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New Venue! Expanded Offerings!
FOR COACHES, OFFICIALS AND
ADMINISTRATORS
MARCH 21-22
Manulife Financial Sportsplex & Healthy Living
Centre at RIM Park, Waterloo
FOR COACHES, OFFICIALS AND CLUB ADMINISTRATORS
 Expanded
 Coach
curriculum :
Development
 Officials
 Club
Development
Development
 Grassroots
Development
 Futsal
 International
Speakers
 Register
& Canadian Guest
early for a discounted rate!
Register by March 12, 2015
ontariosoccer.net/socdev2015
FOR COACHES, OFFICIALS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Manulife Financial Sportsplex & Healthy Living Centre at RIM Park, Waterloo, Ontario
Coaching Module
Officials Module
Club Development
Module
All Attendees
Name
Date
Start Time
End Time
Room
Description
DAY 1: Saturday, March 21st, 2015
WISER - What WISER can do
for you
3/21/2015
9:00am
9:15am
Room 104
WISER - Balancing life and
refereeing
3/21/2015
9:15am
9:45am
Room 104
WISER - Dealing with abuse,
dissent and disrespect – on
and off the field
3/21/2015
9:45am
11:50am
Room 104
Dealing with coaches and
spectators
3/21/2015
9:00am
10:30am
Room TBA
Offside
3/21/2015
9:00am
10:30am
Room 209 +
Field
Foul Recognition and
Signals & Role of the A/R
3/21/2015
10:40am
12:00pm
Room TBA
Foul Recognition and
Signals
3/21/2015
10:40am
12:00pm
Room 209 +
Field
Learning Facilitator
Workshop
Female Mentorship
Workshop
Grassroots Soccer……..The
future, today!
3/21/2015
8:30am
9:00am
Room 207
3/21/2015
8:30am
9:00am
Room 208
3/21/2015
9:15am
10:30am
Room 203
A brief explanation on what the WISER Program
offers to female match officials, assessors,
instructors and other valued stakeholders. Includes
contact information, networking and general
discussion.
Refereeing does not have to stop if you go to
school, get a job, move, have children, and get
married. Helpful hints for you around Life/Referee
Balance and the support structure that exists
across the province.
Leaders will discuss:
- Support network
- Players - verbal warning, cautions, red cards
- Writing reports - clarity, detail, witnesses
- And more!
Leaders will discuss:
- Support network
- Players - verbal warning, cautions, red cards
- Writing reports - clarity, detail, witnesses
- And more!
FIFA education, led by National and Provincial
Instructors, with a practical component with Joe
Fletcher and Peter Pendli.
Want your game to improve? How to recognize
fouls, and the
Appropriate sanctions.
- Selling your signals.
- Looking the part of the confident match official.
- Role of the 4th official
FIFA education, led by National and Provincial
Instructors, with a practical component.
- Want your game to improve? How to recognize
fouls, and the appropriate sanctions.
- Selling your signals.
- Looking the part of the confident match official.
This informative presentation will explain why the
need for grassroots soccer, in Ontario, to go
FIFA 11+
3/21/2015
9:15am
10:30am
Skylark Room
Guest Speaker – Dr. Colin
Higgs
3/21/2015
9:15am
10:30am
Room 202
Social Media and Web
Safety – Guest Speaker:
Shannon Kelly
3/21/2015
9:15am
10:30am
Regal Room
Creating the comfortable,
confident young player.
3/21/2015
10:45am
12:00pm
Room 203
Futsal
3/21/2015
10:45am
12:00pm
Room TBA
Guest Speaker – Vanessa
Martinez Lagunas
3/21/2015
10:45am
12:00pm
Room 202
through the many changes that have been made
recently. Explaining the rationale behind the many
improvements that have been made will allow
participants to be in a better place to better
understand and explain to others. Items such as
open rosters, soccer for all, inclusion not exclusion
etc. will be explained. All attendees will leave with
a resource that explains the many components of
grassroots soccer in Ontario
The "FIFA 11+" is a complete warm-up programme
to reduce injuries among male and female football
players aged 14 years and older. Developed by an
international group of experts its effectiveness has
been proven in a scientific study. Teams that
performed the "FIFA 11+" at least twice a week
had 30-50% fewer injured players. This session will
address the theory and research behind the
program.
Is talent born or made? What do we really know
about talent identification. Dr. Colin Higgs'
presentation will look at the current state of
knowledge about talent identification and will
contrast it with the concept of talent development,
as well as describing how this information can be
used in program design and implementation.
