Competitive Youth Program

Program Details

 

CMSA LEAGUE (with Calgary Minor Soccer Association) for U7-U19 League Players

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Players can register with CWSC for the city-wide Calgary Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) League. The Calgary West Soccer Club will endeavor to place players at the appropriate level of play based on the number of players and conventional pyramid concepts as well as technical assessment and prior knowledge of player skills.

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Note for this indoor season, our Try Out process will be revised to ensure that we align to the AHS COVID-19 cohort guidelines which limits players to single cohorts. Please see our newsletter for details.

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​You can download our Indoor 2020 2021 Registration Newsletter for all program details. 

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Please find below, a summary of the competitive program registration details and below you will find out Program Summary table (below)which provides a summary of the program and fees for all ages and tiers

 

U7 and U8 CMSA Program

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• Season starts end of October and goes until February 9, 2020

• U7 girl teams will participate in the CMSA league played on Saturdays.

• U7 Boys teams will participate in the CMSA league played on Saturdays.

• U8 Girls teams will participate in the CMSA league played on Sundays.

• U7 Boys teams will participate in the CMSA league played on Sundays.

• There are no try outs for U7 and U8. Players will be placed on friendship requests and geographical location of residence to facilitate friendships and carpooling.

• U7/8 teams are boys or girls, no mixed teams

• U7 and U8 teams will have 1-hour practices. The number of practice sessions will be between 16 and 18, depending on the gym facility.

• U7 and U8 teams will receive team support sessions with our Head Coaches during their practice time.

• U7 and 8 players have mandatory U7/8 Academy Skills sessions on Fridays.

• Uniform sets (shorts/socks/shirts) are included in fees. Shirts must be returned after the end of the season. Shorts and socks can be kept by the player.

• Training t-shirt provided in fees.

• High quality ADIDAS CWSC Club Wear is also available at Kicks.

• Our teams are coached by volunteer coaches, who are primarily parents of players on the team. Without a coach, we cannot run teams. So please consider stepping up to coach a team.

• We will support our volunteer coaches with coaching education. Volunteer team coaches are strongly encouraged to participate in Provincial C licencing that is taking place in October over two weekends.  Watch for details!

• Volunteer coaches are also encouraged to take NCCP Certification courses offered by Alberta Soccer Association through CMSA. All fees are covered by CWSC. Please refer to the CMSA website for NCCP Certification requirements for the Indoor 2019/20 season and beyond.

CMSA U9-U19 Program

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​Players can register with CWSC for the city-wide Calgary Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) League. The Calgary West Soccer Club will endeavor to place players at the appropriate level of play based on the number of players and conventional pyramid concepts as well as technical assessment and prior knowledge of player skills.

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• Season starts October 31 and goes until early to early March, depending on level of play as per CMSA schedules with weekly games.

• U9-U18 teams will participate in the CMSA league with games played on the following days of the week:

  • U9 Tier A (futsal): Sundays and/or Wednesdays 

  • U9 Tier B (futsal): Saturdays and/or Tuesdays

  • U9 Tier C (arena): Sundays and/or Thursdays

  • U9 Tier D (arena): Saturdays and/or Tuesdays

  • U10 Tier A (futsal): Saturdays and/or Mondays

  • U10 Tier B (futsal): Sundays and/or Wednesdays

  • U10 Tier C (arena): Saturdays and/or Tuesdays

  • U10 Tier D (arena): Sundays and/or Thursdays

  • U11 Tier 1/2 (futsal): any day of the week

  • U11 Tier 3/4 (arena): any day of the week

  • U11 Tier 5 (arena): Saturday and/or Monday 

  • U2 Tier 1 -2 (futsal): any day of the week

  • U12 Tier 3  (arena): any day of the week

  • U12 Tier 5 (arena): Wednesdays and/or Sundays

  • U13 Tier 1 (7V7): Saturdays

  • U13 Tier 2-5 (arena): any day of the week

  • U15 - U17 Tier 1 (7V7): Saturdays

  • U15 - U19 Tier 2-5 (arena): any day of the week

• The number of games will vary across age groups and divisions, this is determined by CMSA

• Teams will receive between 15-18 practice gym times between October and March, depending on the gym facility bookings. Teams are not guaranteed a practice every week, depending on their facility allocation, however the Club will endeavor to even out practices across all teams.

