Soccer

OUTDOOR SOCCER 2024

Register online through the soccer portal  between February 1-March 1, 2024.

Attend one of the mandatory in-person registration sessions below.

For the Outdoor 2024 season all age groups (U5-U19) will register with Blackmud Creek. 

Allard will start with younger age groups for Outdoor 2025. 

If you have any issues or concerns with your coach, team and/or the program, please contact:

Chad Willsey, Soccer Administrator – blackmud.soccer@gmail.com or

Courtney Wright, Sport Director – Sport.BCCL@gmail.com

Thank you everyone for your cooperation!

We could not have soccer, or any other program, without your commitment and support!

Policies

Friend Request Policy: Participants can request to play with up to two friends. Friend requests are not guaranteed, but help with the formation of the teams. 

Coach Request Policy: Participants can request to play for up to two different coaches.  Coach requests are not guaranteed but help with the formation of the teams.

Transfer Request Policy: Players are required to register through their own community league. Requests to transfer to a team in a different community will be granted only if space permits (requesting community must place their players on the team first). To request for a transfer, please indicate the transfer request when registering online in the soccer portal.

Player Age Bump Policy: Players are required to register with their appropriate age group. During the registration process, you can request an age bump to the next age group stating a reason for the request. Feedback from former coaches might be required before any age bump request is to be considered. All age bumps need to be approved by the community and then by EMSA South West.

Player Age Bump Down Policy: Any requests for an age bump down to a lower age group must have a note from a registered medical professional stating why before it will be considered and will need to be approved only by EMSA. Any requests that do not have a note from a registered medical professional (i.e doctor) will be automatically declined.

Late Registration Policy: Late registration fees will be added to the registration fees starting March 2, 2024. All players within the city of Edmonton who registers on time must be placed on a team first before late registrations can be placed on a team. Example: If a player in Terwillegar registers on time but there is no space on a team in their community but there is space on a team in our community, the player from Terwillegar must get placed on our team first before any late registrations can be placed on the team.

Cancellation and Refund Policy: Cancellations and refunds will be allowed up the end of March, 2024. Any cancellations or refunds after the end of March will need permission from the sports director and will be subject to administration fees.

Security Clearance Policy: Any individual who works directly with children will require a vulnerable sector security check. Therefore, all coaches, assistant coaches and team managers will require this security check to be completed. Security checks are valid for 2 years and the cost is covered by EMSA South West. Anyone who got a security check completed last year will not be required to get a security check this year.

Code of Conduct: Any inappropriate conduct, threats, harassment, physical abuse, verbal abuse, or sexual abuse directed towards game or team officials, members, parents, players, fans, volunteers, board members or employees of the Blackmud Creek Community League or any another association will not be tolerated. Violations of this code may result in suspension or expulsion of the violator and/or their family from the outdoor soccer program.

Parents of U11 and younger children: A parent or guardian must always remain at the game with your child. If you cannot stay with your child, please ask another parent to be responsible for your child.

REGISTRATION -You Must Complete the Online Registration AND Attend one of the In-Person Registration Sessions Below.

REGISTERING YOUR CHILD

For the outdoor season, players must register through their local community league.  Please refer to the information regarding Allard, Callaghan and Cavanagh at the top of the page.  For the 2024 outdoor soccer season all registrations must completed online only.

You MUST have a current 2023-2024 Community League membership number before you can register. The Allard Community League memberships can be purchased online via Communal and information can be found on the membership benefits page.

STEPS TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD

All 2024 outdoor soccer registrations must be completed online, paper registrations will no longer be accepted. 

Preferred method to pay the registration fees is by credit card when you register your child online in the soccer portal. 

Family Volunteer Deposits and Uniform Deposits will be accepted via cheque at one of the 3 in-person registration/payment sessions. 

**You must attend one of the three in-person sessions to complete the registration, or your child cannot be placed onto a team.

