Here are the districts and their reps.
Alouette District Youth Soccer Association - Mario Santos
Burnaby District Youth Soccer Association - John Berry
Delta Youth Soccer Association - Jim Mackie
Fraser Valley Youth Soccer Association - Mike Thomson
North Shore Youth Soccer Association - Dave...
Happy to provide an update for everyone.
The first board meeting was held on January 26th. At the meeting there was some excellent discussion around how leagues and spring soccer should operate, etc... The big take aways were:
A league Chair was appointed
Those districts present unanimously...
I think you're perhaps misunderstanding our role. While it would be a great option to do this through the private sector, the governance model in BC does not allow it. We are preparing everything and the "board" will submit the sanctioning. The relationship his between the districts and BC...
Thanks for the well wishes. The reality is we are simply facilitating and doing the heavy lifting. The success will come from those involved and their commitment to making it a good place for teams to play. If something "better" comes up, that's absolutely fine. Let's challenge and evolve the...
Additionally, teams will be formed similarly to the fall. Teams need registered players, ID Cards (for older groups), permits to play on a different team, etc...
It's a lot of work for a short season, but the integrity of this league will be measured on being organized, compliant, and with the...
A lot of good discussion here. I make a point of staying off boards/chats LOL, but for clarity, I'll be happy to use this forum to answer questions.
This league is being started out of need. There is a lack of sanctioned soccer for kids to just "play". It's not being set up with anything...
For those who are interested, here is some clarity about the Cascadia League, so that we can all avoid speculating.
There is a void of sanctioned soccer in spring, but demand for opportunities is increasing
There has been discussion by districts to create a league, but it hadn't happened to...