Community Soccer
Outdoor Soccer Season 2019
Update, April 18, 2019: Click to read.
Registrations are flowing in for the 2019 outdoor soccer season. Families can register up until season start, but late fee kicks in on April 1st ($25).
Thank you to all the new and returning coaches. Coaches will be contacting their teams mid April.
Season starts the first week of May. Season ends with the Paul Johnson Tournament June 21-23.
U5, U7, U11, U15 play on Mondays and Wednesdays.
U9 and U13 play on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Soccer Volunteer Roles
We have built up a great program in Bonnie Doon over the years thanks to fantastic Directors, coaches and refs. After 3 years running our soccer program, Diane Anderson will be stepping down as our Soccer Director. Thank you for all your hard work Diane! Following the example of several other communities, Soccer Director tasks will be split up between the director and a support crew. We’re looking to fill support crew positions now and to start mentoring a new Soccer Director to start taking over after the outdoor season. Volunteers for these positions will have their children’s fees waived and this would fulfill their volunteer commitment too.
Here is a brief description of the different roles:
Soccer Director - oversee the program and support crew, do registrations, make teams, liaison with other SE zone directors, attend director meetings (usually 1/mth).
Volunteer coordinator - confirm contact info and role of all volunteers, schedule volunteers by task or event as needed by the Director.
Equipment and fields coordinator - help organize and maintain equipment, coordinate initial field painting crews and schedule refresher crews.
Coach and Referee liaison - maintain database of credentials, send out info emails as requested by Director or Ref Coordinator.
Ref coordinator – Thank you to Angela for continuing in this role!
If your children play (or not!) and you'd like a way to support a very important community program, please take on one of these roles. The time required is reasonable & it's a fun group to work with! Please email Diane at soccer@bonniedoon.ca for more information or to volunteer.
Interested in being a ref? Contact Diane, sports@bonniedoon.ca
Outdoor Soccer General Info
Bonnie Doon Community League is once again partnering with Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA) to bring outdoor soccer to kids in Bonnie Doon for the 2019 season. For those new to our program, here’s Bonnie Doon’s outdoor soccer program in a nutshell:
1. Create an account and register online (emsasoccerportal.com). Online payment option available and recommended.
2. Attend an in person registration session in February 2019 to complete the process. Bring 2 copies of registration printout, uniform deposit cheque (U9 and up), volunteer deposit (1 per family), proof of age, proof of community league membership. Late registration can be made though emsa's office.
Update, April 18, 2019: Click to read.
Registrations are flowing in for the 2019 outdoor soccer season. Families can register up until season start, but late fee kicks in on April 1st ($25).
Thank you to all the new and returning coaches. Coaches will be contacting their teams mid April.
Season starts the first week of May. Season ends with the Paul Johnson Tournament June 21-23.
U5, U7, U11, U15 play on Mondays and Wednesdays.
U9 and U13 play on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Soccer Volunteer Roles
We have built up a great program in Bonnie Doon over the years thanks to fantastic Directors, coaches and refs. After 3 years running our soccer program, Diane Anderson will be stepping down as our Soccer Director. Thank you for all your hard work Diane! Following the example of several other communities, Soccer Director tasks will be split up between the director and a support crew. We’re looking to fill support crew positions now and to start mentoring a new Soccer Director to start taking over after the outdoor season. Volunteers for these positions will have their children’s fees waived and this would fulfill their volunteer commitment too.
Here is a brief description of the different roles:
Soccer Director - oversee the program and support crew, do registrations, make teams, liaison with other SE zone directors, attend director meetings (usually 1/mth).
Volunteer coordinator - confirm contact info and role of all volunteers, schedule volunteers by task or event as needed by the Director.
Equipment and fields coordinator - help organize and maintain equipment, coordinate initial field painting crews and schedule refresher crews.
Coach and Referee liaison - maintain database of credentials, send out info emails as requested by Director or Ref Coordinator.
Ref coordinator – Thank you to Angela for continuing in this role!
If your children play (or not!) and you'd like a way to support a very important community program, please take on one of these roles. The time required is reasonable & it's a fun group to work with! Please email Diane at soccer@bonniedoon.ca for more information or to volunteer.
