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RDCSA NEWS www.rdcsa.com FEBRUARY 2017 OUTDOOR REGISTRATION February 1st Everyday is a chance to get better We offer City Recreational program, Summer camps and Renegades competitive program.

com home page there is a full breakdown of all the programs that RDCSA is offering this Outdoor Soccer Season We have programs for U4 to U18 Recreational League or our own Renegades Competitive

1 RDCSA NEWS FEBRUARY 2017 OUTDOOR REGISTRATION February 1st Everyday is a chance to get better We offer City Recreational program, Summer camps and Renegades competitive program. Check out what we have to offer Under Red Deer Soccer News on the home page there is a full breakdown of all the programs that RDCSA is offering this Outdoor Soccer Season We have programs for U4 to U18 Recreational League or our own Renegades Competitive Program. COACHES WANTED Incentive Program RDCSA welcomes volunteers to coach or assistant coach our programs. Our coaches are our most valued volunteers and our success is dependent upon their participation. With that in mind, coaches will receives: Free coaching courses RDCSA $50.00 credit Applied at the end of the season towards future RDCSA registrations In This Issue Outdoor Registration Renegades News New Board of Directors Upcoming Events Sponsors Mini Stars Shine The Ref Report Changing Face of the Game Summer Camps

2007, 2008 2006 The Renegades Soccer Club is dedicated to creating opportunities for youth to improve their soccer skills to the highest level by

Through this process, we believe our players will receive opportunities provincially, nationally, and at a Canadian University and College, as well as

Starting week of May 1, finishing June 23.

U15 RENE- U15 RENEGADES U14 CAYSL League U16 U14 2017 Outdoor Try-Outs will start week of March 13th 2017. More information will be posted when available.

2 2007, The Renegades Soccer Club is dedicated to creating opportunities for youth to improve their soccer skills to the highest level by upgrading our coaches, placing teams in leagues with the highest competition, and providing elite technical training. Through this process, we believe our players will receive opportunities provincially, nationally, and at a Canadian University and College, as well as NCAA. U21-Boys AMSL-Girls U17 RENEGADES U U18 U18 U Outdoor City Recreational Soccer Season Programs * Starting week of May 1, finishing June 23. *Register early to guarantee a spot on a team More information is also available on the Home page of the website, under Outdoor Program Information. U15 RENE- U15 RENEGADES U14 CAYSL League U16 U Outdoor Try-Outs will start week of March 13th More information will be posted when available. U13 RENEGADES U12 RENEGADES U14 CAYSL League U12 CAYSL League U14 SCHOOL OF SOCCER U12 U11 RENEGADES U12 CAYSL League SCHOOL OF SOCCER U12 U10 RENEGADES Development SCHOOL OF SOCCER U10 U8 FUNdamentals BORN: 2009, 2010 U6 Timbits BORN: 2011, 2012 U4 Co-ed Timbits BORN: 2013 See for more extensive information

* FREE EVENT* Girls aged 11-14 are invited to a FUN SOCCER JAMBOREE CELEBRATE the sport, learn some skills and meet new friends!

3 * FREE EVENT* Girls aged are invited to a FUN SOCCER JAMBOREE CELEBRATE the sport, learn some skills and meet new friends! March 5 AT 12 pm 2pm Located at the Westerner grounds, Agricentre West Lions Field Advised to bring running shoes, shorts, t-shirt, and shin guards Please contact: chris weiss at or krista Spelt at krisadspelt@gmail.com WE LL HAVE LOTS OF SNACKS, SO BRING YOUR APPETITE!

ANOTHER FIRST RDCSA is hosting biggest ever indoor soccer tournament in Red Deer. We are bringing in over 100 teams to our Holiday Inn Family Day Tournament.

Renegades vs Juventus The Red Deer Renegades U17 Tier 1 Boys hosted the defending U16 National Champions, Juventus, for a league game on January 21st.

