The Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association would like to congratulate the following individuals being recognize at the Manitoba Soccer Association Annual Awqards Banquet this Saturday, March 28, 2015:

KENNEDY KIDD - OUTSTANDING YOUTH FEMALE PLAYER

JULIAN AVILA - OUTSTANDING YOUTH MALE PLAYER

MARKO KALIC - OUTSTANDING REFEREE

MARTINO VERGATA - OUTSTANDING COACH

MARK POTTER - OUTSTANDING YOUTH VOLUNTEER

The above individuals have all contributed to in different capacities to the growth and development of youth soccer in Winnipeg, and are all very deserving of the recognition! We are looking forward to celebrating with them this Saturday, March 28 at the MSA Awards Banquet! For more information regarding the Banquet, please click here.

Congratulations to all the teams that competed this past weekend in the Cambrian Challenge Cup Finals! To see the final results click here!

The Cambrian Challenge Cup Finals are set to take place this week! To see who's playing and when, click here! 

A big thank you to Cambrian Credit Union who continues to proudly support youth soccer in Winnipeg!

As well, thank you to all of the coaches, players, referees, and parents who participated this indoor season! We hope to see you all participating in the 2015 outdoor season!

As a proud supporter of Canada’s National Teams, Mondelez (the makers of Ritz, Chips Ahoy, and more) is looking to give back to the Canadian soccer community this summer by donating a total of $100,000 to community soccer clubs. Visit www.PrideandJoy2015.ca and share how your club could use $5,000 to enhance soccer in your community for your chance to be selected.

Entering only takes a few minutes, so don’t delay! As part of your submission, be sure to add links to any social media accounts and upload any club photos and crests.

The deadline for applications is next Thursday, March 26th at 12:00pm EST. If you have any questions about the Pride and Joy Soccer Campaign, please contact Lindsay Crone here.

The Manitoba Soccer Association is hiring a program coordinator! Click here to review the job description! The application deadline is Thursday, April 2, 2015.

The Manitoba Soccer Association has recently introduced a social media policy for all participants of the sport of soccer! The policy can be summarized in four basic principles:

1. Be truthful, respectful, polite, and fair

2. Do not say things that you would not want said of you

3. Use social media only when appropriate

4. Keep appropriate and common sense barriers between participants, such as between coaches or team staff and players

To view the entire policy, please click here.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015™ is set to kick off on June 6, but fans can get a taste of what’s to come when the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola launches its two-month, 12-city tour starting April 1 in Ottawa. Travelling from coast-to-coast in celebration of soccer and women in sport, Canadians will have a rare chance to get up-close-and-personal with the real FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy at the free events. The trophy will make it's stop in Winnipeg on May 8-10 at Polo Park Shopping Centre. To read the official press release, please click here.

We want your feedback!

Below is a link to a survey about your experiences at the Golden Boy Tournament. Please take a moment to fill out the survey and let us know what you liked and what we can improve on for next year. At the end of the survey you will have the option to provide your contact information to be entered in a draw to win $50 off your team's registration at a WYSA tournament in 2015!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

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Follow us on Twitter @WPGSOCCER and on instagram WPGSOCCER for local and national soccer news! We will also be tweeting and posting photo's on instagram about the 2015 Golden Boy Tournament with the hashtag #GBT2015!

VISA cardholders are being offered a pre-sale opportunity, between February 6-25, for individual tickets to the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015! Ticket sales have been very strong for the Winnipeg matches, especially after it was revealed that the USA would be playing two matches here! We'd encourage you to take advantage of this pre-sale opportunity as we expect Winnipeg to be the first venue across Canada to sell out! 

To purchase your tickets now, please click here!

The Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association has published its January 2015 Edition of the AFTER 90' REPORT - please click here to view it. You can subscribe to the mailing list on the right hand side of this page or once you've clicked the link above, there is a subscribe button in the top left corner!

Registration for the 2015 Golden Boy Tournament is now closed and all divisions have been determined. To view your division/pool and format, please click here.

UPDATE - The Golden Boy Tournament Schedule is now posted!! Please click here to locate your team's schedule!

Thank you to all of the teams who registered early, we are very appreciative of the overwhelming response and look forward to making this the best Golden Boy Tournament ever!

The Open Transfer window, which allows for player's to permanently transfer from one district to another, opens this week on January 15 and closes January 30. Please note, the policy is only valid for U9-U12 Developmental and U13-U18 Premier players and does also have other restrictions. For more information including the application form, please click here.

The Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association is happy to announce that Chelsea Dubiel and Christine Vaccaro were the 2014 WYSA scholarship recipients! This annual scholarship is awarded to outstanding individuals who have a good academic standing and have been involved within the Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association as a player, coach, and/or referee. Both Chelsea and Christine's strong personal attributes, leadership qualities, and community involvement exemplify the values the Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association looks for in awarding the scholarship. We'd like to congratulate both, Chelsea and Christine, and thank all those who applied!

The Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association has donated another $25,000 to the Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba today, the net proceeds of this past summer's tournament! We are extremely happy to support such a worthy cause and know that would not be possible without our great soccer community who max out registration every year! This year's donation brings our total donation to $340,000 since 1991! Thank you agin to our amazing soccer community!

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada Draw took place on December 6, 2014, and we now know who Canada will be playing and who will be coming to Winnipeg! The pundit's believe Winnipeg drew the 'group of death', which from a fan perspective is great! We'll get an opportunity to see five of the world's top 10 ranked teams! Click here to see who will be coming to Winnipeg next June!

The Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association is currently looking to add to its team and hire an Event Coordinator. Please click here for the job description. The application deadline is December 11, 2014. We thank all individuals who apply for the position, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

FC Northwest is currently looking to add to it's technical department and hire a Staff Coach. Click here for the full job description.

Registration for the FC Northwest Domino's Christmas Classic Tournament is now open. Visit www.fcnorthwest.com for more information.