Twenty coaches and 60 players participated in day-2 of the Grassroots Coaching Workshop hosted by the PCSA and the OSA at the Spiplex on Saturday (January 17). FIFA’s Grassroots initiative is changing the way the game is taught throughout the world for U12 and younger players. The focus during these young years is on developing … Continue reading "Grassroots Coaching Workshop" Grassroots Coaching Workshop
Peterborough City Soccer Association held its Annual General Meeting on December 6, 2014 at the Marvin Buchan Soccer Centre.
A small representative group of players, coaches and board members brought smiles to the faces on the children’s ward at PRHC when they delivered several boxes of stuffed animals, games and toys donated by the club on Sunday (December 21). Since there were many more toys than there were children on the ward, the hospital … Continue reading "Toys bring smiles for Christmas" Toys bring smiles for Christmas
The Peterborough City U15 Girls will play their 2015 soccer season in the Ontario Youth Soccer League, the top competitive league in Ontario. Their second-place finish in 2014 CGSL Level 3 (10-2-2, W-T-L record) has earned them promotion to the OYSL, the highest competitive tier in the province. As a result, the best U15 female … Continue reading "City Team promoted to OYSL!" City Team promoted to OYSL!
The Joanne and Mark Hogan Award is presented annually to one male and one female Peterborough City youth player “best representing skill in soccer, commitment to the game, team and club and team leadership”. The 2014 female award goes to Folu Adesanya from the U17 Girls team. Folu has been with the club for seven … Continue reading "Hogan Award Winner – 2014" Hogan Award Winner – 2014
As this season draws to a close the PCSA Board announces Roger Jenkins as the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award for 2014. Roger has made a tremendous contribution to the club in several ways including leadership in Long Term Player Development, team head coach, principal author of the PCSA Strategic Plan, instrumental … Continue reading "Volunteer of the Year – 2014" Volunteer of the Year – 2014
The PCSA Senior Men ended their season on a winning note (3 – 1 vs. Glen Shields, October 5) in the OSL Central Premier Division. Oshane Hylton scored a hat-trick for City who finished in 6th place in their first year back in the Premier Division. They went 2 and 5 during a grueling series … Continue reading "Senior Team News" Senior Team News
The PCSA U13 Girls came out on top in both the CESL league and cup competitions. They went 12-2-2 (W-T-L) in regular season play to win the league by a margin of 8 points. They needed a penalty shootout to win the CESL Cup final against Darlington Rage after the game was tied 3 – … Continue reading "U13 Girls complete CESL double" U13 Girls complete CESL double
The PCSA U15 Girls wrapped up an outstanding season finishing second in the CGSL Division 1 Cup competition in Port Perry on Sunday (September 21). They lost by the narrowest of margins (1 – 0) to Innisfil in the final. Peterborough defeated Newmarket (9-0), Oshawa Kicks (6-2) and Pickering (4-3) to reach the final. The … Continue reading "U15 Girls win silver at CGSL Cup" U15 Girls win silver at CGSL Cup
The second annual PCSA Pink at the Pitch fundraiser in aid of cancer research took place at Eastgate Park on Saturday, July 26. Money was raised through a silent auction, a 50/50 draw, a bake sale, and food sales. There were several personal donations, including a contribution from the PCSA Senior Mens team. Club representatives … Continue reading "Pink at the Pitch Pays Out" Pink at the Pitch Pays Out
Following a thorough evaluation process, the judges have announced the winners of the Slogan contest. Congratulation to Fred Wood of Peterborough who sent in the winning entry – Strong, Swift and Sure.
Over the course of the past year, club Vice-President Roger Jenkins has taken the lead in consulting with all the stakeholders in the club through a process called dotmocracy in order to prioritize our actions to most effectively accomplish our mission. The results have led to the creation of the PCSA Strategic Plan, which you … Continue reading "PCSA Strategic Plan – Follow-up to Dotmocracy" PCSA Strategic Plan – Follow-up to Dotmocracy
The U15 Boys Maroon team finished in first place at the Heart Of York Tournament in Newmarket this past weekend. They won all 5 games on their way to the championship, including a scoreless final game against Aurora which they won on penalty kicks. The team is coached by Biren Patel.
Sunday August 10, 2014 – The U13 Girls won the Cameron Memorial Tournament in Trenton on the weekend. After finishing first in Pool A, they defeated Belleville Comets in the semi-final and defeated Kawartha Lakes in the final. The team is coached by Brad Collyer.
Sunday August 10, 2014 – Congratulations to Michela Montgomery (U18 Girls) and Shawn Thompson (U18 Boys), who were awarded Mark Forster Scholarships for 2014. Both Michela and Shawn will attend Queen’s University in the fall. The announcement and presentation were made on Sunday afternoon during the Mark Forster Memorial Tournament.
Twelve mens and womens teams competed in the 21st Annual Mark Forster Memorial Tournament at Eastgate Memorial Park on the weekend. Welland Buckner’s Sports won the Women’s trophy for the third year in a row thanks to a 2 – 1 win over Markham Strikers. In the Men’s final, local team Soccer Plus Junction defeated … Continue reading "Mark Forster Memorial Tournament" Mark Forster Memorial Tournament
Several PCSA teams were successful in tournament play this weekend. The U16 Boys conceded only one goal over 5 games en route to a 1st place finish at the Kingston Ambassador Cup. They defeated Ottawa South United by a score of 3 – 0 in the championship game on Sunday (July 20). The U18 Girls … Continue reading "Peterborough Teams win Gold, Silver and Bronze" Peterborough Teams win Gold, Silver and Bronze
The players were the big winners at the PCSA Soccer Festival and Challenge Cup competition for Boys that took place on the weekend of June 21/22. A record 96 teams from ages U9 to U17 participated in over 180 matches at Eastgate Memorial Park and at Beavermead Park. The U17 Boys were the only Peterborough … Continue reading "Boys Festival and Challenge Cup a huge success" Boys Festival and Challenge Cup a huge success
The Peterborough City Soccer Association received a Community Betterment Award at the City of Peterborough annual Civic Awards ceremony at the Sport and Wellness Centre on June 10, 2014. Congratulations to all our coaches, managers and administrators who made this award possible.
11 Peterborough City teams and 65 visiting teams took part in the Peterborough City Festival and Challenge Cup Tournament for Girls on June 7 – 8. Peterborough teams reached the finals in three of the five competitive divisions. The U15 Girls won their final game by a 1 – 0 score to claim first place … Continue reading "City Girls strong in Challenge Cup" City Girls strong in Challenge Cup
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