More Indoor League Cancellations
March 26

The Mississauga Youth Soccer League at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre and the Provincial Indoor Soccer League have both announced the cancellation of the balance of the indoor season. Both leagues have advised that they will be contact teams with regards to refunds of the league fees.

PHSA FUTSAL LEAGUE - Cancelled
March 24 15h

The Board of Director in conjunction with the League Manager and League Administrator have terminated the balance of the Futsal season.

All games are cancelled.

The Board have directed that league staff to coordinate the shut down and they will calculate the full refund of the un-played games in the season.

The Clubs with teams in the league will be contacted directly with details.

MARCH 20, 2020
On behalf of the PHSA Staff and Board of Directors, we hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!

The health and safety of our Members and our staff is our first priority, which is why we are carefully monitoring the situation in conjunction with Ontario Soccer. 

The PHSA office has been closed to the public this week; however, we have still been servicing our members via telephone conversations and/or emails.  We will be taking further action next week (March 23 – 27).  All staff will be working from home.  We are still accessible to help you in any way that we can.  Feel free to reach out via email with any questions and/or concerns.  Lori and Patty will be in the office on Tuesday and Thursday only for any urgent matters.

Ontario Soccer has released at bulletin relating to the impact of the COVID 19 outbreak and the OPDL and Heritage Division of the OASL READ MORE

We are in regular communications and continue to seek updates from the municipalities, school boards and governing bodies on their plans. Any information we receive will be shared with you.

Be well!

GREED AND CORRUPTION IN A YOUTH SPORTS COMPANY

For parents trying to navigate through the mire of youth soccer this is a tale from the underbelly, Front Row Seat: Greed and Corruption in a Youth Sports Company, written by  Stephen Griffin, details an extravaganza of opportunity that ended in sheer dishonesty.

This article is a review of a new book. Released on November 1, 2020, and reminiscent of a tell-all book, Stephen Griffin’s “Front Row Seat: Greed and Corruption in a Youth Sports Company” is a page-turner.

 For the full article: CLICK HERE

Parents of ‘exceptionally resilient and successful’ kids always do these 7 things:

Humans are not all equal in every way. There are a few individuals who have achieved an unparalleled mastery in their field — and they are what I call the exceptionals. Put another way, they are the 1% of the 1% of the world’s most successful people.

Some examples include innovators like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, athletes like Michael Jordan and Serena Williams, and musicians like Mozart and Beethoven. Or they may be people you’ve never heard of who invented life-saving drugs or won Nobel Prizes by making fundamental advances in knowledge.

For the full article: CLICK HERE