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Canmore Minor Soccer Club

Fall 2010 Team Lists And Schedules Now Available

Team lists for our Fall 2010 program are now available online.

Schedules for our Fall 2010 program are now available online.

Fall 2010 Registration Now Closed

Fall 2010 registration is now closed. For more information on the program, check out the Fall 2010 Information Form. Schedules will be posted shortly.

Competitive Rep Teams

If you're interested in more information on our rep programs, including schedules, rosters, and coaches' contact data, please go to the Avalanche link under Program Information.

Rain Or Snow -- Do We Play?

Weather in the Rockies is an unpredictable affair, and sun in the morning could turn to snow by afternoon. If you are wondering whether your team is playing, please call the Town Of Canmore Field Rain Line at 403.678.1537 to find out of the town's fields are open or closed.

If the fields are closed, soccer is cancelled. Games may or may not be rescheduled, as conditions dictate. If the fields are open, the weather may still deteriorate enough to make them unplayable. Those decisions are left to your coach, and you should consider contacting her or him to find out what's going on.

In any case, accumulated snow on the field represents dangerous playing conditions, and coaches should not let their players compete under these circumstances. Remember, though, if you're a coach and the fields are open, you should go down to the field to meet any of your players that may show up!

For more detailed information on Club policies regarding inclement weather, check the League Rules link under the Program Information tab.

KidSport Bow Valley

KidSport Bow Valley is an approved local operating committee of the KidSport Society. KidSport is a nationwide children’s charitable program that was established in 1993.

The Bow Valley chapter was created in the fall of 2008 and consists of members throughout the Bow Valley. Its official release is planned for September 2009.

The KidSport™ mission is to overcome the financial obstacles that prevent some young people from participating in sport programs. Through providing opportunities to participate in sport, KidSport™ promotes the values of: Cooperation, Team Play, Commitment to goals, Fair Play, Personal Excellence and Self Esteem

  • Grants are for activities that take place in the Bow Valley and demonstrate a sustained sport experience with qualified instructors

  • Funding is for children from low-income families.

  • KidSport™ will issue funds to recognized organizations on behalf of the individual athlete

  • There is a maximum amount of $500 per athlete per calendar year

  • Children 18 years and under are eligible

  • Funding is to pay for registration fees

  • Applicants must be residents of Kananaskis Valley or Bow Valley, from Morley to Lake Louise

  • The Grant Review Committee will endeavor to process applications within 30 days

People who need help can contact us via phone at 1-877-636-5328  (local call)  or email at kidsportbv@gmail.com

More information can be found on the KidSport website at www.kidsport.ab.ca

Indoor Soccer Facilities And The Canmore Multiplex

The Town of Canmore has recently unveiled its plan for a multi-purpose facility -- the so-called Multiplex -- which will likely be built beside the Provincial Building along Railway Avenue. Although initial plans do not call for an indoor soccer field in the Multiplex, the design of the facility is not yet etched in stone.

If you believe the Bow Valley needs an indoor sports facility, please make your voice heard! We envision an indoor turf facility as benefiting far more than soccer players: baseball, football, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, and lawn bowling/bocce are just a few ideas that come to mind. The possibility of constructing a field that converts into an indoor tennis facility is also possible.

Nevertheless, there is significant rationale for a soccer-only field. The Canmore Minor Soccer Club is far and away the largest minor sports program in the Bow Valley. Over the past several years, our programs have seen participant numbers rise steadily. Last year more than 500 children played in our spring house league. Another 250 played fall soccer, close to 100 played indoor winter soccer (a number that would surely rise if we had a proper indoor facility, and not school gyms), and this year for the first time we had some 60 kids play competitive soccer with our traveling Avalanche teams. Indeed, our U12 boys team won the Tier IV Provincial Championship in July. Next year we hope to host our first-ever competitive tournament. If any club ever had strength in numbers, it’s ours.

Although the Multiplex may ultimately not be the venue for indoor turf fields, Town Council is considering a significant renovation of the current Rec Centre once the Multiplex is completed. We believe a multi-purpose indoor turf field that supports soccer must be a part of this. While the Town will likely hold a different set of hearings on this issue, it is vital that they hear our voices now. This will help ensure that future generations of Canmore’s soccer players, both young and old alike, have a place to play during our long Rocky Mountain winters.

Please keep your eyes peeled for public hearings regarding the Multiplex. If you cannot attend a hearing, you can e-mail your comments to Rod deLeeuw at the Town of Canmore (rdeleeuw@canmore.ca).

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