2013-14 Annual Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS President & Executive Director Message………PAGE 3 Our Province. Our Sport .................................... PAGE 4 Demographics .................................................... PAGE 5 Associate Members……………………………….PAGE 6 Creating a Centre of Excellence ........................ PAGE 7 Player Development........................................... PAGE 8 Provincial Team Program .................................. PAGE 9 Grassroots Soccer Programs……………………PAGE 10 Servus Youth Provincial Championships……….PAGE 11 Senior Provincial Championships...……………..PAGE 12 Alberta Major Soccer League…...……………….PAGE 13 Coaching……………………………………………PAGE 14 Refereeing………………………………………….PAGE 15 Special Events………………………………..…...PAGE 16 Communications…………………………..……….PAGE 17 Partnerships……………………………………......PAGE 18 Awards & Recognition……………………..……...PAGE 19 Directory…………………………………………….PAGE 20 Life Members……………………………………….PAGE 21 Financials…………………………………………...PAGE 22Appendix A: Honour RollsAppendix B: Audit


PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

“We are continuing to put the pieces in place. We are all in this together, working towards an organization

that everyone is proud to be a member of, and representative of a centre of excellence for the game of

soccer in Alberta.”

2013-14 represented the first full year of being guided by the Association’s first ever Strategic Plan. This Strategic Plan charted our road ahead and step by step, we continue to make meaningful strides forward, growing our reputation and place in the local, provincial and national soccer community. The Board of Directors and Staff are working hard to increase the confidence in our association from our members and the community at large. This is being done through ensuring transparency, accountability and fairness to all in how we deliver our programs and services.

Significant progress has been made in modernizing our governance documentation including by-laws, rules and regulations, committee terms of reference and policies, and the movement towards a simplified fee structure. The Board is committed to continuing this important work and working alongside the Canadian Soccer Association in aligning our governance model. We hope that this leadership in governance will help our members in modernizing their own governance documentation to help improve the state of soccer administration in Canada for the future.

We are also starting to gain a better understanding of how our committees should, and will function which will help to serve our association better for the future. Our standard operational committees (Referees, Competitions and Technical) continue to deliver the highest level of programs and services while new operational committees such as the Business Development Committee will continue to move the organization forward in attracting and maintaining strategic partners.

This past year allowed us to showcase our Association in a variety of ways both nationally and internationally. Canada Soccer looked to Alberta to help pilot the new C Licence coaching course and gather coaches from across the country to learn the new curriculum. Additionally, the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 demonstrated that Alberta still remains one of the most engaged soccer audiences in this country. The Quarter-Final in Edmonton featuring Canada versus Germany was the best attended game during the entire tournament and included 3,600 of our Provincial Championship participants. The FIFA Live Your Goals Festival, held in Edmonton attracted the attention of our members, local media and FIFA while inspiring young females from around the province in the areas of playing, coaching and refereeing.

We are continuing to put the pieces in place. We are all in this together, working towards an organization that everyone is proud to be a member of, and representative of a centre of excellence for the game of soccer in Alberta.

Ole Jacobsen President

Richard Adams Executive Director


OUR PROVINCE. OUR SPORT The Alberta Soccer Association is the Official Governing Body for soccer in Alberta. Our vision is to create a centre of excellence for the game, providing opportunities for all players to reach their full potential.

Alberta Soccer is the largest individual sports association in Alberta with participation numbers increasing each year. There are currently almost 80,000 players registered in clubs that operate in our 23 Districts.

The Alberta Soccer Association is also associated with the only Professional Soccer Club in Alberta, FC Edmonton and the Alberta College and Universities Athletic Associations.

The majority of Alberta Soccer’s budget (almost 65%) supports on-field activities. We operate 12 Male and Female Provincial Teams; Regional Performance Centres for players looking to transition to the National Team; 72 Servus Youth Provincial Championships; 28 Senior Provincial Championships; Mini Stars Program for children aged 10-12; Grassroots Festivals for children aged 6-9; and a Disability Soccer Program.

Alberta Soccer is also building a reputation as a top-tier host of special events. With our partnership with Canada Soccer and the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 – Edmonton Local Organizing Committee, Alberta has hosted multiple, successful National Team Member events along with a FIFA Live Your Goals Festival.

#1 Largest ParticipatorySport in Alberta

#4 Largest Provincial SoccerAssociation in Canada

Canada Soccer

CONCACAF

FIFA


DEMOGRAPHICS

87,468 REGISTERED PLAYERS

23 DISTRICTS

1. Sunny South 1,605

2. Medicine Hat 1,650

3. Lethbridge 2,580

4. Calgary Minor 11,635

5. Calgary United 6,440

6. Calgary Womens 2,856

7. Central Alberta 3,378

8. Big Country 2,145

9. Foothills 841

10. Edmonton Minor 16,035

11. Edmonton Interdistrict 2,493

12. Edmonton District 10,900

13. St. Albert 3,192

14. Tri County 3,149

15. Northwest Central 843

16. Lakeland 2,034

17. Northwest Peace 4,130

18. Fort McMurray 1,282

19. Battle River 1,719

20. Sherwood Park 3,239

21. Airdrie 1,707

22. Red Deer 3,037

23. Canal Links 578

CANAL LINKS

FOOTHILLS

Female 41%

Male 59%

Youth 71%Senior 29%


ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

ALBERTA COLLEGES ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

MEN’S SOCCER

GOLD – NAIT OOKS SILVER – KEYANO HUSKIES BRONZE – LAKELAND RUSTLERS

WOMEN’S SOCCER

GOLD – NAIT OOKS SILVER – MEDICINE HAT RATTLERS BRONZE – GRANDE PRAIRIE WOLVES

Kayla Michaels (NAIT) named ACACand CCAA Women’s Player of the Year

Stefan Cukovic (Lakeland) namedACAC Men’s Player of the Year

Kevin Wagner (Lakeland) named CCAAMen’s Coach of the Year)

Jim Loughlin (Medicine Hat) namedCCAA Women’s Coach of the Year

NAIT and Medicine Hat both advancedto the CCAA Women’s NationalChampionships with NAIT taking homea silver medal

NAIT and Keyano advanced to theCCAA Men’s National Championshipswith NAIT finishing 4th overall

FC Edmonton

9th place in NASL Spring Season (2014) 3rd place in NASL Fall Season (2014)

*FC Edmonton continues to provideinstrumental support to many of Alberta Soccer’s technical programs, and in particular the Regional Performance Centres

ALBERTA UNIVERSITIES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Primary Clients: University of Alberta, Calgary, Lethbridge, MacEwan and Mount Royal University

Men’s Soccer: University of Alberta Golden Bears finish 2nd in Canada West

Women’s Soccer: University of Alberta Pandas advanced to Canada West Final Four

University of Alberta Golden Bearsadvanced to the CIS NationalChampionships


CREATING A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE Alberta Soccer’s 2013-2016 Strategic Plan set out a new mission and vision for the Association as well as objectives and outcomes going forward. The five goals which guide many of our activities within our Strategic Plan are as follows:

Deliver quality structured systems of sportprogramming across soccer in Alberta

In collaboration with our stakeholders andpartners, ensure that the ASA is a leader inthe sport of soccer in Alberta

Attain financial sustainability by using awell-managed financial system and throughbuilding alliances in the community

Soccer in Alberta is recognized for itsleadership, organizational strengths and itsongoing strive for excellence

The ASA has a clear and credible publicimage, while demonstrating a strongcapacity to communicate its vision andgoals

In 2013-14, the Alberta Soccer Association continued to make strides towards meeting many of our Strategic Plan objectives and many positive outcomes were achieved while those that are still in progress will be prioritized for the next two years.

In Governance and Leadership, an annual business plan continues to be developed to help keep the work of the association on track while terms of reference for all governance and operational committees have been finalized and approved to enhance the quality of our work going forward.

Our financial stability continues to be a positive note as our annual fiscal performance has been within 5% of overall budget targets and partnership revenues have increased by 75% since 2012. A simplified fee structure will remain the priority going

forward as we attempt to continue to stabilize our finances and increase our membership base.

Within organizational development and partnerships, proper HR processes and manuals have been put in place which has helped with staff retention and job performance.

The Alberta Soccer image and communications processes have been strengthened through the guidance of a corporate communications strategy. Established brand guidelines, increased interaction with the mainstream media and improved presence on social media in addition to the first full year of a re-designed website that has increased its users by 50% have all contributed to a positive community presence and image for Alberta Soccer.

Amongst our Technical objectives, we have achieved the publishing of grassroots manuals, session plans and establishing regional performance centres in both the North and South. Within the Referee department, the push for recruitment and retention has led to an 8% increase in Referee retention while further development projects and a clear pathway have also been established. Our Competitions department has made positive updates to our rule books while also hosting the Western Masters/Classics this past year with CUSA and CWSA.

While much has been achieved in our first full year with the Strategic Plan in place, we remain focused on the tasks ahead to continue to create a centre of excellence for the game.


PLAYER DEVELOPMENT The Technical Department, in alignment with the Alberta Soccer 2013-2016 Strategic Plan is tasked with keeping pace with the ever evolving soccer landscape in Alberta, Canada and the rest of the World. Canada Soccer with the newly introduced Player Pathway (please see below) has made it quite clear that players and coaches at all levels of play should have access to appropriate programming and resources to fit their needs. Alberta soccer has embraced this new pathway and we encourage our membership to do likewise. In 2014, the Technical Department strived to continue to increase engagement with all members, whether that be at Recreational, Competitive or Excel levels of play.

To complement the Canada Soccer Pathway, Canada Soccer also released a series of Coaching Toolkits for Active Start, FUNdamentals and Learning to Train Stages of Development. The toolkits, which emphasize learning characteristics of children in those Stages of Development provide drills and small-sided game activities for recreational and competitive coaches to use in practices. These valuable resources also highlight a “station” approach to training as Canada Soccer’s preferred training model.

On the high-performance side, Technical Director Shaun Lowther, with the assistance of his Technical Committee pushed forward with two major programming opportunities: the Regional Performance Centres and a High Performance League to help Alberta fall in line with the elite player development pathway developed by Canada Soccer and have Alberta talent be identified by National Team Coaches.

In late 2013, in partnership with FC Edmonton, two Regional Performance Centres (RPC) were launched in the North (female) and the South (female and male) with the purpose of bridging the gap between youth and senior levels. FC Edmonton’s Academy has already been established for boys in the North. The intent is to

move the RPC to a Canada Soccer licensed “Regional Excel Centre” (REX) at the earliest opportunity. Currently, there are only two licensed REX Centres in Canada (located in Nova Scotia and Ontario). In 2014, we saw 52 females and 22 males, aged 13 to 17 come through the program.