4 ANOTHER FIRST RDCSA is hosting biggest ever indoor soccer tournament in Red Deer. We are bringing in over 100 teams to our Holiday Inn Family Day Tournament. Games are played at Collicutt Centre and Westerner Park between February We'll have 12 of our own Renegades teams take part in this. Renegades vs Juventus The Red Deer Renegades U17 Tier 1 Boys hosted the defending U16 National Champions, Juventus, for a league game on January 21st. The game kicked-off with the Renegades creating a dangerous scoring opportunity in the opening minutes. After this, Juventus applied continuous offensive pressure for the remainder of the half, but our U17's absorbed each attack while limiting the amount of quality chances. We are happy to announce that this great tournament is completely sold out! 7v7 Non-Boarded Tournament for Tier 1 & Tier 2, U12-U18 played at the Westerner Lions and Saputo Fields. The Second Half Boarded Tournament for Tier 3 & Tier 4, U12-1U18 as well as a non-competitive U10 played at the Collicutt Centre. In the second half the Edmonton side continued to carry ball possession in their favour, as the Renegades' defensive shape and quick reactions from goalkeeper Brian Murray kept the score locked at 0-0. As the half progressed, both teams began creating higher quality chances, making the possibility of breaking the deadlock seem more and more imaginable. COME ON OUT AND WATCH SOME GREAT YOUTH SOCCER! Final minutes The score line changed with 15 minutes remaining, as Juventus' number two took on our last defender and slotted the ball just inside the post in the bottom right corner. Both teams continued to press on and attack for the rest of the game, and our U17's physical presence and impact on the match was boosted by the effort and performances of Nico Contreras and Tristan Mullin. After a hard-fought and organized showing, the final whistle brought the game to a close as a 1-0 final. Story: Patrick Sweiger

5 UPCOMING EVENTS February th Annual Family Day Holiday Inn & Holiday Inn Express Indoor Soccer Tournament March 5 12pm-2pm Girls Soccer Jamboree Westerner Lions West (ages 11-14) AgriCentre Changes to RDCSA Leadership The Red Deer City Soccer Association had a record turn out at their AGM held on December 5th RDCSA would like to thank Paul Morigeau for his tireless dedication to the improvement of soccer in the community during his 4 years as President. RDCSA welcomed some new members and welcomed some member back, to its board of directors. Kim Vandermeer was elected as the new President Patrick Sweiger was elected as the new Vice President 2 Wade Groenewegen van der Weiden as new Technical and House Operations Director Esad Elkaz was elected as new Vice-President 1 Tracy Cossins as Secretary Kevin Bartel as Treasurer March 27 RDCSA Board of Director s Meeting COACHING TBA COURSES Directors at large: Tony deklerk Geordin Flett Steve Kelly Chris Weiss Randy Pfeifle Full Board members: Past President Paul Morigeau Central Alberta Mens League President Frank van Oostrom Central Alberta Womens League President Jamie Chadwick Referee Association President Ron Harrison The RDCSA board will continue to promote and grow soccer in all ways possible and provide year round programs and facilities for all who participate.

U18 Girls win GOLD at the New Years Ranger's Tournament!

earlier the U12 Girls lost to their opponents in a shootout, with the

The U12 Girls then went on to watch their older counterparts, the U18

Fabulous shots were taken by Kayla Nesseth, Mikayla Fujimoto and Tyler

6 U18 Girls win GOLD at the New Years Ranger's Tournament! U18 & U12 Girls It was a day for shootouts for our Renegade Girls --- earlier the U12 Girls lost to their opponents in a shootout, with the U18 Girls cheering them on. The U12 Girls then went on to watch their older counterparts, the U18 Girls, contend with their own shootout for Gold. Fabulous shots were taken by Kayla Nesseth, Mikayla Fujimoto and Tyler Vercainge. Due to the efforts of Erin Gill and her spectacular saves, the shootout was won by our own U18 Renegades with a shutout! Story: Kelly Richard

RENEGADES PLAYERS GIVING BACK TO THE SPORT Eight Red Deer Renegades players, Emily Downey, Ashley Thomson, Kris Grobmeier, Zachary Bettesworth, Nico

I recently had the opportunity to catch up with a few of them during their coaching session with the U8 teams.

involved in the sport. Parent coach, Raye Forbes, has found having the player coaches a huge support and says it has been a great experience having them.

