As a soccer community, we just completed our second year with the implementation of
Long Term Player Development (LTPD). Field and team sizes have shrunk and league/tournament structures have changed. The Canadian Soccer Association made the brave move of walking the soccer world down that path.
My experiences on several fronts give me the impression that most people
are generally supportive of what's happening with the younger age groups
(U4-U12).
During 2013, all of Ontario was playing 7v7 for U9/U10 and 9v9 for U11 at the travel level. Many
