UPDATES

June 4 – The Fort McMurray Youth Soccer Association (FMYSA) has named Macky Singh as its new technical director.

“Macky has demonstrated he knows how to work with players and coaches to build soccer programs in Canada, New Zealand and Malaysia,” said FMYSA president Will Gibson. “We’re pleased to secure somebody with his track record of success of developing players and coaches.”

Macky previously served as head coach of Olds College for the past four seasons. Prior to that, he worked as regional technical director for Soccer New Brunswick and the Head Coach of the Women’s Soccer team at St. Thomas University.

Macky previously worked in New Zealand, where he served as the head coach of the New Zealand Universities Women’s Soccer Team. Macky has also served as the U19 Women’s National Team Head Coach for the Football Association of Malaysia.

“I’m very happy to have this opportunity to develop soccer in the community of Fort McMurray,” said Macky, who will also serve as serve as the head coach for the Keyano Huskies men’s and women’s soccer teams. “My goal is to develop youth players for the association who will be able to play for Keyano.”

“Our partnership with Keyano has allowed us to bring somebody with a track record of building successful programs and teams to our community,” Gibson said. “Both the association and college are going to benefit.”

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For more information, contact:

Will Gibson (780) 742-5930

Macky Singh (403) 507-0915

To the membership of the FMYSA,

Murad Sukru has left his role as the Fort McMurray Youth Soccer Association’s technical director. The board of directors would like to thank Murad Sukru for his service and wishes him well in his future endeavours.

The association’s commitment to an environment where all of our players can grow, develop and, above all, enjoy the sport has not changed. To support that goal, Shervin Hajami, our Development Management Director, and Jay Mutala, our Grassroots Director, will assume the technical director duties while the association and Keyano College begin searching for a permanent replacement for a joint position of FMYSA technical director/Keyano head soccer coach.

Shervin and Jay have overseen this season’s outdoor Fury travel team tryouts in Murad’s absence. They will continue to serve as board members but they will be compensated for fulfilling the TD’s duties. Shervin and Jay are longtime coaches who have established a track record of excellence in this community and at the provincial level in working with players and coaches in various age groups and skill levels. Both Sherv and Jay hold their provincial B license. They will do an outstanding job working with players, coaches and volunteers, from u-4 mini-Fury grassroots players starting out right up to our u-19 players pursuing scholarship opportunities with post-secondary institutions.

I would ask our membership for both patience and help as the association works through this transition. If you have the time, please consider volunteering with the FMYSA this season. It takes a lot of work to build an environment where our players can develop, grow and have fun. Shervin and Jay will provide technical leadership but they will need committed coaches, managers, equipment wranglers and parents to help them achieve our shared goals for every one of the 550 players registered to date for this outdoor season. The board will do what whatever we can to support the association’s volunteers.

Please contact me directly if you have any questions or concerns.

Yours in soccer.

Will Gibson

President

Fort McMurray Youth Soccer Association

president.fmysa@shaw.ca

OUTDOOR 2016 SOCCER UPDATES

OUTDOOR 2016 REFUNDS

We've begun the process of refunding families for the Outdoor Season.  Please note at this time we are working on refunds for the House League (U4-U16 Mini and Junior Fury).  U10-U18 Fury Refunds will be processed once this is complete - more details will be issued as soon as they are available.

ADDRESSES FOR REFUNDS: Soon you will be receiving a sign up link where you can submit the address of where you'd like your refund mailed as soon as it's ready (make sure you add your email to the list whether or not it has changed).  Please note that no one will be able to see the info you provide except myself (as the admin who created the sign up sheet). 

Please try and use the name of the parent who originally registered, and double check your address is correct before submitting (correct spelling, house and apartment numbers, postal code, etc.). 
This will help expedite the refund/mailing process.

Equipment Bag Return

For anyone who is attending the BBQ on August 7th, you can bring the equipment bag with you between 12pm-4pm and drop it off.  If you're unable to attend, you'll be able to return the bag to the Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre once we're back and operational (Date TBD). 

If you need to make other arrangements to return the equipment bag, please email
David at equipment.fmysa@shaw.ca.

August 7th Welcome Back BBQ

At this time you should have already received a sign up link for the BBQ (this was to help us with numbers for food, etc.).  Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far! 

NOTE: There has been a location change – We are still at the Syncrude Athletic Park in Timberlea, but instead of running the event on the soccer fields, we will be setting up between Ball Diamond #10 and the Cricket Field.  Access to the parking lot is off of Cartier Road.

Alberta Soccer Association: Soccer Camp

There will be a FREE ASA CAMP, open to everyone (feel free to pass the flyer on to anyone you think would be interested!),
the week of August 29th - September 2nd (see flyer BELOW). 