Shannon Kelly is the Manager of Public Relations
and Special Events at Canada's Wonderland. She
leads the media, social media, and events efforts
for the largest amusement park in Canada, with a
Facebook following of almost 800,000. Shannon
also teaches an Introduction to Social Media
course part-time at Humber College, and is on the
Board of Directors for Dancers for Cancer,
managing Media and Marketing. Shannon is the
former Social Media Manager at the Toronto Real
Estate Board where she led the digital
and social media efforts for 40,000 TREB members.
A growing number of Clubs are reporting concerns
over how to manage social media use within their
Club from player bullying to appropriate online
postings and blogs. This session will outline current
trends in web use, social media policy
recommendations and appropriate Club practices.
This exciting technical presentation will focus on
the improvements that have been made in the
game both the competition model and in the
practice environment that will allow our young
developing players to be more confident and
comfortable in possession of the soccer ball. The
retreat line will be discussed explaining the many
benefits that this development tool brings to the
young players. Attendees will also be issued with a
copy of the provincial curriculum that will allow
them to use these techniques.
Luis Fernando Paes de Barros a youth coach at
Basileirao side, Santos FC. He will give an
introduction to Futsal and why it has been so
instrumental in the development of so many great
Brazilian footballers.
Vanessa Martinez Lagunas will provide coaches
with a general overview of important physical,
technical, tactical and psychological considerations
FIFA 11+ Part 2
3/21/2015
10:45am
12:00pm
Gymnasium
Creating a Safe Club
Environment
3/21/2015
10:45am
12:00pm
Regal Room
Saturday Lunch
WISER - Foul Recognition
and Signals
3/21/2015
3/21/2015
12:00pm
12:45pm
1:00pm
1:50pm
Forbes Room
Room 104
Body Language and
Communication Skills
3/21/2015
12:45pm
2:00pm
Room TBA
3/21/2015
1:00pm
2:30pm
Room 209 +
Field
TD / CHC Workshop
3/21/2015
1:00pm
2:30pm
Forbes Room
Futsal
3/21/2015
1:00pm
2:30pm
Gymnasium
Accessible Clubs
3/21/2015
1:00pm
2:30pm
Regal Room
WISER - Body Language &
Communication Skills
3/21/2015
1:00pm
4:50pm
Room 104
Pre-Game and Post-Game.
Unsanctioned Events
information Balancing Life
and Refereeing Open
Forum
3/21/2015
2:10pm
3:33pm
Room TBA
Role of the A/R and 4
Official
th
that they need to take into account in order to
coach female soccer players more effectively.
FIFA 11+ should be performed, as a standard
warm-up, at the start of each training session at
least twice a week and takes around 20 minutes to
complete. Prior to matches, only the running
exercises (parts 1 and 3) should be performed and
this session will focus on the practical delivery of
each technique.
A Club should make Risk Management a part of its
culture, led by Board decision making and policy
development and delivered by Coaches and
Volunteers in the field. This session will provide
practical tools to achieve a safe and positive Club
environment for the long term.
Want your game to improve? How to recognize
fouls, and the appropriate sanctions.
Selling your signals.
Looking the part of the confident match official.
- How not to inflame a situation
- What does your body language say about you?
- Using positive body language
- Positive verbal communication
- Group work
- Video tape of self-analysis
- Video tape self-analysis
- Selling the signal
- 'wait a heartbeat'
- Be right and slow, rather than fast and wrong
- Correct signals
- AR and foul recognition
- Role of the 4th official
The OSA's Mark Marshall Manager of Coaching,
Bobby Lennox Manager of Player Development,
and Mirco Schroff Technical Director will give
updates from each of their respective
departments.
Luis Fernando Paes de Barros, a youth coach at
Basileirao side Santos FC, will present on the
benefits of using Futsal as a development tool
within Youth clubs.
A growing number of Clubs in Ontario are
providing fantastic playing opportunities for
athletes with a disability. This session will hear
from their first hand experiences of establishing a
successful program and the great tips to help you
do the same.
- How not to inflame a situation
- What does your body language say about you?
- Using positive body language
- Positive verbal communication
- Group work
- Video tape of self-analysis
Pre and Post Game procedures and rituals;
Refereeing does not have to stop if you go to
school, get a job, move, get married; Helpful hints
for you around Life/Referee Balance and the
support structure that exists across the province;
How do you use all these new skills in your
officiating and personal life? Your officials skills can
help you in everyday situations.
