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TZFC Skills Centre (U8-U10)
Building the foundation for top players starts here
Every person involved in soccer in Canada deserves an enjoyable experience within the game. For our young players, an enjoyable experience means that they have access to high-quality programs where they can have fun with their friends, learn new skills and play the game in an enjoyable and appropriate format. To achieve this, Canada Soccer has created the Skill Centre format for U8-U10 (2016/2015/2014 born)age groups, to guide clubs towards best principles in player development by taking a nationally coordinated approach to developing young soccer players. As a CSA designated Quality Soccer Provider, we are thrilled to introduce this type of programming in our club starting this spring.
Program Structure
The spring Skill Centre program will run for 10 weeks. As a club we want this program to be accessible and flexible to suit the needs and wants of our membership. We are offering two registration options, as follows…
SKILL CENTRE 1
This option provides once weekly practices on a weeknight, followed by Saturday in-house games.
Cost: $250 (incl. one practice a week + a game on Saturday)
SKILL CENTRE 2
This option provides twice weekly practices on weeknights, followed by Saturday in-house games.
The programming is the same with both options. The Skill Centre 2 options simply provides more training opportunities for players who have a keen desire to develop and play the game on a more regular basis.
Cost: $375 (incl. two practices a week + a game on Saturday)
Training Days
- U8 Boys Skill Center 1 – WED
- U8 Boys Skill Centre 2 – MON & WED
- U9 Boys Skills Centre 1 – WED
- U9 Boys Skills Centre 2 – MON & WED
- U10 Boys Skill Centre 1 – THU
- U10 Boys Skill Centre 2 – TUE & THU
- U8/U9 Girls Skills Centre 1 – THU
- U8/U9 Girls Skills Centre 2 – TUE & THU
- U10 Girls Skills Centre 1 – THU
- U10 Girls Skills Centre 2 – TUE & THU
The Sessions
All practice sessions are geared towards providing a player centered approach whereby we strive to ensure that each player is playing in an environment where they can be both challenged AND experience personal success. We will focus on consistent contact with the ball to promote ball mastery within all our players. The development of their fundamental skills will take place within game situations where our coaches will create game like conditions so that our young players learn to adapt their skills in an ever changing environment. This approach also promotes problem solving within our players. On Saturdays our players will play regular small sided matches where they can transition their weekly learnings into proper match conditions.
The Coaches
All practice sessions and weekend games will be overseen and conducted by our top club staff coaches. These individuals will be CSA certified to coach players within this particular phase of their development. They will all follow a specific training curriculum and coaching philosophy.
Happy Feet$170 |
U5/6Born 2018-2019 |
We love our little Our Happy Feeters! This program is designed to introduce young players to the game in a fun and engaging environment. Young players will participate in small groups in fun soccer related games and activities. This program will run for approx. 10 weeks and the young players will participate in 45 minute sessions with qualified club staff aided by volunteer parent coaches. Sessions for Happy Feet will run once a week Starting the week of April 8th. |
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Skill Centre$250 - $375 |
U8-U10Born 2014-2016 |
Every person involved in soccer in Canada deserves an enjoyable experience within the game. For our young players, an enjoyable experience means that they have access to high-quality programs where they can have fun with their friends, learn new skills and play the game in an enjoyable and appropriate format. To achieve this, Canada Soccer has created the Skill Centre format for U8-U10 (2016/2015/2014 born)age groups, to guide clubs towards best principles in player development by taking a nationally coordinated approach to developing young soccer players. As a CSA designated Quality Soccer Provider, we are thrilled to introduce this type of programming in our club starting this spring. |
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Community Kicks$195 |
U8-U16Born 2008-2016 |
To develop a life long love for the game, it is important that all participating children play in an environment where they are most comfortable and where they have the opportunity to play with their friends. Our Community Kicks program is geared towards young boys and girls who simply want to play the game at a recreational level and purely for the fun of the sport.
Through the spring we offer a once per week game night where players can attend and, after some fun activities to encourage ball familiarity, they can simply play small sided games under the supervision of our qualified staff. The primary focus in this program is simply to have fun!
The spring program runs for 10 weeks beginning Monday April 15 and ending Thursday June 20. Program days are subject to change based on registration numbers. Everyone will receive a TZFC Community Kicks shirt.
Schedule:
Boys:
Girls:
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Spring FUNdamentals$185 |
U7Born 2017 |
Our FUNdamentals program is geared towards our 6/7 yr olds who are at an age where they can begin to learn
the basic fundamentals of the game (dribbling, turning, passing, shooting etc) in a FUN and friendly
environment. Players get to participate with their friends on a weekly basis in fun and engaging activities
and games. All overseen by our qualified staff. Our ethos is described in our FRIENDS acronym...
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Spring Sidekicks$120 |
U4Born 2020 |
Our Sidekicks Program is so named because each of our young first time players have a “sidekick” who participates in the program directly with them. This is a parent or an older family member. This program is designed to introduce the young players to enjoyable activities with a soccer ball, so that they relate soccer with fun! This program runs for 10 weeks and the young players and their sidekick will participate once per week in 45 minute sessions with a qualified Activity Leader. Two times to pick from:
Sessions run for 10 weeks April 8, 15th, 22nd, 29th, May 6, 13th, 27, June 3 10th and 17th.
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DEVELOPMENT | U11/12
Considered the “golden age of learning,” this is an age when players continue to embrace the “team concept” and the rewards it can bring. They are at an age where they are more able to reflect on their actions and learn from mistakes. Players will continue to develop the technical side of the game, but with the addition of more emphasis on competency with and without the ball as a team and as individuals. Players are selected to the Development level via an evaluation process in the spring. Our U11/12 Development teams will train twice weekly through the fall & winter season with weekend games from early September through to early March. Focus continues to be player centered as they progress through these key learning years in a challenging and competitive environment. All coaches at this level of play are BCSA Certified.
SEABIRD ISLAND COMMUNITY SOCCER PROGRAMMING | U5-U16
This past spring our club partnered with Seabird Island Band Community School to launch a soccer program that tied into their elementary school curriculum and also an after school program that provided access to soccer specific training for older indigenous children up to the age of 15. The overall goal was to provide easy access to more structured soccer programming for indigenous children without having to leave their community. Our staff coaches adopt a culturally sensitive approach to the weekly practices in the indigenous communities with the goal of building a long term love for the game within the youth. Their ability to connect with and engage the children throughout the program has established strong ties between our club and the Seabird Island community and we look forward to continuing to nurture our partnership going forward. We are excited to progress with our first fall program within the community starting in September.