Weekly Schedule
Weeks of Feb 1 - 14

Training
Saturday
February 6
10pm-Midnight
Soccer Centre
Dome
Game
Following Training
Midnight -1am

Training
Sunday
February 7
6-8pm
Soccer Centre Dome

Training
Tuesday
February 9
9-11pm
Soccer Centre Dome

Training
Thursday
February 11
9-11pm
Soccer Centre Dome

Training
Saturday
February 13
10pm -12midnight
Soccer Centre Dome
Game
After Training
Inside Soccer centre
Midnight till 1am

Training
Sunday
February 14
6-8pm
Soccer Centre Dome
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ISAIAH PAGE - CHOSEN BY FROSINONE CALCIO

At our showcase event in December, Ernesto Salvarino the Director of Youth and Chief Scout of talent came over  from Frosinone Calcio, a Serie " B " Professional Soccer Team.  He scouted Isaiah Page, our Captain of our Junior Academy Team and a player born in 1994 and has invited Isaiah to join his Club and come to Italy and stay and train until he can sign as a Professional and they want to have him as their Player.  Isaiah and his Mom and Dad will be flying to Italy in the not to distant future to have a tour of the City of Frosinone and the Training ground and stadium as well as the rooming and schooling. Frosinone is located not too far from Rome.

Isaiah is a fantastic young man, he has all the tools required to have a great future in the game.  I am very proud of him and he is also a very good student who is an honour roll student at Bramalea Secondary School and was chosen as The School Male Athlete of the Year as well as the Boys Most Valuable Player on the Junior Team.  Isaiah has been playing up with our older players in the training and games and as per the way we feel in academy soccer, if you are good enough, you are old enough.  He has got so much better as he has become faster and stronger both physically and mentally from the adjustment to playing with older players.

Isaiah dream is to become a Professional Soccer Player and all of us at the academy are very proud of him and we wish him well as he goes and visit's Frosinone Calcio , and if you love soccer like he does, Italy certainly is a soccer nation and this is a wonderful opportunity for Isaiah and it just shows that if you want something and are determined to go after it, " The Sky is the Limit ".

We will keep all posted on Isaiah progress,  Coach Graham, Academy Director
   

Frosinone Calcio Website

Winstars Academy Injury
Statistics for 2009

One of the most important factors in running an academy is looking after our players safety and when they do get injured that they are in the hands of professionals.  At Winstars Soccer Academy our players and our program are very fortunate to have an amazing health care provider,  Sports Centres, who are headed by Clinic Director Dr. Robert Gringmuth. 

Our Doctor has been there from the start with our academy and all of his staff are everything you could ask for in a professional.  Sports Centres and Dr. Robert Gringmuth put our athletes safety and health as the most important priority and we will not allow the athletes back to play in competition until we get the authorization and clearance from them.

Dr. Gringmuth leads by example, he is honest, has integrity and someone who I feel very comfortable having my players with him and his staff.  He has done so much for soccer in Ontario and without any hesitation, I recommend to any soccer club or academy, Sports Centres and Dr. Robert Gringmuth and his full staff of employees. 

To be the best, you have to have the best people in the business work with your athletes.  We at Winstars Soccer Academy look very much forward to a very long lasting relationship and friendship.

Coach Graham
Director - Winstars Soccer Academy

CLICK HERE FOR WINSTARS INJURY STATISTICS

Sports Centres Website

We are excited about announcing our 2010 recruits really soon

I am very excited about our 2010 recruiting class and it will be the best recruiting class we have had since starting our academy. 

Our student athletes have worked very hard in the classroom as well as on the soccer field and we are extremely proud of each and every one of them and will be looking forward to signing day on February 3, 2010.

We will post them on our 2010 University commitments.   

I am very proud of the 3 Team Captains of our academy program.  All three of them are not only exceptional young and aspiring soccer players, they are also very good students and that is important for our program as we are all about education. 

They all lead by example and they all are disciplined young men.  To be a leader you have to have discipline as that is your foundation for a successful leader.  Our Three Captains are excellent soccer players, however more important, they have Class, they are humble, they work so hard on the soccer field as well as in the classroom and they make the players around them inspired to reach for the same vision and dream that our program has for them. 

