Almonte Soccer wishes to extend condolences to the Melvin family following his sudden passing last Friday. For those of you that did not know Campbell, he was a great supporter of soccer in Carleton Place, being past CPSC Head Coach, Referee, and Mississippi United Boys U15 Team Head Coach. Please visit this link to make a request for donations in the name of their children's education trust fund.

The 2008 referee pay rates have been posted to the Referee section of the website.

A total of 8 local competitive girls teams participated in the Ice Breaker tournament held in Ottawa on May 24/25. Two teams came home with Gold medals!!! Congratulations to the U11 girls Div 1 team and the U14 girls Prem teams who both came home with the Gold. In addition there were two Bronze medal winners with the U12 girls Prem team and the U15 girls Div 1 teams all winning in the Bronze Medal rounds. Three other teams finished in 4th place in their divisions - U10 girls Div 1, U12 girls Div 1 and U16 girls Div 1. As of press time we did not have results for the U18 girls Prem team. A pretty impressive showing in only our 2nd year as a competitive program. Congratulations to all of the players, coaches and the parents who spent upwards of 18 hours on soccer fields!

Coaches meeting presentation from MU and GLSL meetings have been uploaded.

• MU Coaches Meeting
• GLSL Youth Coaches Meeting

Maurice Boire joins the Almonte Soccer Club as the new Head Referee responsible for the development and mentoring of all of our local refs. Maurice joins us from the Kingston area where he has been refing and coaching for many many years. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the club. Maurice is also head coach of the MU U18 girls Premier team. Welcome to the club Maurice!

The Almonte Soccer club is actively seeking applications for coaches from U04 through to U18 programs. Please contact Dianne Tolgyesi if you are interested in coaching. Remember, a coach is needed for each age group to be successful!

The GLSL has confirmed that the 2008 season game nights will be the same as 2007.  For more information, go to http://www.glsl.ca and look under the documents link.

Once again the Almonte Soccer Club is pleased to offer summer camp opportunities to local soccer players. Preliminary details include a Soccer Clinic geared towards the more advanced soccer player - competitive players or potential competitive players for ages U09 and up. July 7th - July 11th. The following week will see a Soccer Camp geared towards the recreational player for U07 - U12 players. July 14th - July 18th. Fees and Registration details to follow.

2007 was a great Soccer year: David Beckham joined LA Galaxy raising Soccer’s profile across the North American continent; Toronto FC kicked-off their first MLS season at BMO Field in Toronto; Ottawa hosted some spectacular games for the FIFA U-20 World Cup; and the FIFA Women;s World Cup in China was won by Germany in a 2:0 win over Brazil.  Although Canada did not fair well in either FIFA competition, Soccer continues to strive in Canada as a immensely popular sport for all ages. [ Read More ]