1. Purchase a 2023-2024 community league membership if you don’t already have one. Allard memberships can be purchased online via Communal or on the EFCL website.

2. Register your child and pay the registration fees online on the soccer portal.

3. If this is your first time registering your child for soccer you will first need to create a household account. If you have registered your child in the past, you will use the same account from previous years. 

4. Print a copy off your child’s soccer registration as it is REQUIRED for the in-person sessions. Attend one of the in-person registration sessions. 

5. After you have completed the online registration, you must attend one of the in-person payment sessions listed below to verify and complete the registration. You will need to bring the following:

1. Proof of registration (printed copy from the registration portal, only 1 copy is required)

2. Proof of age of player (Alberta Health Care card, birth certificate) 

   • **THIS ONLY REQUIRED IF IT IS YOUR CHILDS FIRST YEAR PLAYING SOCCER IN EDMONTON.**

3. Proof of residence/address (utilities bill, driver’s license)

4. Proof of payment from online source, if applicable

5. Proof of community league membership number

6. Family volunteer deposit cheque of $100 (per family) made out to Blackmud Creek Community League postdated for July 1, 2024

7. Uniform deposit cheques of $50 per player, if applicable, made out to Blackmud Creek Community League postdated for July 1, 2024

***IMPORTANT: If you don’t attend an in-person session your child cannot be placed on a team.*** 

In Person Registration Sessions (REQUIRED) 

Location: Roberta MacAdams School

2099 Blackmud Creek Dr SW, Edmonton, AB T6W 1T7

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 from 6-8pm

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 6-8pm

Tuesday February 27, 2024 from 6-8pm

Equipment

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT JERSEYS AND EQUIPMENT

Equipment: Blackmud Creek Community League teams provide all players with a soccer jersey. U7 players get to keep their jerseys since that age group is sponsored by Tim Horton’s. Players are required to provide their own shorts, socks, shoes, and shin guards. No jewelry, hats or sunglasses are allowed on the field.

Cleats and Shin Guards: Shin guards are mandatory for all age levels; no shin guards and your child cannot play. Cleats are optional but not required in the U5 and U7 programs but are highly recommended for the U9 and up programs.

Volunteering REQUIREMENT

It takes a lot of work to organize this program, and relies on the contribution of time and energy from the members of our community. Family volunteer deposit cheque of $100 (per family) made out to Blackmud Creek Community League postdated for July 1, 2024 will be returned after the volunteer commitment has been fulfilled. 

 Examples of volunteer opportunities that will be available are:

• Head Coach/Assistant Coach (no prior experience needed; coaching materials will be made available)

• Team Manager

• First Aid Attendant

• Team Communication Parent

• Equipment Set Up and Takedown

• *FULL* Registration Volunteer (sign up list will be sent out in January) 

• Blackmud Creek Community League Board Member

• Community League events – Community League Day, Casinos, and much more!

***COACHES TRAINING***

Training is mandatory for all team officials (Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches, and Team Managers) for all age groups. Most of the training can be completed online, but there is one on field training component that is required. Information concerning what training courses are recommended can be found on EMSA South West’s website at https://emsasouthwest.com/coachref/coachs-corner/coach-training/ . 

Team Pictures May 10 & 11, 2024

TEAM PICTURES

Soccer team pictures are scheduled for May 10 & 11, 2024 with Studios Photography 

(4943 55 Ave NW, Edmonton, T6B 3S3, 780-468-4929). 

The exact date and time of the teams’ photo session will be provided at the beginning of the season.

Club Soccer Tryouts Notice

Interested in trying out for a Club Team?

If your child is interested in trying out for a club team (Edmonton Sting FC, Scottish United FC, Southwest United, etc.) you must register directly with that organization. Registration for club teams is separate from registering for community soccer.

If your child would like to play community soccer if they are not successful with making a club team, you must register your child for community soccer on time with the community league. If you do not register on time and register for community soccer after club team tryouts, your child will be put on the waitlist and a spot is not guaranteed.