Mid Isle Coaches and Team Managers have just received Concussion Awareness Training that is now a requirement for all Clubs within the Upper Island Soccer Association (UISA).
The course is online and free. Any parents or caregivers interested in learning this important information, please check out the “Concussion Awareness Training Tool – E-Learning Course”.
Come and join the world famous Ladysmith Kinsmen Light-Up Parade at the Festival of Lights!
The Mid-Isle Soccer Club will be at Parade lineup #31. Please be there by 6:15 pm at the latest!
Please note that cars are not permitted on the parade lineup route – you can drop your child off at the old police station on Dogwood Drive.
The parade starts at 6:45. The kids will be led down the parade route to the highway (but not across), and around behind the Tim Hortons, ending up by the traffic circle for pickup. Parents are encouraged to join us as well!
Come March with Mid-Isle in the Festival of Lights Parade!
On November 29th, put on your Mid-Isle jersey/Timbits shirt and party down Main Street Ladysmith! Drop-off is at the old Police station at 6:15 pm and the parade starts at 6:45. The kids will be led down the parade route to the highway (but not across), and around behind the Tim Hortons, ending up by the traffic circle for pickup. Parents are encouraged to join us as well!
Pacific Football Club is a brand new Canadian professional soccer club based on Vancouver Island, in Langford, BC. The club will compete in the Canadian Premier League’s inaugural 2019 season, and play its home games at Westhills Stadium.
Pacific Football Club is the only professional sports team on Vancouver Island, and they are proud to represent the WHOLE Island. With that in mind, they have reached out to us, and would like to work with the Mid Isle Soccer Club!
PACIFIC FC COACHES TO VISIT MID-ISLE SOCCER CLUB on MONDAY, NOV 19th.
Pacific FC Coaches will attend both the 5:30 and the 6:45 sessions of our Monday Development Night on November 19th. During the first (5:30-6:30) session, the PFC coaches will work with one or two groups of our young players. The Merriman coaches on our Club Technical Team will cover coaching the other groups on the field, so that all of our Pony and Girl Power Coaches can watch the PFC session and chat with the PFC coaches.
At 6:30, the PFC Coaches will hold a brief information and Q&A session, talking to players, parents and coaches about the franchise and the upcoming Canadian Premier League, which kicks off in 2019. We will have some Tim Hortons coffee and hot chocolate at this time. We would like any coaches from the later (6:45) session to arrive early and attend this “halftime” session as well.
During the later (6:45) Monday time slot, the PFC coaches will run a session with our U16-18 Tier 3 Boys team – again, at this session, Bill Merriman and our Club Technical Team will handle the other groups on the field, so that our Club Coaches can watch the PFC session.
This is a very exciting opportunity for our Club, and for our Coaches to see how a professional team runs a training session. James Merriman (Bill’s son) is the Assistant Coach of the new Pacific FC franchise, and will be spearheading the session at Forrest Field. Jamie has been coaching with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC organization for the past few years; before that he was an Assistant Coach with Simon Fraser University, as well as three seasons coaching on the Island at VIU. In his time coaching collegiately, the two programs combined to win four conference titles, made two NCAA Final Four appearances, and won a CCAA national championship, compiling an overall record of 64W-11L-9D.
It’s an exciting time for soccer on Vancouver Island, and Pacific FC wants the Mid-Isle Soccer Club to be a part of it!
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Nanaimo United FC (formerly HFCF) has changed its website and, accordingly, the website where the regional house schedules are posted.
Please go to https://nanaimounitedfc.powerupsports.com/index.php?page=LOGIN and bookmark that page for all your House Team scheduling needs.
GO MID-ISLE BLUE ARMY!!
On Monday, November 12th, the Mid-Isle U18 Mariners played a friendly against the Nanaimo United Over-45’s. There was some quality footy up and down the pitch!
Individual and Team photo packages have arrived! Please pick them up at Forrest Field at this week’s Development Session on Monday/Tuesday at Forrest Field!
(And yes, that’s Bill Merriman in the featured photo)
The Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners women’s soccer team has captured first place in the Provincial regular-season standings, and will play in the Gold Medal Provincial Championship game this coming Saturday, October 27th at Capilano College in Burnaby.
The VIU team – undefeated since September 23rd with 4 wins and 2 draws in their last six games – features five players from Ladysmith who started their athletic careers with the Mid-Isle Soccer Club: Karen Battie, Shea Battie, Georgia Nicholls, and Haven Bouma, as well as Olivia Mazurenko, who was just named Female Soccer Athlete of the Week in the PACWEST conference.
The Gold Medal game starts at Noon on Saturday. Fans can watch the games online, plus get stories, schedules, summaries and more on the official Championship page HERE.
Congratulations to the team on their great season, and GOOD LUCK from Mid-Isle Soccer on Saturday’s game!
The Vancouver Island Soccer League (VISL) is an amateur adult league with six competitive divisions. It features promotion and relegation, with the strongest teams in each division moving up to a higher division each year, replacing the lowest teams in those divisions. Teams new to the League start in Division 3, which is where the Mid-Isle Mariners Men’s team began their quest two seasons ago. That year Bill Merriman’s team went undefeated in the League and was promoted to Division 2.
Last season, the team excelled again and this season has been promoted to Division 1, the highest level of amateur soccer on Vancouver Island. They will play their home games at Forrest Field in Ladysmith on Saturday afternoons and evenings.
The Under-21 Mid-Isle Mariners men’s team also plays in the VISL. Players in this division must be 20 years of age or younger. Our U21 Mariners have had a very successful history in the VISL, winning League and Cup trophies in several seasons since the team was founded in 2012. Many past players have gone on to successful college and professional careers. The U21s play their home games at Forrest Field on Sunday evenings.
The Club has produced a Summer newsletter that’s full of information about the upcoming season: