NLSA Releases New Logo



Connolly wants back into soccer !

Gerald Connolly

Connolly looking to get back into soccer

Former Mount Pearl goalkeeper, Gerald Connolly,  is hoping to get back playing soccer in the Provincial Challenge Cup League this summer. Connolly who has been out of the sport the past few years feels he's ready to make the commitment to play the top level of soccer in Newfoundland. Connolly says, " He has dearly missed the game and now is looking for a second chance to play."

Connolly has potential

Gerald who has played soccer since he was just a kid developed into one of the top goalkeepers at the minor level. At the senior level, Gerald was fairly impressive. There were games I saw Connolly put in some top level performances.  I thought he was at his best when Mount Pearl played against the Laurentians.  His strength was his quickness , something that is imperative for a young man that is relatively short in structure- 5 ' 8".  He was a member of  the NL Canada Games team that won a Silver Medal in 2001. He was keeper for the Mount Pearl Challenge Cup Team that were crowned Provincial Champions in 2005. The Mount Pearl team went on to represent the NLSA at the National Challenge Cup in Quebec City.

Gerald - Good Luck and I hope to see you at the field again this summer !









    

Technical Director

Scott Betts

March , 2012

The St. John’s Soccer Club wishes to announce that Mr. Scott Betts has been appointed as technical director of the St. John’s Soccer Club.

Scott certainly brings a wealth of knowledge, dedication and a experience to this position.

Good Luck and Congratulations
Scott !

Minister King acknowledges Pad Slaney's 50 years

Pad Slaney & MHA, Darin King


Mr. Pad Slaney, who recently was acknowledged, by the St. Lawrence Soccer Association
for his 50 years of services to soccer in St.Lawrence also received
a certificate from his district MHA,
Honorable Darin King.

Scenes from St. Lawrence Banquet

Photo's taken at the St.Lawrence Banquet

 

St. John's Molson Cup

ST. JOHN’S SOCCER CLUB

St. John's "Senior Men's " Molson Cup

Date:                              May 11 - 13, 2012

Location:                       King George V Park

Registration Fee:           $200.00

Registration Deadline:  April 30, 2012

                                      Registration fee must accompany application

                                      First-Come-First-Serve

Total teams accepted:             6

Championship Awards:         1^st Place:     Championship T-Shirt

                                                          12 Dozen Beer

                                      2^nd Place:     6 Dozen Beer

Registration Form

Team:         ________________________________

Contact Person:  ________________________

Phone:                ________________________

E-Mail: _____________________________________________

Send registration form to:

St. John’s Soccer

38 Pearson Street, Unit 305

St. John’s, NL  A1A 3R1

Laurentians name their best for 2011

Marcus Turpin,Marc Pittman,Chad Miller, Jordi Slaney, Paul Slaney

2011 St. Lawrence Award Winners   By Gord Dunphy

Laurentians name their best for 2011 season at their Annual Banquet held March 03, 2012.

Intermediate Soccer Awards

Loyola Slaney Memorial Trophy - Most Improved Player : Chad Miller

Louie Turpin Memorial Trophy - Most Dedicated Player : Neil Baker

Melvin Beck Memorial Trophy - Most Sportsmanlike Player : Dr. Paul Slaney

Robert Beck Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player : Jordi Slaney
 

First Division Soccer Awards

Robert E. Slaney Trophy - Most Improved Player: Steven Lambe

D & D Engraving Trophy (Warren Pike) - Most Dedicated Player: Adrian Mudler

Cecil Shea Memorial Trophy- Most Sportsmanlike : Clinton Edwards

Mick Turpin Memorial Trophy - Top Scorer Award: Paul Slaney

Gerard Quirke Memorial Trophy- Award Of Excellence: Marc Pittman

Theo Etchegary Memorial Trophy - Fans Choice Award: Marc Pittman

Keith Walsh Memorial Award - Ultimate Fan Award: T.J.Slaney  & Eugene Banfield

Team of The Year Award - Leo Murray Memorial Trophy – St. Lawrence Labatt Laurentianss – Challenge Cup Team

Robert Kelly Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player : Adam Loder 

Angus Barrett , CSA Hall of Fame Bound ! ! !

Angus Barrett of St. John’s has been inducted into the Canadian Soccer Association Hall of Fame. Angus has been involved with soccer for  50 years. He is a former president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association and an executive member of the Canadian Soccer Association. Barrett is a former recipient of the very prestigious Aubrey Sanford Meritorious Award. An award that goes to an individual  for his outstanding commitment to soccer in all of Canada. 

Congratulations Angus !

Good old Days - Holy Cross vs St. Lawrence

NLSA name new Director of Officials

Mike Edmunds

The NLSA has named Mike Edmunds as its new "Director of Officials ". Mike has been one of Newfoundland's top whistle blowers in the sport of soccer in Newfoundland for the past five years. He certainly brings experience combined with knowledge and a passion for the sport to his new position. Mike replaces NLSA Hall of Famer, Brian Walsh who has retired from the game. I would personally like to congratulate Mike and thank Brian for his years of service to the game of soccer in Newfoundland.