Interested in being a ref? Contact Diane, sports@bonniedoon.ca
Outdoor Soccer General Info
Bonnie Doon Community League is once again partnering with Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA) to bring outdoor soccer to kids in Bonnie Doon for the 2019 season. For those new to our program, here’s Bonnie Doon’s outdoor soccer program in a nutshell:
- Runs roughly from the first week of May to the last week of June
- Culminates in the fun, zone-wide Paul Johnston Tournament at the end of June
- Is based on age groupings (Under 5, 7, 9, etc.); boys and girls play together until U9
- Has two games per week, on either Mon-Wed or Tue-Thur
- Has games involving teams from the same and adjacent neighbourhoods.
- Relies on parents and other community volunteers for coaches and managers
1. Create an account and register online (emsasoccerportal.com). Online payment option available and recommended.
2. Attend an in person registration session in February 2019 to complete the process. Bring 2 copies of registration printout, uniform deposit cheque (U9 and up), volunteer deposit (1 per family), proof of age, proof of community league membership. Late registration can be made though emsa's office.
Overview of Outdoor Soccer
Bonnie Doon has a long history of offering community soccer for children aged 4 to 18. Relying on a strong group of dedicated coordinators, coaches and parent supporters, the Bonnie Doon soccer program has a reputation of fielding quality outdoor and indoor teams that perform well, foster individual and team performance skills, and most importantly, have a lot of fun!
For those new to our program, here’s Bonnie Doon’s outdoor soccer program in a nutshell:
Bonnie Doon has a long history of offering community soccer for children aged 4 to 18. Relying on a strong group of dedicated coordinators, coaches and parent supporters, the Bonnie Doon soccer program has a reputation of fielding quality outdoor and indoor teams that perform well, foster individual and team performance skills, and most importantly, have a lot of fun!
For those new to our program, here’s Bonnie Doon’s outdoor soccer program in a nutshell:
- Runs roughly from the first week of May to the last week of June
- Culminates in the fun, zone-wide Paul Johnston Tournament at the end of June for U5, U7 and U9 ages
- U11 and older may qualify for the City Wide finals
- Is based on age groupings (Under 5, 7, 9, etc.); boys and girls play together until U9
- Has two games per week, on either Mon-Wed or Tue-Thur (same nights all season), with practices either scheduled before games (young ages) or on separate nights (older ages)
- Has games involving teams from the same and adjacent neighbourhoods. Home games are mostly at Maurice Lavallee and Rutherford school.
- Relies on parents and other community volunteers for coaches, managers and coordinating activities
- Offers mandatory, licensed training for coaches
- Is affordable, costing between $115 and $265 per child and inclusive - sponsorships are available on a case-by-case basis
- Is a great way to meet other children and families in our neighbourhood
If more competitive soccer is of interest, the Southeast Storm selects top players from our zone for teams U9 and up.
The program is thankful for local business support in the past, and always welcomes sponsorship support.
For more information, please contact our awesome coordinators at soccer@bonniedoon.ca.
Overview of Indoor Soccer
For those new to our program, here’s the Southeast Zone's community indoor soccer program in a nutshell:
If more competitive soccer is of interest, the Southeast Storm selects top players from our zone for teams U10 and up.
The program is thankful for local business support in the past, and always welcomes sponsorship support.
For more information, please contact our awesome coordinators at soccer@bonniedoon.ca.
For those new to our program, here’s the Southeast Zone's community indoor soccer program in a nutshell:
- Runs roughly from mid-October to end of February
- Options for teams to try and make city finals and beyond
- Is based on age groupings (Under 6, 8, 10, etc.); boys and girls play together until U10
- Has one game per week, on either Saturday or Sunday, and for U8 and older, one practice per week (same weeknight)
- All games are played at one of the City's indoor soccer centres (west, east, south)
- Relies on parents and other community volunteers for coaches, managers and coordinating activities
- Offers mandatory, licensed training for coaches
- Is affordable, costing between $170 and $255 per child and inclusive - sponsorships are available on a case-by-case basis
- Is a great way to meet other children and families in our neighbourhood
If more competitive soccer is of interest, the Southeast Storm selects top players from our zone for teams U10 and up.
The program is thankful for local business support in the past, and always welcomes sponsorship support.
For more information, please contact our awesome coordinators at soccer@bonniedoon.ca.
