Last updated: July 3, 2008
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ONTARIO SOCCER REFEREES' ASSOCIATION
London Branch
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Members of the OSA and CSRA
An Association of Referees for Referees
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LASTEST NEWS
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Executive Change:
After many years of dedicated service, Mr. Bahrum Sarvian has stepped down as secretary of the OSRA London Branch.
Bahrum worked very hard for the association and we extend our thanks and gratitute for all his efforts. Cosmo
Iavazzi has assumed the role of secretary and Art Pieterman has graciously accepted the position of council member.
We welcome Art to the committee.
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2008 Annual General Meeting:
The date for the 2008 AGM has been set for Wednesday October 22, 2008 at 7:30 pm. Location TBD. Please have
any constitutional ammendments submitted to the secretary before September 22, 2008. There will be a social gathering
following the AGM . . . all are welcome!
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Upgrading Referees:
The association is extremely pleased to announce the upgrades of two of it's members. Archie Kobiel has successfully
upgraded to a Class 1 referee and Andrew Wiles has successfully upgraded to a Class 2 referee. Congratulations to
both of you and keep up the great work!
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Check out this link . . . you'll find a lot of great educational information . . .CLICK HERE to access the site.
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SIGNALS FOR REFEREES AND ASSISTANT REFEREES
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2008 FALLSVIEW CASINO FUNDRAISER
On Saturday April 19th, the luxury coach of Great Canadian Holidays took our group to the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, ON for our 2008 Association Fundraiser.
On behalf of the executive, we'd like to thank everyone who supported our trip! It was a huge success!
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2008 Education Sessions
Pre-season Education Sessions are now complete!
| Session |
Date |
Instructor |
Topic |
| 1 |
February 25 |
Claude Henoud |
Positioning and Movement |
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March 10 |
Joe Licandro |
Pre-Game Instructions |
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March 31 |
Joe Agnew |
Law 12 - Interpretation and Consistency |
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April 21 |
John Oliva |
Oh Henry Laws of the Game |
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May 5 |
Joe Agnew |
Assessor and Assessment |
All sessions are MONDAY evenings starting promtly at 7:30 pm. Location will be at Accuride Canada (31 Firestone Blvd).
Session will be 60 to 90 minutes in duration. We look forward to seeing everyone there. If you are not a member and are interested
in joining, please attend a session and register to be part of the largest soccer referees association in Onatario.
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2008 REFEREE COORDINATORS
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DRC CONFIRMS OSA BADGE POLICY
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Dear Referees,
At last we have some clarity with regard to our badge issue. Andrew Backer, Manager of Referee Development for the Ontario Soccer
Association, recently met with our local DRC, Bill McCallum. The outcome was that the OSA Policy with regards to a referee’s badge
is confirmed.
The OSRA badge may be worn by entitled officials at any local games in the province of Ontario – it cannot be worn for
Ontario Cup, National All-Star and National Club Championships, for which a Provincial, National or FIFA badge is appropriate depending on
referee classification.
Bill McCallum confirmed that there is no problem with referees wearing the OSRA badge in EMSA games and that this will have no impact on a
referee getting game appointments. He also said that he would discuss the issue with the executive of EMSA, to ensure that they understand
and accept this position. Beginning in 2009, everyone in Canada will be required to wear the CSA badge. However, for 2008 the existing
badge policy is in force. If any referee in the EMSA area encounters any difficulty as a result of wearing the badge, details of the problem
should be sent immediately to my attention so that I can follow up with Bill McCallum and Andrew Backer.
For those who are interested in joining the OSRA, now that there is no longer a problem, please contact Peter Timmerman or Bahrum Sarvian.
All contact information is available on this website.
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OSA APPROVAL OF THE OSRA BADGE
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Please be advised the Guy Bradbury, CEO of the OSA, has sent the
following message with regards to wearing our OSRA badge: |
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1. Referees have a choice to wear either the OSA or OSRA badges. |
| 2. At Provincial Championships, OSA badge to be worn. |
| 3. At National Championships, referees have to wear their National badge. |
WEAR THE BADGE WITH PRIDE!
An Association of Referees for Referees
Click here to read the official OSA policy
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ISSUES of CanSoRef
Click on the logo to Open (.pdf files may take 15 to 30 sec to open):
NOTE: if you cannot click on a link, then there was either no edition for that month,
or it has not been published yet.
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2008 EXECUTIVE
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LINKS
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Other OSRA Branches
Other Non Soccer Links
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OFFICIAL SPORTS ONTARIO
For more information, please contact Bahrum Sarvian
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