Youth Soccer

PGYSA starts build of Quality Sport operating system following release of Strategic Plan

Mar 31, 2021 | 5:45 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – The Prince George Youth Soccer Association released its Strategic Management Plan at the start of March. The plan is intended to provide a guide for the club over the next four years, as well as a pathway for every coach, player, and official within the PGYSA. But as a follow-up, the club has started to build its Quality Sport operating system.

“It’s basically been designed that we meet provincial and national standards over the next couple of years,” said Terrol Russell, Director of Club Operations with the PGYSA.

“It’s going to take time, especially living in a COVID world, for us to be solely put all of the pieces in place but there’s a minimum standard that we want to make sure that every single member of our club is provided. As we go forward over the next couple of years, especially as we look to start our outdoor season, we’re going to make sure every one of our members is provided a minimum standard and expectation of the program we’re providing them.”

And as Russell mentions, this comes as, not only just the PGYSA but all clubs like them, are working to meet provincial and national standards by the end of July.

This is all coming as the PGYSA is working to get their Spring and Summer programming underway, and that comes with a fence-post plan as Russell calls it in response to restrictions caused by the pandemic.

“Right now, the fencepost that we’re trying to make sure the outdoor programming is developed upon is Stage 2,” said Russell. “So that’s restricted gameplay and we’ll adjust as necessary as guidelines change from the Health Authority.”

As the snow continues to melt, the PGYSA is hoping to be back out on the pitch in the middle of May