OAKVILLE, ON - The Oakville Soccer Club is proud to announce that it has been awarded Ontario Soccer's 2019 Gold Club Excellence Award. The award, presented on a two-year cycle, recognizes elite clubs that have met the standards for excellence among member clubs within the province.

Ontario Soccer's Club Excellence Award program was established in 2007 and has grown into an acclaimed, province-wide recognition program for effectively-run community-based soccer clubs, which offer safe, healthy and enjoyable environments for all involved. Since its inception, the Oakville Soccer Club has consistently achieved the gold standard, which is the highest award presented.

In being considered for the Award, community clubs eligible to be a part of the Club Excellence program provide tangible evidence of the required criteria by Ontario Soccer, which is carefully reviewed and evaluated. This criteria includes, but is not limited to technical programs, governance policies and community involvement.

As the largest soccer club in Canada, and the largest amateur sport organization in North America, OSC prides itself on providing quality youth programming at the recreational and competitive levels. The Club works hard to ensure that all members enjoy a positive soccer experience, and is proud to be recognized by Ontario Soccer for its efforts.

In 2019, the soccer landscape in Canada will see the introduction of Canada Soccer's Licensing Program. This national Club License Program is designed to raise the standards of soccer development across the country to improve the overall soccer system and guide soccer organizations toward best principles for organizational development both on and off the field. The Oakville Soccer Club looks forward to applying for this designation from Canada Soccer.

In response to OSC receiving the Gold Club Excellence Award from Ontario Soccer, OSC’s Executive Director Dave Harris said, “It is an honour to once again be the recipient of this prestigious award. It is a credit to the entire organization including the Club's volunteers, Board of Directors and staff who ensure that OSC is meeting the expectations of its membership each and every day. This is an award that shows we are amongst the very best programs in the province. OSC congratulates all other member clubs who have received the Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards for their collective efforts."

Media Contact:
David Harris
Executive Director
dharris@oakvillesoccer.ca
T 905-849-4436 x 4444

About OSC
The Oakville Soccer Club, founded in 1972, is the largest amateur soccer club in Canada, with over 12,000 members coached by over 900 volunteer and professional coaches. OSC is based at its 100,000 square foot indoor soccer facility on Pine Glen Road in North Oakville. The Oakville Soccer Club carries the Gold Standard Award for Club Excellence from Ontario Soccer. OSC’s tradition of excellence includes eight national championships, 55 Ontario Cup winners and a large number of players selected to represent Canada both at national and international levels. OSC is committed to providing a positive soccer experience to all Club members through technical training, encouragement and opportunities for players to advance their soccer and life skills.

Oakville, ON – OSC Executive Director Dave Harris has announced a partnership which will see Oakville Soccer Club players wear custom uniforms made by INARIA, a leading designer and manufacturer of soccer equipment and apparel.

Commencing in the spring of 2019, this partnership will see OSC's Competitive teams outfitted in a range of custom apparel. This apparel will be designed exclusively for the Oakville Soccer Club. OSC's House League program will continue to wear INARIA uniforms as well.

Executive Director Dave Harris said of the partnership: “The Oakville Soccer Club is very pleased with the Club's new four-year partnership with INARIA. The opportunity to partner with a Canadian company with a focus on the development of custom uniforms which will enhance and elevate our brand is very exciting for us. We must also thank our previous provider Umbro Canada for their efforts over the past years and wish them all the best.”

“Oakville is a national brand, one of the most reputable clubs in the Country,” said INARIA Managing Partner Saverio Michielli. “We are ecstatic to begin this partnership together.”

Plans for the apparel release will be shared with the membership in the upcoming weeks.

Media Contact:
Katryna Indewey
Director of Marketing & Communications
kindewey@oakvillesoccer.ca
T 905-849-4436 x 4435

OAKVILLE, ON - The Oakville Soccer Club is proud to announce that 37 players from the Club's OPDL program have been selected to participate in the Ontario Soccer Provincial Screenings during the month of November.

These U13, U14 and U15 players have been selected by Ontario Soccer based on their performance during the 2018 OPDL season. Founded in 2014, the OPDL is Ontario's standards-based high performance league. It combines top level competition with strict high performance training standards with the goals of developing the top soccer talent within the province.

Provincial Screenings will take place throughout November with selected players representing the province in national play in 2019. OSC was proud to have 29 players participate in the Provincial Screenings in 2017 with 9 of those players being selected representing Team Ontario in their respective age groups in 2018.

“On behalf of the Oakville Soccer Club, I would like to congratulate all the players who have been identified by Ontario Soccer in the Provincial Screening Program” said Executive Director Dave Harris. “It is a credit to OSC’s players, coaches and Technical staff that we have achieved this tremendous accomplishment. We wish all the players good luck as they work towards their goal of joining the Provincial program.”