Fitness Training and Injury
Prevention
Career Path for all Match
Officials
3/21/2015
2:30pm
4:00pm
Field
GET DESCRIPTION
3/21/2015
2:40pm
4:00pm
Room 209
Guest Speaker – Hope
Powell
3/21/2015
2:45pm
4:30pm
Room 207
Concussion Workshop
3/21/2015
2:45pm
4:30pm
Room 208
Panel Discussion
3/21/2015
2:45pm
4:30pm
Skylark Room
Club Development –
Strategic Plan. Guest
Speaker – Paul Varian
3/21/2015
2:45pm
4:30pm
Regal Room
Guest Speakers
3/21/2015
4:45pm
6:15pm
Forbes Room
Social and Guest Panel
3/21/2015
8:00pm
12:00am
Crowne Plaza
Hotel
- Pyramid of play
- New grading system
- Assessment program
- Mentoring program
- Coaching program
- Game logs
- How many games should I do?
- Knowing your assignors
- Availability
- Managing your career
Hope Powell will discuss how countries Like
Germany, France, England, some of the Africa
Countries and teams from Asia have developed
their players to complete at the highest level.
This session will be led by concussion professionals
with Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
and provide an insight into the causes of
concussions, current research and the details of
base line testing including its uses and relevance to
the youth athlete.
The OSA's Mark Marshall, Bobby Lennox, and
Mirco Schroff. Are available to discuss and debate
any soccer related topics in Ontario
This session will provide attendees with a clear
understanding of the Strategic Planning process
from consensus building to Operational Plans. As
the OSA continues to work closer than ever before
to align its own plan with that of the national body
this session will enable Clubs to consider their role
in a stronger national system.
Joe Fletcher speaks about The World Cup
Experience
Carol Anne Chenard speaks about Refereeing the
U20 Final at home
Networking reception at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,
featuring a panel discussion with the key speakers.
The Panel Discussion will start at 8:30pm and
conclude at 10:00pm and will discuss soccer topics
that relate to Ontario.
DAY 2: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015
Guest Speaker John
O’Sullivan
3/22/2015
9:00am
9:30am
Forbes Room
WISER - Mentors Training
Program
3/22/2015
9:45am
12:00pm
Room 104
Guest Speaker.
John O'Sullivan is the author of the international
bestseller Changing the Game: The Parent's Guide
to Raising Happy, High-Performing Athletes and
Giving Youth Sports Back to our Kids, as well as the
Founder of the Changing the Game Projects. He
speaks around the world to youth organizations
and schools about creating a player-centred
environment in youth sports and has presented for
organizations such as TEDx Bend Oregon, the
National Soccer Coaches Associations of America
and the IMG Academy. He holds a USSF A License,
a USYS National Youth License and an NSCAA
Advanced National Diploma.
Learn about the new OSA Mentorship Program,
Learn from Orillia & District SC about their
mentorship program, & hear directly from national
Decision Making Under
Pressure
3/22/2015
9:45am
12:00pm
Room 202
The Beep Test
3/22/2015
9:45am
12:00pm
Gymnasium
CHR Information
3/22/2015
9:45am
12:00pm
Room 208
Breakout Session #1
3/22/2015
9:45am
12:15pm
Field
John O’Sullivan– U13 Boys,
referees about the effectiveness of coaching and
mentorship.
The ability to perform well under pressure and
stress conditions is one of the best skills we can
develop. Those individuals who excel under these
conditions often report that it gives them an
advantage over those who crumble in heated
conditions.
Whether you are coordinating or training for a
Beep Test - this is everything you need to know.
(Bring your running gear for practical session).
Review of the CHR Manual and Job Description,
Showing a clear Club Career Path, Working with
Club Referees, Tools and Resources, & Working
with your DRC
Topic 1 9:45 - 11:00 am
John O'Sullivan is the author of the international
bestseller Changing the Game: The Parent's Guide
to Raising Happy, High-Performing Athletes and
Giving Youth Sports Back to our Kids, as well as the
Founder of the Changing the Game Projects. He
speaks around the world to youth organizations
and schools about creating a player-centred
environment in youth sports and has presented for
organizations such as TEDx Bend Oregon, the
National Soccer Coaches Associations of America
and the IMG Academy.
Hope Powell – U11 Boys,
Defending Technical
Session Moving into a Small
Sided Game
Topic 2 11:00 - 12:15 pm
Hope Powell is an English former international
footballer who was the coach of the England
women's national football team and the Great
Britain women's Olympic football team until
August 2013. The English Football Association (FA)
appointed Powell as England's first-ever full-time
national coach in 1998. She implemented central
contracts for her players that ensured they could
focus on full-time training and playing, without
having to fit it around full-time employment. She
led the team at the 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013
editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.
