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Alberta Soccer Association

Return to Play Memo – Reminders

May 28th, 2021

Email to U17 Paid Players

Letter to U17 Boys May 28 Update

May 27th, 2021

EMSAmain U13-U19 

Tentative Start Date July 5th – tentative regular season play, based on Alberta Government Stage 2

*Club and Community Teams can expect to play into the first week of September.

Due to the late start of the season, the playing days, click here, are not guaranteed.  Your team may end up playing on any day of the week (including weekends) due to time constraints, ref and field availability.   You also may have to play more times per week than what is listed.  Schedules will be released on the EMSA website on Friday, June 25 by 5 pm.

* Games can start as early as 6 pm during the weekdays and 9 am on weekends.

May 18th, 2021 EMSAwest

Newsletter

Email to U4- U11 Unpaid Registered Players

email U4-U11 Community Soccer Season Update 2021 May 18 (unpaid registrations)

May 17th, 2021 EMSAwest

Email to U13 – U17 Unpaid Registered Players

email 2021 Soccer Season Update U13-U17 May 17 (unpaid registrations)

May 12th, 2021 EMSAwest

Email to Paid registered players:

Update from EMSAwest to Paid Registrations May 12th, 2021

May 7th, 2021 Alberta Soccer Association 

There will be no sanctioned soccer activity from 11:59 PM on May 9 until, at minimum, May 25 for all members living in the “High Case Regions”
For full details please click here.

May 5th, 20021 – EMSAmain – Delayed Season Start Date JUNE 15th, 2021 (tentative)

May 1, 2021Alberta Soccer 8 & 2 – YOUTH – Return to Train Guidelines (Effective May 1, 2021)

Delayed start:

U13-U19 Training only June 1, 2021 EMSAmain

U4-U11 Training only Tentative date June 1, 20021

An email to all registered players will be sent out by May 15th, advising what EMSAwest anticipates the U4-U11 program to look like based on current restrictions in place AHS and G of A. If you choose to participate instruction in the email will advise how to proceed.

Anyone requesting a refund less ($10 Adm. fee)  has until May 16th to request. Please email accounts@ewzsa.com.

 

April 2021

CURRENT PROGRAM APRIL 2021– ALBERTA SOCCER 8 & 2 RETURN TO TRAIN GUIDELINES (INDOOR – OUTDOOR VERSION)

Delayed start: Emsamain June 1st, 2021 (applies to U13 – U19)

APRIL 15TH:  NEWSLETTER SENT TO ALL PLAYERS REGISTERED AS OF APRIL 14TH/21, CLICK HERE  – DELAYED START DATE

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PLAYING PLEASE REGISTER, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL REGARDING THE REVISED PROGRAM, PAYMENT AND START DATE BY MAY 15TH, 2021.

We are currently not taking payment until we know what program we will be able to offer in June.

March 2021

INDOOR SOCCER – WEST ZONE SEASON HAS BEEN CANCELLED
UPDATE MARCH 3, 2021 – EMAIL TO PARENTS WILL BE SENT BY MIDNIGHT 3/3/21 REGARDING REFUNDS.

Nov 2020 through Jan 2021

January 29, 2021 – Update from Alberta Soccer Association

Subject: Pandemic Response Announcement

Good evening Alberta Soccer Membership,

I know everyone was disappointed to hear that traditional club sports would not be included in the next phase of openings on February 8th. The details in the link below outline that one on one sport training will be allowed to resume in step 1, along with school based sport. This leaves the majority of Alberta Soccer membership waiting on step 2.

In Step 2 they will be considering “Further easing of indoor fitness and children’s sport and performance” and Step 3 they will consider “Adult team sports”.

https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx#Step1

Alberta Soccer will be providing guidance early next week on how one on one training can work within soccer but we understand that only presents a very limited opportunity for our soccer population.

We have no guarantee of a return to training or competition in step 2 or step 3 for soccer but it does give us a target to be ready to implement programming.

We continue to push through our contacts within government of the impact of the restrictions, especially given our demonstration in the summer and fall of how we made soccer safe. Below my signature you will see an invite to a government town hall that will be hosted next week. Please take the time to sign-up and distribute the link to other soccer organizations.

Have a good and safe weekend.

