Hello U18 Graduating Players from PASC Youth Soccer
First of all, congratulations on the upcoming completion of your U18 season! We hope you have had another enjoyable season on and off the field!
The purpose of this posting is to provide you some information on scholarship and playing opportunities for players your age.
A) As some of you may be aware there are a few scholarship opportunities also available to you as players of the Peace Arch Soccer Club. We would encourage you to review these opportunities and apply.
- PASC in the past has offered four $500 scholarships a year. Click here for the application form and the deadline is May 1, 2012. Completed forms need to be scanned and emailed to mhughes@peacearchsoccer.com or mailed to Mark Hughes at: 13739 23A Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V4A 9V8.
- Delta Youth Soccer Association (DYSA) also has the Evelyn Hartman Scholarship. Information and contact information will be available shortly on the DYSA web site (www.dysa.ca). In the past the deadline was March 31; however, you should keep a close eye on their web site. If you have any questions contact Vince Tomkulak at vtomkulak@gmail.com
- BC Soccer also offers scholarships. Last year they awarded 11 scholarships. BC Soccer scholarship information has been posted on their website. http://www.bcsoccer.net/bcsa/COMMUNITY/ScholarshipApplications/tabid/156/Default.aspx . The deadline is March 31. Any questions please contact Susan Lenio @ 604-299-6401 or susanlenio@bcsoccer.net.
B) While your “youth” soccer experience may be coming to a close, we hope that you will continue to play this the beautiful game at one of the many men’s levels available to you.
- Depending on the interest of the U18 graduating players, PASC would be willing to establish a FVSL Div. 3 team for this fall. This would be an ideal level for U18 players from all three existing teams to feed into next season. To get this going we would need to have a coach and /or manager volunteer set up to organize the team and a good number of players to sign with this squad. Please contact myself or Mark Hughes (Vice-President of PASC) at mhughes@peacearchsoccer.com if you are able to take on the coaching and /or manager role. We would need to know soon so this team can be added to the program for next season.
- For those of you who may be interested in playing at a higher level of competition we recommend you contact one of the other men’s teams (Div 1, Div 2, Premier) at PASC. (Note: you need to be over 35 to play on a Masters team) These coaches / managers can advise you if there are any opening on their teams and what type of tryout or trial process may be involved. You can find this information on the PASC website under “Contacts – Men’s Team) – http://www.peacearchsoccer.com/executive/
Again, congratulation on your season and all the best in your future endeavours! Most of all, we look forward to continuing to see you on the pitch!
Sincerely,
Robert MacDonald
U15-U18 Director