Coach Mullin said one challenge has been coming up with drills the players can do at this age.

7 RENEGADES PLAYERS GIVING BACK TO THE SPORT Eight Red Deer Renegades players, Emily Downey, Ashley Thomson, Kris Grobmeier, Zachary Bettesworth, Nico Contreras, Mathew Harmonic, Tristan Mullin and Brian Murray are giving back to the sport they love. I recently had the opportunity to catch up with a few of them during their coaching session with the U8 teams. Volunteer coaches can be difficult to find so RDCSA is looking at new ways to support, develop and mentor coaches and inspire more youth to stay involved in the sport. Parent coach, Raye Forbes, has found having the player coaches a huge support and says it has been a great experience having them. Besides supporting parent coaches, it has also provided a valuable learning experience for player coaches. Coach Mullin said one challenge has been coming up with drills the players can do at this age. Overall, it has been a positive experience for both players and coaches. Coach Bettesworth and Murray both stated seeing the players improve has been their favourite part of coaching. The players also seem to enjoy having the older players involved. U8 player, Luke Gavey says his favourite part is they (coaches) like to play games with us. Story: Kim Vandermeer

8 MINI STARS SHINE Friday nights were really shining at the Westerner AgriCentre with our Mini Star Program! Low registration in the ASA program led RDCSA to implement our own program and it was at no cost to our players! About 60 of our U11 and U12 level players participated a 300% increase over last year! Our kids had fun and learned some new soccer skills led by our outstanding Technical Staff.

THE REF REPORT 14th Annual RDC Kings and Queens Scholarship Breakfast with Olympic Women's Bronze Medal Soccer Coach John Herdman. Lessons on leadership, motivation and high-performance culture.

be mailed to the Ticket Purchaser. Proceeds to support the RDC Athletic Scholarship Fund. Tickets can be purchased at: https://alumnifriends.rdc.ab.

Being a referee is a great way to earn extra money, get physically fit and depending upon your motivation and abilities you can go very far, even farther than being a player.

com The Entry Level course is mandatory for anyone who has not yet reffed. The Refresher course is for anyone who has reffed outdoor before.

9 THE REF REPORT 14th Annual RDC Kings and Queens Scholarship Breakfast with Olympic Women's Bronze Medal Soccer Coach John Herdman. Lessons on leadership, motivation and high-performance culture. Tuesday, March 28, :30am: Doors Open 7:00am-8:30am: Networking Breakfast 8:30am - 9:30am: Keynote Speaker RDC Main Gymnasium Each ticket purchased qualifies for a $30 Charitable Tax Receipt to be mailed to the Ticket Purchaser. Proceeds to support the RDC Athletic Scholarship Fund. Tickets can be purchased at: Do you like to play soccer? Have you ever thought about learning to a Referee? Courses are available to help you along this path! Being a referee is a great way to earn extra money, get physically fit and depending upon your motivation and abilities you can go very far, even farther than being a player. Upcoming Referee Course and Refresher Course dates to be announced on the rdcsa.com website under the Referee tab. Players must register for the course at: The Entry Level course is mandatory for anyone who has not yet reffed. The Refresher course is for anyone who has reffed outdoor before. Youth 12 years of age by May 15th can ref U10 only; Youth 14 years of age or older by May 15th can ref U10 and up. NOTE: Referees must ref an outdoor season before reffing an indoor season. The cost of the course will be reimbursed once five games are reffed (youth only). If you need more information on becoming a referee please feel free to contact Brad Frunchak Regional Referee Director or myself Ron Harrison President Central Alberta Soccer Referee Association or any of the other board members, as we will be certainly there to assist you in anyway that we can. Phone Quick Note: If you have concerns about how a referee called his/her game, please direct your concerns to the coach or manager of your team and they will contact the Ref Association.