One major component of the Canada Soccer Pathway is the implementation of a “High Performance” youth soccer league in each province. With Alberta Soccer’s belief that a High Performance League is essential for Alberta to continue to be at the forefront of the game in Canada, the Technical Department pushed forward in 2014 with an implementation plan for this league. Plans still continued to be discussed with the membership with the intention to have a fully operational league in 2016.

P

14

Players Called into

National Team Program

Boys (12)

Girls (8)

Players advancing to Pro

Clubs and Club Academies

20


PROVINCIAL TEAM PROGRAM In 2014, with the National All-Stars showcase being eliminated, Alberta Soccer fielded 10 Provincial/Regional Teams at the U13-U15 age groups. Regional and Provincial trials were held in Spruce Grove, Lacombe, and Calgary in the last week of May. Female and Male U13 North, U13 South, U14 North, U14 South and U15 Teams were selected with players coming from as far North as Fort McMurray and as far South as Lethbridge to represent Alberta at the 2014 Pacific Challenge Series held in British Columbia in July.

The Pacific Challenge Series saw teams from BC, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Atlantic Provinces (PEI, Newfoundland, New Brunswick) with over 600 players taking part. The focus of the competition was on player assessment and identification similar to the Prairie Invitational and included scouts from Canada Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps and several Universities and Colleges. At the end of the Series, 175 players were chosen as “Players of Distinction” of which 60 were from Alberta.

Winter Training commenced once again in Calgary and Edmonton in October. There are presently two hundred and sixty (260) players residing in twenty-four (24) different Municipalities throughout the Province participating in Winter Training for 2014-15.

Arctic Winter Games The 2014 edition of the Arctic Winter Games was hosted March 15-22 in Fairbanks, Alaska. All players participating for Alberta North were from Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray or Wembley, Alberta. This year’s competition was in a boarded futsal type of venue. Both the male & female soccer squads once again dominated round robin competition in fine fashion entering the medal rounds undefeated enjoying the added responsibility of being ‘the teams to beat’ in this event. In semi-final action, both Alberta North soccer squads earned gold medal match berths by defeating Alaska comfortably which meant final match-ups versus Greenland for both. Both Alberta teams proved to be goal hungry as both the boys and girls teams scored seven goals each in 7-4 and 7-1 victories respectively. A big thank you goes out to Coaches Chris Spaidal and Alex Mah for their hard work and dedication to both teams.

Players of Distinction

Boys (35)

Girls (25) 60


4 Festivals

GRASSROOTS SOCCER PROGRAMS Alberta Soccer continues to support the philosophy that all grassroots players do not necessarily make it to the elite levels but all elite players start from grassroots. It is through grassroots programs that we are able to inject a love for the game and ultimately keep our participants involved in the game.

This is evident through our four cornerstone grassroots programs: Mini Stars, FUNdamentals Festivals, Summer Camps and Soccability.

Our Mini Star program continues to introduce players from 9 to 12 years old in the Learning to Train stage of development to individual skill development and future Alberta Soccer opportunities. In 2013-14, a total of eight communities implemented the Mini Stars Program with a total of 245 participants.

We also continued our District Outreach efforts which provide technical support with respect to implementing long term player development principles in our districts. Alberta Soccer’s technical team visited 19 districts impacting 759 parents and 1242 players across the province.

In 2013-14 we piloted FUNdamentals festivals in four different communities for parent/coach volunteers who are working with Under 8 players. The festival format, promoted by FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association has become the preferred format for grassroots players and allows players to focus on having fun through skill stations and small sided games. Alberta Soccer will continue to deliver and emphasize festivals in 2015 selecting five different communities to support the delivery.

Summer Camps continued to support some of our more remote communities through the distribution of funds and technical support during a week-long camp experience. Alberta Soccer will continue to look to build on the delivery of these camps into 2015.

Alberta Soccer continues to promote inclusivity in its programming with its offering of Soccability and PowerChair Soccer. Soccability showed steady progress in both Edmonton and Calgary and continues to offer something for players of all abilities. PowerChair was a new offering this year also in both cities. Two players, Lucas Bruno and Cory Johnson were identified for the National Para Soccer Team while Othman Rahall represented the Canadian Deaf Sport Association for a futsal tournament in Brazil.

FUNdamentals Festivals

Summer Camps

Fort Saskatchewan

, 38

Fort McMurray,

50

Fort St. John,

50

Stony Plain,

38

436 U8 PARTICIPANTS

124 U8 COACHES/PARENTS

180 PARTICIPANTS


SERVUS YOUTH PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Largest provincial sport amateur competition in Alberta.

TEAMS

585

MATCHES

1,042

SPECTATORS

21,000

In total, the Alberta Soccer Association ran 31 Indoor Provincial Championships and 40 Outdoor Provincial Championships for boys and girls in the U12 to U18 age groups at four levels of play. Additionally six Futsal competitions at the U12 and U14 age groups were held for Tier I and II players.

We also saw an increase in the number of teams competing from 2013 with 28 more teams. Alberta Soccer also introduced two new Provincial Championships logos for the first time.

Alberta Soccer acted as the host for the fourth annual Tier I to Nationals tournament held in Edmonton and Spruce Grove. Many of Alberta’s most talented players showed their quality during this competition and we hope to grow and promote this tournament in 2015.

Of special note this year was the hosting of all Tier II, III and U12 Tier I Provincial Championships in Edmonton and surrounding areas over the same weekend. This afforded us the opportunity to provide all participating teams, officials and volunteers with tickets to the U20 FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinal match – a game that featured Canada. We must say a huge thank you to EMSA, St. Albert, and Sherwood Park, for all of their hard work to help us make this venture a success. NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Age Group

Location Team Result

U18 Boys Surrey Edmonton Drillers

4th Place

U18 Girls Surrey Edmonton Strikers

Silver

U16 Boys Mt. Pearl SWU Spartans

5th Place

U16 Girls Mt. Pearl SWU Premiers

Bronze

U14 Boys Charlottetown Foothills 00

Bronze

U14 Girls Charlottetown SWU Millennium

Silver

12,075 ATHLETES & STAFF


SENIOR PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

TEAMS

151

MATCHES

247

SPECTATORS

6,000

In 2014, Alberta Soccer ran 14 Senior Provincial Championships for both indoor and outdoor play. This included five levels of play for U18+ players as well as two levels of play for Masters and Classics (ages 35+) players.

Alberta Soccer, in partnership with the Calgary United Soccer Association hosted the Western Masters/Classics Regional Competition from September 25 to 28. Six Classics teams and four Masters teams from six provinces came together to play the first games at the newly opened Calgary Soccer Centre outdoor turf fields. This event will have served as a good test event for when Calgary

hosts the Challenge Cup and Jubilee Trophy National Championships next year.

We must offer our appreciation to our 2014 Hosts including Calgary United Soccer Association (hosts of 43% of competitions), Edmonton District Soccer Association (hosts of 43% of competitions) and Lethbridge Soccer Association (hosts of 14% of competitions).

NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Age Group

Location Team Result

Challenge Vaughan Calgary Callies

Silver

Jubilee Vaughan Edmonton Victoria

Gold

Masters Calgary Edmonton Victoria

Gold

Classics Calgary Edmonton Green & Gold

Silver

Classics Calgary Calgary Tsunami

Bronze

3,342 ATHLETES & STAFF


ALBERTA MAJOR SOCCER LEAGUE

254 MALE PLAYERS 283 FEMALE PLAYERS

The Alberta Major Soccer League continues to produce some of the best adult teams in Canada with 537 Players on 16 different clubs taking part in the league in 2014. The league is supported by teams from Calgary United Soccer Association, Calgary Women’s Soccer Association, Edmonton District Soccer Association, Lethbridge Soccer Association and Red Deer City Soccer Association.

In 2014, each team played a total of 14 games over the 13-week regular season in the summer. For the first time in the league’s 23 year history, Lethbridge FC captured the Men’s title while Edmonton Northwest United returned to form to earn the Women’s title for the first time since 2009.

Alberta Soccer’s support of the AMSL gives our adult players the opportunity to compete and train with some of the best players, coaches and officials in Alberta. The league epitomizes the Soccer for Life stage of Long Term Player Development while improving Alberta’s performances at Club National Championships.

In 2014, for the second year in a row and the fifth time in the last 11 years, Edmonton Victoria captured the Women’s National Title while the Calgary Callies, the last Alberta team to win a national title on the men’s side, lost narrowly in the finals to earn a National Silver Medal.

Men’s Standings Team GP W T L GF GA +/- Pts

1 *Lethbridge FC 14 9 3 2 27 16 11 30 2 Edmonton Scottish 14 8 4 2 28 11 17 28 3 Calgary Callies 14 7 2 5 18 16 2 23 4 Calgary Villains Elite 14 6 2 6 26 25 1 20 5 Calgary Dinosaurs 14 4 4 6 17 21 -4 16 6 Edmonton Drillers 14 3 6 5 22 25 -3 15 7 Edmonton Green & Gold 14 2 6 6 10 19 -9 12 8 Edmonton Croatia Dinamo 14 2 3 9 17 32 -15 9

Women’s Standings Team GP W T L GF GA +/- Pts 1 *Edmonton Northwest United 14 12 1 1 64 9 55 37 2 Edmonton Scottish Angels 14 10 0 4 51 23 28 30 3 Calgary Callies 14 9 2 3 44 11 33 29 4 Edmonton Victoria 14 7 3 4 56 17 39 24 5 CFSC Major 14 5 2 7 23 38 -15 17 6 Lethbridge FC 14 4 2 8 14 31 -17 14 7 Calgary Alliance 14 2 1 11 15 67 -52 7 8 Red Deer Renegades 14 1 1 12 8 79 -71 4

Coaches of the Year Men – Sean Carey (Lethbridge FC) Women – Raf Premji (Calgary Callies)

Most Valuable Players Men – Colin Pattison (Lethbridge FC) Women – Lauren Granberg (Northwest United)

Top Goal Scorers Men – Almir Gazic (Lethbridge FC) & Oliver Jones (Edmonton Croatia Dinamo) Women – Lindsay Boland (Northwest United)

537PLAYERS


1,433 COURSE PARTICIPANTS

Active Start, 383

FUNdamentals, 267

Learning to Train, 288

Soccer for Life, 370

C License, 6 Provincial B

License, 8

COACHING “Without coaching education, player development is left to chance” continues to be the motto of the Coaching Department of the Alberta Soccer Association as we move to continuously develop quality and qualified coaches. In 2013-14 we began to focus on Phase 2 of the new coaching pathway rollout which included the transition from the Pre B Assessment to a C License. Alberta played a significant part nationally in this as we held a pilot course in partnership with Canada Soccer. The demand for the C License course went beyond expectations leading us to accept 33 candidates rather than the expected 24.