I have been very successful over the years with having some very fine team leaders and captains and these three boys will rank right up there with the best of them.  At Winstars Soccer Academy it is an honour to wear our jersey and to be a captain, and we are honoured to have such fine young men leading our program and I know our academy has a very bright future with all three of them helping lead our program to be the best academy in Canada.

Academy Director Graham

Why our Academy is a
superior choice to a
Club program for
an elite soccer player 

Objective of our Winstars Soccer Academy
The focus of our academy is Player Development.  Academy soccer provides players with the best possible opportunity to achieve their utmost as elite soccer players.

Training and Standards
Our academy will train 3 times per week and have one very competitive game every ten days.We Increase the quality and quantity of training for our elite players. We Increase the amount of quality games. We  Reduce the overall amount of games 

Advantages
We focus on a superior everyday training environment which leads to more future opportunities (University NCAA, Professional, National Youth Team).
Recruiting ability enhanced due to summer tour, showcase tournaments, our winter showcase and our connections and proven track record with player development. NCAA and NAIA  University Coaches, Youth National Teams, Professional Teams. Our website has the update profile on everyone of our Winstars student athletes.

Our Player Goals
Education is of major importance of our soccer academy. Our Academy values skill over strenth and encourages technique over physique.  We want to be judged on the quality of player that we produce, not by the amount of trophies we win. Our Academy believes that in order to produce outstanding young soccer players, you need to have the best coaches who have an understanding of coaching at the highest technical level. 

As the famous Dutch player Johan Cruyff once said, " How can the player be better than the teacher "We want to provide young players with an environment where they can prosper as individual players. It is important that they are comfortable with the ball and allowed to express themselves without being shouted at. 

Our game is declining in technique, from a very young age our players are being selected in accordance with their size and not their talent level and this is a very big mistake, we want to build a player for the future and at the young age we want to encourage creativity and fun and enjoyment rather than being concerned so much with winning a league or building a winning team. 

Our Beliefs
If you learn to play well, the results will come, not the other way around. The fear of losing is creating highly unimaginative soccer.  It is our job to prepare our young players mentally, socially and physically, so that they will be able to get to the next level. We have a proven development record.We have specialized and individual training programs that target specific positions on the field, ie: goalkeeper training.

The USA NCAA Collegiate System is the best development for elite soccer players who are also earning an education.  A quote from one of the best coaches in North America, U14 USA National Team Coach Manfred Schellscheidt, " We are burning kids out.  The need to win the next tournament is the grand reason why we do everything and so we manipulate the situation to find shortcuts to success.  In many cases we just burn these guys out and in the end they haven't mastered anything.  We can do a lot better than that if we start thinking more about what makes the kids better players instead of just winning meaningless games." 

We want our players to gain confidence with the ball, we want them to work hard, however most important, we want them to have a smile on their face and want to come back to the next session. We want to inspire passion and we want them to do the things that are required to be able to enjoy the game and reach the next level and their dreams.

For our Younger Players - This is where it all begins.  

Scheduling a Tryout for
the Winstars Soccer Academy

All players must be evaluated before joining our full time Winstars Academy Boys Program. You can tryout prior to our Spring and Summer Program or on an individual basis throughout the season, after discussion and authorization of the Technical Director.

****Our Age Groups we are looking for are
from U10 thru U18 years of age.****

To arrange a tryout or for more information on our training times, days, and program fees, please contact our Academy Director Bobby Graham at  bgraham@winstarssoccer.com

Please indicate year of birth as well as level of playing experience , ie:" OYSL " and academic level, ie: " A "

Some of our age groups are currently full and if we are able to arrange a tryout, if selected there might be a waiting time and you will be added to our waiting list.  

Winstars Soccer Academy
   2009-2010 Fall & Winter Registration and Fees 

Cost per Player for the 2009-2010 Fall/Winter Program    
$2500.00 (includes GST)
  

This cost includes: 

Intense training at the Ontario Soccer Centre
(3 practices per week)

 If you have any questions, please contact Bobby Graham at 905-339-8625 or by e-mail at winstars@rogers.com

** All new Members have to pay a one
     time only Membership fee of $1500

 For more information & Registration click here

“A Reason to Believe”

  WINSTARS...  CHAMPIONS MADE HERE 

              

Why Winstars Soccer Academy?

" Excellence in education and professional development " 

Here are some major reasons why becoming
a member of Winstars is so special and important for you.

