The Metro and Selects Tryout schedule is available here.

We have just been informed by UBC that there have been changes made to the road closures at UBC during the Olympics. There is a pdf below with a map that details the new, and we're told final, road closures.

What affects us directly is that the two northbound lanes on East Mall will be closed to all traffic and the two southbound lanes will now remain southbound rather than one going north and one going south.

This means access to Warren, Varsity and Baseball turf cannot be via East Mall. All car traffic must go along SW Marine and turn right on Stadium Road. From there turn right into the Thunderbird Stadium parking lot and walk the last 100m to East Mall. Cross East Mall and you are at the turf fields.

Kathryn Baker and Sophie Beaudry have just been named to the U14 girls and U13 girls All Tournament teams at the recently concluded USL Y League Championships in Tampa, Florida.This is a tremendous accomplishment given the depth of talent at this tournament in every age group.

Both Kathryn and Sophie played their formative years at Pt. Grey Soccer until moving on to the Vancouver Metro program in Kathryn's case and a move to England in Sophie's case.

While it's been many years since a player who went through mini and the early divisional years on the west side has made a Provincial team, hopefully accolades like this will draw attention to the elite players in girls soccer in Vancouver when it comes time to select this year's Provincial select teams.

The VYSA Weekly Field Assignments are now available on a separate web page (under the Fields section on the left). Alternatively, you can bookmark this page and check it regularly for updates.

Then nominate them for the Chunky MVC (Most Valuable Coach) Award presented by the Canadian Coaching Association! $25 000 in prizes (not just for the coach but the players and club in general). Info here.

Katrina Persson-Thomas, on the right, in yellow.

Former Pt. Grey goalkeeper Katrina Persson-Thomas, whose dad Dave Thomas, still coaches at Pt. Grey, saved two penalty shots as her Coastal U16 Girls team beat Quickstrike FC from New York on penalties after the game finished 1-1 at the end of regulation time.

Persson-Thomas' last save was the clincher and brought Coastal one of two Y League Championships on the day as Jason Jordan's U16 boys team also went on to win on penalties. The two Coastal titles match the sum total of all BC Y League team titles to this point and ranks as a phenomenal achievement in just the clubs third year. Team coach and Coastal GM Ciaran McMahon was almost in shock at the success in Tampa. "It's really an amazing achievement for these girls and for the club in general. Katrina was the difference in the penalties. If your keeper can save two she's giving you a golden opportunity to win it and she did that."

Photo Retake Day Sunday November 15th 11:00 to 12:15 ONLY

BestWay Photo will be available for photo retake day

Sunday November 15^th at the covered area at Queen Mary School

Individuals may come at their convenience between 11:00 and 12:15

Vancouver Park Board has added Prince of Wales Secondary as one of the potential synthetic grass field sites to be considered for construction in 2010. Point Grey Soccer Club strongly supports consideration of this site for a new synthetic turf field.

It is very important for the community to voice support for this site. Over 60% of the youth soccer players in Vancouver play for the three Westside clubs of Point Grey, Dunbar and Kerrisdale. This is an excellent location to serve youth soccer players and other turf users.

In support of the Prince of Wales site, Point Grey Soccer Club asks you to take action. Here's what you can do.