St Albert Soccer Association
Welcome to St. Albert Soccer Association Saturday, July 31, 2010  
 
 

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St. Albert Soccer Association
61 Riel Drive T8N 5B3
Ph:  780.458.8973    Fax:  780.458.8994

Public Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday ….. 10:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesdays………….. 11:00am – 6:00pm
Summer - office is closed Fridays July 9 - August 15




SASA's Annual Adult Big Rock Tournament

August 20 - 22, 2010

Deadline for Registration has been extended until Friday, July 30th.

Click here for more information.




World Cup Final Raffle!
Congratulations Des O'Kell, selecting the winning goal in overtime!  Des wins the grand prize of Dinner for 4 at the Hilton Garden Inn plus a night at the Hilton in the King Evolution Room with breakfast the next morning.   A huge thank you goes to our sponsor hotel the Hilton Garden Inn and Hamptons Inn for their generous donation of these prizes which have helped us raise $800 towards the purchase of a brand




Dieter Knobloch (Left)

It is with great sadness we share in the loss of Dieter Knobloch, one of our founding members, and a dedicated SASA volunteer for over 30 years.  Dieter has contributed to soccer in St. Albert in so many ways.  He was the driving force behind construction of the SASA Clubhouse, helped in varying capacities on the Board of Directors, was SASA's President more than once, and most recently has been our Facility Director as well as a referee for youth, adult, and high school soccer games and the Head Coach of his pride and joy - the Impact Rangers Men's Premier Team.   Dieter will be sorely missed by all of us with his endless contributions and dedication to our club remembered and treasured for many years to come. 
A celebration of Dieter's life was held at the St. Albert Alliance Chruch with an open house at SASA Clubhouse after.  


Impact Newsletter
A huge thanks to Gilles Prefontaine who, with  help and input from Greg MacIntosh, our Impact Director, has put together an outstanding first edition of our new seasonal Impact Club Soccer Program's Newsletter. [Click here for June's edition]


Impact Coach Applications

We are now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 Impact Club Soccer program.  Interested applicants should forward their interest and qualifications to impactdirector@stalbertsoccer.com prior to June 10th.  For further information about our programs and teams, feel free to contact the SASA office or Head Coach, Graham Wood at 780-458-8973.


NEW in 2010 - Equipment Swap!
Do you have old player equipment laying around that's too small or no longer needed?
Join us in helping young families in St. Albert keep costs down this season - bring in your gently used/clean soccer cleats, shin pads, socks, shorts, balls, or team equipment to SASA - there is a drop box outside the front door so items can be left at any time.  During registration - this equipment will be provided to families as needed during the following season's registration dates at SASA.



GM Making Dreams Possible
SASA would once againe like to thank GM for their generous sponsorship to assist with coach training this year!  With their help we are going to have 31 more newly trained coaches making a difference in our program!   Kudos to our dedicated coaches for seeking out the knowledge to offer the best coaching skills possible to our program athletes.

2009-2010 Indoor Mini Fest 
A huge thank you goes out to the City of St. Albert for their major support of this year's event.  In addition we would like to thank Nutrilite Active Start Soccer Fests presented by BMO, for the extra goodies and certificates to hand out, and Tim Hortons for their continued support and yummy timbits for all!
 
Alberta Summer Games are taking place July 19-25th in Peace River/Grimshaw, Alberta!   You are invited to try out.
All U14 Boys and Girls wishing to represent the soccer teams in Zone 5 are invited to tryouts. Zone 5 includes Sherwood Park, Battle River, Tri County, NWC.
Male ASG Team Coaches:  
Ken Ashworth & Marcus King 
Email: 
kingsoccer@shaw.ca
Female ASG Team Coach: 
Brian Murphy & Greg MacIntosh 
Email:
  murph17@shaw.ca
General info poster:
Zone 5 Tryout Dates and Times  Important Revision
June 5th tryout times have been adjusted to be from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Players are required to attend ALL tryouts unless otherwise notified by ASG Coach



Did you know . . .

The City of St. Albert awarded us the FCSS Grant in 2009 so we could offer the Respect in Sport program to all of our coaches.
Sheldon Kennedy, the hockey player, started this program to help associations train their coaches and mentors for youth players.   It is a terrific on-line tool that we know will help coaches to have a postivie influence on players and referees.   Thank-you City of St. Albert - without your support we could not offer this program.
 


Referee Liasion Program
Every year we train young referees, send them out to their first games, then never see many of them again - largely due to the abuse they sometimes take for making a mistake.  First time on the job?  Of course they'll make mistakes.  Will they get better?  Absolutely. Are we there to help them?  We can't be everywhere at all times, but the answer is yes.  We have a great asset at SASA, Ken Kovacs and a number of other senior refs in St. Albert work with these young start up refs during tournaments, and occasionally  during league games on an individual basis as time permits, but we need your help. 
SASA has a Referee Liaison Program in effect for all games.  Details are posted in the Coaches area - we ask that all parents and coaches take this program to heart.  Please help us by being a part of the solution - don't be the person in this video - http://soccer-coaching-blog.com/2009/03/22/how-much-respect-do-you-show-the-referee/

History of Soccer
Interested in learning more about soccer?  Check out this fun and informative link [SportsKnowHow.com]

Soccer....and the H1N1 virus
SASA follows the H1N1 Policy prepared by the Canadian Soccer Association.

Outdoor Soccer Offside Rule
Offside rule explained [video]


Did you know . . .

~Head Coach, Graham Wood is a National B Licensed coach!
Graham, originally from England, with semi-professional playing background has over 30 years of coaching experience at the National, Provincial and College levels. He works directly with our coaches and players, and helps develop programs and training brochures for all our members. We are fortunate to have him. 

~SASA has it all!   Licensed Club Soccer and Staff Coaches play a critical roll in the development of all our Club Soccer Players as well as those Community players wishing to advance their skills through camps.  We are proud to have the assistance and support of Paul Kelly, Les Hodges, Jamie Rochat, Randy Herlein, Jeff Paulus, Les Duxbury and Greg MacIntosh, all with Provincial B licenses.  Also . . . Rick Haxby, National B, and Norman Odinga, National B and former National Team player.   Impact players - we hope you enjoy learning from such an experienced and talented group of coaches!
 
~SASA offers professional Youth Staff Coaches to help with training programs!
Have you tried any of our camps or development programs?   Join the excitement as High School and University soccer players from the highest levels of soccer join our professional coaches in bringing the best of the game to our grassroots & club soccer programs, sharing with local players their enthusiasm for the game and proper techniques at a far younger age than ever before.  

More did you know . . .

Help us celebrate our players and members success in soccer and in other areas too!  Do you have an accolade you'd like to share?  Send  it to
exdir@stalbertsoccer.com



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