• U9-U18 Tier C/D and Tier 4/5 players can register for optional academy skills sessions

• New socks and training shirt included in fees.

• High quality ADIDAS Club Wear is also available at Kicks.

• New Club members must purchase Club shorts at Kicks.

• Many our teams are coached by volunteer coaches, who are primarily parents of players on the team. Without a coach, we cannot run teams. So please consider stepping up to coach a team.

• We will support our volunteer coaches with coaching education. Volunteer team coaches are strongly encouraged to participate in Provincial C licencing that is taking place in October over two weekends.  Watch for details!

• Volunteer coaches are also encouraged to take NCCP Certification courses offered by Alberta Soccer Association through CMSA. All fees are covered by CWSC. Please refer to the CMSA website for NCCP Certification requirements for the Indoor 2019/20 season and beyond.

• Teams with Head Coaches as team coaches will also pay extra Head Coach fees –All teams will be $100 player. Please see our Head Coach Team Fee Policy.

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Head Coach Fees:

Our Technical Director and Head Coaches are assigned to coach a number of our teams. Due to the high volume of work involved in coaching teams, we are instituting a Head Coach fee of $100 per player per season for any U9-U19 team coached by a Head Coach. This fee will be distributed amongst the operational budget and fees paid to the Head Coaches. We recognize this is an added fee for those players, however, we hope that players and members recognize the high degree of quality training they will benefit from, as part of their long-term development.

 

Note, because our Head Coaches coach multiple teams, there will be conflicts with other teams. Teams with paid Head Coaches can expect that their Head Coach will attend a minimum of 80% of team practices and games. Head coaches will work with assistant/parent coaches to follow the Club’s development philosophy and pathway.

 

CWSC notes that in the open boundary system prevalent in Calgary, the need to strategically place our professional coaches as team coaches is paramount. We reserve the right to assign coaches strategically. For teams which are not assigned a Head Coach, we endeavor to find non- parent, experienced soccer players as volunteer coaches, and we provide a small honorarium to those coaches. For those teams with parent coaches, we provide team support and player development through our Head Coaches.

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Important Dates:

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• No set try outs due to COVID-19 cohort guidelines. Please see our newsletter for the process of player assessment and team formation.

• Teams formed between October 2-20.

• Regular gym permits start in mid-October, depending on the facility.

• Coach and Team Manager meeting Saturday October 24th. (venue and time TBD)

• CMSA League Dates:

  • Oct 28: Schedules available on CMSA website

  • Oct 31: League play starts

  • Monday Dec 21- Jan 3: Mid-season break (no league games)

  • Monday Jan 4: League games resume

  • Sunday Feb 28: U7/U8 Season games end 

  • Sunday March 7: U9-U19 Season games end.

  • Post Season U11-U19 Provincial Competitions: TBD

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Registration Details:

Registration for the CMSA program runs from September 1 to October 2 2020.

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Early Bird Prices in effect until September 14, 2020.  

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Regular registration fees take place September 15, 2020 onwards for all CMSA  registrations.

 

Registrations are not considered completed until payment has been completed.

Please note: CMSA players who have not paid their fees (registration/academy/head coach/extra gym fees (indoor only) will be deregistered with CMSA by December 1 for the indoor season.

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Please access our online registration link opening September 1 for CMSA. We will continue to offer credit card payments with online registrations. Cheques will still be accepted, but members are strongly encouraged to utilize the convenience of online payment.

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Late fees: A late fee of $25 will be applied after September 14 for all CMSA registrations.

 

Credit Card payments will be charged a 2.75% surcharge

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NSF cheques will incur a charge of $25

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Program Summary and Fees

Please note in the summary below for team training (practices), we have provided a conservative number of team practices. Our gyms provide between 16-20 weeks. Additionally, we have just secured another facility and so have increased practice times. We will make additional sessions available depending on game schedules.

Similarly for academy, we have provided a conservative number. Our gyms provide between 14 and 18 weeks. We will make addtional sessions available depending on game schedules.