The “Provincial B” License transitioned from a “course” into a “program that separates the training and evaluation components. With this approach, greater flexibility in delivery options and a focus on development without the stress of evaluation are being achieved. One Provincial B License Course was held in Edmonton with 24 applicants accepted in addition to the “Women in Soccer” cohort that trained throughout the winter. 8 participants were successful in achieving their Provincial B License.

Our Community Coaching courses continue to attract Coaches from all over the province of varying expertise. Coaches in these courses make up 95% of our overall course participants and are critical to offering proper training environments for young players. While 2012-2013 saw a massive increase in numbers due to a cut in course prices, 2013-2014 saw numbers stabilize with 1,308 participants in total.

Learning Facilitator and Master Learning Facilitator Training was held in Edmonton this past year in November and also incorporated a Special Learn to Train Course creating two layers of Coach training – community coach training and Learning Facilitator training. We will continue to look to provide similar opportunities. Overall, 33 Learning Facilitators were trained to deliver courses across the province.

Our Coach Management system continues to deliver valuable resources to our Community and Licensed Coaches including session plans,

session planning software, presentations and tools, certificate printing and workshop surveys.

The first of its kind in Alberta, the Coaching department offered two regionalized Goalkeeping Workshops for all club coaches in Edmonton and Calgary. Former Manchester City number one and England National Youth Team Goalkeeping Coach Joe Corrigan delivered the course on how to effectively integrate goalkeepers into team training. 42 Coaches attended these sessions over two weekends in July.

Trained/Certified Coaches by Course

70% MEN

30% WOMEN


REFEREEING

Alberta continues to recognize the importance of Referees for soccer to thrive in Alberta. An emphasis continues to be placed on developing Referees from a young age while also trying to recruit and retain.

We saw an increase in the number of Referees registered in 2014, the number of courses delivered and the number of participants enrolled in courses from last year. We also offered another Provincial Upgrade Course for the second year in a row after a previous five year absence from delivering this type of course.

We also saw a slight increase in the number of females registered as Referees, an area that Alberta Soccer has made a priority. As part of this, Sheena Dickson and Monica Adam led training for

8 up and coming female referees at the FIFA Live Your Goals Festival held in Edmonton in July.

There were numerous highlights for our Referees in 2014. Garth Elgie was promoted to the Canada Soccer National List of Assessors in February. Richard Sansregret was accredited as a FIFA Futuro Fitness Instructor in Jamaica in the month of July. Gabriel Loas and Mike Stacey successfully completed their Canada Soccer Provincial Upgrade Clinic in May. FIFA Referee Sheena Dickson was appointed to the Algarve Cup in March, a famous friendly tournament featuring some of the best women’s national teams while also earning a spot at the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers held in the USA in October. Alberta’s other FIFA Referee Dave Gantar continued to work in the MLS and for CONCACAF/FIFA appointments. He was also selected by the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) for the inaugural HERO Pro league in India in October.

Finally, as part of a Charitable Partnership with KidSport Alberta, Alberta referees donated $2,831 from their game fees during the 2014 Outdoor Provincial Championships – an incredible contribution in giving back to the community.

Men73%

Women27%

2,775 Registered Referees

Referees by Level 760 Mini

517 Youth

1333 District

149 Regional

11 Provincial

3 National

2 FIFA

123

83

206 Courses Delivered

3,667 Participants

South

Courses Delivered by Level 29 Mini

47 Entry Level

37 Indoor Refresher

59 Outdoor Refresher

20 Indoor Conversion

5 Futsal Conversion

6 Futsal Refresher

2 Regional Upgrade

1 Provincial Upgrade

North


SPECIAL EVENTS FIFA Live Your Goals The Alberta Soccer Association in partnership with Canada Soccer, the City of Edmonton and FIFA hosted a FIFA Live Your Goals festival in Edmonton on July 27th 2014. This prestigious and global programme was held at the brand new Clareview Community Recreation Centre in Edmonton, one of the training venues for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014.

Almost 200 young girls between the ages of 8 to 12 from Edmonton and area districts (EMSA, EIYSA, Sherwood Park DSA, and St. Albert SA) were treated to a festival format where they rotated through various skill stations and small sided games coached by young females throughout the province. The girls also received a once in a lifetime opportunity to get their picture taken with the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Trophy, get autographs from Canadian Women's National Team Player Brittany Baxter and meet the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 mascot Shuéme.

A key component of the event, and in support of the mandate of Alberta Soccer's Development of Women in Soccer Committee was to encourage females in all aspects of the sport - from coaches to referees to administrators. The event had 100% female participation.

Erin McLeod Meet & Greet In partnership with Canada Soccer and the Local Organising Committee for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™, Alberta Soccer ran a training session and meet and greet for 80 lucky high school academy soccer players from St. Francis Xavier and Vimy Ridge with goalkeeper Erin McLeod of the Canadian Women’s National Team. Erin visited with the players during the training session, participated in a group Q&A and signed autographs for the players. Erin, a former Alberta Soccer player and current ambassador for the Association, also helped present a cheque to KidSport Alberta from Alberta Soccer and our Referees.

Alberta Summer Games The 2014 Alberta Summer Games were held July 24-27 in Airdrie. Male and female teams were composed in each of the eight Alberta Sport zones at the U13 level. Zone 3 (Calgary) emerged victorious in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions. On the girls’ side, Zone 3 (Calgary) defeated Zone 6 (Edmonton) 1-0 to capture gold, while Zone 5 (Black Gold/Yellowhead) won bronze in a hard fought game over Zone 2 (Big Country). On the boys’ side, Zone 3 defeated Zone 5 by a score of 3-1 in the gold medal game, while Zone 6 won bronze over Zone 1 (Sunny South) in a tight 2-0 game.

Tournament Sanctioning In 2014, the Alberta Soccer Association sanctioned 57 tournaments throughout Alberta. tournament sanctioning is essential in providing insurance coverage, access to referees, advertising on the Alberta Soccer Website, and allows tournaments to accept teams from outside their district, province and country.


FOLLOWERS ARE

67% MEN

COMMUNICATIONS 596,000 PAGE VIEWS

71,000+ UNIQUE VISITORS

ALBERTASOCCER.COM

TOP 3 most visited news stories

1. Alberta provincial teams looking to impress against

neighbouring provinces at Pacific Challenge Series in

British Columbia (Jul 21)

2. Servus Credit Union Youth Provincial Championships kick

off this weekend (Mar 14)

3. Alberta Soccer hands out annual awards (Jan 20)

USERS:

75% Desktop 15% Mobile 10% Tablet

10 NEW VIDEOS

1,950+ HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES

2,025+ TWITTER FOLLOWERS

1000+NEW FOLLOWERS IN 2014

3,500+ RETWEETS

Alberta Soccer continues to place an emphasis on online and digital communications and, in particular, social media. 2014 was the first full calendar year for our newly designed website at albertasoccer.com and the site attracted just over 71,000 unique users and close to 596,000 page views. Special events, competitions and provincial teams continue to draw the biggest audiences to our website. During the final day of the Servus Youth Indoor Provincial Championships, there were just over 1,700 users on our website.

Alberta Soccer’s Twitter feed, @AlbertaSoccer, now has more than 2,000 followers after gaining just over 1,000 followers in the past year, a 49% increase. This year, our Twitter account also saw over 3,500 retweets.

On YouTube, Alberta Soccer uploaded 10 more videos which recorded almost 3,500 video views in 2014. Alberta Soccer will continue to look for ways to promote our many programs through the use of video.

The Alberta Soccer Flickr photostream continues to serve our membership in sharing photos from our many programs and events. Our photostream now features over 1,950 high-resolution images.

Alberta Soccer also continues to promote soccer in Alberta with a group of over 120 media contacts spread across the province. In 2013-14, approximately 20 press releases were issued.

Of special note, Alberta Soccer’s photos and brand from the Live Your Goals Festival was featured on FIFA.com as well as FIFA’s Twitter & Facebook accounts.

3,500VIDEO VIEWS RECORDED

49% RISE IN FOLLOWERS

FOR 2014


PARTNERSHIPS In 2014, the Alberta Soccer Association continued to demonstrate the strength of its growing brand and focus on establishing and developing fitting partnerships.

Servus Credit Union, a company long known for its commitment to community investment in Alberta was introduced as Alberta Soccer’s newest primary partner and title sponsor of the Association’s Youth Provincial Championships in February.

Alberta Soccer and InterContinental Hotels Group announced a partnership that would help to offer discounted rates around the province for members of Alberta Soccer during Provincial Championships.

Alberta Soccer also announced an Official Charitable Partnership with KidSport Alberta in which Alberta Soccer donated $10,000 and ran a program during the Outdoor Provincial Championships whereby Referees donated a portion of their game fees to the cause. In total, a cheque for just over $12,800 was donated to KidSport Alberta by Alberta Soccer.

PRIMARY PARTNERS

A Primary Sponsor of the Alberta Soccer Association, Servus Credit Union is the Title Sponsor of the Youth Provincial Championships. Servus Credit Union also supports Alberta’s FUNdamentals Soccer Festivals.

As Alberta Soccer’s Official Apparel supplier, Alberta’s Provincial Teams and Regional Performance Centres train and play in an Adidas kit and training apparel.

Booster Juice was introduced as the Presenting and Fair Play Sponsor of the Youth Provincial Championships in 2013. As an Alberta based business, the partnership furthers Booster Juice’s known commitment to support sport and healthy eating.

OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

Impact Canopies Canada is Alberta Soccer’s official canopy, flag and banner supplier

Intercontinental Hotels Group is Alberta Soccer’s Preferred Hotel Provider

The Pint Public House is the Fair Play Award Sponsor for the Alberta Soccer Senior Provincial Championships

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

The Alberta Sport Connection provides grant funding for Alberta Soccer technical and competition programs

FC Edmonton provides support for Alberta Soccer technical programs

Kid Sport Alberta is the Official Charitable Partner for the Alberta Soccer Association


AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Each year, the Alberta Soccer Association recognizes the remarkable individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to soccer in Alberta both on and off the field. We congratulate all of our 2013 winners for their contributions and thank them for their efforts.

PRESIDENT’S AWARD

Randy Shalagan This award recognizes one person’s outstanding achievements and contribution to soccer as chosen by the President.

