L.T. Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Wasn't sure where to post this, but I was proud of the teams and wanted to share the news... The Boys team are players full time in the Academy system under SAAC (Soccer Academy Alliance Canada). We've tried unsuccessfully for recognition under both the CSA and OSA. As such these players have been deemed ineligible (whether they admit it openly or not) for provincial and national teams. ANB Teams Victorious At The “Academies World Cup Of Football” In Barcelona, Spain ANB Soccer Inc. is pleased to announce that its U-14 Senior Development Boys Teams of the ANB Academy Futbol have won the “Academies World Cup of football” that took place in Barcelona, Spain from July 7 to July 13, 2006. The tournament featured teams between the ages of 10 to 20 from twenty eight different countries worldwide including Spain, Mexico, Italy, USA, Venezuela, Ghana, Brazil, Pakistan, and of course Canada, which were well represented in the male U-14 & female U-20 categories. The ANB U-14 White Team as known in the SAAC inter academy competition defeated “Funpreve” academy from Venezuela 2-1 to win the “Infantile World Cup” Academies Category, while the ANB U-14 Blue Team defeated “Nueva Esparta” academy 3-0 in the third place consolation game. The ANB Soccer Inc. teams came back with several pieces of hardware, including the Academies Super Group World Cup, the Golden Boot for most goals (Damir Rosic) and the Most Valuable Player Award (Jason Mills). Best of all the teams won the attention and praise of local television, print and radio media for their quality and skill, sense of Fair Play, and generosity for handing out Canada pins and flags to opposing teams, tournament officials and fans in the stands. The tournament was scouted by different professional Spanish clubs including Deportivo Espanyol from La Liga of Spain. Thomas Nkono, ex-Cameroon World Cup goalkeeper and scout for Deportivo Espanyol has formally invited Jason Mills for youth tryouts with the club for the summer of 2007. ANB also enjoyed success on the female side, as the Vaughan Azzurri 88 who have trained with ANB for the last two years, won the U-20 female category championship. Mr. Bassam Naim the Academy Director, said: “We are extremely proud of the achievement of our athletes. These results are the outcome of hard work and an indication of the advancement of the academy system in a short period of time. The teams have been preparing since November 2005 for this event”. Mr. Naim’s vision is for ANB to become Canada’s leading soccer development organization. Its mission is to identify Canadian soccer talent, and to maximize the potential of players at any level, through professional coaching and training. For more information on the programs offered by ANB, contact Mr. Naim by telephone at 905-313-8661, via e-mail at anbsocce@aci.on.ca, or visit www.anbsoccer.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Keeper Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 quote:Originally posted by L.T. The Boys team are players full time in the Academy system under SAAC (Soccer Academy Alliance Canada). We've tried unsuccessfully for recognition under both the CSA and OSA. As such these players have been deemed ineligible (whether they admit it openly or not) for provincial and national teams. Great results and Congrads to these kids. However the "ineligibility" status is assinine. If soccer organization is ever to get more professional at home, the CSA must look at rediculous decisions like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 why are they not eligible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.T. Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 We are not a sanctioned organization, so the players aren't registered with the OSA/CSA. When contacted, regional and provincial coaches have said they can't invite them to camps without a recommendation from their club, and since they don't belong to a club... The issue of insurance is also brought up, even though all academy players are fully insured for all sanctioned soccer activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 quote:Originally posted by L.T. We are not a sanctioned organization, so the players aren't registered with the OSA/CSA. When contacted, regional and provincial coaches have said they can't invite them to camps without a recommendation from their club, and since they don't belong to a club... The issue of insurance is also brought up, even though all academy players are fully insured for all sanctioned soccer activities. Wow, that's fantastically bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 that is so sad. explain to me why it is they don't play for both ANB and a club team in the city in which they reside? In british columbia most elite soccer players play for, say Total Soccer Systems and Langley Youth Soccer, for example. The same goes for kids in Coquitlam, Surrey, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, etc..... Why is this not the case with the ANB athletes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 that is so sad. explain to me why it is they don't play for both ANB and a club team in the city in which they reside? In british columbia most elite soccer players play for, say Total Soccer Systems and Langley Youth Soccer, for example. The same goes for kids in Coquitlam, Surrey, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, etc..... Why is this not the case with the ANB athletes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 why not register in a league looks like we have the good here to prepare our players has the CSA ever comes to your acedemie to look at ways how they can improve our nats youth players? we just lost 2 games at home against China and earn only 1 point out of six against Mexico on canadain soil surely a program like your would have been beneficial to our team and more cost effective that training camp in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.T. Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 - Our season in Ontario isn't as long as BC, so the club/academy programs overlap pretty much 100%. - Some players do both, but it isn't really feasible as the academies promote 3:1 training-to-game ratios, which isn't possible with the number of games most club teams play. - We have our own 'inter-academy' competitive program consisting of 4 academies (Bryst, ANB, 1v1 Soccer & Power Soccer). Each team plays approximately 12-14 games. - We are at fundamental odds with the existing club structure. We promote - Player-based pyramid (rather than team-based) - Age appropriate field sizes (7v7, 9v9, 11v11) - No standings kept up to age 14 (no promotion/relegation) - Professional, licensed coaches at all age groups - Technical Director at the top of the management structure (not a board of parent-volunteers) - The current system only recognizes organization using the non-profit, volunteer-based community club structure. We want to be something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 As a complete non-expert, the academy system seems to make a lot more sense to me. Aren't all the experts always saying North American kids don't play enough on their own to just learn basic skills. Competitive games where you are trying to win are different. I don't see the benefit in 12 year olds playing in completely meaningless leagues/tournaments. There should be a competitive component so they get used to winning/losing, but not the way the current system is set-up. quote:Originally posted by L.T. The current system only recognizes organization using the non-profit, volunteer-based community club structure. We want to be something different. Is this the real main issue? Are academies for-profit or non-profit, or both? All youth clubs are non-profit member-owned/controlled organizations right? What's the real issue the CSA and provinces have with academies? If academies were recognized and part of the system, would the CSA/provinces not have the same "control" they do over clubs? Or is it the youth clubs themselves who don't want acadamies to be a part of the system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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