Winter Olympics Congratulations to the Canadian Olympic Athletes
A spectacular performance with 14 gold medals and 26 overall: the most gold ever by a host country, most gold ever by any country in the Winter Olympics, third overall in the total medal count and maybe the greatest national celebration that Canada has ever seen. Way to go Canada!
Ontario Indoor Cup
Sunday, Feb 14, 2010 U17 Girls Bring Home Silver The MSC Lightning Under 17 Girls won the Silver Medal in the Ontario Cup today. The team came first in their Division of four teams, won their semi-final and then took on Oshawa in the final. Oshawa scored early in the game and then held on to that lead as the play went back and forth. Oshawa scored a second goal in the dying seconds of the game when the Markham Girls pushed up to try for a final scoring play. Congratulations to the players and the coaches for a fine effort.
Office Hours Family Day February 15, 2010 The Markham Soccer Club office will be closed for Family Day, Monday February 15th. The office will open for our regularly scheduled hours on Tuesday February 16th. We wish all teams travelling for tournaments during the long weekend well, and a Happy Family Day to all our Markham Soccer Club families.
House League Summer Registration 2010 An Open Registration for the summer 2010 season will be held Saturday February 27th from 10:00am to 1:00pm at the MSC offices located in Mount Joy Community Centre. Players are welcome to register any time through our on line registration, by mail, or during office hours Monday to Friday 10:00am to 5:00pm. To access our on line registration or to download a copy of the registration form, please click here.
Adult House League Registration Now Open The Markham Soccer Club Adult House League is now accepting registrations for summer 2010. For more information and a copy of the registration form please click here.
Markham Lightning Rep Tryouts for Spring 2010 Our Markham Lightning Competitive Division will begin Tryouts February 8, 2010. For a copy of the Tryout Schedule please click here.
Special Needs Thumbs Up Registration 2010 Our Thumbs Up Progam begins February 14 and registration is now open. For more information and a copy of the registration form please click here.
Referees Referee Course Registration 2010 Interested in becoming a referee? For more information and a copy of the registration forms please click here.
Coaches OSA Coaching Clinics 2010 The Markham Soccer Club is hosting the OSA Certification Courses Child, Youth and Senior Levels. All courses will be held at Mount Joy Indoor Field, in Mount Joy Community Centre, 6140 16th Avenue. Child, April 3, 2010 is $175
Youth, April 10, 2010 is $175
Senior, April 17 & 18, 2010 is $250
For more information or to register, please contact the office at info@markhamsoccer.org.
Coaches Markham Soccer Club In-Service Coaching Clinics MSC will host our own in-service coaching clinics for five evenings between Feb 8th and early April. - All clinics will be held at Mount Joy Indoor Field, in Mount Joy Community Centre, 6140 16th Ave. - Clinics are FREE and open to all MSC Coaches - no sign-up required, just turn up with notepad and pen - each field session will focus on a specific theme (i.e. passing and receiving, shooting, goalkeeping, etc) Clinic dates and times are as follows: - Monday February 8th, 8-9pm - Passing and Receiving - Monday February 22nd, 8-9pm - Goalkeeping (training, warm-ups, game prep) - Monday March 8th - 8-9pm - Working with players U6 - U12 - Monday March 29th - 8-10pm - Guest Coach Appearance - Monday April 12th - 8-10pm - Guest Coach Appearance
Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inductees and Nationals Teams Recognized At the Markham Town Council Meeting on Oct 27, Mayor Frank Scarpitti and the Markham Town Councillors recognized three new MSC Hall of Fame Inductees, the MSC Lightning U14 team and the MSC Lightning Men's team. More
Nationals Men Win Gold, U14's win Silver The MSC U14 boys represented Ontario at the National Club Competition in Sydney Nova Scotia. The Over-35 Men's team represented Ontario here at home.
On a cool Thanksgiving at the Soccer Centre in Vaughan, the Markham Men played PEI in the final for the second year in a row. Markham scored twice in the first half. PEI came back early in the second half and scored one. There were a number of additional chances but the game ended as a 2 - 1 victory for Markham. A casualty was captain Richard Alexander who suffered a fractured leg in the first play. He is now wearing a cast but already thinking about next year's Nationals.
Meanwhile, in Sydney, under adverse weather conditions, the MSC U14's took on a powerful Alberta team from Edmonton. In the preliminary round (of 3 games) and the semi-final, the Alberta team scored an amazing 41 goals with only 1 against. In the final game, the Markham team held them to a scoreless draw at the end of regular time and again by the end of the overtime periods. In the shoot-out, Alberta scored on 4 kicks while Markham scored on 2.
Congratulations to both teams for representing the Club and the Province very well.For all of the Nationals results click here. For the story and pictures, click here.
Ontario Cup Markham Lightning U14 Boys Ontario Cup Champions!!! Congratulations to the U14 Boys Markham Lightning Team Black who took home the provincial championship with a 1-0 victory over the Missisauga Panthers on a goal by Daniel Cramarossa. They will now play in the National Club Competition in Sydney Nova Scotia. For the full story click here.
Ontario Cup Men's Team Comes Oh So Close
The Over 35 Men's team, last year's Ontario and National Cup winners, came very close in a tough Ontario Cup final match against Oakville Fine Homes on Saturday night at the Soccer Centre. The game was tied with no goals at the end of regular time. It then went right into a shoot-out and that went right through the order on both teams and started over again before a winner was decided. Congratulations to the team for a fine effort. For the full story, click here.
REP COACHES The Club is now accepting applications from men and women who wish to coach youth teams at the competitive and elite levels from U8 to U18. For more information please click here.
The Markham Strikers are looking for committed, skilled players to strengthen this years' outdoor team which plays in the York Region Soccer League - Women's Premier Division. Players who are interested should contact Coach Louie at: lazo1977@hotmail.com or 416-889-1577.
TAX RECEIPTS NOW AVAILABLE Tax receipts for the 2009 tax year are now available. This includes the Outdoor 2009 and Indoor 2009-10 seasons for House League and Outdoor 2009 for Rep.Clickhere Please note that the summer 2009 receipts do not show a town/city in the address. That is a limitation that will not impact your ability to use the receipt. Please report any other problems to the Club Office.
CANCELLATIONS The deadline for cancellations for Indoor registration is October 1st. Requests for exceptions will not be considered.
Indoor House League Schedules, Standings and Game Results click here
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Players Wanted
Markham Lightning U13 1996 Girls looking for players. Please contact John Morelli at john.morelli@hotmail.com.
Players Wanted Markham Lightning 1997 Girls looking for players. Please contact Vince Rizza at vince.rizza@tcdsb.org
Players Wanted
Markham Lightning U15 OYSL 1995 Boys is looking for players. For more infomation click here.
Players Wanted
Markham Lightning U11 1999 Boys, playing in the YRSL "A" Division, are looking to add players. Our program provides a competitive and challenging environment for our young athletes. Please contact coach Ken for futher information on how to join our team. ken.kloutsouniotis@yahoo.ca
2009 Tournament Reports
To see tournament reports click here.
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powerful Alberta team from Edmonton. In the preliminary round (of 3 games) and the semi-final, the Alberta team scored an amazing 41 goals with only 1 against. In the final game, the Markham team held them to a scoreless draw at the end of regular time and again by the end of the overtime periods. In the shoot-out, Alberta scored on 4 kicks while Markham scored on 2. 