SHIELD OF MERIT

Eric Mahabir This award recognizes the person who demonstrated outstanding contributions and long term dedication to soccer in Alberta.

WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

Lyndsay Stewart This award recognizes one woman’s outstanding achievements and contributions to leading, coaching, officiating and/or playing soccer in Alberta.

GOLDEN SHOE

Edmonton Victoria Women and Calgary SWU Premiers 98 Girls Presented to the team of the year (youth and senior) – recognizing them for their success

GOLDEN WHISTLE

David McDonald This award recognizes one individual’s long-standing contribution to officiating

SILVER BADGE

Colin Tittle This award is presented to a Referee whose age does not exceed 28 years and who has demonstrated dedication, loyalty, leadership, and support for other officials this past year with aspirations of further developing their Referee career.

BERT GOLDBERGER TECHNICAL LEADER

Sean Fleming This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated technical leadership in an effort to enhance the reputation of soccer in Alberta. The recipient leads or inspires others to improve the game of soccer from a regional, provincial or international perspective.

PHYSICAL LITERACY COACH OF THE YEAR

Andrew Fleming This award recognizes a trained coach who is working or committed to the first three stages of Long Term Player Development and directs his/her program with sportsmanship and within the principles of the Long Term Player Development plan. The coach should have aspirations of further development at the provincial and/or national level.

AMSL COACHES OF THE YEAR

Dean Cordeiro Women’s (Edmonton Northwest United) Ralf Schmidt Men’s (Edmonton Drillers)

AMSL MVP’S

Breanne Vernon Women’s (Calgary Callies) Jaswinder Gill Men’s (Edmonton Green & Gold)

AMSL LEADING GOALSCORERS

Lindsay Boland Women’s (Edmonton Northwest United) Dexter Maclachlan Men’s (Edmonton Scottish)

AMSL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Edmonton Victoria Women’sEdmonton Scottish Men’s


DIRECTORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ole Jacobsen President

Ted Yoo Vice President

Danny Bowie Vice President

Sherri Thorsen Director of Finance

Billy Dunlop Shaun Hammond Sharon Evens Rob Ziccarelli Malcolm Pritchard Chris Buchanan

STAFF (as of October 31, 2014)

Richard Adams Executive Director

OPERATIONS

Lindsay-Anne Freire Communications & Business Development Coordinator

Darron Bunt Competitions Coordinator

Carmen Charron Programs Coordinator

David O’Neill Referee Development Officer

FINANCE

Khalid Abdu-Khalil Lead Accountant

TECHNICAL

Shaun Lowther Technical Director

Ian Skitch Sergio Teixeira Manager of Coach Education Regional Coach North

John Clubb Jamie Pollock Manager of Grassroots Development Regional Coach South

Tammy McNutt Technical Programs Coordinator

COMMITTEES

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS Michelle Williamson Gene Pawlak Kevan Peterson Glenn Montgomery Malcolm Pritchard Chair Richard Adams Office Contact

TECHNICAL Graham Wood Laurie Fisher Jim Loughlin Paul Morigeau Dave Clarke Shaun Lowther Chair Rob Ziccarelli Board Liaison Billy Dunlop Board Liaison

COMPETITIONS Karl Jevne Ken Loudon Connie Moldrup Phil L’Heureux Darron Bunt Chair Danny Bowie Board Liaison Sharon Evens Board Liaison Bill Malone AMSL Commissioner

REFEREE DEVELOPMENT Leo Donlevy Lorne Soles Bill Buchanan Stuart Murray Wayne Telfer Annette Cameron John Hayes Mel Mottram Shaun Hammond Board Liaison David O’Neill Chair

APPEALS & DISCIPLINE John Maher Henry Szewczyk Chris Goldring

DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN IN SOCCER Ilsa Wong Mary Dyck Janelle Janis Laurie Fisher Vice Chair Carole Holt Co-Chair Annette Cameron Co-Chair Carmen Charron Office Contact


LIFE MEMBERS

Sam Donaghey (1968)

Peter Hancock (1982)

Jim Fleming (1987)

Bill Gilhespy (1993)

Doug Redding (1994)

Bert Goldberger (1997)

Julie Hein (1998)

Adrian Newman (1999)

Pier Siccardi (2004)

Peter Mckenzie (2005)

Sean Kiernan (2009)

Bill Malone (2012)

Gary Sampley (2014)

Mike Traficante (2014)


FINANCIALS One of the key objectives of the current Alberta Soccer Strategic Plan is to achieve financial stability for the long-term. Over the past three years, our association has maintained a surplus. In 2013-14, another budget surplus was targeted but fell short due to an unforeseen district reporting irregularity resulting in a reduction in the collection of membership fees. If we were to isolate that anomaly, our budget target would have fallen within less than 1% of our budget target. This clearly indicates that our planning and implementation phases are closely aligned. However, accounting for the anomaly, Alberta Soccer incurred a deficit this year of just under $75,000.

• The 10% drop in revenue is attributable inlarge part due to not having a casino thispast fiscal year as well as changes inspecial event occurrences

• Alberta Soccer continues to increase ourinvestment in direct on-field activities withapproximately 65% of our expendituresdirected to these activities whileadministrative expense were reduced for athird straight year (16.67% in 2012 to15.29% in 2013 to 15.19% in 2014)

• Alberta Soccer once again keptmembership fees locked for the 6th

successive year

Alberta Soccer posts the approved budget each year on the Alberta Soccer website assuring transparency with our membership and the public. In November, auditors once again approved a clean audit findings report of this past year’s financials (see Appendix B)

CSA Fees, 19.99%

Administration, 15.19%

Youth Competitions,

16.73%Senior

Competitions, 8.00%

Coaching Development,

9.38%

Player Development,

20.38%

Referee Development,

10.34%

Membership Fees, 37.56%

CSA Fees, 19.07%Administration,

3.07%

Youth Competitions,

Senior Competitions,


4.53%

Player Development,

10.59%


7.80%

Administration, 32.48%

Youth Competitions,

11.26%Senior Competitions,

9.25%


13.16%

Player Development,

26.64%


7.19%

MEMBERSHIP FEES

ALLOCATION

EXPENSES

REVENUES

2014 Indoor ProvincialsYouth Tier IV - Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Beacon Heights EMSA Gold Villains Magic CMSASilver CNEU Wolves CMSA Silver CNS Dynamos CMSABronze Grasslands FC Sunny South Bronze SWU Suns CMSA4th Callingwood EMSA 4th Callingwood (Urquia) EMSA5th Stony Plain NW Central 5th FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace6th Springbank Sharks Foothills 6th Grasslands FC Sunny South7th Cold Lake Lakeland 7th McLeod (Ferchoff) EMSA8th FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace 8th Fort Saskatchewan (Orchard) Tri-County9th Cochrane Attacking Wolves Big Country Fair Play McLeod (Ferchoff) EMSA10th Camrose Vipers CASA11th CWSC Red Bulls CMSA12th MAC United CMSA13th Fort Saskatchewan Tri-CountyFair Play CWSC Red Bulls CMSA

U14 Boys U14 GirlsHost: Edmonton Host: EdmontonPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Lessard EMSA Gold Hardisty EMSASilver Grasslands FC Sunny South Silver Westridge EMSABronze Laurier Heights EMSA Bronze SWU Saints CMSA4th Blizzard Hornets CMSA 4th Delwood EMSA5th FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace 5th FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace6th EMFC Mavericks CMSA 6th Sherwood Park (Edgar) Sherwood Park7th Sherwood Park (Ross) Sherwood Park 7th Vegreville Lakeland8th Sherwood Park (Strohschein) Sherwood Park 8th Chestermere Canal Links9th Sherwood Park (Prosser) Sherwood Park 9th Fort Saskatchewan Tri-County10th Lac La Biche Lakeland 10th Leduc Battle River11th Gibbons Tri-County 11th CWSC Thunder CMSA12th Stettler CASA 12th Ponoka CASAFair Play Lac La Biche Lakeland Fair Play CWSC Thunder CMSA

U16 Boys U16 GirlsHost: Calgary Host: EdmontonPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Foothills Wolves CMSA Gold Bonnyville LakelandSilver Coaldale Thunder Sunny South Silver SWU Storm CMSABronze Lakeland Lakeland Bronze Ridgewood (Stark) EMSA4th PSA FC CMSA 4th Fraser (Bugardt) EMSA5th Lewis Estates EMSA 5th Camrose CASA6th Red Deer Red Deer 6th CNS Chaos CMSA7th Springbank Stingers Foothills 7th Sherwood Park Sherwood Park8th Delwood EMSA 8th Fort Saskatchewan Tri-County9th Fort Saskatchewan Tri-County Fair Play Sherwood Park Sherwood Park10th Whitecourt NW Central11th Sherwood Park Sherwood Park12th Sylvan Lake Blizzard CASA

Fair Play Sylvan Lake Blizzard CASA

U18 Boys U18 GirlsHost: Edmonton Host: EdmontonPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Springbank Stallions Foothills Gold TRSA (Hrycak) EMSASilver Loreli Beaumaris EMSA Silver Chestermere United Canal LinksBronze Red Deer Red Deer Bronze Fort Saskatchewan Tri-County4th Fraser (Reffeling) EMSA 4th Homesteader EMSA5th Westmount (Gomes) EMSA 5th Stettler FC CASA6th Sherwood Park (Overgaard) Sherwood Park 6th Rangers Athletics CMSA7th CalGlen Arsenal CMSA 7th Sherwood Park Sherwood Park8th Sherwood Park (Krause) Sherwood Park 8th Blizzard Leopards CMSA9th Adrossan Tri-County Fair Play TRSA (Hrycak) EMSA10th Camrose CASA11th MSB Bulldogs CMSA12th Wainwright Lakeland

Fair Play Fraser (Reffeling)

U12 BoysHost: Calgary

U12 GirlsHost: Calgary

APPENDIX A: HONOUR ROLLS

2014 Indoor ProvincialsYouth Tier III - Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Foothills 02DA CMSA Gold Xtreme EMSASilver Okotoks Rebels Foothills Silver Impact St. AlbertBronze Rattlers Medicine Hat Bronze Lethbidge FC (Zieber) Lethbridge4th SW Sting EMSA 4th MW Selects EMSA5th Leduc United Battle River 5th EMFC United CMSA6th Storm EMSA 6th Rattlers Medicine Hat7th Lethbridge FC Lethbridge 7th MUSC Blaze 03 CMSA8th Airdrie Airdrie 8th Cochrane Wolf Pack Big Country9th Xtreme EMSA 9th Storm EMSA10th Grande Prairie Wolves NW Peace 10th Okotoks Strikers Foothills11th MAC United CMSA 11th Fury Fort McMurray12th Chestermere United Canal Links 12th Lethbridge FC (Wong) LethbridgeFair Play Okotoks Rebels Foothills Fair Play SE Storm EMSA