To register, email fmysatechnicaldirector@gmail.com or fmysa@shaw.ca with the following information:

Player's Name (First and Last)
Player's Date of Birth
Player's T-Shirt Size (YS, YM, YL, AS, AM, AL)
Parent Name
Parent Contact Info (Email and Phone #)

*T-Shirt Quantities are limited so register ASAP*

Outdoor 2016 Summer Drop-In Schedule:

*AUGUST 1ST SESSIONS - CANCELLED (DUE TO HOLIDAY).  U4 CAN ATTEND WITH THE U5 GROUP ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 2ND.  U8 AND U12 WILL PROCEED AS SCHEDULED ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 2ND*
 

*SESSIONS WILL RUN FOR 1 HOUR*

LOCATION: ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELD BESIDE HOLY TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL
(230 Powder Drive in Timberlea)
 

OUTDOOR 2016 FMYSA *WELCOME BACK* BBQ

DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH
 

TIME: 12:00PM – 4:00PM
 

LOCATION: SYNCRUDE ATHLETIC PARK,
BETWEEN BALL DIAMOND #10 & THE CRICKET FIELD
[LOCATED OFF CARTIER ROAD IN TIMBERLEA]
 

WHO: OPEN TO ALL FMYSA FAMILIES & PLAYERS
 

WHAT: BBQ & BOUNCY CASTLES FROM 12PM-4PM!
 

WHAT ELSE: SOCCER GAMES & SKILLS FOR EACH AGE GROUP  (SEE SCHEDULE BELOW)

 

U4 (BORN IN 2012): 12:00PM-12:30PM
 

U5 (BORN IN 2011): 12:30PM-1:00PM
 

U6 (BORN IN 2010): 1:00PM-1:30PM
 

U8 (BORN IN 2008 & 2009): 1:30PM-2:00PM
 

U10 (BORN IN 2006 & 2007): 2:00PM-2:30PM
 

U12 (BORN IN 2004 & 2005): 2:30PM-3:00PM
 

U14 (BORN IN 2002 & 2003): 3:00PM-3:30PM
 

U16 & U18 (BORN IN 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001):
3:30PM-4:00PM

FMYSA Updates
 

Dear FMYSA Membership,

Thank-you for your patience during this time.  If you’re back in McMurray, Welcome Back.  If you’re still away, we hope you’re safe and happy wherever you may be!
 

Our Board of Directors finally had the chance to meet this past Wednesday, June 29th and discuss several topics:
 

SOCCER REFUNDS

1. The FMYSA Office remains closed at this time due to smoke damage at the Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre.  We are looking at a tentative re-opening date during the first week of August.  Due to this closure, we have limited access to files, information and equipment pertinent to processing refunds.
2. The FMYSA is working with Intact Insurance on a Loss of Business Claim – We have submitted required preliminary information and are now waiting to hear back.
3. Due to the above two factors, we are unable to issue any refunds prior to August 1st.  Once we are back in the office and have heard from the insurance company, we will not only begin processing refunds but will also reach out to families who are not in Fort McMurray to make sure we have updated details on where to send your refund.
    

SOCCER EQUIPMENT BAGS

For any parents who have an Outdoor 2016 Equipment bag – as drop-off at the soccer office is not possible right now, we are currently devising a plan for those to be returned.

Once we have dates/times/locations for bags to be returned, we’ll let you know!
 

SUMMER DROP-IN: FREE SOCCER PROGRAM OPEN TO ALL AGES

Our Technical Director is working on a Summer Drop-In schedule for all age groups to begin on Monday, July 18th. 

Sessions will run Monday thru Thursday during the evening.  More details will be forwarded as soon as they are available.

SUMMER SOCCER CAMPS                                  

1. The FMYSA is looking to host a Welcome Back FMYSA Day on Saturday, August 6th.  This will be open to ALL PLAYERS and will be free to attend.  We want everyone to enjoy a fun-filled day with soccer camps, games, a BBQ, and more!  Details to be forwarded once confirmed.
2. The Alberta Soccer Association will be running a soccer camp in late August.  Details TBD.
   
    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As more details become available on the above topics, plus any others that may arise, we will keep you informed via email.  Updates can also be found on our Facebook Page (Fort McMurray Youth Soccer Association) and on our website at www.fmyouthsoccer.com.

Lastly, the FMYSA would like to send a big thank-you to all the clubs that helped our teams and players during the evacuation.  If you know of such a club, please send us an email so we can be sure to include them!

Wishing all of our soccer families a safe return.

Regards,

Bill Carr
President
FMYSA

LETTER FROM THE FMYSA PRESIDENT TO OUR MEMBERSHIP:

Dear Membership

We wish and hope that everyone is safe and surrounded by friends and family.