The Euro progam consists of U11 and U12 Boys and Girls. At Euro we compete against teams from other soccer associations within Lower Island Soccer so this means that we play home and away games.
- The soccer season begins during the last two weeks of September
- A Christmas break runs from mid December to mid January
- The season finale is celebrated with our annual Jamboree in April. Our Jamboree involves teams from the Island and the mainland and will involve our U11 & 12 teams
U11 age group
- Assessments happen in early September
- Games are on Saturday mornings at either 8:30, 9:45 or 11:00am
- First game of the season is generally in mid-September
- Teams practice at either Lochside or Tyndall turf - practice schedules will be posted on the main page under fields/schedules once the schedule is set for the season
U12 age group
- Gold and Silver teams are formed at U12
- Team formation is tentatively set upon completion of player assessments in April and finalized in August or September
- Games are on Saturday mornings at either 8:30, 9:45 or 11:00am
- First game of the season is generally in mid-September
- Teams practice at either Lochside or Tyndall turf - practice schedules will be posted on the main page under fields/schedules once they are set for the season
Update on the technical program for u12-14 age groups (reflects next year’s age groups)
The Technical Committee has been working with Brett Hyslop, our Technical Director to build a new technical development program for the Club next year specifically focussed on the U12-14 age groups. Based on feedback from parents and coaches, we have found these ages to be challenging for players and coaches, as this is when they begin to be tiered into VIPL, Gold, Silver and possibly Bronze Divisions and also move at U13 to full field soccer.
These are critical development years for players and we want to provide more technical support for coaches at these age groups. As part of this plan we will be implementing a coach mentoring program that will see Brett or Steph Steiner:
- Increasing their attendance at practices and games at the u12 gold and silver level;
- Being a head coach or co-coach for u13 Gold teams.
- Being a head coach or co-coach for u14 VIPL teams.
- Increased practice support for u13 and u14 silver teams.
We wanted to let coaches and parents know about these changes as part of our preparations for next year. While our technical staff are playing an increased role, the ultimate purpose is to provide a better program and provide more support to coaches as they transition in to full field.
Coaching appointments have been delayed this year but should be completed over the next few weeks.
If you have any questions please contact anyone on the technical committee:
Yvonne Koehn
Tom Lee
Tim Collins
Paul de Greeff
Barrie Keefe
Drew Smyth