U14 Boys U14 GirlsHost: Calgary Host: EdmontonPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold EMFC United 00 CMSA Gold Rattlers Medicine HatSilver Foothills 00DA CMSA Silver Chestermere United Canal LinksBronze Leduc United Battle River Bronze Airdrie FC Airdrie4th Airdrie Airdrie 4th Rangers Athletics CMSA5th Okotoks Strikers Foothills 5th SHTW Juventus CMSA6th SW Sting EMSA 6th FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace7th Camrose CASA 7th Phoenix Sherwood Park8th MW Selects EMSA 8th Ardrossan Tri-County9th Coaldale Thunder Sunny South 9th SW Sting EMSA10th Grande Prairie Wolves Red NW Peace 10th Okotoks Strikers Foothills11th Rattlers Medicine Hat 11th MW Selects (Neff) EMSA12th Xtreme EMSA 12th MW Selects (Cyre) EMSAFair Play Grande Prairie Wolves Red NW Peace Fair Play SW Sting EMSA

U16 Boys U16 GirlsHost: Edmonton Host: EdmontonPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Chestermere United Canal Links Gold MW Selects EMSASilver SHTW Velocity CMSA Silver CSWU Bordeaux CMSABronze Rio Terrace EMSA Bronze SE Storm EMSA4th Impact St. Albert 4th EMFC United CMSA5th MW Selects EMSA 5th Rangers Athletics CMSA6th CNS United CMSA 6th Cochrane Extreme Wolves Big Country7th Phoenix Sherwood Park Fair Play SE Storm EMSA8th Rattlers Medicine Hat

Fair Play MW Selects EMSA

U18 Boys U18 GirlsHost: Edmonton Host: EdmontonPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Blizzard Storm CMSA Gold SWU Fury CMSASilver Warriors EMSA Silver MW Selects EMSABronze Impact St. Albert Bronze Impact St. Albert4th Chestermere United Canal Links 4th Xtreme EMSA5th SWU Milan 97 CMSA 5th Phoenix Sherwood Park6th MW Selects EMSA 6th Camrose Inferno CASA

Fair Play Blizzard Storm CMSA 7th SHTW Celtic CMSA8th Grasslands FC Sunny South

Fair Play SWU Fury CMSA

U12 BoysHost: Lethbridge

U12 GirlsHost: Lethbridge


2014 Indoor ProvincialsYouth Tier II - Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Coaldale Thunder Sunny South Gold Blizzard Vitesse CMSASilver EMFC United CMSA Silver CWSC Freedom CMSABronze Warriors EMSA Bronze Grande Prairie Wolves Red NW Peace4th Victoria EIYSA 4th SW United EIYSA5th MUSC Crusaders CMSA 5th Airdrie Airdrie 6th Grande Prairie Wolves NW Peace 6th Raiders EMSA7th Impact St. Albert Fair Play Grande Prairie Wolves Red NW Peace8th Fury Fort McMurrayFair Play Impact St. Albert

U14 Boys U14 GirlsHost: Calgary Host: CalgaryPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Springbank Athletico Foothills Gold Foothills 2000 DA CMSASilver CNS Hurricanes CMSA Silver Foothills Pixies CMSABronze Lethbridge FC Lethbridge Bronze Grande Prairie Wolves Red NW Peace4th EMFC United CMSA 4th Blizzard Everton CMSA5th Strikers EIYSA 5th Inter EIYSA6th Grande Prairie Wolves NW Peace 6th Lethbridge FC Lethbridge7th Warriors EMSA 7th Cochrane Phantom Wolves Big Country8th Phoenix Sherwood Park 8th Phoenix Sherwood ParkFair Play Springbank Athletico Foothills 9th Spruce Grove Saints EMSA

Fair Play Inter EIYSA

U16 Boys U16 GirlsHost: Red Deer Host: CalgaryPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Inter EIYSA Gold Inter EIYSASilver Warriors EMSA Silver Spruce Grove Saints EMSABronze MAC United CMSA Bronze Lethbridge FC Lethbridge4th SWU Rovers CMSA 4th Blizzard Napoli CMSA 5th Springbank Edge Mountaineers Foothills 5th Blizzard Lightning CMSA 6th CNS Strikers CMSA 6th Rattlers Medicine Hat7th FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace 7th Phoenix Sherwood Park8th Lethbridge FC Lethbridge 8th Fury Fort McMurray9th Phoenix Sherwood Park Fair Play Blizzard Lightning CMSA 10th MW Selects EMSA11th Grasslands FC Sunny South12th Renegades Red DeerFair Play FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace

U18 Boys U18 Girls

Host: Calgary Host: Calgary

Place Team District Place Team District

Gold Renegades Red Deer Gold Phoenix Sherwood Park

Silver CalGlen United CMSA Silver Renegades Red Deer

Bronze Lethbridge FC Lethbridge Bronze SWU Dynamite CMSA

4th Foothills 96 DA CMSA 4th Xtreme EMSA

5th Xtreme EMSA 5th Inter EIYSA

6th Rattlers Medicine Hat 6th Chinook United 97 CMSA

7th Foothills 97 DA CMSA 7th Chinook Royals CMSA

8th SWU Roughnecks CMSA 8th Rattlers Medicine Hat

Fair Play Foothills 97 DA CMSA Fair Play Phoenix Sherwood Park

U12 BoysHost: St. Albert

U12 GirlsHost: St. Albert


2014 Indoor ProvincialsYouth Tier I - Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Juventus EIYSA Gold MW Selects FC EMSASilver Impact St. Albert Silver Inter EIYSABronze SG Saints EMSA Bronze Impact St. Albert4th Warriors EMSA 4th Drillers EIYSAFair Play SG Saints EMSA 5th Red Deer Renegades Red Deer

6th SW Sting EMSAFair Play SW Sting EMSA

U14 Boys U14 GirlsHost: Edmonton

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Juventus EIYSA Gold Inter EIYSASilver Xtreme EMSA Silver Saints EMSABronze Phoenix Sherwood Park Bronze Strikers EISYA4th Impact St. Albert 4th Raiders EMSAFair Play Phoenix Sherwood Park Fair Play Saints EMSA

U16 BoysHost: EdmontonPlace Team DistrictGold Inter EIYSASilver Phoenix Sherwood ParkBronze Warriors EMSA4th Impact St. AlbertFair Play Warriors EMSA

U18 Boys U18 GirlsHost: Edmonton Host: EdmontonPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Warriors EMSA Gold Strikers EIYSASilver Drillers EIYSA Silver Scottish EIYSAFair Play Warriors EMSA Fair Play Strikers/Scottish EIYSA



Host: Edmonton


2014 Futsal ProvincialsHonour Roll

U12 Boys Tier I

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Villains Impact 02 CMSA Gold SWU Arsenal 02 CMSASilver Foothills 02 CMSA Silver Foothills 02 DA CMSABronze Strikers EIYSA Bronze SW United EIYSA4th Drillers EIYSA Fair Play Foothills 02 DA CMSAFair Play Drillers EIYSA

U12 Boys Tier II

Place Team DistrictGold Fury Fort McMurraySilver Scottish EIYSABronze Strikers EIYSA4th Drillers EIYSAFair Play Scottish EIYSA

U14 Boys Tier I U14 Girls Tier IHost: ASAPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Foothills 00 CMSA Gold SWU Millennium CMSASilver Fury Fort McMurray Silver Blizzard Olympic CMSABronze Strikers X EIYSA Bronze Impact St. Albert4th Villains Storm 01 CMSA Fair Play Foothills Pixies CMSA5th Strikers Y EIYSAFair Play Strikers Y EIYSA

U14 Girls Tier IIHost: EdmontonPlace Team DistrictGold Fury Fort McMurraySilver RASC Medicine HatBronze Impact St. Albert4th Scottish EIYSA5th SW United EIYSA

Fair Play SW United EIYSA

U12 Girls Tier IHost: ASA

Host: ASA

Host: ASA

Host: ASA


2014 Indoor ProvincialsSenior - Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Edmonton Scottish EDSA Gold NW United EDSASilver Villains Elite FC CUSA Silver SWU Saints CWSABronze Callies Major CUSA Bronze FSC Mustangs CWSA4th Dinosaurs Major CUSA 4th Victoria EDSA5th Green & Gold EDSA 5th Angels Scottish EDSA6th Drillers EDSA 6th Callies Major CWSAFair Play Drillers EDSA Fair Play FSC Mustangs CWSA

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold KC Trojans EDSA Gold Angels Scottish EDSASilver Sportif CUSA Silver NSD Panthers CWSABronze Croatia Dinamo EDSA Bronze Xavier Academy EDSA4th Villains Elite Reserves CUSA 4th Threat CWSAFair Play Sportif CUSA Fair Play Angels Scottish EDSA

Men Tier I Women Tier IHost: Calgary Host: CalgaryPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Drillers EDSA Gold EMFC Athletics CWSASilver Bumblebee FC Lethbridge Silver Angels Scottish EDSABronze E&C United EDSA Bronze Cochrane Rangers CWSA4th Storm FC CUSA 4th QPR CWSA5th Petro Canada FC NW Peace 5th Polonia EDSA6th CFTC Phoenix CUSA 6th Blizzard Cruisers CWSA7th America FC Lethbridge Fair Play Angels Scottish EDSA8th Oranje Boom Elite CUSAFair Play CFTC Phoenix CUSA

Men Tier II Women Tier IIHost: Lethbridge Host: LethbridgePlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold FC Albania CUSA Gold TRUC Eagles EDSASilver Alumni Lethbridge Silver EF Ice LethbridgeBronze Pass FC CUSA Bronze Royals FC EDSA4th Coaldale FC Lethbridge 4th Revolution FC CWSA5th Bosnia & Herzegovina EDSA 5th SF Cobras CWSA6th Ajax SC EDSA 6th Scores LethbridgeFair Play Coaldale FC Lethbridge Fair Play TRUC Eagles EDSA

Men Tier III Women Tier IIIHost: Edmonton Host: Edmonton

Men PremierHost: Calgary

Challenge CupHost: Calgary

Jubilee ShieldHost: Calgary

Host: CalgaryWomen Premier


Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Ardrossan Strikers EDSA Gold FC Magic Academy EDSASilver Evolution FC CUSA Silver Blizzard Express CWSABronze Sparta FC CUSA Bronze Westwinds CWSA4th Morocco EDSA 4th GP United EDSA5th FC Waryaa EDSA 5th Team United Sherwood Park

