Did You Know?
The Provincial Newfoundland
and Labrador Soccer Association head coaches for the following teams in
the 2002 season were:
Under 12 Boys - Angus Barrett
& assistants Sean Cashin and Albert Anstey
Under 12 Girls - Glen Sheppard
& assistant Laura Connolly
Under 13 Boys - Jay Babstock
& assistant Trevor Paine
Under 13 Girls - Susan Russell
& assistant Gillian Russell
Under 14 Girls - Denis O�Grady
& assistant Bruce Carter
Under 15 Boys - Dragon Mirkovic
& assistant Terri Lyn Tibbs
Under 15 Girls - Larry Walsh
& assistant Rebecca Coffey
Under 17 Boys - Andrew Moyst
& assistant Bren Brenton
Under 17 Girls - Tony Mullett
& assistant Stephanie Wade
2002 All Star Boy�s results
The National U17 and U15 All
Star Boys championships were played in St. John�s/Mount Pearl on July 24
- 28, 2002.The Newfoundland U17 Boys were winless in four games. They were
outscored by a 10 - 2 margin, losing to Manitoba 4- 0, Prince Edward Island
2 - 0,Quebec 2 - 1, and to Saskatchewan 2-1.
The Newfoundland U15 Boys were
also winless in four games. They were outscored by British Columbia 7 -
0, Nova Scotia 1 - 0, Saskatchewan 2 -1 and lost to Prince Edward Island
by a 3 - 1 margin. Although both of these boys� teams were the host squad,
both placed dead last and were seeded 9th.
2002 All Star Girls Results
The National U17 and U15 All
Star Girl�s championships were played in Trois - Rivieres, Quebec on July
24 - 28, 2002.The Newfoundland U17 Girls won only one of their four games
defeating Prince Edward Island 3 - 0, while losing to Alberta 7 - 1, Saskatchewan
4 - 0 and to a Manitoba entry by a 2 - 0 score. This Newfoundland entry
also placed 9th for a last place finish in this tournament.
The Newfoundland U15 Girls
won one of the three games that they were involved with. They were outscored
by a goal differential of 3 - 0 by Quebec and a 3 - 2 margin by Saskatchewan.
The only bright spot for this team came when the Newfoundland girls defeated
Nova Scotia 4 - 3. The Newfoundland U15 Girls were seeded 6th.
New Brunswick withdraws
Did you know that in 2002 the
New Brunswick Soccer Association realized that they were not on par to
compete at these nation All-Star tournaments and withdrew from all-star
competition? However, New Brunswick will continue to participate in national
club competition both at the minor and senior levels.
In 2001, I coached the Burin
Peninsula U16Boys to a Provincial �A� Championship and then competed at
the National U16 Championships in Edmonton, Alberta. It was after the completion
of that tournament that I made the following recommendation to both the
Canadian Soccer Association and the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association:
National minor soccer tournaments should be divided into a two-tier system.
After carefully reviewing the
scores and the 2002 standings, I will reiterate that the Newfoundland and
Labrador soccer officials should endorse this proposal and bring forward
a motion to the Canadian Soccer Association that they should adopt a national
two tier system for minor soccer.
Provincial �A� Tournaments
The Newfoundland and Labrador
Soccer Association have adopted the format that all �A� tournaments are
tournaments, which are comprised of regional all- stars. These teams usually
come from St. John�s, Mount Pearl, Central, CBS, CBN, Western, Burin Peninsula
and sometimes Labrador is represented.
NLSA Girls �A� results
This year in Provincial Newfoundland
and Labrador Soccer Association �A� Girls Tournaments, St. John�s has won
the under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and under 18 age categories. In the mean
time, the Burin Peninsula Soccer Association did not have a team representative
in either of these girls age categories.
NLSA Boys �A� results
In Provincial Newfoundland
and Labrador Soccer Association �A� Boy�s Tournaments, St. John�s has won
the Under 12, Under 14, Under 16, while Mount Pearl has been declared provincial
champions in the Under 18 age category. The Burin Peninsula Soccer Association
only had a single representative - the Under 14 group. The National U14
Boys/ Girls tournament is slated for Kelowna, British Columbia. The National
U16 Boys/ Girls tournament is scheduled for Etobicoke/Vaughn, Ontario,
while Calgary, Alberta will play host to the U18 Boys/ Girls Nationals.
Provincial �B� Tournaments
The �B� tournaments are Newfoundland
and Labrador Soccer Association sanctioned tournaments where regional club
champs meet for competition. Usually, these entries have engaged in regional
competition before the NLSA competition.
NLSA �B� results
According to the results, St.
John�s has demonstrated that their region is the area of Newfoundland and
Labrador presently demonstrating soccer supremacy. St John�s has won the
boy�s U12, U14 and U16 Provincial �B� Championships. The St. John�s girls
have captured the U12 and U14 Provincial �B� Titles.
Burin Peninsula Soccer in
Trouble
To date in 2002, St John�s
have won seven out of a possible eight Provincial �A� Minor Soccer Tournaments.
They have won five out of a possible seven Provincial �B� Minor Tournaments.
In senior soccer St. John�s United have also won the Provincial �B� Intermediate
Championship. This intermediate tournament consisted of twelve teams, and
eleven of those teams came from the Avalon Peninsula. Springdale was the
only outside entry. The Burin Peninsula failed to have a single entry.
The Molson Provincial Senior
Ladies Soccer Championships were played from August 22-24 in Mount Pearl.
The teams registered for this tournament, Guards, Holy Cross-, Feildians,
Mount Pearl and the Avalon All- Stars, were all from the Avalon Peninsula.
Again, the Burin Peninsula failed to have an entry. In addition to the
provincial title that these ladies were playing for, was the right to represent
Newfoundland and Labrador in the National Jubilee Shield championships
which are scheduled for St.John�s/Mount Pearl from October 10 - 14, 2002.
Dunphy� Details
Coach�s Corner All-Star Team
and award winners for 2002 are:
Strikers: Richard Kelly, Matthew
Wilkins
Midfielders: Shane Antle, Rudy
Norman, Paul J. Slaney Cris Caines
Fullbacks: Tommy Dunderdale,
Chad Parsons, Clinton Edwards ,J.B.Delirroza
Goalie: Matthew Prim
Coach of the Year - Paul Reddy
League MVP: Richard Kelly
Top Defender: Tommy Dunderdale
Most gentle and Effective Player:
Paul J. Slaney