September Coaches Meetings

Coaches meetings are being set for September. Some coaches (mainly Mini-Level teams and bronze/silver teams) are still being ratified by the executive and we hope to have all that done by September 3rd.

Please hold the following dates in your calendar for a mandatory coaches start up meeting:

• Youth (U12 to U18) and Adult Coaches
  Wednesday September 8th     
  7:00 pm at Centennial Center, Oak Room on Carlow Ave
  
• Mini Coaches (Timbits to U11)
  Wednesday September 22nd
  7:00 pm at Belmont High School Cafeteria

Please make sure you check here again the week of the meeting in case there is a location change.

There are three certified coaching clinics offered by LISA/BC Soccer.  They are:

• CCC (Community Coaching Children for ages 6 - 10)

• CCY (Community Coaching Youth for ages 10 - 14)

• CCS (Community Coaching Senior for ages 14+)
  

Each of these clinics traditionally contains a theory component and a field component.

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JDF Goalkeeper Clinics

JDF Soccer Association has engaged former Whitecap and current Victoria Highlander keeper Trevor Stiles to provide a weekly Goalkeeper Clinic on Thursdays for JDF keepers beginning Thursday, September 16th , until approximately Thursday, December 9th. 

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Team photos will occur on two Sundays, October 3rd and 17th and will be in the same spot as last year which is on the basketball courts past Field #3 at JDF Recreation Center in Colwood.

A schedule will appear here by September 27th. Times are in 5 minute intervals so you must be 15 minutes early with your team lined up shortest to tallest. Shin pads are not needed but the remaining full uniform (shirt, shorts, socks, cleats) is required.

Parking at City Centre Park

With construction starting on new facilities at City Centre Park and Bear Mountain Stadium there will be new areas allocated to parking that are different than the previous soccer season.

For a map of available parking locations click on the image.

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On behalf of the executive of the Juan de Fuca Soccer Association, I would like to thank and congratulate all the participants of the club assessments (U12 -U18) held throughout May and June.  In addition I would like to thank all the volunteers who gave their time to help provide info and input into the assessment process.  The data obtained shows a high level of skill and commitment by all our soccer participants which makes final team selections very difficult.

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