LICENSE HOLDER REQUEST-FOR- PROPOSAL INFORMATION SESSION
CON ONTE TENT NTS • Introduction to the OPDL • League Structure & Operations • OPDL Standards & License Holder Commitments • The Request-For-Proposal Process 2
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INTR IN TROD ODUC UCTION TION TO O TH THE OP OPDL Key Goals Behind The League • ‘Bridge the gap’ in Ontario’s youth soccer development between grassroots and high performance • Create consistently high, defined standards in high performance programming • Improve the rigour of scouting and assessment of players by provincial and national level technical staff and other external scouts. • Increase the number of highly-qualified, high- levels coaches in Ontario’s high performance youth soccer system. • Develop Ontario’s top developing match officials • Improve the quality of game day experience at League matches Ultimately: • Give Ontario’s best talent the best opportunity to unlock its potential and reach higher soccer opportunities. 4
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INTR IN TROD ODUC UCTION TION TO O TH THE OP OPDL Core Principles Behind The League • The League is based around actively-enforced standards of excellence in OPDL clubs/academies, not on-field winning or losing. • Clubs work collectively to develop the entire player pool participating in the League. • Routine player evaluation and assessment by provincial and national technical personnel is carried out consistently throughout the League’s season. • Coaching standards & coach education/development are central to the League. • The League is a development vehicle for talented young match officials. Ultimately: • OPDL is an extension of the Ontario high performance system and, as such, an intrinsic component of the provincial and national team program 7
IN INTR TROD ODUC UCTION TION TO O TH THE OP OPDL April 2011 June 2011 April 2012 Summer /Fall 2012 OSA membership meeting at OSA creates a Technical Initial outline of OPDL League built out through Soccer’11 conference Advisory Committee to announced at OSA’s Soccer’12 consultation and feedback concludes new standards- establish proposals on a new conference, including draft from clubs and the Ontario based youth League needed. League, in line with LTPD. technical standards. soccer community April 2013 Winter 2012/13 September 2013 League applications process Business planning for OPDL Winter 2014 released at Soccer’13 undertaken, detailing financial Inaugural OPDL License OPDL 2014 season prepared conference. planning, strategic marketing Holders announced and risk analysis. November 2014 December 2014 Sept 2014 Discontinuation of pro & semi- League structural May 2014 OSA Board approves ORNCA pro soccer clubs in OPDL, in enhancements made for 2015 OPDL inaugural season kicks off Academy eligibility for 2016/17 line with newly-released CSA season , in consultation with OPDL licenses. development pathway OPDL License Holders 8
LEAGUE AGUE STRUC UCTU TURE E & OPERA RATI TIONS ONS 9
LEAGUE UE STR TRUC UCTU TURE RE & OP & OPERATI TION ONS • League currently has 16 license-holding clubs, operating boys and girls teams in U13 (2002) and U14 (2001) • Arranged in Western and Eastern Conferences – 8 clubs per Conference Western Eastern Hamilton Elite Utd North Toronto SC Burlington YSC Markham SC Glen Shields SC Unionville-Milliken SC Aurora YSC Pickering SC Richmond Hill SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Vaughan SC West Ottawa SC Woodbridge SC Ottawa South Utd Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Nepean Hotspurs SC 10
LEAGUE UE STR TRUC UCTU TURE RE & OP & OPERATI TION ONS • League operates year round, with periodized breaks • OPDL players must train from January through to year end – Breaks at public holiday weekends – Summer break (July/August) – Winter break (month of December) • League competition runs from mid-May to early-November • 2015 – 22 rounds of play (ie. games per team) – May and Oct/Nov – game played exclusively on turf – June-Sept – grass fields preferred 11
LEAGUE UE STR TRUC UCTU TURE RE & OP & OPERATI TION ONS S - 2014 2014 Western Eastern Hamilton Elite Utd North Toronto SC Burlington YSC Markham SC Glen Shields SC Unionville-Milliken SC Aurora YSC Pickering SC Richmond Hill SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Vaughan SC West Ottawa SC Woodbridge SC Ottawa South Utd Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Nepean Hotspurs SC 12
