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Leeta Sokalski
Bio
Leeta R. Sokalski...
honoured as a BC Soccer Life Member... an Honourary Life Member of the Metro Women’s Soccer League... named in her honour, Leeta Sokalski Cup honours BC Soccer’s women’s B winners...
said Sokalski in the Vancouver Sun in 1982, “soccer is the most satisfying sport I’ve ever been involved with. You get some great exercise and there is the added bonus of meeting and socializing with a lot of your peers”... wrote Rodney Palmer in The Post magazine in 1987, Leeta “is a born administrator and prides herself on her intimate knowledge of every aspect of her job”... said Sokalski in the same 1987 The Post magazine article, “I can see how all the different aspects of the Association connect and I think that makes me a good administrator”... said Sokalski in 1987 to Dan Stinson for the Vancouver Sun, “the late 70s and early 80s were the boom years for women’s soccer in British Columbia and for a time, I was involved in all levels. I worked as an administrator, I was a player, a referee and a coach. But the administrative side of it eventually required more and more time and commitment”....
remembered Sokalski in 2024, “I am proud of my participation in the various programs that supported women’s soccer at the national level. I was there at the beginning when Women in Sport Canada wanted to support a women’s national program. I went to the National Training Camp in 1986 as the BC provincial representative and saw the selection of the first Women’s National Team”...
Honours
Individual Awards
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2024Canada Soccer Hall of Fame Honoured Builder / Bâtisseur honoré
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2014-15BC Soccer A.C. Sanford Award Recipient / Récipiendaire
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2014Canada Soccer Award of Merit Recipient / Récipiendaire
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1999BC Soccer Life Member Life Member / membre à vie
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1996BC Soccer Special Recognition Recipient / Récipiendaire
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