OLDS, ALBERTA, June 3, 2010 – With the 2010-2011season fast approaching, the Olds College Broncos Futsal program has joined the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC). In seasons past, the Futsal program had been part of the Alberta College Athletics League (ACAL). Futsal, for the uninitiated, is essentially indoor soccer as sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of soccer.

"The ACAC is where the big dogs play. It is probably the strongest conference in Canada in terms of college athletics," says Greg Lendvay, Director of Old College Health and Wellness Services. "Both the organization, and the competition it will expose our athletes to, is that much stronger."

Lendvay says joining the ACAC brings many advantages to the College, its students, and the surrounding community. Not only will it bolster the College's reputation in athletic circles, playing among contemporaries such as SAIT and Mt. Royal University, will bring heightened exposure to the brand new state-of-the-art facilities just recently opened as part of the Community Learning Campus.

The league change also brings greater potential exposure for Olds College athletes, particularly those hailing from a rural background. Rural communities generally pay close attention to where their top athletes are and take great pride as they witness their progress.

"As well, this helps engage our athletic alumni," says Lendvay. "As we move on to new, publicly visible successes with the Broncos Athletics program, they can look back and be proud of their own accomplishments and time they spent here."

The Olds College Broncos Futsal program is currently recruiting for the 2010-2011 season.

For More information please contact:

The Ralph Klein Centre

Reg Carrick

Health and Wellness Department

403-507-7784

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