OSC's Senior Technical Director Chris Grierson said: "To have this many players identified is a credit to the players and coaches of their respective teams. With the addition of a new age group every year it will continue to be OSC's main objective to develop players and provide them with the skill sets to impress provincial scouts throughout the OPDL season. As a Club we are extremely proud and wish all players the best of luck during their Provincial Screening event."

*Indicates players that participated in the 2018 Provincial program.

The Oakville Soccer Club is proud to have these young individuals representing the Club and wishes all 37 players all the best at the Provincial Screenings.

MEMORANDUM

To: All Eligible Members, Oakville Soccer Club

From: Abas Kanu, Secretary, Oakville Soccer Club

Date: October 11, 2018

Re: Notice of Oakville Soccer Club 2018 Annual General Meeting

Dear Member,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Oakville Soccer Club Inc. will be held at Town Hall, Town of Oakville (1225 Trafalgar Rd., Oakville) on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. for the following purposes:

Please note:

1) The Oakville Soccer Club office is located at 1520 Pine Glen Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6M 4P4.

2) In accordance with section 7.6 of the OSC By-Laws, only voting members are entitled to be present at any general meeting of members although the OSC’s auditors, and any other person or entity may attend if required by law, any OSC By-law or the Act or if approved by the Chairperson or by the majority consent of the voting members present. Non voting members may participate on permission of the chairpersons of the meeting or by majority consent of the voting members present.

3) A voting member is described in section 6.2.1 of the OSC By-Laws. Voting Members (All must be over 18 years of age) shall have one (1) Vote each per ballot and shall include:

a) Members of the Board of Directors of the OSC;
b) The following volunteer officials of the OSC:

* House league convenors
* Representative team and house league team coaches, team officials, managers and assistants (to a maximum of four (4) coaches, team officials, team managers or team assistants per team)
* Voting Committee Members

c) Any other person as admitted to voting membership by resolution of the Board
d) Life Members - members who have been appointed by the Board for life in recognition of extraordinary contribution to the OSC. Such appointments may be made at any time and at the sole discretion of the Board. Life members are exempt from any registration fees or dues.

Voting members must submit their intention of attending the AGM to the OSC Secretary either by email (secretary@oakvillesoccer.ca) or by dropping off a sealed note at the Oakville Soccer Club office by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. You must include your full name and identify the subclass (as defined in Section 6.2.1) by which you shall be registered as a voting member. If applicable, please identify the age group and gender your membership is associated with.

4) Active members are eligible to register their intent to attend the AGM in person with the Club secretary OR, they may appoint their vote to a proxy holder in accordance with the Oakville Soccer Club By-Law 7.8.

PLEASE NOTE:    The proxy will be invalid unless the proxy card has been signed and dated by the eligible appointing member as required by the Oakville Soccer Club By-Law 7.8. Click here for more information and a proxy card.

Active members may register their appointed proxy with the Oakville Soccer Club by the following means:

a. Completed proxy card addressed to “Oakville Soccer Club, 1520 Pine Glen Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6M 4P4 Attn: Mr. Dave Harris” and post marked no later than Friday, November 23, 2018.
b. EMAIL: Completed proxy card received in PDF format at the Club Secretary’s email (secretary@oakvillesoccer.ca) no later than 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2018.
c. DELIVER IN PERSON: Completed proxy card received and recorded at the Oakville Soccer Club office no later than 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2018.

5) In term of Motion and questions from ‘voting members of record’, all requests must be submitted to the Secretary no later than 15 days in advance of the Annual General Meeting or by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018. You may either email your questions to secretary@oakvillesoccer.ca or drop off your questions at the Oakville Soccer Club office in a sealed envelope addressed to the Club Secretary.

6) Individuals interested in running for a position on the Board of Directors should read the OSC By-Laws, Section 3 related to Board of Directors, in particular: Article 3.2, Qualifications; 3.3, Election and Appointment of Directors;and 3.9, Nomination of Directors. Further information regarding nominations, including a Nomination Application Form and further detail regarding the skills/competencies required by the Board in its forthcoming term will be available on the Club’s website oakvillesoccer.ca. Interested individuals are invited to send a letter outlining his/her interest in running for the Board accompanying a completed Nominations Application Form to the Chairs of the Governance Committee at: nominations@oakvillesoccer.ca or by sealed mail at the Club office.

All candidate applications must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. The slate of nominees will be published on the Club’s website on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. All properly nominated individuals will have their name listed on the ballots. Nominations are also possible from the floor at the AGM by this process requires a 2/3 majority vote as required by OSC By-Law, Article 3.10.4.

By Order of the Board,

Abas Kanu
Secretary
Oakville Soccer Club                               

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2018 PROXY CARD

The Oakville Soccer Club is currently seeking proposals for Awards. You can submit your proposal to Lynn Joiner, Director of Operations at ljoiner@oakvillesoccer.ca. The deadline for submission of proposals is Friday, November 30th, 2018 at 5:00PM EST. 

Click here to see the full RFP for Awards.