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Congratulations! | Congratulations to all of the participants in the BC Provincial Championships. LISA is proud of all of our teams for reaching the tournament and wishes the U18 teams and players the best of luck as they "age out" of youth soccer and make their way into the VISL or LIWSA!
Pictured: Lakehill Reds U17 Girls 'B' Cup champions!
"We are thankful to our club and our fans for their continuous support without which we would never have made it this far! We now set our sights on next year and going to Chiliwack so that we can hopefully defend our title!" - Robert Kobenter, Team Manager
The rest of the Lower Island Teams results were: 'A' Cup (VIPL Teams): U14 Boys Juan de Fuca 4th place U14 Girls Saanich Fusion 3rd place
U15 Boys Saanich Fusion 1st place
U15 Girls Saanich Fusion 4th place
'B' Cup (Gold Teams):
U13 Boys Saanich Fusion 2nd place
U13 Girls Saanich Fusion 1st place
U14 Boys Gorge 5th place
U15 Boys Gorge 6th place
U16 Girls Prospect Lake 4th place
U17 Boys Juan de Fuca 6th place
U17 Girls Lakehill 1st place
U18 Boys Saanich Fusion 5th place
U18 Girls Saanich Fusion 2nd place |
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Changes for Silver and Bronze teams
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A LISA committee of club representatives proposed and the LISA board agreed to two changes to make Silver and Bronze more fair, fun and exciting:
CHANGE #1 - SEEDING PHASE
In the past teams have self-declared as silver or bronze teams, often resulting in unbalanced leagues. Instead, teams that are not VIPL or gold will go into a "seeding phase" to determine what level they will be.
The seeding phase for these teams will begin on September 7/8th and will play 5 weeks of games. After the five weeks teams will be split into silver and bronze based on the results and input from technical directors. LISA expects this will result in more balanced leagues and better competition for all.
CHANGE #2 - ADDING A LISA CUP
A new cup (LISA Cup) will be introduced this season to give silver and bronze teams more exciting and meaningful games during the year.
Silver and bronze District Cup will continue and, in addition, all bronze and silver teams will be entered for a chance to win the LISA Cup. The first round will begin after the seeding phase and continue throughout the year. Anyone can win! More details to come in August.
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Play: Easy, inexpensive, and incredibly beneficial
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Is your child playing enough?
What exactly is "play", and is one type of play better than others?
Why is play so important anyways?
Learn the answers to these questions HERE.
For an interesting exposition on the topic of play, check out Stuart Brown's TED Talks commentary (~30 minutes). |
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Upcoming coaching courses and a FREE limited time only learning module!
| The Coaching Association of Canada is offering a free online concussion awareness training module for a limited time only. Take advantage of this free professional development offer here.
Upcoming coaching courses (free for all LISA coaches! Just enter the code in red on BC Soccer's website):
Active Start - Hosted by Lakehill at Reynolds Park October 6th 9:30-1:30pm
Code - LISAAS1013A October 20th 9:30-1:30pm
Code - LISAAS1013B FUNdamentals - Hosted by Prospect Lake at Glanford Park Sept 15th 9:30-4:30pm
Code - LISAFUN0915 October 13th 9:30-4:30pm
Code - LISAFUN1013A October 27th 9:30-4:30pm
Code - LISAFUN1013B December 1st 9:30-4:30pm
Code - LISAFUN1213 Learn to Train November 17th and 24th 9:30-4:30pm
Hosted by Prospect Lake at Glanford Park
Code - LISAL2T1113 December 8 and 15th 9:30-4:30pm
Hosted by Salt Spring United
Code - LISAL2T1213 Soccer for Life September 22 and 29 9:30-4:30pm
Hosted by Cowichan Valley Youth Soccer Sherman Road
Code - LISAS4L0913 November 3rd and 10th 9:30-4:30pm
Hosted by Lakehill Soccer Association at Reynolds Park
Code - LISAS4L1113 B Provincial (fee not covered by LISA) B Provincial course in Victoria
Peninsula's Blue Heron field from August 23rd to 25th and Pacific Institute For Sports Excellence (PISE) September 7th and 8th |
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Traveling Out of Province?
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There are some important things to consider when traveling out of B.C. Make sure you and your team are up to date!
- The BC Soccer Application to Travel out of Province must be completed and the sooner the better, as its associated fee escalates the closer you get to the tournament date. The fee is $75 if BC Soccer receives the form 30 days or more prior to departure date; $100 if received within 29 days prior to departure date; and $150 if received less than 48 hours prior to departure.
- The above form must have the team's players, coaches and managers signed off by LISA prior to submitting to BC Soccer.