LEAGUE UE STR TRUC UCTU TURE RE & OP & OPERATI TION ONS S - 2014 2014 Western Eastern Hamilton Elite Utd North Toronto SC Burlington YSC Markham SC Glen Shields SC Unionville-Milliken SC Aurora YSC Pickering SC Richmond Hill SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Vaughan SC West Ottawa SC Woodbridge SC Ottawa South Utd Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Nepean Hotspurs SC CENTRAL VENUES Teams travel to common, neutral playing venues where all games are played together for talent identification purposes 13
LEAGUE UE STR TRUC UCTU TURE RE & OP & OPERATI TION ONS S - 2014 2014 Western Eastern Hamilton Elite Utd North Toronto SC Burlington YSC Markham SC Glen Shields SC Unionville-Milliken SC Aurora YSC Pickering SC Richmond Hill SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Vaughan SC West Ottawa SC Woodbridge SC Ottawa South Utd Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Nepean Hotspurs SC CENTRAL VENUES Teams travel to common, neutral PLAYER playing venues where all games are DATA played together for talent identification purposes 14
LEAGUE UE STR TRUC UCTU TURE RE & OP & OPERATI TION ONS S - 2014 2014 Western Eastern Hamilton Elite Utd North Toronto SC Burlington YSC Markham SC Glen Shields SC Unionville-Milliken SC Aurora YSC Pickering SC Richmond Hill SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Vaughan SC West Ottawa SC Woodbridge SC Ottawa South Utd Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Nepean Hotspurs SC CENTRAL VENUES Teams travel to common, neutral PLAYER playing venues where all games are DATA played together for talent identification purposes TRAVEL! 15
LEAGUE UE STR TRUC UCTU TURE RE & OP & OPERATI TION ONS S – 2015 2015 on on Western Eastern Hamilton Elite Utd North Toronto SC Burlington YSC Markham SC Glen Shields SC Unionville-Milliken SC Aurora YSC Pickering SC HOME – 7 games HOME – 7 games Richmond Hill SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Vaughan SC West Ottawa SC Woodbridge SC Ottawa South Utd Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Nepean Hotspurs SC 16
LEAGUE UE STR TRUC UCTU TURE RE & OP & OPERATI TION ONS S – 2015 2015 on on Western Eastern Hamilton Elite Utd North Toronto SC Burlington YSC Markham SC Glen Shields SC Unionville-Milliken SC Aurora YSC Pickering SC HOME – 7 games HOME – 7 games Richmond Hill SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Vaughan SC West Ottawa SC Woodbridge SC Ottawa South Utd Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Nepean Hotspurs SC Western Eastern Hamilton Elite Utd North Toronto SC Burlington YSC Markham SC Glen Shields SC Unionville-Milliken SC Aurora YSC Pickering SC AWAY – 7 games AWAY – 7 games Richmond Hill SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Vaughan SC West Ottawa SC Woodbridge SC Ottawa South Utd Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Nepean Hotspurs SC 17
LEAGUE UE STR TRUC UCTU TURE RE & OP & OPERATI TION ONS S – 2015 2015 on on Western Western Eastern Hamilton Elite Utd Hamilton Elite Utd North Toronto SC Burlington YSC Burlington YSC Markham SC Glen Shields SC Glen Shields SC Unionville-Milliken SC Aurora YSC Aurora YSC Pickering SC HOME – 7 games HOME – 7 games Richmond Hill SC Richmond Hill SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Vaughan SC Vaughan SC West Ottawa SC Woodbridge SC Woodbridge SC Ottawa South Utd Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Nepean Hotspurs SC INTERLEAGUE – 8 games Western Eastern Eastern Hamilton Elite Utd North Toronto SC North Toronto SC Burlington YSC Markham SC Markham SC Glen Shields SC Unionville-Milliken SC Unionville-Milliken SC Aurora YSC Pickering SC Pickering SC AWAY – 7 games AWAY – 7 games Richmond Hill SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Whitby-Iroquois SC Vaughan SC West Ottawa SC West Ottawa SC Woodbridge SC Ottawa South Utd Ottawa South Utd Kleinburg-Nobleton SC Nepean Hotspurs SC Nepean Hotspurs SC 18
LEAGUE UE STR TRUC UCTU TURE RE & OP & OPERATI TION ONS S – 2015 2015 on on In-Conference Rounds • Home club/academy hosts all gender-age groups teams on the same day (ideally at the same venue) – ie. 2015 – home clubs host four games against opposition in-conference club (GU13, GU14, BU13, BU14) • Home clubs provides (and pays for if necessary): – Competition facility • Must be OPDL-approved – Venue personnel support – Concessions options (if possible) • OPDL provides (and pays for if necessary) – Full match official crew – Game day medical support services – An event liaison coordinator (sourced by the host club) 19
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