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Membership Benefits
The Saskatchewan Soccer Association (SSA) is the designated Provincial Sport Governing Body for the sport of soccer in Saskatchewan and is a full member of Sask Sport and of Canada Soccer. As such, SSA is entrusted by the statutes of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) with the mandate of fostering, developing and promoting soccer in Saskatchewan.
Registration is the only pathway to “membership” in the SSA and the worldwide Soccer community including Canada Soccer, Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), and FIFA.
Our Vision
Soccer enriches people’s lives and builds strong relationships in Saskatchewan.
Our Mission
To develop great people and connect healthy communities in Saskatchewan through lifelong participation in soccer.
Our Values
The SSA is committed to the following fundamental principles and values which guide Saskatchewan Soccer’s behaviour, actions, programs and services.
- Participant-centred: players, coaches, officials and volunteers are at the heart of everything we do
- Innovation: we seek to find new and creative approaches to developing the sport throughout the province
- Collaboration: we work together and with our key partners to achieve the goals of the Association
- Quality: we strive to achieve personal bests in everything that we do
- Integrity: we believe in being open, transparent and honest in all of our interactions
Our Strategic Plan prioritizes our work in six primary areas of focus:
- Players: Every player gets the chance to learn, enjoy, and reach their goals through soccer
- Coaches: Saskatchewan soccer coaches can unlock the potential in their players
- Referees: Saskatchewan referees enhance the game experience and are respected for it
- Organization (SSA): The SSA is productive and responsible to its stakeholders
- Membership: SSA membership is efficient and effective in delivering soccer in Saskatchewan
- Community: The value of soccer is constantly brought to new Saskatchewan community groups
- Become a part of the global soccer community including opportunities for participation at the local, regional, provincial, national and international levels
- Access to sanctioned events; participation in SSA Member (local) activities for all ages and interest levels and provincial and national tournaments
- Access to SSA trained and certified referees
- Lifelong benefit to your health and well-being through regular physical activity
- Building social skills, including communication, teamwork, and leadership
- Access to SSA resources, services and programming
- Access to support and expertise of highly trained SSA staff
- SSA strives to hear from members at all levels as we develop the plans, programs and services that support growth long term
- Receive up to date information on SSA programs, policies and calendar events and provincial, national and international soccer news
- SSA sponsors contribute to the success of the SSA as a whole
- Accident, Liability, Directors and Officers and Travel Permit insurance coverage
- Access to RAMP Interactive for registration, soccer management and website hosting
- Access to SSA grants and resources, including the MAP Grant Program
- Support to improve Member Organization delivery through the achievement of national standards and best practices via Club Licensing
- Ability to host and participate in educational sessions and Grassroots Workshops
- Structure, support, education and resources to improve organizational and administrative expertise
- Training and support in the management of formal complaints, discipline, and risk management
- Grassroots, recreational, competitive and high performance support, resources and programming to align with Long Term Player Development model
- Nominate and/or receive SSA awards and recognition
- Coaching and Referee Development resources and certification pathways
- Long Term Player Development resources and program delivery for players of all ages, skills, and aspiration including player and/or school camps
- Byte Size Coaching Resources
- Resource Manuals and DVDs for Active Start, FUNdamentals, and Learning to Train stages
- Ability to host and participate in Canada Soccer Active Start Mini Festivals
- Community coach courses and coaching development opportunities and grants
- Referee courses and development
- Hosting and participation in Soccer for Life provincial championships
- Hosting rights, sanctioning of and participation in tournaments, provincial and national championships
- Participation in the Provincial Soccer League
- Earn the right to represent your organization and/or the SSA at provincial and national championships; Sask Summer and Winter Games; FSIN Championships, First Nations Games and North American Indigenous Games
- Community coach courses and development
- Referee courses and development
- Identification of female & male athletes for participation in the high performance pathway, which provides access to the national team and collegiate pathways, MLS and CPL
- Opportunity to be selected to represent Saskatchewan at the Western Canada and Canada Games
- Participation in the 11v11 high performance showcase series
- Access to sports science initiatives, medicine and technology to support development
- Opportunity to pursue high performance stream coach licensing requirements
- High performance referee training through the Saskatchewan Elite Referee Program and Candidates Program and opportunity to advance referee certification
- Access to athlete assistance funding to remove financial barriers to participation
Last updated October 28, 2019