IMPORTANT IF GOING STATE-SIDE: the age cutoff date in the U.S. is July 31, as opposed to the December 31 cutoff dates in Canada. This means if you are born on August 1, 2000, you play U13, but if you are born July 31, 2000, you play U14. See their cutoff dates here. |
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Attending or hosting a tournament within BC?
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If your team is attending a tournament within BC, make sure it is a BC Soccer sanctioned event, which are all listed here.
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First Coaches Meeting and Warm Up Exercises Courtesy of RebalanceMD
|  The first coaches meeting of 2013-2014 will be September 6th at 7pm, hosted at RebalanceMD in uptown.
Doing a proper warm up prior to exercising is widely recognized as an integral component to injury prevention and a great way to improve performance.
What exactly is a "proper" warm up, though?
Our sponsors at RebalanceMD have provided a great set of warm-up drills for you to run. Check them out here.
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Highlanders Western Conference Playoffs and SPECIAL OFFERS for 2014 Tickets!
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Your Victoria Highlanders have booked their place in the Western Conference Playoffs! The tournament will be hosted in Ventura, California, by the Ventura County Fusion.
The Highlanders will face the host club on Saturday, July 27th at 5pm in the first semi-final of the tournament. If the boys in black win, then they will play in the Western Conference final on Sunday, July 28 at 5pm. Follow @HighlandersFC for live updates of the match.
The Highlanders are now offering immediate renewal/new purchase specials for the 2014 season.
The key dates and prices for 2014 season ticket purchases are as follows:
Up to July 30: $50 (+GST)
Up to November 30: $65 (+GST)
After November 30: $80 (+GST)
Call the Highlanders office at 250 590 VHFC to purchase today, or head here.
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New Facebook page!
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LISA has taken the plunge into the world of Facebook! Be sure to 'like' our page to stay up to date with soccer in the lower island, including news, pictures, videos, and much more. Find the link below:
Our awesome Facebook page!
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Who's on your team?
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Alex Pollock
LISA Intern
Alex is LISA's new intern, working in the office during the week and as Game Day Manager on weekends for many of the Vancouver Island Wave home games.
Alex grew up in West Vancouver but moved to Victoria in 2007 to pursue his education at UVic, where he is currently studying Recreation and Health Education.
Some of his hobbies/interests include tennis, surfing, rugby, exercising, reading, and hiking. While he also loves soccer, his lack of skill in this sport leave him destined for the bleachers, and can be nicely summarized by this poor guy's shot.
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| Free Practice Plan | |
This month's practice plan comes from the ACTIVE START Coaching Certification Course.
Put it to good use!
Practice Plan #4
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FIFA Laws of the Game
Tech Support
Offside Positioning
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A player is in an offside position if:
he/she is nearer to their opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent
Note: it is not an offence to be in an offside position, unless the conditions below are present
An offence occurs when the player in an offside position has: - interfered with play (playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a team-mate) or - interfered with an opponent (preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent's line of vision or movements or making a gesture or movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent or - gained an advantage by being in that position (playing a ball that rebounds to him/her off a goalpost or the crossbar after having been in an offside position or playing a ball that rebounds to him/her off an opponent after having been in an offside position
A player is not in an offside position if:
- he/she is in his/her own half of the field of play or - he/she is level with the second-last opponent or - he/she is level with the last two opponents |
YOU MAKE THE CALL!
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When an indirect free kick is directly kicked into the defending team's goal, what is the correct call?
What about when an indirect free kick is kicked directly into the team's own goal (besides the kicker getting benched)?! |
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ACS
(Acronyms Cheat Sheet)
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There are many acronyms in the world of Lower Island Soccer. Here is a cheat sheet to help you along the way:
- LISA: Lower Island Soccer Association (that one should be easy!)
- UISA: Upper Island Soccer Association
- VISL: Vancouver Island Soccer League
- LIWSA: Lower Island Women's Soccer Association
- BCSA: old acronym for BC Soccer Association, now formally known as BC Soccer
- CSA: Canadian Soccer Association
- VIPL: Vancouver Island Premier League
- BCSPL: British Columbia Soccer Premier League
- HPL: BCSPL was once called HPL, which stood for High Performance League
- VI Wave: Vancouver Island Wave, who play in the BCSPL
- KHD: Karen Hood-Deshon, LISA's executive director
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The Correct Call
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If kicked directly into the opponent's goal, a goal kick is awarded.
If kicked directly into own team's goal, a corner kick is awarded to the opposing team. |
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Did you know that BC Soccer also has a newsletter that you can sign up for?
Click here to sign up.
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| LISA Office Closure | |
Reminder
LISA Office is closed
July 29
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