After failing to qualify in 2003, she guided England
to the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women's World
Cup in 2007 and 2011.
Lunch
WISER - Referee Scouting
Training Workshop
3/22/15
3/22/2015
12:15
1:30pm
1:15pm
4:00pm
Forbes Room
Room 104
Pre and Post Report
Writing, Assault Reporting,
Communication
3/22/2015
1:30pm
4:00pm
Room 209
CHR Education
3/22/2015
1:30pm
4:00pm
Room 207
Breakout Session #2
3/22/2015
1:15pm
3:45pm
Field
Are you interested in becoming a trained OSA
District Scout? Learn more about the new OSA
Scouting Program.
The importance of report writing, How to prepare
for discipline hearings, How to report referee
assault, Pre and Post game reports/meetings, &
What communication and administration skills do
you require?
What education should clubs be giving to officials?
Who should be providing the education? Where is
the material coming from? Receive tools and
resources that will assist you in your role as Club
Head Referee.
Topic 1: 1:15 - 2:30 pm – Vanessa MartinezLagunas: Working with the U14 & U15 Female
Players. Topic, Special Considerations to Effectively
Coach Female Soccer Players.
Topic 2: 2:30 - 3:45 pm - Hope Powell: Working
with U16 & U17 Girls players. Topic, Coaching
Transitional Moments into Goal Scoring
Opportunities.
Closing Speech
3/22/2015
3:45pm
4:00pm
Guest Speakers Include:
Hope Powell
Hope Powell is an English former international footballer who was the coach of the England women's national
football team and the Great Britain women's Olympic football team until August 2013. The English Football
Association (FA) appointed Powell as England's first-ever full-time national coach in 1998. She led the team at
the 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. After failing to qualify in 2003,
she guided England to the quarter-finals of the FIFA
Dr. Colin Higgs
Dr. Colin Higgs is Professor Emeritus in the School of Human Kinetics at Memorial University of Newfoundland,
and member of the Canadian Sport for Life Leadership Team. Dr. Higgs works extensively in developing
countries and has published and presented widely on Long-Term Athlete Development, sport bio mechanics,
and social development through sport. His research interests include bio mechanics of sport for persons with a
disability, theory of classification systems in disability sport and the use of sport as a tool in international
development.
Vanessa
Martinez Lagunas
Vanessa Martínez Lagunas, who is a FIFA Women’s Soccer Instructor, UEFA/DFB Pro License and NSCAA
Premier Diploma holder and former player of the Mexico WNT has previously confirmed her attendance. She
has coaching experience at several levels of the game in Germany, Mexico and the United States in addition
to being a featured clinician at the 2012/13 NSCAA Conventions. She is the current Head Coach at the
University of Manitoba and is only one of 30 Female Pro License holders in the world
Joe Fletcher
In 2007, Joe was placed on the FIFA list of International Officials. Joe’s refereeing experiences include the FIFA
Under 20 tournament in Colombia, the 2012 Olympics Games in London, the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup in
Morocco, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, as well as numerous other matches around North/Central
America and the Caribbean.
Carol Anne Chenard
Carol Anne Chenard has been an international referee since 2006. She was one of just 16 referees selected for
the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. In addition, Chenard is one of only three Canadian women to be on the
list of FIFA international referees for women's soccer matches. She received her international referee
certification in 2006 and has featured in numerous matches across North America and the world.
John O'Sullivan
John O'Sullivan is the author of the international bestseller Changing the Game: The Parent's Guide to Raising
Happy, High-Performing Athletes and Giving Youth Sports Back to our Kids, as well as the Founder of the
Changing the Game Projects. He speaks around the world to youth organizations and schools about creating a
player-centred environment in youth sports and has presented for organizations such as TEDx Bend Oregon,
the National Soccer Coaches Associations of America and the IMG Academy. He holds a USSF A License, a USYS
National Youth License and an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.
Luis Fernando Paes De Barros
Luis Fernando Paes De Barros is a youth coach at Brazilian club Santos FC. He joined the club in 2013 from
A.D.Sao Caetano, where he was the club’s head Strength and conditioning coach. De Barros, who has a
master’s in Physical Education from the University of Sao Paulo, has also previously worked in Futsal with roles
as head coach at clubs in Brazil, Japan and Qatar. He has also lectured on football and Futsal courses, as well as
sports science programs in many universities around the world. He recently presented at the English FA
Coaching Conference in December 2014.