Richard Adams

JANUARY 8, 2021 – EMSA SOCCER ACTIVITIES SUSPENSION HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 21ST, 2021

Good Morning EMSA Members,

Yesterday the Government of Alberta decided to extend the mandatory restrictions provincewide until January 21, 2021. This decision was required in order to limit the current raise in Covid-19 cases across Alberta.

All the information can be found here: https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx

Health officials are monitoring the situation and will adjust measures if required.

EMSA is strongly recommending all its members to closely adhere to the current restrictions to lower the number of Covid-19 cases and allow for a quicker return to normal activities.

EMSA IS EXTENDING THE SUSPENSION OF ALL ORGANIZED SOCCER ACTIVITIES UNTIL JANUARY 21, 2021.

EMSA and our facility partners made a commitment to do everything possible to complete this 2020-2021 Indoor Season once the restrictions are lifted.

EMSA’s goal is to give our teams as many games as possible for the remainder of the Indoor Season. EMSA scheduling team is working on updating the schedules for the remainder of the season and will be ready to post them as soon as the AHS will allow us to play.

EMSA plans to complete the 2020-2021 Indoor Season through February, march and first week in April. Should the current Covid-19 restrictions prevent us from completing all our games by April 11th, 2021, EMSA Board will decide a pro-rated refund policy.

Note that the EMSA Main website www.emsamain.com is constantly updated, please use it as a source of information for players, families, and Team Officials.

Thank you and Best Wishes!

Dec. 9th, 2020 News From EMSA:

Good Afternoon EMSA Members,

As expected, in light of the continuing increase in Covid19 spread, the Government of Alberta decided, on December 8, 2020,  to implement stronger public health measures.

Full information here: https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx

The new restriction effectively shut down all sport and recreation province-wide until at least January 12, 2021.

As a result of these measures, EMSA is effectively suspending all organized soccer activities until January 12, 2021.

EMSA is encouraging all young soccer players in our program to do their best to stay active during these next 4 weeks and will work with the coaching staff to help them provide virtual training and support for their teams during this period.

EMSA and our facility partners made a commitment to do everything possible to complete this 2020-2021 Indoor Season once the restrictions are lifted.

EMSA’s scheduling team is working on re-arranging the new January-to-April Schedule in order to give our teams as many games as possible for the remainder of the Indoor Season.

We trust that the new Government of Alberta restrictions, coupled with recent vaccine development will allow all of us to resume a much normal activity come 2021.

In the meantime, stay safe, take care of each other and try to enjoy this Modified Christmas Season.

EMSA

Nov. 25, 2020

The Government of Alberta declared a health state of emergency, effective Friday, November 27th, to help slow the spread of Covid-19 and protect our health system. The emergency will remain in effect for 3 weeks and then re-evaluated.

Soccer and all soccer activities are therefore suspended until further notice.

Applications, by groups and or organizations, for special dispensations can be forwarded to the Government of Alberta.

EMSA,  EDSA and Facilities are working together to apply for dispensation.  ASA will hopefully join our application.

EMSA has arranged with the Soccer Facilities to extend the Indoor program into April 2020.

Nov. 12, 2020

I am sure many of you will already be aware that the AHS has announced today to temporarily suspend all sports activities for the next two weeks. This means that starting tomorrow, Friday, November 13th, all EMSA league games will be cancelled through to and including November 27th.  Games will resume again on Saturday, November 28th. EMSAmain is hoping to add these cancelled games onto the end of the second round schedule.  Please be prepared to play in March.

Please see the COVID-19 update from Alberta Soccer.

Nov. 6th, 2020

Contract Tracing Update

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/topics/Page17199.aspx

October 26, 2020 Update:

Further, ASA clarified that the new 15 people limit only applies to uncontrolled/unstructured social gatherings and do not affect current soccer cohorts.

 

COVID – 19 UPDATE

COVID – 19 UPDATE

Oct. 9th, 2020

IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE

Alberta Soccer is aware of and supports the changes that Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced on October 8, 2020 and is currently reviewing our Return to Play documents.

Specifically, we would like to make all our members in the Edmonton Zone including the communities noted below aware of the following AHS change:

Starting October 8, all residents and visitors of Edmonton and surrounding communities should:

  • Keep your family and social gatherings small – no more than 15 people.
  • Wear a mask in all indoor work settings, except when alone in a workspace like an office or cubicle where you are safely distanced from others, or an appropriate barrier is in place.
  • Limit your cohorts to no more than 3: your core household, your school, and one other sport or social cohort.
  • Young children who attend child care could be part of 4 cohorts, given that child care settings have not been a high risk for spread.
  • Health officials are closely monitoring the Edmonton Zone. Additional measures may be recommended if needed.

