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PDP is the CSA's effort to standardize all HP leagues across the country. BC (BCSPL) and Ontario (OPDL) are supposed to become PDP's. There was a push for this to be in 2018. Not going to happen. 2019 - maybe, but I suspect only in terms of a brand change, not meaningful changes such as...

There is no chance a team played only one game.

Speculating what/when the CSA changes are going to happen is anyone's guess. No time soon realistically. OPDL has declared they are not adopting the PDP in 2018, so that pushes off to 2019 minimum. Other provinces are a long way off as well. I suspect any noticeable or material changes in BC...

Not entirely sure what you heard, but we can certainly own that year 1 (and probably every subsequent year) will have challenges. I think what is important realize with leagues (or any specific function in the game) is that someone's experience is individual and unique. For example if a team...

E11even Management is not involved in any aspect of fall league scheduling or organizing. We were not approached to take on a role as others from the merged leagues had a plan to move forward (I believe). From experience this is not a small or easy task. Many of the issues we faced were...

Easy... to run a league... Not easy to get all clubs and teams following the "game plan" :)

A loaded question LOL... generally I would say things are going quite well. I think the biggest challenge is establishing a new product/league in a season that has been historically quite casual. We have 30 clubs and 400 teams who are all operating in different ways and on different timelines...

I think what's fair to say and certainly what we have learned is that it's not easy to operate a league. Teams and clubs are used to different standards, timelines, communication protocols, etc... Whether it's Cascadia, USSL, or the fall leagues, it's really challenging and trying to get...

In fact plenty of pre-planning done around the league with respect to this event. I don't think it "encompasses a massive amount" of the 6,000+ players in the league, but nonetheless it was an important factor in our planning. Planning was really simple. Find 8 weeks, between April and June...

Perhaps reach out to us and we can better understand the issue. Communication about week #1 conflicts with Vaisakhi have been happening for months with the clubs. I'm not sure what the exact break down is, but more than willing to find out and help. Email is going to be better than posts on a...

The majority of clubs participating in the Cascadia league would have not been historical USSL participants. We do have a small number of our 400 teams, from clubs who do participate in the USSL and believe those clubs have thought about it and spoken to their coaches to make a decision on...

I can't speak for USSL as I'm not sure their deadlines and registration process, but Cascadia information can be found here: www.cascadiasoccer.com The final schedule will be out on April 15, after which point a team can register only if a BYE exists in a division. There are a few such cases...

It's still too early to tell. I think spring registrations are slow with most/all clubs at the moment due to the weather and dissatisfaction from the fall season. I know clubs are working hard to try and pull their teams together and get registered. I think it will be steady now. Keep in mind...

Pleased to report Cascadia Soccer League is NOW SANCTIONED by BC Soccer! Quick facts: 10 districts signed on (all in lower mainland) 27 clubs registered and counting We expect 8,000,000,000 teams plus or minus a few ;-) Lots of work to do in the next 6 weeks. Year 1 is about getting a...

Good discussion and points. We're not crazy enough to think that year 1 will be perfect. The idea is to create an organized and dependable structure that clubs can use as a game platform for their teams. We know that clubs develop players and the league is simply there to provide a structure...

For those interested and keeping track at home... BC Soccer as advised us that their committee is recommending sanctioning, with a few minor adjustments to the rules. This is scheduled to occur at the next BC Soccer board meeting 10 districts signed on and currently 25 clubs registered to...

Well if there was ever a year to re-start those discussions, this would clearly be it.

It is absolutely a facility issue. For example, we have MANY large fall clubs struggling to participate in the Cascadia Spring League, simply because of field space. A change of season would need full buy-in from cities, to accommodate anywhere near the number of participants in the fall. It...

Yes, correct. The $157.50 is for each team (not player) and covers league administration. We have staff looking after several core areas of the league: General Management Administration Scheduling Registration Technical Essentially that fee is broken into these areas of responsibility...

The team fee is $157.50.