6th Synik Clothing FC Red Deer 6th Strikers SC NW Peace7th Vikings FC EDSA Fair Play GP United EDSA8th Mediocrity FC NW PeaceFair Play Evolution FC CUSA

Masters Major Classics MajorHost: Edmonton Host: EdmontonPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Victoria EDSA Gold Green & Gold EDSASilver Scottish EDSA Silver Angels Scottish EDSABronze Callies CUSA Bronze Tsunami Blues CWSA4th Lads Dacia Elite CUSA 4th Jaguars Alumni CWSA5th Red Deer Red Deer Fair Play Jaguars Alumni CWSA6th Ital Canadian/Angoria EDSAFair Play Lads Dacia Elite CUSA

Masters Premier Classics Premier

Host: Edmonton Host: Edmonton


Gold Scottish EDSA Gold ASC Elite EDSA

Silver Serbia EDSA Silver SW Shevas EDSA

Bronze FC Slavija-SCCS EDSA Bronze Cochrane Rangers CWSA

4th Callies CUSA 4th Storm CWSA

5th Scimitar Eagles CUSA Fair Play ASC Elite EDSA

5th Romania FC EDSA

Fair Play Serbia EDSA


2014 Outdoor ProvincialsYouth Tier IV Rural ‐ Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Taber Rush Sunny South Gold Edson Strikers NW CentralSilver Edson Vipers Blue NW Central Silver Olds Big CountryBronze Edson Vipers Red NW Central Bronze Cold Lake Lakeland4th Stettler CASA 4th Camrose Dynamite CASA5th FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace 5th Athabasca Tri‐County6th Bonnyville Komodo Lakeland 6th Camrose Challengers CASA7th Hanna Hornets Big Country 7th FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace8th Three Hills Big Country 8th Leduc Code Red Battle River9th Camrose United CASA Fair Play Leduc Code Red Battle River10th Olds Big Country11th Ardrossan Black Panthers Tri‐County12th Warburg Rebels CASAFair Play Ardrossan Black Panthers Tri‐County

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Camrose Impact CASA Gold Edson Strikers NW CentralSilver Athabasca Tri‐County Silver Ardrossan Penguins Tri‐CountyBronze Sherwood Park Trojans Sherwood Park Bronze Sylvan Lake Blizzard CASA4th Cold Lake Lakers Lakeland 4th FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace5th Vermilion Strikers Lakeland 5th Sherwood Park Sherwood Park6th Hinton NW Central 6th Hinton Howler NW Central7th Didsbury Ojs Big Country 7th Bonnyville Lakeland8th Peace River Young Guns NW Peace 8th Devon Battle RiverFair Play Camrose Impact Tri‐County 9th Acme/Linden Big Country

Fair Play Edson Strikers NW Central

U16 Boys U16 GirlsHost: Three Hills Host: EdsonPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Cold Lake United Lakeland Gold Edson Strikers NW CentralSilver Ponoka Storm CASA Silver Bonnyville LakelandBronze Three Hills Strikers Big Country Bronze Rocky Knights CASA4th Athabasca FC Tri‐Country 4th Sherwood Park Sherwood Park5th Airdrie U16 Selects Airdrie 5th Breton Cougars Battle River6th Olds FC Big Country 6th Ardrossan Tri‐County7th Peace River NW Peace 7th Olds Big Country8th Whitecourt NW Central 8th Hinton NW Central9th Devon FC Battle River Fair Play Edson Strikers NW CentralFair Play Peace River NW Peace

U18 Boys U18 GirlsHost: Vermilion Host: EdsonPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Lacombe Royals CASA Gold Carstairs Chaos Big CountrySilver Athabasca ASA Tri‐County Silver Stettler FC CASA

Bronze Hinton FC NW Central Bronze St. Paul Rage Lakeland

4th Peace River FC NW Peace 4th Edson Strikers NW Central5th Olds Big Country 5th Hinton NW Central

6th Vermilion Strikers Lakeland Fair Play Stettler FC CASA7th Bonnyville Lakeland

8th Thorsby Battle River

Fair Play Peace River FC NW Peace

U14 BoysHost: Vermilion

U12 BoysHost: Three Hills

U12 GirlsHost: Edson

Host: EdsonU14 Girls


2014 Outdoor ProvincialsYouth Tier IV City‐ Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold CNEU Titans CMSA Gold SWU Suns CMSASilver SWU Rapids CMSA Silver Woodvale EMSABronze Springbank Sharks Foothills Bronze Glenora EMSA4th TRSA EMSA 4th MUSC Lightning CMSA5th Cochrane Big Country 5th Cochrane Big Country6th Caernarvon EMSA 6th Airdrie Airdrie

7th Lethbridge Lethbridge8th Fort Saskatchewan Tri‐County

U14 Boys U14 GirlsHost: EMSA Host: EMSAPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Twin Brooks EMSA Gold FSJ Northern Strikers NW PeaceSilver Rangers Athletics CMSA Silver Delwood EMSABronze Grasslands Sunny South Bronze Willowby EMSA4th Meadows EMSA 4th WHU Jaguars CMSA5th EMFC Mavericks CMSA 5th Yellowbird EMSA

6th MUSC Eaglies CMSA

U16 Boys U16 GirlsHost: Calgary Host: CalgaryPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Lewis Estates EMSA Gold Carlisle EMSASilver SWU Warriors CMSA Silver CNS Chaos CMSABronze Foothills Wolves CMSA Bronze Deerfoot Eagles CMSA4th Delwood EMSA 4th Rio Terrace EMSA5th CWSC Athletic CMSA 5th Taber Dynamite Sunny South6th Grasslands Sunny South 6th Chestermere United Canal LinksFair Play CWSC Athletic CMSA Fair Play CNS Chaos CMSA

U18 Boys U18 GirlsHost: Calgary Host: CalgaryPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Ardrossan Tri‐County Gold TRSA EMSASilver MSB Bulldogs CMSA Silver Callingwood EMSABronze Greenfield EMSA Bronze CNS Panthers CMSA4th Parkallen EMSA 4th Blizzard Leopards CMSA5th WHU Hurricanes CMSA 5th Chestermere United Canal LinksFair Play WHU Hurricanes CMSA 6th Okotoks Strikers Foothills

7th Blizzard Galactico CMSA

Fair Play Callingwood EMSA

U12 BoysHost: EMSA

U12 GirlsHost: EMSA


2014 Outdoor ProvincialsYouth Tier III ‐ Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold MAC United CMSA Gold Raiders EMSASilver Coaldale Thunder Sunny South Silver St. Albert Impact St. AlbertBronze Deerfoot Eagles CMSA Bronze Villains Magic CMSA4th Stony Plain Crush NW Central 4th Blizzard Stuttgart CMSA5th Storm EMSA 5th SW Sting EMSA6th Leduc United Battle River 6th Lethbridge FC Lethbridge7th SW Sting EMSA 7th Spruce Grove Saints EMSA8th Excelsior (Chestermere) Canal Links 8th Excelsior (Chestermere) Canal Links9th Lethbridge FC Lethbridge Fair Play Lethbridge FC LethbridgeFair Play Excelsior (Chestermere) Canal Links

U14 Boys U14 GirlsHost: EMSA Host: EMSAPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Airdrie FC Airdrie Gold WHU Freedom CMSASilver MUSC Blues CMSA Silver Sherwood Park Sherwood ParkBronze Spruce Grove Saints EMSA Bronze CWSC Chelsea CMSA4th Camrose CASA 4th Cochrane Phantom Wolves Big Country5th Warriors EMSA 5th Chestermere United Excelsior Canal Links6th MW Selects EMSA 6th Storm EMSA7th Coaldale Thunder Sunny South 7th Aridrie FC Airdrie8th RASC Medicine Hat 8th MW Selects EMSA9th CNS Inter CMSA 9th Bonnyville Dynamo Lakeland10th MW Selects EMSA 10th Blizzard Rangers CMSA11th Chestermere United Canal Links 11th Hardisty‐Fulton Place EMSA12th FSJ Northern Strikers NW Peace 12th Royals Big Country13 Leduc United Battle River Fair Play Blizzard Rangers/Storm CMSA/EMSAFair Play MW Selects EMSA

U16 Boys U16 GirlsHost: EMSA Host: EMSAPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Lakeland Dynamo Lakeland Gold MW Selects EMSASilver MW Selects EMSA Silver Storm EMSABronze Sherwood Park Sherwood Park Bronze RASC Medicine Hat4th Coaldale Thunder Sunny South 4th Rangers Athletics CMSA5th Xtreme EMSA 5th SW Sting EMSA6th Rangers Athletics CMSA 6th SWU Storm CMSA7th CNS United CMSA 7th Camrose CASA8th RASC Medicine Hat 8th Athabasca Tri‐CountyFair Play RASC Medicine Hat Fair Play MW Selects EMSA

U18 Boys U18 GirlsHost: EMSA Host: Sherwood ParkPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold SWU Roughnecks 98 CMSA Gold St. Albert Impact St. AlbertSilver Sherwood Park Sherwood Park Silver Sherwood Park Phoenix Sherwood Park

Bronze CalGlen Athletico CMSA Bronze MW Selects EMSA

4th St. Albert Impact St. Albert 4th WHU Celtic CMSA5th Warriors EMSA 5th Blizzard Fuego CMSA

6th MW Selects EMSA 6th RASC Medicine Hat

Fair Play CalGlen Athletico CMSA 7th MW Selects EMSA

8th Camrose CASA

Fair Play Sherwood Park Phoenix Sherwood Park

U12 BoysHost: EMSA

U12 GirlsHost: EMSA


2014 Outdoor ProvincialsYouth Tier II ‐ Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Warriors EMSA Gold Fort McMurray Fury Fort McMurraySilver MW Selects EMSA Silver Lethbridge FC LethbridgeBronze Airdrie FC Airdrie Bronze MUSC Magic CMSA4th Coaldale Thunder Sunny South 4th SW United EIYSA5th Juventus Y EIYSA 5th Blizzard Bullets CMSA6th CWSC Cosmos CMSA 6th Airdrie FC Airdrie7th Lethbridge FC Lethbridge 7th Spruce Grove Saints EMSA8th St. Albert Impact St. Albert 8th MW Selects EMSA9th RASC Medicine Hat 9th Cochrane Wolf Pack Big Country10th CNS Blitz CMSA 10th St. Albert Impact St. Albert11th SW Sting EMSA 11th RASC Medicine Hat12th Okotoks Rebels Foothills 12th SW Sting EMSA13th Inter EIYSA Fair Play MUSC Magic Medicine Hat14th St. Albert Impact St. Albert15th Red Deer Renegades Red Deer16th Fort McMurray Fury Fort McMurrayFair Play CWSC Cosmos CMSA

