LEAGUE MANAGEMENT GUIDE - Ontario Soccer Association

Appendix FIVE: Competition ReviewOften a game of soccer forces children to conform to adult norms rather than making the game relevant and realisticto the child. The introduction of Mini Soccer to Ontario in 2006 challenged our conventional thinking of the game forplayers U10 and younger. This document in conjunction with the ‘OSA Game Organization Guide’ provides the nextlogical step in that progression for players U8-U12.The following areas have been identified by the Canadian Sport 4 Life Expert Group to assist Leagues, Clubs andAssociations in the reflection and assessment of their competitions. From the CS4L Provincial Scorecard;‘All sport organizations support competition but not all put effective policies and programs in place to support theintentional use of competition. Competition programs support CS4L objectives when policies ensure periodized,developmentally appropriate, meaningful competition at quality events, and when competitions are affordable andaccessible and enhance system alignment between national, provincial and community sport organization goals.’This CS4L table identifies the 11 criteria by which competition can be assessed in its relations to intentional anddevelopmentally appropriate competition.19