Edgemont Soccer
Program Details

Edgemont Recreational Soccer 2012 outdoor registration is now closed.

You can now log in here using the userid and password created at registration to view your team and schedule for U4-U10 players. Remember that all players will require shinguards, which can be purchased at Kicks or SportsChek.

2012 Outdoor Recreational Soccer Program Details

The Edgemont Soccer Association provides an outdoor recreational soccer program for children turning 4 to those turning 14 in 2012 (U4 to U14 age groups).

Age Group	Birth Year	Playing Days	Playing Time	Fees
U4	2008	Wednesdays	6:15-7:00 PM	$25
U5	2007	Tues/Thurs	6:00 - 6:45	$30
U6	2006	Tues/Thurs	6:00 - 6:55	$30
U8	2004 and 2005	Tues/Thurs	7:00 - 8:00	$40
U10	2002 and 2003	Tues/Thurs	6:00 - 7:30	$50
U12 Boys	2000 and 2001	Tues/Thurs	6:15 - 7:20	$100
U12 Girls	2000 and 2001	Tues/Thurs	6:00 - 7:30	registered with U10
U14 Boys	1998 and 1999	cancelled	--	$100
U14 Girls	1998 and 1999	Mon/Wed	7:30 - 8:45	$100

U4-U10 Outdoor Recreational Program

For U4 through U10, the teams are co-ed and the emphasis here is on fun, exercise and learning the game.

The U4-U10 programs have the following goals:

1. Create a positive, low-pressure environment for all kids to get healthy exercise.
2. Allow kids to play on teams with their friends so as to enjoy the program as much as possible.
3. Make teams small so that all kids get a chance to touch the ball as often as possible.
4. Provide a strong foundation in soccer skills and related physical coordination through minimal instruction and mostly the use of fun games and drills at the start of each session.
5. Make teams as fair as possible, which in some cases may mean splitting up "superstar" players.
6. Promote respect for teammates and other teams, and cheer all good plays.

All games are played at the same time and day each week. U4-U8 practices and games will be held at Reservoir Park (Location C) in Edgemont. U10 teams will play most games at the Edgemont School, but may play 3-5 games in the nearby Hamptons Fields (10330 Hamptons Blvd).

The season runs from late April to late June and includes a year-end BBQ. A Calgary Minor Soccer Association organized weekend Soccerfest is open to players wishing to participate at this kids tournament at the Calgary Soccer Centre in the city's SE. Shin guards are mandatory for all programs.

U4 Program

Wednesday 6:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

This is a friendly introduction to soccer, and most of the time will be spent on fun non-competitive games that build confidence with touching the ball. Games will be 3x3, with team sizes of about five. About a half hour will be dedicated to non-competitive skill-building fun games, and fifteen minutes to playing a soccer game.

U5 Program

Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

This is the first year Edgemont has had a U5-only program. At this age level, the most important skill for children to learn is dribbling the ball, and games will be played in the first half hour that will build confidence and skill in moving with the ball. The last fifteen minutes will consist of 3x3 soccer games, with team sizes of about six.

U6 Program

Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 p.m. - 6:55 p.m.

Children will be playing games with emphasis primarily on dribbling the ball, but also the very basics of kicking and passing. About thirty-five minutes will be dedicated to fun skill-building games and drills, and twenty minutes to a soccer game. Games should be 3x3 with team sizes of about six-seven.

U8 Program

Tuesday and Thursday 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Children will be playing games with emphasis on dribbling, kicking and passing. They should also learn the basics of such skills as goalkeeping and shielding the ball. About thirty-five minutes will be dedicated to non-competitive skill-building fun games, and twenty-five minutes to playing a soccer game. Games should be 4x4 with players taking turns as goalkeeper. Team sizes should be about eight.

U10 Program

Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Children will be playing games with emphasis on kicking and passing. They should also learn goalkeeping, shielding the ball, and various ways of stopping and controlling the ball. About forty-five minutes will be dedicated to skill-building games and drills, and forty-five minutes to a soccer game. Games should be 7x7 with one player acting as goalkeeper or players taking turns. Team sizes should be about ten-twelve.

U12-U14 Program

Monday and Wednesday girls, Tuesdays and Thursdays boys

Players will be on teams in an intercommunity northwest Calgary house league. The first two weeks of the season, which starts the week of April 23, will consist of practices at the home field at Tom Baines School, and the first games will start the week of May 7th.

U12-U14 Outdoor Recreational Program

Deb Nakamura has volunteered to run the U12-U14 outdoor recreational soccer program. More information on U12-U14 soccer is available here.

Getting Started

Registrant's parents will be contacted by their team coach with schedules and other information prior to season start.

 

Volunteering

The Edgemont Soccer Association is a non-profit organization entirely run by volunteers. All families are required to fulfill at least one volunteer role as a condition of registration.  If you have more than one child in our program, your family is only required to fill one volunteer role. An option to pay a non-volunteer fee is available, but discouraged since volunteers make the program possible. Without sufficient volunteers to run the programs, they are at risk of being cancelled. Please consider this fun and rewarding opportunity to make a difference for your kids and community.

The most critical recreational volunteer positions are for coaching. At least 2 coaches are required for each team and at the younger age group levels absolutely no experience is required. For more information about coaching, please read the coaching section below.

There are also numerous volunteer positions with the year-end BBQ, field maintenance workers, equipment volunteers, Soccerfest volunteers and age group coordinators.

Detailed job descriptions are available in the online registration system during the registration process.

As an added incentive for volunteering, the Chairperson(s), Volunteer Coordinator, Registration Coordinator, Equipment Coordinator, Treasurer and BBQ Coordinator get one child registration for free!

Coaching

To teach young kids, you do not need to be an expert in soccer. What you need is the ability to express enthusiasm and reinforce what players do right with praise, because that is what will make them feel good about soccer and doing their best.

Basic kicking, dribbling, and passing are all the skills you need and can be learned easily.  Mostly you will direct the kids to play some fun soccer-skill building games like "British bulldog". Playing the right games, week after week, you will be amazed at the improvement of your players. The fuel driving their learning and improvement is having fun. When you see the kids enjoying themselves, you will find yourself having fun too.

You will be taught all of the skills you need at one of our coaching clinics held at the ECA. For dates, times, and locations, please see our key dates page.  If you register to be a coach, you will be contacted with further information on the clinics and a coaching guide.

In addition, the Calgary Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) offers an optional, free, Tony Waiters online soccer coaching course. 

Please sign up to volunteer helping with coaching. We intend to have two coaches for every team, in the event that you cannot make it to a game and need backup. If you are going to watch your child play soccer, what better front-row seating can you have than being on the field cheering him or her on as coach? Relax - your team will not need play-by-play direction on what to do on the field, just some encouragement and praise.