COVID-19 Edmonton Zone Health Measures >>>

IMPACTED COMMUNITIES

  • Beaumont
  • Devon
  • Edmonton
  • Evansburg
  • Fort Saskatchewan
  • Gibbons
  • Leduc
  • Morinville
  • Sherwood Park
  • Spruce Grove
  • St. Albert
  • Stony Plain
  • Thorsby
  • Surrounding villages and businesses

Alberta Soccer takes these measures very seriously and would like to remind our members outside of the Edmonton Zone that although these measures are only currently applicable to the Edmonton Zone, things can and will change rapidly, so let’s all stay safe and follow the suggestions and rules put forward.

 


“from Alberta Soccer – https://albertasoccer.com/”

Dear Alberta Soccer Membership

As the governing body of soccer in Alberta the safety of players, coaches, referees and spectators is our utmost priority. In this regard the Alberta Soccer Risk Management Committee undertook a risk assessment relating to the impact of the COVID -19 outbreak on the upcoming Alberta Provincial Championships. The Committee recommended to the Alberta Soccer Board of Directors to postpone all remaining 2020 Indoor Provincial Championships.

 As a leader in Provincial sport, Alberta Soccer is motivated to assist Albertans to remain safe and healthy. By minimizing contact with infected individuals and/or surfaces we are supporting the Alberta Provincial Government’s endeavor to contain the spread of the virus within our cities and towns.

While we understand that this decision may be disappointing to many Alberta Soccer Members, we ultimately decided that the many uncontrollable factors considered pose too much of a risk to the health and safety of Alberta Soccer Stakeholders and all Albertans. Further details on the re-scheduling of the 2020 Alberta Soccer Indoor Provincial Championships will be shared with the Membership as soon as possible.

Kind Regards

The Alberta Soccer Board of Directors

Please Click Here to access the Alberta Health Services Website for further information.

Inclusive Youth Cross Training Program

Inclusive Youth Cross Training Program

Begins February 6, 2020

Inclusive speed development cross-training class for youth is back in 2020! Join an accessible and affordable cross training class for children and youth with and without disabilities.
The community inclusion class will run for a total of 1.5 hours. There will be two 45 minute sessions, the first 45 minute session will be geared towards athletes without a disability. The following 45 minutes will involve the athletes in the first group assisting ambulatory athletes with Autism and related impairments with completing a circuit training program.
When:
Feb 6, 13, 20, 27
Mar 5, 12, 19, 26
Thursdays Nights: 5:00-6:30pm
Where:
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
(Limited free street parking available north of hospital on 112th ave. Paid parking available on main lot)
Cost:
$50 for all sessions or $10 per session
New participants may try one session free!
Advance Registration Required
Group rates available for sports teams who would like to attend.
For individuals, please don’t let cost be a barrier – we always have subsidies available to ensure everyone can participate if they want. Please email edmonton@acpsa.ca for more information.
Trainer:
Luke Logan CSEP-CPT – NAIT, Mittology Hand Pad Trainer L2
Luke is a graduate of the NAIT Personal Fitness Trainer Program and a former amateur boxer. Currently he is training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and incorporates martial arts into his own and his client training whenever he can.
Reserve your spot:
Register at our Eventbrite page! Click here.
Thank you to everyone who came out to our last few pilot sessions! We had an entire team that came out to support. Can’t wait to grow this project even more!
STAY CONNECTED

Edmonton Sport Council – Request for Support

Please see below letter from Edmonton Sport Council

 

Good morning

Yesterday we distributed an Enews which identified that City Administration in the 2020 supplemental operating and capital budgets adjustment one of the recommendations to a achieve a zero percent property tax increase is to eliminate funding for the Edmonton Sport Council in 2021. Administration is also recommending other de-investments, including the closure of four community recreation facilities, which do not align with advancing the Live Active strategy.

If you believe in the Edmonton Sport Council’s work, I highly request that you consider expressing your opinion to City Council. Your options for this are identified within the attached file.

 

Many thanks,

Gary

 

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Slush Cup

Edmonton Slush Cup Largest Indoor Soccer Tournament

Tournament site CLICK HERE