CMFSC PresentationBritish Columbia Soccer Premier League

Introductions

Guiding Principles for HPL League

Supports CSA’s Player First Mentality Harmonizes all elite level programming Eliminates congestion and provides greater clarity for

all stakeholders Works in harmony with existing structures Drives improvements to all aspects of Elite level

soccer

Objectives of HPL

Makes a strong contribution to player development at the National Team level.

Provides an elevated level of competition for elite players in BC.

HPL becomes a dynamic new property for BC Soccer, its membership, and its strategic partners

Governance, Management, & Support of HPL

Will operate under BC Soccer as the provincial sport governing body.

Will be overseen by a High Performance League Board of Governors.

Will receive Management support from BC Soccer’s HPL Committee & designated Staff

Technical Objectives of HPL

Impact the daily environment of the player.....CRITICAL TO OVERALL IMPROVEMENT

Create an atmosphere which provides for a meaningful and sustainable competition format

Harmonize all elite level of programming in BC to alleviate congestions, provide clarity, recognized and sustainable player development program.

Talent identification Quality match environments Coaching development

Proposed HPL Technical Standards

Mandatory Coaching Certification (Age specific) Compliance of Recognized Technical Curriculum Establishment of Scouting Database (Coaches reports) Maximum Number of Matches Minimum Number of Training Sessions Minimum Play Standard and Substitution Policy Required Rest and Recovery Periods Minimum Squad Size Mandatory Player Testing Protocol Positional Specific Coaching (Goalkeeping)

HPL Proposed Synopsis

Age Groups : U13 through U16 & U18 Male & Female

Player Evaluations: Second two week of January and 1st week of February ***(there has been lots of discussion about moving this to November instead).

Pre-Season February start

Season Length (Comp. Phase 1) March 1st through July 1st

1st Transition: July through 1st week of August

2nd Pre-Season Last two weeks of August

Season Length (Comp. Phase 2) Last two weeks of August through to the 3rd week of November

2nd Transition: Mid-November through to Player Evals

Provincial Cup Date: July 1st

Total Matches Approximately 40

BC Soccer Provincial Teams Program

Age Groups Under 13 to Under 15

Player Evaluations Through HPL, PTP training and project phases, CSA NTC West Program and competition phases

Squad Sizes 18(including 2 keepers)

Composite of Player Extractions

1) Mid-Nov through Feb (10 weeks)2) Mid-March (7-10 days)3) Beginning of May (7-10 days)4) Beginning of June (7-10 days)5) July to beginning of August (4 weeks)

CSA – National Training Centre West

Age Groups U13 through U15

Player Selection CSA Staff Coaches & BC Soccer Staff Coaches responsibily

Composite of Program One session per week for a selected group of players (NO CONFLICT WITH LEAGUE PLAY)

Player Assessment & Selection Players may be added or released at any time within a program.

Programming Phase 1) 1st training phase begins in February 2) 2nd training phase beings in August

BC Soccer Premier League Clubs

1. Abbotsford Soccer Association 2. Burnaby/ North Shore3. Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club4. Lower Island Soccer Association/Upper Island

Soccer Association (Vancouver Island)5. South Fraser Soccer Club6. Surrey United Soccer Club7. Thompson Okanagan Football Club8. Vancouver/Richmond.

CMFSC BCSPL Plan

Coach Selection : Applications were due February 15th and Coaches will be finalized & announced at the latest, March 1st.

Evaluations will now be posted when the coach appointments are posted. They will begin at the beginning of April.

Website – we will have a dedicated section for HPL where we will continue to post new information. We will also post a handbook or Q & A for parents soon.

CMFSC Partners with the BCSPL

Current Regional Partners are Port Moody SC and Port Coquitlam FC who put their formal support behind our HPL application bid.

We will now be working with both clubs to establish a working relationship.

The hope is to start that we can collaborate on things such as player identification, player development, and coach development.

We want to be able to establish relationships with Tier 2 teams/coaches in both Port Moody and Port Coquitlam so that players can stay in their community clubs, but still have access and exposure to HPL.

What Does Year One Look Like?

CMFSC BCSPSL Evaluations – April 2011Mini Season – September to NovemberRe-evaluation Phase – possibly November?First Full Season

-February to July-September to November

Cost for BCSPL The Budget has not been set or approved yet, the budget will include fees to

cover:

League Registration Fee Travel Costs (2 trips to Island, 2 trips to Okanagan)

Club Administration Referee CostsWebsite Support Equipment Balls, cones, etc.BCPSL Technical Director Uniforms, training gear, tracksuits,

bag, etc. Coaching Costs Game Day Miscellaneous Costs

Cost for BCSPL cont... A Metro player was paying last season: $1140 for Y-League $495 for Metro Fees(this did not include the cost to travel to Florida $1600 and other

things such as track-suits and training equipment that they had to purchase separately as a Metro Player)

We are committed to working to keep the cost as low as we can, while still balancing offering a quality, competitive program.

Transition from the U12 Year

Current recommendation is:Evaluations would be in the

Spring(March/April) of their Under 12 Season.Each season compete in a mini season

September – November and then join the rest of the age groups for the full season February to November.

Under 18 Year For inaugural year will run from:

-September to November-February to July-Decisions for what the season from September to November 2012 will be made by the Board of Governors.

After Year one the traditional U18 season will run from February to July and then again decisions on the September to November season will be made.

Tier 2 to Tier 5

• Tier 2 – Metro Select League (MSL)• Tier 3 – Gold • Tier 4 – Silver• Tier 5 – Bronze

Tier 2 – MSL• Boys Selects League and Girls Metro League Merges• Team limits

Max 16 at U13Max 14 at U14Max 12 at U15-18

• Island & Okanagan will not be involved

These are recommended maximum teams numbers but the league will have flexibility if there is a strong age group.

There is also not a commitment to fielding the max unless it is appropriate.

They will have league rules out by mid march.

Tier 3 – Tier 5 (Gold-Bronze)

• Girls – continue to be run by BCCGSL• Boys – will be run by 4 District and 5 District• Gold(Tier 3) & Silver(Tier 4) – player selection • Bronze - House

Questions