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Last Updated: May 13th, 2013

CHANGING OF THE GUARD

May 2nd – 7th, the Canadian Soccer Association held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Halifax, NS. It was with great pleasure that NWT Soccer attended with two representatives, showcasing the growth of soccer in the Northwest Territories and highlighting the progression NWT Soccer has made in high competition at Nationals.

Not only was this AGM an avenue to get all provincial/territorial soccer associations together, discuss practices and improve soccer across Canada, the membership was required to elect three representatives to their Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is composed of 14 Directors, led by President Victor Montagliani.

With a passion to serve the Canadian Soccer Association, NWT Soccer Association’s President, Ryan Fequet had put forth his name for election. It is with great pleasure that the NWT Soccer Association congratulates Ryan Fequet. Fequet joins the Canadian Soccer Association as a newly elected Board of Directors member from the NWT/Alberta Region.

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PREPARING FOR GAMES - SHORT TERM COMPETITION

World Champion Squash Coach Neil Harvey will be in Yellowknife next week. Neil was inducted into the UK Coaching Hall of Fame receiving the prestigious Mussabini Coaching Medal (you may recall Chariots of Fire movie. Professional coach Sam Mussabini coached Harald Abrahams to gold in the 1924 Olympics). For those squash followers, Neil was Jonathon Powers’ adversary Peter Nicol’s coach.

Topic: Preparing for GAMES / short term competition
Where: Sport North Federation board room
When: 12pm -1pm Friday May 17, 2013
Cost: Free!

2013 RISING STAR PROGRAM

Sport North Federation is now accepting the 2013 Rising Star Applications.The Rising Star program provides funding to athletes (Females 11-15 & Males 12-16) that exhibit high performance potential in their sport and wish to receive additional training through a camp format. Applicants must be nominated by a coach, teacher, principal, pastor, RCMP officer etc.  Nominators must submit the application on behalf of the athlete.

Please note the following changes:

  • It now falls in line with Canadian Sport for Life, specifically the Train to Train category.
  • The deadline date is now May 31, 2013.
  • The request for a Nominator has been removed.

Click here for the application

The NWT Soccer Association's HP committee will be selecting 5 qualified coaches to travel to Anchorage, Alaska  March 15-22, 2014.

All qualified coaches interested in this opportunity must apply using the online application process. Coaches must have all 3 levels of their 'Community Coach' certification (in either the old or new system) and be willing to obtain a criminal record check and complete a 3hr online 'Respect In Sport' course.

The AWG fees for the coaches will be covered by the Association and coaches should indicate which of the 5 teams (Intermediate, Junior, and Juvenile females, and Junior and Juvenile males) they are interested in coaching. The deadline to apply is May 30th, 2013. Visit the AWG page of our site for the age categories of players who are eligible to compete in the 2014 Games.


Registration is now open for the 2013 Challenger Soccer Camps in the Northwest Territories. We are please to announce that they will be returning to the following communities:

  • Fort Smith:  July 1-5th, 2013
  • Hay River:  July 8-12th, 2013
  • Yellowknife:  August 12-16th, 2013

For more information about these camps or to register click here

MINI-WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT - REGISTRATION OPEN!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 2013 Mini-World Cup Tournament in Yellowknife. This is a fun outdoor tournament that will take place at the Range Lake Field for members between the ages of 7 and 30! You must register online for this tournament www.nwtkicks.ca/events.  For more information click here or contact Lyric Sandhals.