10 Changing The Face of The Game By Jim Claggett December 12, 2016 The game of soccer is undergoing a change in Canada. Canada Soccer has hired on former national team captain Jason Devos as their grassroots director for the game in order to get programs in motion so our soccer players can catch up with other countries and their soccer expertise. He is trying to see if he can make a difference and try to get soccer to the higher level, said Ado Sarcevic, General Manager for Red Deer City Soccer Association. The program starts with the younger players being introduced to the game and Sarcevic says all the soccer associations appear to be 100 per cent behind the initiative. The pillars of the plan include educating the coaches, the players and the parents about the game of soccer. Sounds simple, right? Well, at the moment new soccer coaches can start with the community coach level, many without any coaching experience. Those coaches can move up the ladder by obtaining their provincial B license to coach and then a National B and A license for those higher levels of play and experience. Under this new guideline, which could be in place by 2017 a coach can take training to get a children and youth license. This is a key beginning for both the coach and the players under their guidance. It s to educate them generally about the game and the difference between recreational and competitive (soccer) and really what it takes to get up to the highest possible level, said Sarcevic. He says around the Red Deer region there is a sort of house league mentality when it comes to the game and the down to earth instruction like young hockey players get in Canada isn t really there. Many parent volunteers are giving of their time to head up a team which is welcomed but they really aren t armed with enough soccer knowledge to coach these youngsters, he said. We are already doing some things at some age groups in line with the CSA and Alberta Soccer Association vision, he said about the move to expand instruction to players just starting out.

Sarcevic says there needs to be a clear pathway for young players as to what they need to do in order to reach the level of a professional just like it might be laid out for young hockey players in

11 The soccer is driven by those professional clubs. Here the soccer is driven by community clubs because there is not enough money and there are only five professional clubs so it can t be driven by that, said Sarcevic. Sarcevic says there needs to be a clear pathway for young players as to what they need to do in order to reach the level of a professional just like it might be laid out for young hockey players in this country. The general consensus from those coaches at the competitive level in Alberta is soccer has been running along the same line for many years now when it comes to coaching and things need to change with the times. The former professional player from Bosnia says he can t coach the way he was coached 22 years ago because the game isn t played the same way. What we are trying to do with the newer generation is trying to introduce new things because they don t know this old style of the way things are done, he said. I m not saying they were wrong but maybe they worked 10 or 15 years ago but everything kind of changes, evolves and gets better and so does soccer as well. The comparison Devos made was how there are five professional soccer clubs in Canada and in Europe there are more than 800 clubs. For Red Deer in 2017, young soccer players will see more of an academy style of instruction where they will get fundamental coaching at different stations twice a week with no games and then there will be a jamboree event where they will just play games. Sarcevic is excited about what the future of the game can be in Canada and isn t giving up but instead getting fully involved in making changes. The easiest thing is to give up and sit on the side and say oh, look at that. No, you jump in and you try your best. Another point made during the conference he attended was how professional soccer can influence the amateur game. Comparing Canada to Europe you have about the same geographic size with Europe holding more people of course. Photos Courtesy: RDCSA

12 Our Major Sponsors The Red Deer City Soccer Association is the home of youth, men's, women's, recreational and competitive soccer in Red Deer. We Kick Season Indoor Sponsors The Red Deer City Soccer Association extends a sincere thank you to all of our sponsors. Due to the generosity of the many sponsors, we can continue to offer affordable soccer programs for youth in Red Deer.

13 SOCCER SUMMER CAMPS located at Edgar Park Soccer Fields Contact Us 6905 Edgar Industrial Drive Red Deer, AB T4P 3R2 Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm Phone: (403) Fax: (403) Date Age Group Time Price July 10 to 14 U6 & U8 9am to 12 pm $110 July 10 to 14 U10 & U12 1pm to 4 pm $110 July 17 to 21 U10 & U12 9am to 12 pm $110 July 17 to 21 U6 & U8 1pm to 4 pm $110 STAFF: General Manager Ado Sarcevic asarcevic@rdcsa.com Administration Joan Van Wolde office@rdcsa.com Goalie Camp Date Age Group Time Price July 24 to 28 U10 to U12 10am to 12pm $130 July 24 to 28 U14 & U16 10am to 12pm $130

2017 Outdoor Season Program Information

2017 Outdoor Season Program Information Season Starts Week of May 1st Register early to guarantee placement on a team & to receive the lower price Soccer Summer Camp Information Field assignments may change