| West Ottawa Soccer (WOS) New for 2010 |
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In a move that may profoundly change the landscape of soccer in the Ottawa area, four clubs in the west end have started the process of merging their competitive soccer programs. After more than a year of discussion and a few successful trials these four clubs are ready to enter a new era of cooperation. The Almonte, Goulbourn, Kanata and West Carleton Soccer Clubs have decided to work together to deliver a more comprehensive program for competitive soccer. Starting in 2010, for players born in 1998, 1999 and 2000, players will be selected to teams using the entire pool of players available to the four clubs. If successful this effort will pave the way for all age groups in competitive soccer to eventually be consolidated. The final result will be one of the largest and most developmentally advanced soccer programs in Ontario. This means that all levels of competitive play (regional, premier and division 1) will soon be available to every player. Historically, on their own, the four clubs were seldom if ever able to field teams at all levels, forcing some players to go to other clubs to find the right level of competition. At times it also meant players had to drop out of competitive soccer if their club was not able to offer the appropriate level and other clubs had already completed their tryouts. This should now be alleviated and if registration permits the total number of teams entered from the west end of Ottawa may actually increase. This will also mean a change for the players at these age groups; tryouts will no longer be club specific, club officials have been working tirelessly to create a tryout process that is fair and efficient. The process will be different than what most of the players are used to, but the objective is the same; make sure as many players as possible get to play competitive soccer and that they compete at an appropriate level. It should be noted that these changes do not have any impact on recreational/house league or adult soccer. Registration for all other Kanata Soccer programs will begin on February 1. Kanata Soccer Registration Page So please visit the new website and get all the details as we make them available. To make things easy for players and their families there will be one centralized registration process for competitive players born in 2000, 1999 and 1998. If you have any questions, check out the FAQ on the website or feel free to call or email the Kanata Soccer This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or contact any of the four clubs. See you on the soccer pitch;
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