U14 Boys U14 GirlsHost: Sherwood Park Host: St. AlbertPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Sherwood Park Phoenix Sherwood Park Gold Sherwood Park Phoenix Sherwood ParkSilver CWSC Barcelona CMSA Silver Foothills 00 CMSABronze Internationale EIYSA Bronze Scottish EIYSA4th SW Sting EMSA 4th Blizzard Porto CMSA5th EMFC United CMSA 5th St. Albert Impact St. Albert6th Red Deer Renegades Red Deer 6th St. Albert Impact St. AlbertFair Play EMFC United CMSA 7th RASC Medicine Hat

8th Lethbridge FC Lethbridge9th Raiders EMSA10th Wolves Black NW PeaceFair Play St. Albert Impact St. Albert

U16 Boys U16 GirlsHost: Sherwood Park Host: Sherwood ParkPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Strikers EIYSA Gold Red Deer Renegades Red DeerSilver Lethbridge FC Lethbridge Silver SWU Lyon 99 CMSABronze St. Albert Impact St. Albert Bronze Lethbridge FC Lethbridge4th Red Deer Renegades Red Deer 4th Juventus EIYSA5th Blizzard Atletico CMSA 5th Blizzard Lightning CMSA6th MW Selects EMSA 6th MW Selects EMSA7th Sherwood Park Phoenix Sherwood Park 7th Sherwood Park Phoenix Sherwood Park8th Foothills 98 CMSA 8th Fort McMurray Fury Fort McMurrayFair Play Strikers EIYSA Fair Play SWU Lyon 99 CMSA

U18 Boys U18 GirlsHost: EMSA Host: Sherwood ParkPlace Team District Place Team DistrictGold Foothills 96 DA CMSA Gold Sherwood Park Phoenix Sherwood ParkSilver CalGlen United CMSA Silver Chinook United 97 CMSABronze RASC Medicine Hat Bronze Scottish EIYSA4th Warriors EMSA 4th Blizzard Avalanche CMSA5th Red Deer Renegades Red Deer 5th CNS Titans CMSA

6th Blizzard United CMSA 6th Spruce Grove Saints EMSAFair Play CalGlen United CMSA Fair Play Scottish EIYSA


U12 GirlsHost: EMSA


2014 Outdoor ProvincialsYouth Tier I - Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Juventus Y EIYSA Gold Inter EIYSASilver Strikers EIYSA Silver St. Albert Impact St. AlbertBronze Villains Impact 02 CMSA Bronze Blizzard Vitesse CMSA4th EMFC United 02 CMSA 4th MW Selects EMSA5th Warriors (Azocar) EMSA 5th Drillers EIYSA6th Red Deer Renegades Red Deer 6th CWSC Freedom CMSA7th St. Albert Impact St. Albert Fair Play Blizzard Vitesse CMSA8th Fort McMurray Fury Fort McMurrayFair Play Fort McMurray Fury Fort McMurray

U14 Boys U14 GirlsHost: ASA (Edmonton) Host: ASA (Edmonton) Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Foothills 00 CMSA Gold SWU Millennium CMSASilver Juventus Y EIYSA Silver Blizzard Olympic CMSABronze Xtreme EMSA Bronze Inter EIYSA4th SWU Thunder 00 CMSA 4th Red Deer Renegades Red Deer5th Lethbridge FC Lethbridge 5th Sherwood Park Phoenix Sherwood Park6th Springbank Athletico Foothills 6th St. Albert Impact St. AlbertFair Play Foothills 00 CMSA 7th Springbank RWFC 01 Foothills

8th MW Selects EMSAFair Play MW Selects EMSA

U16 Boys U16 GirlsHost: ASA (Edmonton) Host: ASA (Edmonton) Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold SWU Spartans CMSA Gold SWU Premiers CMSASilver Inter X EIYSA Silver SWU Napoli 99 CMSABronze Villains Impact 98 CMSA Bronze Strikers X EIYSA4th Drillers EIYSA 4th St. Albert Impact St. Albert5th Sherwood Park Phoenix Sherwood Park Fair Play St. Albert Impact St. Albert6th Warriors EMSAFair Play Villains Impact 98 CMSA

U18 Boys U18 GirlsHost: ASA (Edmonton) Host: ASA (Edmonton) Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Drillers EIYSA Gold Strikers EIYSASilver Foothills 96 FC CMSA Silver Drillers EIYSABronze Warriors EMSA Bronze Foothills 97 CMSA4th Foothills 97 CMSA 4th Foothills 96 CMSAFair Play Drillers EIYSA Fair Play Drillers EIYSA




2014 Outdoor ProvincialsSenior ‐ Honour Roll

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Calgary Callies CUSA Gold Edmonton Victoria EDSASilver Edmonton Drillers EDSA Silver Edmonton Angels Scottish EDSABronze Lethbridge FC Lethbridge Bronze Edmonton NW United EDSA4th Edmonton Scottish EDSA 4th Calgary Callies CWSA5th Green and Gold EDSA 5th Lethbridge FC Lethbridge6th Calgary Villains CUSA 6th Calgary CFSC CWSAFair Play Lethbridge FC Lethbridge Fair Play Edmonton Angels Scottish EDSA

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold St. Albert Impact EDSA Gold NW United EDSASilver Brothers United CUSA Silver Angels Scottish EDSABronze AC Milan EDSA Bronze FC Panthers CWSA4th CTFC Imperials CUSA 4th St. Albert Impact EDSAFair Play St. Albert Impact EDSA Fair Play St. Albert Impact EDSA

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Croatia Hajduk EDSA Gold Hearts United EDSASilver Calgary Sportif CUSA Silver Mercury FC CWSABronze Regala FC Fort McMurray Bronze EMFC Athletics CWSA4th Croatia CUSA 4th Xavier Academy EDSA5th DV Oldboys Green and Gold EDSA Fair Play Mercury FC CWSA6th Rising Stars CUSAFair Play Croatia Hajduk EDSA

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Emerald Exports EDSA Gold ASC Heat EDSASilver E&C United EDSA Silver CJSC Blizzard CWSABronze Red Hill FC EDSA Bronze Dreadnought 1 Varley EDSA4th FC Albania CUSA 4th Redhill FC EDSA5th Darts United CUSA Fair Play CJSC Blizzard CWSA6th Synik Red DeerFair Play Emerald Exports EDSA

Place Team District Place Team DistrictGold Tavua Fiji CUSA Gold Mavericks 09 St. Albert

Men Tier I

Premier MenHost: Edmonton

Women Tier I

Men Tier II Women Tier II


Challenge CupHost: Edmonton

Jubilee ShieldHost: Edmonton

Host: EdmontonPremier Women

Host: EdmontonHost: Edmonton

Men Tier III Women Tier IIIHost: Edmonton Host: Edmonton


Silver The Club All Blacks EDSA Silver Sturgeon EDSABronze SV Spurs St. Albert Bronze WSC Storm EDSA4th Lokomotiv FC EDSA 4th Chinook Thunder CWSA5th Ralston Rovers Medicine Hat 5th Fever CWSA6th Kinosoo Strikers Lakeland 6th Dreadnought 3 Timason EDSA7th Deportivo CUSA Fair Play Sturgeon EDSA8th GSE St. Albert9th Royals CUSAFair Play Lokomotiv FC EDSA


Gold Victoria EDSA Gold Green & Gold EDSA

Silver Callies CUSA Silver Tsunami Blues CWSA

Bronze Scottish EDSA

4th Alborz DACIA CUSA

Fair Play Alborz DACIA CUSA

Masters Premier Classics Premier


Gold Sahara SC EDSA Gold ASC Elite EDSA

Silver Sporting United EDSA Silver Shevas EDSA

Bronze Scimitar Eagles CUSA Bronze Airdrie Warriors CWSA

4th Lads Club CUSA 4th Bow Valley Rapids CWSA

5th Serbian Masters EDSA Fair Play ASC Elite EDSA

6th Medicine Hat Wild Medicine Hat

Fair Play Scimitar Eagles CUSA


Host: Edmonton Host: EdmontonMasters Major Classics Major


Financial Statements of

ALBERTA SOCCERASSOCIATION

Year ended October 31, 2014

APPENDIX B: AUDIT

KPMG LLP Telephone (780) 429-7300Chartered Accountants Fax (780) 429-7379Commerce Place Internet www.kpmg.ca10125-102 StreetEdmonton Alberta T5J 3V8Canada

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORTTo the Board of Directors of Alberta Soccer Association

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Alberta Soccer Association, whichcomprise the statement of financial position as at October 31, 2014, the statements of operations,changes in net assets and cash flows for the year then ended, and notes, comprising a summary ofsignificant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements inaccordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, and for suchinternal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financialstatements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. Weconducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Thosestandards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtainreasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosuresin the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including theassessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud orerror. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the entity’spreparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures thatare appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on theeffectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness ofaccounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, aswell as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audit is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our audit opinion.

KPMG LLP is a Canadian limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMGnetwork of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative(“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. KPMG Canada provides services to KPMG LLP.

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Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position ofAlberta Soccer Association as at October 31, 2014, and its results of operations and its cash flowsfor the year then ended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profitorganizations.

