Jackson and Sinclair get nod from CSA

Simeon Jackson and Christine Sinclair are the 2009 CSA players of the year. The vote to name the winners was conducted by a 50/50 split between media and A and B licence coaches.

I'm not sure I buy that a League One player is really the Canadian player of the year. I would have gone with Pat Onstad or DeRo. However, in saying that, I don't want to take away from Jackson, who is clearly a very promising player and who did, in fact, have one hell of an exciting year.

Sinclair is a no brainer on the woman's side.

Regardless of who actually wins these things, I give the CSA credit for putting it out there. It may seem like a simple thing, but it wasn't long ago that the CSA struggled to get the simple things done. As much as I poked fun of CSA communications director Richard Scott earlier today with the Jamaica game the truth is they have turned things around there a great deal. When we say we want to "Sack the CSA" we aren't being literal. We’re not calling for any individual to be fired. Rather, we are talking about "sacking" parts of a very sick system to allow the professionals within the CSA to do their job without interference.

As an aside, Scott will likely be pleased to know that the news that Jackson had won the award flashed above me about an hour ago from the time that I type this. Standing in an insanely busy Square One (massive, soulless mall) food court, it was right there on the TV screens they use to distract you while you eat your Taco Bell.

I can't say you would have found out who the 2003 CSA player of the year was while doing your Christmas shopping. Clearly, something is happening and the sport is getting more and more exposure.