Striking for Success!

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1 Calgary Northside Soccer Club October, 2014 Striking for Success In This Edition. Gold at the Fall Cup A Player Profile Northside in Europe Upcoming Meetings of Note CMSA Indoor Program Calendar CMSA 2015 Indoor Soccer Tournaments Celebrations CNS Cyclones Gold Congratulations to the CNS U12B tier 3 Cyclones for achieving Gold in the first ever CMSA Fall Cup. The win is a vindication for the Cyclones. Their Fall Cup triumph came at the expense of MAC United, the only team they lost to during the summer season. Well done Cyclones

2 Celebrating our Talent A Player Profile A very talented CNS player is on his way to soccer camp in Milan. Ben, from the CNS U10 Lasers, participated in an AC Milan soccer camp this summer and was selected to join fourteen other kids for the AC Milan Junior Tournament days in Italy. In March, Ben will be living the dream for almost a week in Milan. Right now, he can t stop smiling In the photo above, Ben is receiving his certificate from coach Claudio Balesini, an AC Milan player in the late 80 s. It s great to know our club produces players like Ben. Be sure to check out additional CNS success stories a little further along in the newsletter.

3 Titanium in Europe After months of Bottle Drives, Sausage/Chocolate/Flower Sales and a Schank s Silent Auction, 16 players from the CNS U16G Titanium took off for London, UK on August 4, This soccer adventure was arranged by Action Youth and was planned as an immersion in the Football Culture of England. The 2013 Alberta Provincial Tier 2 Bronze medalists played 4 matches against two English Club teams (Evesham Robins and Woodley Utd) and two Girls Academy teams (Bristol Vixens and Reading Wolves). The games were well contested and although the Titanium came away with only two draws, they did manage at least a goal in every match they played The games were supplemented by 4 practice sessions given by the tour company guide, Clive Harding, a Welshmen who is a Grade 5 teacher in Swindon and UEFA B license trainer. more on Titanium in Europe on the following page. Northside Titanium, arm-in-arm with the Evesham Girls Team at their home park near Stratford.

4 Titanium in Europe cont. Besides the soccer, the group of 40 Northside faithful was treated by Coach Clive to tour visits of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick Castle, Oxford, Windsor Castle and a cruise on the Thames. The final act of this epic trip was a visit to Wembley Stadium to watch the 2014 FA Cup Winner, Arsenal take on the 2014 English Premier League winner, Manchester City in the Annual FA Community Shield. The girls returned home to a few days of rest before heading off to Edmonton for the 2014 ASA Outdoor Provincial Tournament where they joined up with the rest of their U18G Titans teammates to finish 5th in Tier 2. Special thanks to all the parents of the Titanium Travel team for supporting the initiative of their girls, the London 2014 Organizing Committee and the club executive members who facilitated the fundraising and permitting process to go oversees. Memories of the trip will linger for a long time.

5 Upcoming Meetings of Note Indoor Team Officials Meeting Thursday, October 7 p.m. Varsity Community Association CMSA has informed us that Calgary Police Services are going to a new EPIC (Electronic Police Information Check) as of October We are waiting for CMSA to provide more information and will post on our website as soon as it is available. Please note that CMSA photo IDs are available at the Calgary West soccer centre on Oct 18 and 19. You must make an appointment at Cost is $10. The CNS Executive will review CMSA rule changes for the Coaches as well as update team management on Technical Training and Club Policies. Calgary Northside Soccer Club SGM and AGM Friday October 24 from 7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. Varsity Community Centre The meeting will be highlighted by the election of 4 new Board Members, Melonie Michaud, Gerry Mumford, Lisa Strosher and Ash Merer. Please RSVP your attendance via to info@northsidesoccer.ca Share Your News Striking for Success is ed to club members and posted to the CNS website. In each edition we seek to celebrate team and player achievements, share information and announcements and keep you up to date on teams, players, coaches and volunteers. If you have news to share, please send your article, information and pictures to the club at newsletter@northsidesoccer.ca

6 CMSA Indoor Program Calendar League Schedules & Post Season Competitions Wednesday Oct. 29 Wed. Oct. 29 & Thurs. Oct. 30 Saturday Nov. 1 Monday Nov. 24 Friday Dec January 5 February 28 & March 1 League Play and Schedules Schedules available Team Representative s meetings for U16 - U18 CMSA Office Games commence Scheduling Break (Tiers participating in pre-season play) Holiday Break Post Season Competitions U6/U8 Minifest March 2 through 12 Indoor City Finals (Tier VI and all U10) March 7 & 8 Girls Inter-Cities Championships (Edmonton) Boys Inter-Cities Championships (Calgary) March ASA Youth Provincials (tentative)

7 2015 CMSA Indoor Soccer Tournaments The indoor season is upon us and this year the CMSA is offering two winter tournaments: Winter Classic January 1-4 for U12 to U18; Tiers I, II and III Family Day February for U10 to U18; Tiers IV, V and VI New to the Winter Classic this year is the addition of a Futsal group for all tier I age groups This is a great opportunity for Calgary to demonstrate our development within the game of Futsal. All teams are encouraged to take advantage. If this does not appeal to you then no worries, there is still an option for arena soccer in all divisions. Registration is now open for both of these tournaments on The CMSA website, under the CMSA tournaments tab. Don t wait to get registered, spots are limited and first come are first served Please note** If you are planning to register for Futsal, wait a little longer to do so as the CMSA is waiting for an update on the registration form to include a Futsal option. These tournaments are a great opportunity for competitive games while staying in the city. Get registered now Any questions, please contact Clint Dunford, the Tournament & Festivals Event Coordinator, at Calgary Minor Soccer. competitions@calgaryminorsoccer.com Tel: ext 1002 Fax:

8 Celebrations CNS Blitz recorded at record at Provincials with their only loss coming at the hands of the Gold Medal winners. The team was very happy to finish in the top 10 in a tough group at the competition. The CNS Inter team had an amazing soccer weekend in Edmonton. In addition to participating in Provincials, the team had an opportunity to watch the junior Team Canada play Germany at the Women s World Cup. CNS Chaos won seven games in a row to qualify as CMSA 1 in the Provincial Tournament. After a last minute call to be on the field at 8 a.m. instead of 2 p.m., a very proud team finished with a silver medal. Chaos reigns supreme

9 Alberta High Performance Soccer League Update The Alberta Soccer Association Board of Directors have unanimously chosen not to proceed with a vote on the current format proposed for an April 2015 Alberta High Performance Soccer League launch. The Board of Directors felt it was necessary given the lack of support for the current proposal from the greater ASA Membership. The ASA believes the AHPSL concept will provide the best possible opportunity for all Alberta based players to reach their full potential and will continue to strive for a model that is supported by the majority of members. This decision will push the implementation of the AHPSL until the fall of 2015 at the earliest, but the membership will be kept up to date on any progress as development meetings continue through the fall and winter. Further development of the AHPSL concept will be led by the AHPSL Committee and supported by the ASA Board of Directors and staff. Any questions about this decision can be directed to ASA Technical Director Shaun Lowther, Richard Adams (Executive Director) or Ole Jacobsen (President) via the ASA website.