Provincial Team Final Squads for 2011. Read more on BC Soccer's website:

http://www.bcsoccer.net/bcsa/RotateNewsArticleView/tabid/243/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1433/BC-Soccer-Announces-Official-Squads-for-the-2011-U13-through-U16-Provincial-Teams-Program.aspx

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LISA SYL players make All Star teams

LISA Super Y League players, Michael Baart, Katie Krautner and Rachel Jones were all selected to the United Soccer Leagues Super Y League Olympic Development Program select All Star teams at the recent ODP event in Bradenton Florida.

Katie was selected to the 94-95 girls select A team placing her in the top 14 players in North America, and Rachel and Michael were both selected to the Select B teams, placing them in top 30 in North America in their age groups.

“For these players to be selected so highly from the large pool of players who participated in the Y league programs across North America in 2010 is a great achievement, and this will be of great benefit to them when it comes time for them to look for future college scholarships” commented LISA head coach Andrew Latham.

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The Lower Island Soccer Association would like to congratulate Emma Fletcher on her selection to the Canadian Women’s U15 team. Emma played for the Gordon Head Soccer Association before joining the LISA Metro program two years ago. Congratulations and good luck to Emma from all your past and present team mates and coaches.

Darren Jones called up to the U20 Canadian National team. Joining the LISA Selects in season 2004 until his graduating year in 2009 Darren was outstanding in the midfield. He joins other LISA Select alumi Adam Straith and Josh Simpson in donning the Maple Leaf. Good Luck Darren as you continue to pursue a professional career!

LISA Metro goalkeeper Danny Paton-Cavanagh has been offered a soccer apprenticeship with Dundee FC of the Scottish First Division. He will play for their reserves and train with the first team.

The 17 year-old student at Reynolds High School’s Center for Soccer Excellence was Lakehill’s goalkeeper of the year in 2005 and won the same honour for Lower Island Metro in 2006. A Metro keeper for four years, Danny has also played in the provincial and national programs; and has trained in Germany, England, the U.S., and the Netherlands. Danny says the training he has received over the years from LISA Metro goalkeeping coach Bob Stankov was equal to anything he experienced overseas: “Victoria is becoming known everywhere as a goalkeeping hotspot. I’m lucky to be part of a fantastic program in my own hometown”. Danny joins Dundee FC’s pre-season training camp on June 24.

For more information, see Danny’s website at http://dpckeeper.blogspot.com/

NEW FOR 2010/2011 – INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS RULES

Any player aged 12 or over whose last registration was outside the jurisdiction of this Association must request this Association to obtain the necessary international Transfer Certificate. Without this certificate, the player is ineligible to play in Canada.

International transfers of amateur players are not permitted. There are only two exceptions to this rule in Canada:

(1) the player’s parents have moved to Canada for purposes other than playing soccer;

(2) the player lives no further than 50km from a national border (i.e. Canada/USA), and the club for which the player wishes to be registered in the neighbouring Association is also within 50km of that border. The maximum distance between the player’s domicile and the club’s quarters shall be 100km. In such cases, the player must continue to live at home and the two Associations concerned must give their explicit consent.

If one of these conditions is true, we may apply for an international transfer certificate.

Unfortunately students who are here without their parents will not be able to submit all of the documents listed below and will therefore be denied playing rights.

How you apply for an international transfer certificate?
The following mandatory documents must be submitted (submitted in PDF format, with no PDF document being larger than 3 MB), as required by FIFA. You can work with your club to complete all the necessary documents. The club submits the application to LISA.

(1) CSA International Transfer Application
(2) Proof of release from previous club or letter stating first time being registered – Player
(3)     Employment Contract – Player’s Parents
(4)     Proof of Birth Date (Birth Certificate) – Player
(5)     Proof of Identity & Nationality – Player
(6)     Proof of Identity & Nationality – Parents
(7)     Proof of Residence – Player’s Parents
(8)     Work Permit – Player’s Parents
(9)     Cheque for $100 to BCSA

No requests will be processed without the mandatory documents being provided (NO EXCEPTIONS).

This rule shall also apply to any minor player who has never previously been registered for a club and is not a national of the country in which he wishes to be registered for the first time.

Q&A's on International Transfer Certificates

Q: A Canadian citizen played in Canada two years ago, played in the united states last year then came back this year. Does this player need to apply?

A: Yes they need to apply. The player HAS previously been registered for a club, and their most recent registration was in the United States. This means they must obtain the transfer paperwork to register again in Canada and be released from the USA.

BC Soccer has updated their website with a comprehensive document outlining the International Transfer Certificate. For more information see the BCSA Website Page – http://www.bcsoccer.net/bcsa/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=1xuIonaeWmk%3d&tabid=186

Players

The Lower Island Soccer Association is pleased to announce that five of its metro players have been selected by the Vancouver Whitecaps to attend their full time residency program starting in the fall.

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