(1)   Education, if you are interested in getting to the next level of play, which we consider NCAA Division 1 Soccer. Coach  Graham has sent more players on Athletic Scholarship to Top Academic and Athletic Instutions in the USA, than anyone else or any other coach or academy or club program.

(2)  Our Focus is on Player Development. Winning is secondary to development. We provide an excellent training environment for our players, we practise at least three times a week on quality facilities, and trained by the best coaches who have played at the Collegiate or Professional Level.

(3)  Coach Graham, our Academy Director has sent more players to Professional Soccer and currently has more former players playing Professional Soccer than any other individual or academy in Canada.

(4)   Exposure, Our Winstars Players have the opportunity to be showcased throughout USA. We are highly respected throughout the USA by NCAA Coaches at the Top Universities and have the connections and respect by our Professional Peers not only in Canada, also south of the border. This provides our Players the best possible opportunity to achieve their utmost potential as elite soccer players.

(5)  Our objective of our curriculum is to develop each of the four components of a player in an appropriate manner.
Technical -  Tactical -  Psychological - Physical
We have Professional Staff in all areas working to make each of our academy players the best that they can be.

(6)  Our Standards are very high. All Players who want to play for the Winstars, first must have a tryout and come to a couple of sessions. At that point our Staff evaluates the Player and also allows the Player and Family to see our Program.  There is an Academy for everyone, however not everyone will meet the high standards of our Winstars Academy.

(7)  Our Program is Fun, everytime we train or play games, we want our Players to enjoy their soccer, feel comfortable on the ball and allow them to express themselves. Our Staff will do everything they can to challenge the players, however at the same time allow the players to enjoy their soccer and always to have a smile on their face.

(8)  We have a Proven track record. Coach Graham has developed many players over the years and has taken many different teams to Canadian National Championships and Ontario Cup Championships as well as winning everything there has to be won at the youth level , OYSL League and Cup Championships, won many Coach of the Year awards. Won the Prestigious Robbie Tournament many times. 1996 Ontario Youth Soccer League- Chairman's Award Presented to Bob Graham" In recognition of your continued dedication to the game of Soccer" 1999 From the Robbie International Soccer Tournament - For Outstanding Achievement and contribution to the game of soccer "  

(9)   Coach Graham has coached against Teams at the highest level, against the Best the World has to offer at the Prestigious Dallas Cup and many times competed in the Super Group. His Teams have played teams like the reserve and youth teams from AC Milan, Boca Juniors, International of Brazil, EC Vetoria of Brazil, Tottenham Hotspur, New Castle United, Benfica, Monterrey, Tigres, Costa Rica National Team, Moscow Dynamo, Dinamo Kiev as well as the best the USA has to offer, Dallas Texans, FC Delco, Chicago Magic, Chicago Soccers, Nomads of California, and many more.

(10)  Our Players are all well mannered, respectful, disciplined, sportsmanship is demanded, we build character. They all have to have shirts tucked in, boots polished. Well groomed. Swearing and disrespect in not tollerated.

In our academy we put respect before results.  We also pass on our passion for the game and continue to allow our players to grow their passion for the game of soccer.    

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" The Winstars Way - Academy Philosophy and Expectations. "

The Philosophy of our Academy is primarily focused on developing players to the best of their ability.

Players must bring all the equipment /clothing provided by the academy to every training session and game. Clothing must be clean and players Soccer Boots have to be polished, as well players have to have Shirts tucked in and Socks up  as well it is mandatory that our Players wear Shin pads in training and games (safety of the Players and rules of the game). We want to present a professional image and environment.

Practises are mandatory, We are a serious program, so we expect full attendance. Players must realize this is not recreational soccer, our training will be of the highest level of elite and developmental training that will be provided anywhere in our Country.

Players must conduct themselves with Class and Dignity both on and off the Soccer Field. Players must give 100% all of the time in Training and of course in the game. We will not allow or tolerate swearing in our program. We put respect first over results.

Players must work together with all teammates and be supportive at all times. The Winstars Soccer Academy believes the development of Character to be just as important as the development of Soccer Skills. This is a "Team" sport and that always has to be remembered.

We are so much more than a Soccer Academy, The Winstars Way is about teaching life skills that will help our students/players and young men be able to meet the challenges of Adult Life in the Future. Done!

Bobby Graham