April 21 - Member Update
Search for Soccer Town Saskatchewan has launched!
With the continued support of Living Sky Sports and Entertainment Inc. (LSSE), Soccer Town Saskatchewan has been launched for a second year. This campaign will see one Saskatchewan Soccer Association (SSA) Member Organization or Club crowned as Soccer Town Saskatchewan and win $5,000 towards field or facility upgrades, maintenance or equipment!
Now is your chance to show your organization’s support and demonstrate the growing excitement in your community for a Canadian Premier League team coming to Saskatchewan! Let us know why you love the sport of soccer and what makes it the most popular game in the world! Show us what it means for soccer in Saskatchewan, your organization, and your participants to have a CPL team in Saskatchewan!
Learn more by clicking here.
Get inspired by last year's submissions by clicking here.
Ready to enter? Click here to get started!
2021 Survey Results
The SSA membership survey strategy helps us to monitor and gauge progress against defined metrics, listen better to membership, and guide future planning. Thank you to the membership of Saskatchewan Soccer, the responses collected create key learning which are reflected in the 2021 report.
We recommend each Member Organization to review the data collection.
To view 2021 survey results and previous years visit the Survey Strategy webpage.
Join Our Team!
SSA is looking to hire an Administrator, Member Services located in the Regina area. If you know of a potential candidate, please share this opportunity with them.
Please Share These with Players & Coaches!
We are very excited to have Canadian professional player, Drew Beckie for a two-part series event. Drew will share his journey of becoming a professional player and share insight on what helped him become the player he is today. Open to players and coaches from across Saskatchewan - sessions will be delivered virtually on April 27th and May 4th!
Coach Education Workshop - An evening with César Meylan
We are very excited to announce that Canada Soccer’s Head of Physical Performance César Meylan will be joining us on May 3rd to share some of his experiences and expertise on preparing our Men’s and Women’s teams for international success. Open to registered SSA Coaches - this session will be delivered virtually.
2022 Saskatchewan Soccer Association SaskTel Outdoor Youth Provincial Championships Entry Information
Saskatchewan Soccer Association (SSA) is pleased to confirm the following information and deadlines for the 2022 SaskTel S4L Outdoor Youth Provincial Championships and the 2022 SaskTel S4L Four Corners Rural Championships:
Competition: S4L 11-aside Outdoor Youth Provincial Championship
Dates: July 8-10, 2022
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Entry Deadline: May 25, 2022
Roster Deadline: June 15, 2022
Competition: S4L Four Corners Rural Provincial Championship
Dates: July 8-10, 2022
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Entry Deadline: May 25, 2022
Roster Deadline: June 15, 2022
To enter, you will need to contact your Member Organization to express interest. Team entries, along with the associated entry fee will be submitted by your local Member Organization to SSA in advance of the Entry Deadline. Late entries will not be accepted.
Rosters will be submitted using the Ramp online platform, with additional information on this process to be forwarded to all teams following the entry deadline.
Rulebooks for both competitions will be posted here shortly. Participants are expected to review the Rulebook in anticipation of registering for the competition.
We look forward to welcoming teams from across the province for a celebration of soccer!
For more information on the S4L Provincial Championships, please visit the SSA website or contact Octavian Iliuta at o.iliuta@sasksoccer.com. For questions related to Coach Certification, please contact Markus Reinkens at cs4a@sasksoccer.com.
SSA is Proud to Announce the Two Squads for the 2022 Canada Summer Games set for August
A big congratulations to the male and female squads (18 Travel players, 7 Alternate players) selected to represent Saskatchewan at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games!
Community Referee Education Sessions
SSA has offered Laws of the Game Refresher online education sessions to all Saskatchewan Soccer referees. Sessions are approximately 1-1.5 hours and focused on several exciting topics spread over the course of four sessions. Challenges, Offside and Handball topics were already explored. The last session of the series with the main topic of Tactical Fouls will take place on April 25 with a 7:30 p.m. start time. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. If you are interested, please register here. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to access the session of your choice.
A message to share: Referees are essential to the participant’s experience and advancement of the game. They deserve our respect and a supportive, abuse-free, environment. You can make a difference; always treat them well and thank them for their contributions every game!
Visit Everyone’s Game Resource Centre in our bi-weekly communication to find informational and inspirational articles, member interviews, and developmental opportunities.
Educational Resource:
Inclusive Content: Make it for everyone
Focusing on readability, language use, and care in design helps meet the needs of all users. Designers’ choices may enable or disable users. The content may be good, but the choices for layout, fonts, and video/image handling can create barriers for many audience members. Structure, language, and format are the factors that may result in the inclusion or exclusion of audience members.
Read the full blog here: https://ccdiconsulting.ca/resources/articlesblogs/inclusive-content-make-it-for-everyone/
SSA Calendar of Events & Deadlines
Recordings of past webinars and COVID-19 member calls can be found on our YouTube Channel.
See our full Calendar of Events on our website.
April 21: SSA Female Referee Development Group
April 29/30: CSG Training Weekend (Saskatoon)
May 6/7: SYSI Grassroots Coach Education Workshops
May 6 -8: SSA Showcase (Saskatoon, SK)
May 14/15: CSG Training Weekend (Regina, SK)
May 25: Entry deadline: SaskTel S4L 11-aside Outdoor Youth Provincial Championship & S4L Four Corners Rural Provincial Championship
June 15: Roster Deadline: SaskTel S4L 11-aside Outdoor Youth Provincial Championship & S4L Four Corners Rural Provincial Championship
July 8-10: Community Stream Weekend - Soccer 4 Life Youth Provincials, 4 Corner Rural Championship, Co-Ed 7v7 World Cup, Men’s 7v7 World Cup, Women’s 7v7 World Cup, Walking Soccer Festival, PSL U13 Festival.
July 22-24: Soccer Days in Saskatchewan Weekend - PSL Finals, SK Open Cup, Masters Provincials, Walking Soccer Provincial Championship, Soccer Tennis Youth Tournament, All Abilities Soccer Try-It Events
*Registration for these events can be completed through your Member Organization registration platform
