Outdoor (May – June)

2025 Outdoor Season

Registration is open from February 3 – 28, 2025.

Tentative Start Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Team Managers

The Community program is run by Volunteer Coaches, Assistant Coaches, and Team Managers. Please volunteer — without volunteers, there are no teams.

The West Zone supports all our volunteer Team Officials with coaching courses and coaching material.
Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Team Managers will need to register each season to be a Team Official.
EMSA requires ALL Team Officials (U7 through U19) to have an EMSA Identification card.
- Player/Coach Carding: Click here for more info.
Coaches, Assistant Coaches, and Managers are required to have a valid Police Security Clearance to be a volunteer for EMSA. EMSA West has the right to refuse any volunteer.

General Information:

Please note that this program is run outside; therefore, we depend on the weather conditions.
The team rosters will be released to the coaches towards the end of April.
Schedules are set to be released tentatively on April 28.
Further information, such as fees, will be updated in mid-January.

Registration:

Registration is done through a central system at www.emsasoccerportal.com.
Your child will be placed in your home community; if they do not run a program, your child will be placed in the closest community running a program.

Equipment:

All players must have shin pads, socks, shorts, and cleats or a non-marking sole indoor athletic shoe.
Communities will supply a jersey/shirt.
- Some communities may charge a jersey fee or deposit and a volunteer bond. This is collected by the communities.
Please also have a labelled water bottle for your child.

U4 & U5 Community Soccer Program

Teams play once a week from the start of May through the end of June (weather permitting).

The development of any athlete starts with physical literacy and their ability to run, skip and jump. So, the first 30 minutes of each game consist of skills and drills, including Physical Literacy – ABCs of movement (Agility, Balance and Coordination). These are key components to focus on and help teach utilizing the ball. Parents are encouraged to participate with their children during skills and drills.

EMSA West provides volunteer coaches with free training for this age group. They will be shown age-appropriate drills and skills, often performed through gameplay with the ball.

A 30-minute game is then played, with two 15-minute halves. Field dimensions are reduced, and the rules of the game are limited to enable the players to focus on developing movement patterns rather than game and tactics.

U4/U5 Rules: Click Here

U7 Community Soccer Program

Teams play two evenings a week from the start of May through the end of June (weather permitting).

is our official sponsor for the U7 Program. The players will receive a Tim Hortons jersey and other sponsored items for the player to keep at the end of the season.

Parents are to supply shorts, shoes, socks & shin pads.

U7 Rules: Click Here

Pictures are included in all soccer fees. Example of what we provide

U9 Community Program

A U9 match consists of:

7 vs. 7 player structure (6 players plus keeper)
20 minutes Skills & Drills followed by 2 x 20-minute halves for a 40-minute game.
180 x 120 foot field
10 x 16 feet nets
2 corner flags
Center referees

At this stage, players should participate in stimulating practices and games that develop basic technical skills in a challenging atmosphere. Skill demonstration is very important, and players learn best by doing. Physical literacy, using the ABCs (Agility, Balance and Coordination) involving the ball, is another key component of this stage. Sessions will be split between practice time and game time. EMSA West encourages coaches to ensure all players have equal playing time and an opportunity to play all positions equally. Coaches create a positive environment with an emphasis on fun and development. All coaches are provided with opportunities for coaching development to ensure a caring, engaged and informed individual supports your child.

U11 Community Program

A U11 match consists of:

8 vs. 8 player structure (7 players plus keeper)
Two 35-minute halves
235 x 180 Ft. field
6 x 18 ft. nets
3 flags (2 corners and 1 center)
Center referees

At this stage, players should participate in stimulating practices and games that develop basic technical skills in a challenging atmosphere. Skill demonstration is very important, and players learn best by doing. Physical literacy using the ABCs (Agility, Balance and Coordination) involving the ball is another key component of this stage. Sessions will be focused on practice time and game time. EMSA West encourages coaches to ensure all players have equal playing time and an opportunity to play all positions equally. Coaches create a positive environment with an emphasis on fun and development. All coaches are provided with opportunities for coaching development to ensure a caring, engaged and informed individual supports your child.

U13+ Community Program

Consists of:

11 vs. 11 player structure (10 players plus keeper)
Two 40-minute halves
Full-field
Center Referees
Assist. Referee

At this stage, players should participate in stimulating practices and games that develop basic technical skills in a challenging atmosphere. Skill demonstration is essential, and players learn best by doing. Physical literacy using the ABCs (Agility, Balance and Coordination) involving the ball is another key component of this stage. Sessions will be split between practice time and game time. EMSA West encourages coaches to ensure all players have equal playing time and an opportunity to play all positions equally. Coaches create a positive environment with an emphasis on fun and development. All coaches are provided with opportunities for coaching development to ensure a caring, engaged and informed individual supports your child.