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Working together to achieve excellence. The Canadian Soccer Association Joe Guest. CSA Overview. Canadian Soccer Association Official governing body.
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Working together to achieve excellence The Canadian Soccer AssociationJoe Guest
CSA Overview • Canadian Soccer Association • Official governing body. • Over 850,000 registered players in Canada within 1,500 clubs across 144 districts that operate in 12 provincial/territorial member associations. • Owner of long term player development plan – Wellness to World Cup. • Leader of coach, referee and volunteer development. • Affiliated with FIFA and CONCACAF. • Vision • Leading Canada to victory and Canadians to a life-long passion for soccer. • Mission • To provide leadership in the pursuit of excellence in soccer, nationally and internationally, in cooperation with its members and partners.
Soccer in Canada • Soccer is the fastest growing sport in Canada • Number one participatory sport for boys and girls aged 5 to 14 years old. • 44% of Canadian youth participate in the sport of soccer. • Equal representation from boys and girls. • Only sport to have grown in participation from 1998 to 2005 from 32 to 44%. • Over 1 million volunteers dedicated to the sport. • Over 1 million registered soccer players estimated by 2013. • On the world stage • Canadians purchased the most tickets of non-participating FIFA member countries for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ • Canada hosted 2007’s record setting FIFA U-20 World Cup • Arrival of Major League Soccer (MLS) in Canada – 3 teams by 2012 • Nutrilite Canadian Championship (Professional Club Championship)
Soccer in Canada Soccer in Canada • Sport of choice for new Canadians • Soccer in Canada provides the ideal platform to speak to Canadians of diverse backgrounds who understand, appreciate, and love soccer. • With a higher immigration rate than birth rate, New Canadians are becoming a larger part of Canada’s makeup. • Sport is an identifier for New Canadians along with religion. • New Canadians represent the world, and identify with the world’s most popular sport, Soccer.
National Objectives • CSA National objectives, in conjunction with the Provincial or Territorial Associations, are to : • recruit, train, and retain sufficient referees so that all competition matches under the jurisdiction of the CSA or Provincial Associations will have qualified match officials; • monitor the suitability of match officials for the various levels of competition; • improve the performances of match officials by regular training, education and assessment; • provide an in-service education and training programme to satisfy the needs of match officials for today’s modern game, appropriate to the level at which they are officiating;
National Objectives • encourage match officials to maintain a high level of physical and mental fitness at all times; • conduct regular physical training programmes for match officials; • work with National or Provincial Training Centre Directors to deliver referee development alongside player development; and, • raise the profile of soccer, officiating, and the Laws of the Game, in schools and other educational institutions
Recruitment and Retention • Recruitment not the issue • Retention far more difficult • Trial in one Province non-return interview in 2009 • abuse by coaches and parents • only did it for money • not fun • too much pressure to referee too many games
Training • Practical vs Theory • Video Review • Access to match by match analysis and feedback sessions • Best practice sessions • Performing under pressure • Player management strategies • Media training and communication skill development • Decision making training • Sports psychology training and development • Lifestyle Management • Self-analysis and critical appraisal
Instructors and Assessors • Accreditation scheme; termed certification • Credibility for the programme • Providing the material; monitoring the delivery • Assessment standards linked to performance expectations by classification • NO Pass/Fail ~ strengths and areas for improvement • Assessing as a method of delivering instruction between periods of formal training
Succession planning • Demographic blip • Long term aims goals • Talent identification • use national events to bring together officials of similar experiences • Coaching • Working with elite athletes
Refereeing is about managing an event; convincing the players that you know what you are doing; and thereby guiding a small mass of humanity through 90 minutes of high emotion to a safe conclusion