Toronto FC Academy director, Thomas Rongen at the first tryout session for the 2012 season at Lamport Stadium. - CLICK HERE

Toronto FC Academy director, Thomas Rongen

In the video you will hear Thomas Rongen explain why he chose to lead Toronto FC Academy.

You will also see traces of of our own Jodi Slaney as he practises with hopes of making the Toronto FC Academy Team.

Johnny Breen to coach Holy Cross in 2012

Johnny Breen

Johnny Breen - Coach, Holy Cross Men's Soccer Team

Jake Stanford, the coach of the defending Challenge Cup Champions Holy Cross, has stepped down as head coach to assume head coaching duties with the NLSA "Girls" Canada Games Team. Stanford had been the coach of the Holy Cross Men's team for the past three years. He led Holy Cross to the Provincial Championship each of these years.
Johnny Breen, who is Holy Cross's newly appointed coach is no slouch when it comes to Provincial Soccer in Newfoundland. He was a standout during his playing days. As a coach, he also has very impressive credentials and his certification makes him nationally qualified.

Congratulations Jordi !!!!

Jordi Slaney

Jordi Slaney of St. Lawrence will attend a two-week training camp on an invitation from Toronto FC as he looks for a berth on the Toronto FC Academy Under-17 team.

The all-star midfielder has been training at the National Training Center-Atlantic in Halifax for the past two years and has established himself as one of the top players in Atlantic Canada. In 2011, Slaney was captain of the Under -16 Atlantic Team.

He leaves for Toronto on Sunday. Good - Luck !!!!!

Good to be back home again ! Click right here.

Getting ready for the NL Soccer Season

Arctic Power Video - Click Here

"Happy New Year "

See you all next week !!!

Merry Christmas !

A very Merry Christmas to all

At this festive time it is worth making the effort to thank all the people who visit the site and comment on the various issues and articles. It is really appreciated and I enjoy reading your insights, reactions, views and reading your opinions!

Great

The great thing about soccer is that despite the fact that we all believe;we would make a great coach, we all believe we know what players do right and wrong, we all believe we know how the game should be played,we all believe our opinions about players, coach's, refereeing decisions, goals, saves and games are absolutely right, we are all drawn together in an unfettered love of the game.

We can disagree about absolutely everything and yet we are united within the soccer family. We may have completely different opinions about the game than and we might even be able to have heated debates and argue about tiny details, but if you love the game, I have a lot more in common with you than I don’t.

See you in the new year !

Anyway, enough of this. As most of you are aware my wife and I are in the Arctic and our time here is drawing to a close. We will spend Christmas in Nunavut with our oldest daughter Melissa, and we will spend the New Year in Ontario with our other three children , Lori, Mark and Allison . Then it's back to St. John's where I will back at Senior Men's soccer in January getting soccer ready for the 2012 season.

I really do wish you and your families everywhere a very happy, healthy and safe Christmas.

Cheers

Gord

Newman Bartlett passes away

Newman Bartlett


Condolences - Newman Bartlett

I would like to send condolences to the family and friends of Newman Bartlett who passed away on Saturday, December 3 -2011. Newman who was a former NLSA President Bartlett and the fifth individual to be recognized by the soccer association with an NLSA Honorary Life Membership.
Bartlett's soccer career includes playing, officiating, coaching and administration during a 50-year period.He played with Grand Bank Gee Bees teams in the 1960s, including the 1960, 1961 and 1962 provincial champions, prior to graduating to refereeing and coaching. From executive positions with Grand Bank soccer, he moved to the Burin Peninsula Soccer Association as president and to the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association.He is a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Hall of Fame and the Burin Peninsula Soccer Hall of Fame.

ASSP of St. Pierre Pass Along Their Condolences

Just came back from France and looked at your blog concerning Newman
Would you passed our condolences to the family of Newman on behalf of BILL MILLER MYSELF and the executive of ASSP.

Ronald Manet

Arctic Stroll

Gord Dunphy

Here I am all dressed and about to embark on my walk to the
Arctic College in Nunavut .

Temperature : -25

Here I am, arriving at school - 1 KM walk

Pictured above is one of my students, Lee Keelak arriving at the college
on his new Polaris.

Lee is a good hockey player !

Redmond back as NLSA's Top Gun

Doug Redmond of St. John’s was re-elected for his fifth two-year term as president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association during its annual general meeting at the Battery Hotel in St. John’s. Redmond was unopposed for the position.Also unopposed and re-elected were youth soccer VP Judi Kelloway of Burin and secretary Dave LeGrow of Mount Pearl.















Senior male VP Gordon Dunphy of St. John’s, senior female VP Dr. Denise Hickey of St. John’s and treasurer Doug Kirby of St. John’s are entering the second year of their two-year terms.
Regional directors elected include Fran Kirby of St. John’s, Shane Dunphy of Marystown, Dennis O’Grady of Grand Falls-Windsor, Pat Wells of Conception Bay South and Evelyn Ryan of Labrador City.Directors entering the second year of two-year terms include Ron O’Neill of Mount Pearl, Brian Rice of Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, Sharon Langer of Corner Brook, Trevor Paine of Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Ronald Manet of St. Pierre and Miquelon.