Soccer

OUTDOOR SOCCER 2026

Register online through the soccer portal  between February 1-28, 2026

Attend one of the MANDATORY in-person registration sessions below

For the Outdoor 2026 season all age groups (U5-U19) will register with Allard 

U5, U7, U9, U11 age groups - Allard will be responsible for the team formation 

U13/U15 age group players will be transferred to Blackmud Creek for team formation

(NOTE: Allard will take on U13 in 2027 and U15 in 2028)

Players in U17/U19 will be transferred to SWEMSA for team formation, as per usual

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

Jessica Pittis, Soccer Coordinator – soccer@allardcommunityleague.ca

Thank you everyone for your cooperation and patience as the Allard Soccer Program grows!

We could not have Outdoor soccer without your commitment and support!

SWEMSA Summer Soccer League and the Indoor Soccer Season Details: 

SUMMER SOCCER LEAGUE (JULY-AUGUST); Registration starts in May. 

INDOOR SOCCER SEASON (OCTOBER - MARCH); Registration starts in August.  

For more information will be available closer to registration; please refer to SWEMSA’s WEBSITE

You can contact SWEMSA for further information/concerns regaring these programs. 

General Information

Allard Spring Outdoor Soccer

For the spring outdoor soccer season, players must register through their local community league. Residents in Allard and Cavanagh will register with Allard Community League. Residents in surrounding communities may also register with Allard Community League. Families are required to have a current Allard Community League membership which can be purchased online via Communal or on the EFCL website. 

Allard Community League now offers a spring outdoor community soccer program for children ages 4 to 19 years of age. Allard will be responsible for the younger age groups, adding more age groups yearly from the 2025 season. Blackmud Creek will be responsible for the older age group team as the Allard soccer program grows. 

OUTDOOR SEASON AND REGISTRATION DATES

Outdoor Online Registration is scheduled to open on February 1

On-time Registration ends on February 28/29

Outdoor Registrations received after February 28 will be considered late and subject to additional fees ($50).

Outdoor Season, weather permitting, scheduled to start on the first week of May and ends the last week of June.

IMPORTANT: Late registrations are not guaranteed a spot on a team. All players in Edmonton who registered on-time are given a chance to be put on a team first, then late registrations will be placed onto a team space permitting.

Deposit Cheques (REQUIRED)

REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT CHEQUES POST DATED TO June 30 of the current year = collected during the in-person payment sessions

Volunteer Deposit Cheque = $100 per family. The Volunteer Deposit Cheque will be destroyed at the end of the season if you volunteer to help your child’s soccer team and/or volunteer to assist your local community league. The $100 Volunteer Deposit Cheque will be cashed at the end of the outdoor season if you fail to volunteer to help either the soccer program or community.

Uniform Deposit Cheque = $50 per child, excluding players in the U7 age group. The Uniform Deposit Cheque will be destroyed at the end of the season if you volunteer to help your child’s soccer team and/or volunteer to assist your local community league. The $50 Uniform Deposit Cheque will be cashed at the end of the season if you fail to return your child’s soccer jersey (except for U7 players who get to keep the Tim Horton's jersey, shorts, socks and ball) at the conclusion of the outdoor season.

Financial Assistance

If you require financial assistance, organizations like KidSport and Jumpstart are available to help. If you apply for assistance, funding will need to be approved before the start of the soccer season and you will be responsible for any remaining amount of the registration fees before your child’s registration is accepted.

KidSport = http://www.kidsportcanada.ca/alberta/edmonton/

Jumpstart = https://jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/

Volunteering  (REQUIRED)

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. The Family Volunteer deposit cheque of $100 (per family) 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

• Team Helper

• Equipment Set Up and Takedown

• Team Party Organizer

• Registration Sessions (February each year; sign up list will be available in January/early February)

• Allard Community League Events (eg. Winter Fest, Spring Clean Up/Earth Day, Community League Day) 

• Allard Community League Board Member

• Other/General 

• Decline to Volunteer (Pay the $75 Volunteer fee)

Team Officials - Coach, Assistant Coach, Team Manager

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. The Family Volunteer deposit cheque of $100 (per family) will be returned after the volunteer commitment has been fulfilled. 

If you are interested in volunteering as a Coach, Assistant Coach or Team Manager on your child’s team, 

1. Register the player first 

2. Choose the appropriate volunteer role

3. Complete a Team Official registration for yourself. 

4. Please complete all sections of the Team Official registration & add in as much detail on age level & gender, player requests, who you’d like to volunteer with etc.  

5. Helpful hint:  In order for the registration to be completed, you have to scroll through the whole waiver & mark off at least one method of communication.

NOTE: If you are interested in volunteering on more than one team, you need to complete additional Team Official registrations. 

***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/ . 

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. EMSA South West (SWEMSA) will send a link for the  vulnerable sector security check. 

Policies

Parents of U5 to U13 Players

Parents of U5 to U13 players: 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.

Friend/Coach/Transfer Requests 

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 up/down 

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/Cancellation/Refunds 

Late Registration Policy: Late registration fees will be added to the registration fees starting the day after registration ends. 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 of the current year. Any cancellations or refunds after the end of March will need permission from the sports director and will be subject to administration fees.

Security/Police Check 

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 (SWEMSA). Anyone who got a security check completed last year will not be required to get a security check this year. SWEMSA will send a link for the  vulnerable sector security check

Code of Conduct

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. 

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS - Online Registration AND in-Person Registration Session

REGISTERING YOUR CHILD

For the spring outdoor soccer season, players must register through their local community league. Residents in Allard and Cavanagh will register with Allard Community League. Residents in surrounding communities may also register with Allard Community League. For the Outdoor Soccer Season all registrations must completed online and then the required documents and cheques/payments must be brought to the in-person sessions below.

You MUST have a CURRENT Community League membership number before you can register. The Allard Community League memberships can be purchased online via Communal or on the EFCL website. More information can be found on the membership benefits page. For more information, email info@allardcommunityleague.ca 

STEPS TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD

All 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 in-person registration/payment sessions. 

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

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

2. If this is your first time registering your child on the NEW PORTAL you will first need to create a household account on the NEW soccer portal. If you have registered your child in the past on the NEW PORTAL, you can use the existing household account. 

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

4. Print a copy of your child’s soccer registration, this is REQUIRED for the in-person 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. 

For the in-person Registration session you will need to bring the following:

1. Proof of registration (printed copy from the registration portal, only 1 copy per child 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 card membership number

6. Family volunteer deposit cheque of $100 (per family) made out to Allard Community League postdated for June 30

7. Uniform deposit cheques of $50 per player, if applicable, made out to Allard Community League postdated for June 30

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

2026 In-Person Registration Session Details  (REQUIRED)

Location: Dr Lila Fahlman School

680 Allard Blvd SW, Edmonton, AB T6W 3A2

Dates / Times: To Be Determined

Equipment

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT JERSEYS AND EQUIPMENT

Equipment: Players are required to provide their own shorts, socks, shoes, and shin guards. No jewelry, hats or sunglasses are allowed on the field.

The Community League teams provide all players with a soccer jersey. NOTE: U7 players get to keep their jerseys since that age group is sponsored by Tim Horton’s. 

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.

Team Pictures May 9, 2026 (for Allard teams)

Allard Team Pictures

Soccer team pictures are scheduled for Saturday May 9, 2026 with Studios Photography 

4943 55 Ave NW, Edmonton, T6B 3S3

Phone: 780-468-4929

The exact time slot of each team's 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.