Chartered Accountants

December 22, 2014

Edmonton, Canada

APPENDIX B: AUDIT

ALBERTA SOCCER ASSOCIATIONStatement of Financial Position

October 31, 2014, with comparative information for 2013

2014 2013

AssetsCurrent assets:

Cash (note 2) $ 773,101 $ 1,334,047Term deposits (note 3) 404,111 100,928Accounts receivable (note 4) 252,528 160,135Inventories 34,066 43,468Prepaid expenses 177,892 151,833

1,641,698 1,790,411

Term deposits (note 3) 401,996 400,000Property and equipment (note 5) 12,181 20,330

$ 2,055,875 $ 2,210,741

Liabilities and Fund BalancesCurrent liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 6) $ 235,416 $ 308,613Refundable bonds 23,500 24,300Deferred revenue (note 7) 118,958 125,144

377,874 458,057

Net assets:Invested in property and equipment 12,181 20,330Unrestricted 1,665,820 1,732,354

1,678,001 1,752,684Commitments (note 9)

$ 2,055,875 $ 2,210,741

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

On behalf of the Board:

Members

Members

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ALBERTA SOCCER ASSOCIATIONStatement of Operations

Year ended October 31, 2014, with comparative information for 2013

2014Budget

2014Actual

2013Actual

Revenues (note 8):Administration $ 888,070 $ 830,130 $ 1,034,919Coaching Development Program 154,965 169,889 181,582Membership fees 1,480,000 1,408,054 1,506,976Player Development Program 517,515 397,159 570,432Referee Development Program 346,450 292,299 278,928Senior Program 179,140 173,388 233,473Youth Program 412,340 478,152 390,629

3,978,480 3,749,071 4,196,939

Expenditures:Administration 1,314,699 1,335,168 1,325,824Coaching and Development Program 405,210 358,595 367,260Player Development Program 898,513 779,106 934,402Referee Development Program 417,972 395,422 368,836Senior Program 296,150 305,988 334,739Youth Program 559,301 639,606 522,745

3,891,845 3,813,885 3,853,806

Excess (deficiency) of revenues overexpenditures before the undernoted items 86,635 (64,814) 343,133

Other expenditures:Bad debts (note 4) - - (20)Amortization - (9,869) (15,204)

- (9,869) (15,224)

Excess (deficiency) of revenuesover expenditures $ 86,635 $ (74,683) $ 327,909


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ALBERTA SOCCER ASSOCIATIONStatement of Changes in Net Assets


Invested inproperty and

equipment UnrestrictedTotal2014

Balance, beginning of year $ 20,330 $ 1,732,354 $ 1,752,684

Excess revenue (expenditures)for the year (9,869) (64,814) (74,683)

Transfers for the purchase ofproperty and equipment 1,720 (1,720) -

Balance, end of year $ 12,181 $ 1,665,820 $ 1,678,001


Invested inproperty and

equipment UnrestrictedTotal2013

Balance, beginning of year $ 24,703 $ 1,400,072 $ 1,424,775

Excess revenue (expenditures)for the year (15,204) 343,113 327,909

Transfers for the purchase ofproperty and equipment 10,831 (10,831) -

Balance, end of year $ 20,330 $ 1,732,354 $ 1,752,684


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ALBERTA SOCCER ASSOCIATIONStatement of Cash Flows


2014 2013

Cash provided by (used in):

Cash from operating activities:Receipt of member and other program fees $ 3,360,736 $ 3,849,205Receipt of interest income 3,183 928Receipt of government grants 253,448 265,273Receipt of funds from the Canadian

Soccer Association 30,212 63,810Casino funds and donations received 917 82,956Payment of bank fees (15,196) (15,592)Payment to suppliers and employees (3,889,343) (3,738,266)

(256,043) 508,314

Cash used in investing activities:Purchase of property and equipment (1,720) (10,831)Investment in term deposits (303,183) (500,928)

(304,903) (511,759)

Decrease in cash (560,946) (3,445)

Cash, beginning of year 1,334,047 1,337,492

Cash, end of year $ 773,101 $ 1,334,047


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ALBERTA SOCCER ASSOCIATIONNotes to Financial Statements


Nature of operations:

Alberta Soccer Association (the "Association") provides the administrative and technicaldevelopment framework for all soccer programs within the Province of Alberta. The Association,incorporated under the provisions of the Societies Act of Alberta, is a non-profit organization withinthe meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and is exempt from income taxes.

1. Significant accounting policies:

The Association prepares its financial statements in accordance with Canadian accountingstandards for not-for-profit organizations which is Part III of the CPA Canada Handbook -Accounting. The Association's significant accounting policies are as follows:

(a) Use of estimates:

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates andassumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure ofcontingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reportedamounts of revenue and expenses during the year. Actual results could differ from thoseestimates.

(b) Cash:

Cash consists of cash on hand and amounts on deposit in demand-type accounts lesscheques issued and outstanding. Cash includes amounts on deposit in demand-typeaccounts arising from specific fundraising activities which may be subject to restriction.

(c) Inventories:

Inventories distributed for no or nominal value or consumed in the delivery of services arestated at the lower of cost and net replacement cost. Inventory held for sale is stated atthe lower of average weighted cost and net realizable value.

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ALBERTA SOCCER ASSOCIATIONNotes to Financial Statements (continued)


1. Significant accounting policies (continued):

(d) Property and equipment:

Property and equipment are stated at cost and donated assets are recognized at fairvalue. Amortization is provided using the straight-line method and following annual rates:

Asset Rate

Office equipment 20%Technical equipment 20%Computer equipment 33%Leasehold improvements Lease term

(e) Revenue recognition:

The Association follows the deferral method of accounting for revenue. Fees arerecognized as revenue in the year for which services are provided. Fees received inadvance are recorded as deferred revenue. Restricted contributions received in the yearthat relate to future expenditures are recorded as deferred revenue. Unrestrictedcontributions are recognized as revenue when received.

Contributions for the acquisition of property and equipment and donated property andequipment are recorded as unamortized capital contributions and recognized to income onthe same basis as the amortization of the assets for which the contributions were received.Excess revenue (expenditure) reported in the statement of changes in net assets forinvestment in property and equipment are the net amount of depreciation and revenueattributable to property and equipment and represent a transfer of unrestricted net assets.

Interest income is recorded on a time proportion basis. Interest income earned onrestricted contributions that are similarly restricted by the contributor is recorded asdeferred revenue on a time proportion basis until the eligible expenditures have beenincurred at which time the interest is recognized as revenue.

(f) Contributed services:

The work of the Association is dependent on the voluntary services of many members.Due to the difficulty of determining fair value of these services, contributed services are notrecognized in the financial statement. The Association may receive distributable materialsfor distribution to member organizations. The Association does not recognize the revenueor related expense for these materials.

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2. Cash:

2014 2013

General $ 772,778 $ 1,271,908Casino 123 61,939Cash on hand 200 200

$ 773,101 $ 1,334,047

The use of casino cash is restricted under agreement with the Alberta Gaming & LiquorCommission. The cash must be used for expenditures approved by Alberta Gaming & LiquorCommission, including officials, registration fees, facility rentals and some administration costs.The Association drew on these funds during the year but had met the expenditure requirementsto recognize these funds as revenue in the prior year.

3. Term deposits:

The term deposits, measured at amortized cost, consist of a $400,000 market participatory termdeposit with a guaranteed minimum interest rate of 0.49% maturing January 7, 2016 and otherterm deposits maturing January 6, 2015 bearing interest at 1.30% (2013 - 0.50% to 1.25%).

4. Accounts receivable:

2014 2013

Local districts and associations $ 208,896 $ 126,233Other 43,632 33,902

$ 252,528 $ 160,135

During the year, the Association recorded a loss of $nil (2013 - loss of $20) for uncollectableamounts.

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5. Property and equipment:

2014

CostAccumulatedamortization

Net bookvalue

Office equipment $ 76,823 $ 76,048 $ 775Technical equipment 3,800 2,992 808Computer equipment 62,739 54,377 8,361Leasehold improvements 4,795 2,558 2,237

$ 148,157 $ 135,975 $ 12,181

2013

CostAccumulatedamortization

Net bookvalue

Office equipment $ 76,823 $ 75,738 $ 1,085Technical equipment 3,800 2,464 1,336Computer equipment 61,019 46,306 14,713Leasehold improvements 4,795 1,599 3,196

$ 146,437 $ 126,107 $ 20,330

6. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:

Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities are government remittances payable of$400 (2013 - $3,004) relating to federal and provincial sales taxes and payroll taxes.

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7. Deferred revenue:

Dr. Herb LinkMemorial

Trainingand Other

RegistrationFees 2014

Opening balance $ 8,887 $ 95,572 $ 20,685 $ 125,144Other advanced payments - 110,071 - 110,071

8,887 205,643 20,685 235,215

Revenue recognized forqualified expenses - 95,572 20,685 116,257

Closing balance $ 8,887 $ 110,071 $ - $ 118,958

Dr. Herb LinkMemorial

Trainingand Other

RegistrationFees 2013

Opening balance $ 8,887 $ 70,973 $ 13,118 $ 92,978Other advanced payments - 95,572 20,685 116,257

8,887 166,545 33,803 209,235

Revenue recognized forqualified expenses - 70,973 13,118 84,091

Closing balance $ 8,887 $ 95,572 $ 20,685 $ 125,144

The Dr. Herb Link Memorial Fund, restricted under the terms of a bequest, is to be used to senddisadvantaged children to summer soccer camps.

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8. Government assistance:

The Association received grants of $253,488 (2013 - $265,273) from Alberta, Sport, Recreation,Parks and Wildlife Foundation (Alberta Sport), recognized as follows:

2014 2013

Alberta Sport grants received: Administration revenues:

Association Development Program $ 54,523 $ 54,523Donation Fund Program 1,950 -

Youth program revenue:Association Development Program 32,715 32,715Arctic Winter Games 1,400 5,600Alberta Games - Zone Development Funding 8,000 -

Senior program revenue:Association Development Program 32,715 32,715

Coaching development program revenue:Association Development Program 32,715 32,715High Performance Coach Development 20,000 20,000Development Initiatives - 2,875NCCP Subsidy - 700

Referee development revenue:Association Development Program 32,715 32,715

Player development revenue:Association Development Program 32,715 32,715Canada Summer Games 4,000 16,000Canadian Sports for Life (CS4L) - 2,000

253,448 265,273

Alberta Sport deferred receipts:Canada Summer Games - 30,000

$ 253,448 $ 295,273

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9. Commitments:

The Association has a lease for rental of premises ending February 28, 2017. Future minimumlease payments under this lease are set out as follows:

2015 $ 41,0002016 42,6442017 14,000

The Association is also responsible for its share of occupancy cost and realty taxes associatedwith the premises.

10. Financial instrument risks and concentration of risk:

The Association’s financial instruments consist of cash, term deposits, accounts receivable andaccounts payable and accrued liabilities. The Association's operations are concentrated toAlberta and all banking is concentrated to one large, federally registered and insured financialinstitution. The Association’s accounts receivable are primarily comprised of amounts due fromvarious local soccer districts and associations and collegiate associations in Alberta with somefunds due from the national governing body. The exposure to credit risk is limited to theamounts receivable for which local soccer districts and associations are required to be in goodstanding to participate in the Association, other strategic partners such as collegiateassociations and others. When there are doubts concerning collection, an allowance isprovided by the Board who reviews what actions, if any, they may take against the local districtsand associations or other debtor. The credit risk exposure in the current year is unchanged fromthe prior year.

Substantially all of the Association’s operations are transacted in Canadian currency,accordingly foreign currency risk is not considered significant. The nature of investments islimited to interest bearing bank issued deposits and interest rate risk is not consideredsignificant to the operations of the Association.

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