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So the latest news in the merger saga is that the chairman of the league has resigned.... http://nvfc.ca/upload/doc/BCCSLUpdatePOST.pdf

I just saw this on the North Van website. It explains how most clubsprobably feel about the new merger in a short time frame. http://nvfc.ca/upload/doc/BCCSL_Sept_15_Message.pdf

North Van FC has it posted on it's website. Also An email went out today to managers and coaches of U13-U18 teams metioning that the schedule is taking longer than planned due to growing pains with the new merger. In house schedules are also being made for games to be played this weekend and...

I've heard the schedules won't be out until late this week. Should give a whole day or two to plan our weekends..

Same thing every year. Eleventh hour. The anticipation is killing me..lol

I too think the rules should change. Open up and see what happens. Let the best rise to the top. Let the chips fall where they may. The argument from those involved in BC Soccer is always that academies are just in it for the money. Of course they need to make money to paid for coaches etc...

Gold 2 is lower than Gold 1. It is higher that Silver 1. It does seem a bit redundant under the new format if it will indeed exist.

I know the Whitecaps selected 9 from the Mountain U14's alone in July.

The district registrars have an ID card for everyone registered. They would have a record/data on all so a Silver to Gold, Gold to Metro etc. Is no problem. I think 'out of district' players can only move if they did not register in thier district first I think.

BCSPL is considered a higher level of play than Metro so the same rule applies for the U15 player. They would not be able to 'permit down'. It would be hard for a BCSPL registered player to get away with playing a Metro game if ID cards are checked by referees before games. Which is standard...

I know MSL wanted to have a maximum of 12 teams I believe. A few clubs were originally denied by MSL but appealled directly to BC Soccer and got in from what I heard through the grapevine. The bottom teams after the U13 season as I understand it will not be included in U14 MSL for next season...

Player ID's have all been made for district 4. Not sure I'd feel comfortable if the othe team showed up without them 7 weeks into the season as well. Referees are generally instructed not to allow the game to proceed. I think this is a world wide Fifa rule if I'm not mistsken. I'm here to be...

I watched my son's U13 Metro team (North Van) tie Richmond 1-1. Lots of rain and strong winds. Lots of parents umbrellas being blown backwards. My son scored a nice header. Unfortunately on his on goal. He said later that the wind pushed the ball away from him. Tough luck. It was nasty but both...

I heard that the U15 Richmond metro team did not have all their ID cards for their sole win. Makes one wonder if the metro fees were actually paid by those that left if that's the case. Much easier to leave if you had not paid your $750+ fee.

I enrolled my son in the Faly Academy at the end of U11 when he played Silver. I put him in the semi-private class. I was skeptacle as it was in a gym. The wall was divided in the gym with 6 kids on each side training with a coach. My son was in the 2nd tier group with some boys the same age and...

CanadianSpur That is good news. I hope it actually happens!

That looks good TKBC. A common sense approach seems logical but in reality beaurocracy seems to slow down the changes needed in a quicker time frame. Hopefully Jason Devos will have some input. I like what I've heard him say in the past with ideas for grass roots soccer. You don't need to...

Total-Base Thanks for clarifiying. I agree 100% with what you are saying. Metro should become the highest level of the club system. Call it Div 1/Gold etc. HPL could have reserve teams or BCPL div 2 etc. That way fewer kids would have to be 'cut'. Simply drop a player to the reserve team and...

Total-Base Can you please elaborate on your comments below? {Mega clubs really do not do much for soccer. Way more kids fall through the cracks. Clubs like North shore have 10 teams in bronze level to win at all cost. What does that do in developing players in general?} I've coached my son's...