Bridgeland Soccer
Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association—The Heart of Our Community
Welcome to Bridgeland Riverside Youth Soccer Program 2025
for youth aged 3 to 13
We are proud to be a volunteer-run program
BRCA Youth Soccer Registration Opens February 10th 2025
Have a look at the details of the program below including age categories, dates, fees and other details and a registration button will be available on February 10th.
NOTE: The poster that was in the BRCA newsletter had incorrect dates. We apologize for any confusion. The information on the website is correct.
If you have questions, please email soccer@brcacalgary.org
KEY DATES
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Early Bird Registration: February 10-17
(Opens at 7:00am) -
Regular Registration: February 18 – March 5
- Practicing will begin the week of: April 21st (weather permitting)
- Games will start the week of: TBD (weather permitting)
- Games/practices end Thursday: June 20th
- Soccer Wind-up party: week of June 16-20
SCHEDULE
- U4/U6 Monday or Wednesday 6:00-6:45pm at Murdoch Park
- U8 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30pm, at Delta West Academy
- U10/U11/U13 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30pm, at Murdoch Park or away games in other communities
FIELDS
- u4, U6, U10, U11, U13 – Murdoch Park – Centre Ave & 9 St, NE
- U8 only – Delta West Academy – 2 Ave & 11A St, NE
- U10, U11 and U13 will plays some away games at other communities
BE PREPARED
- Come with shin guards, runners or cleats and water bottle
- Plan for rain and cold and bring clothing appropriate for the weather
- Arrive a few minutes early to find your team
- Parents should remain with kids during practices and games
Are you a interested in coaching Soccer?
We rely on parent volunteers to coach the youth soccer teams. Each team requires a coach and assistant coach, or alternatively, co-coaches. If you are intrested in coaching your child, you will receive a discount on your registration fee. In the checkout process, please indicate that you want to be a coach, and once confirmed by the soccer coordinator, you will receive a refund for $10. There is a coach training session at the beginning of the season, as well as support throughout the season. If you have questions about being a coach you can email soccer@brcacalgary.org . We appreciate our support to volunteer as a coach and make the soccer season possible!
U4
Ages 3-4 -on Jan 1, 2025.
Early Bird Fee (Feb 10 – Feb 17) – $60.00
Regular Fee (Feb 18 – Mar 5) –$70.00
What’s included
- One night per week –Monday OR Wednesday
- (optional practice on Holiday Monday – May 19 -based on coach and team)
- 6-6:45pm – Murdoch Park
- (*times shortened based on feedback last year, teams can decide themselves if they want to go to 7:00pm)
- Soccer jersey
- Soccer ball
- Photo
- Wrap up party
U6
Ages 5-6 – on Jan 1, 2025
Early Bird Fee (Feb 10 – Feb 17) – $65.00
Regular Fee (Feb 18 – Mar 5) –$75.00
What’s included
- One night per week – Monday OR Wednesday
- (Optional practice on Holiday Monday – May 19 – based on coach and team)
- 1 technical training session for players
- 6-6:45pm – Murdoch Park
- (*times shortened based on feedback last year, teams can decide themselves if they want to go to 7:00pm)
- Soccer jersey
- Soccer ball
- Photo
- Wrap up party
U8
Ages 7-8 -on Jan 1, 2025
Early Bird Fee (Feb 10 – Feb 17) – $100.00
Regular Fee (Feb 18 – Mar 5) – $110.00
What’s included
- Two nights per week – Tuesdays and Thursdays
- ~ 6:00-7:30pm – Delta West Academy
- Practice and scrimmage games with other BRCA teams
- 1-2 technical training sessions for players
- Soccer jersey, shorts, and socks
- Photo
- Wrap up party
Please note: This year we might change things a bit, after hearing some feedback. We want to expose the kids to more game opportunity.
U10 teams will practice and play fun games with other BRCA teams. A rotational schedule will be provided once we know how many teams there are. The soccer coordinator will work with coaches to decide what type of schedule they want, see options below. The scheduled time of 6:00-7:30pm can be shortened to 1 hour depending on the option selected.
– Option A – a 30 min practice followed by a 1 hour game every Tuesday and Thursday.
– Option B – 1 day of practice and 1 day of game.
U10
Ages 9-10 – on Jan 1, 2025
Early Bird Fee (Feb 10 – Feb 17) – $105.00
Regular Fee (Feb 18 – Mar 5) – $115.00
What’s included
- Two nights per week- Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Each day will consist of a 30min practice, followed by a 1 hour game.
- 6:00 -7:30pm – Murdoch Park and other fields in th NW near Bridgeland
- 1-2 technical training sessions for players
- Soccer jersey, shorts, and socks
- Photo
- Wrap up party
Please Note: U10 is mixed soccer and part of the ICHL (Inter Community House League). https://ichl.club/ This year the league wanted kids to get more games in, so there will be a 30 min practice followed by a 1 hour game every Tuesday and Thursday. Games are played with neighbouring NW communities and the schedule is TBD by the ICHL. This means your teams will play against other communities. DRIVING TO OTHER FIELDS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES WILL BE REQUIRED. Depending on the number of teams in the league and field availability, home and away games might not be even. The schedule will be announced early in the season. Games will have trained referees.
Note: Kids that are 10 can choose U10 or U11
U11
Ages 10-11 – on Jan 1, 2025
Early Bird Fee (Feb 10 – Feb 117) – $105.00
Regular Fee (Feb 18 – Mar 5) – $115.00
What’s included
- Two nights per week- Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Each day will consist of a 30min practice, followed by a 1 hour game.
- 6:00 -7:30pm – Murdoch Park and other fields in th NW near Bridgeland
- 1-2 technical training sessions for players
- Soccer jersey, shorts, and socks
- Photo
- Wrap up party
Please Note: U11 is mixed soccer and part of the ICHL (Inter Community House League). https://ichl.club/ This year the league wanted kids to get more games in, so there will be a 30 min practice followed by a 1 hour game every Tuesday and Thursday. Games are played with neighbouring NW communities and the schedule is TBD by the ICHL. This means your teams will play against other communities. DRIVING TO OTHER FIELDS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES WILL BE REQUIRED. Depending on the number of teams in the league and field availability, home and away games might not be even. The schedule will be announced early in the season. Games will have trained referees.
Note: Kids that are 10 can choose U10 or U11
U13
Ages 12-13 – on Jan 1, 2025
Early Bird Fee (Feb 10 – Feb 17) – $105.00
Regular Fee (Feb 18 – Mar 5) – $115.00
What’s included
- Two nights per week- Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Each day will consist of a 30min practice, followed by a 1 hour game.
- 6:00 -7:30pm – Murdoch Park and other fields in th NW near Bridgeland
- 1-2 technical training sessions for players
- Soccer jersey, shorts, and socks
- Photo
- Wrap up party
Please Note: U13 is mixed soccer and part of the ICHL (Inter Community House League). https://ichl.club/ This year the league wanted kids to get more games in, so there will be a 30 min practice followed by a 1 hour game every Tuesday and Thursday. Games are played with neighbouring NW communities and the schedule is TBD by the ICHL. This means your teams will play against other communities. DRIVING TO OTHER FIELDS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES WILL BE REQUIRED. Depending on the number of teams in the league and field availability, home and away games might not be even. The schedule will be announced early in the season. Games will have trained referees.
* Registration for youth soccer is first-come first-serve. Late registration availability is not guaranteed.
Are you a Soccer Referee? Interested in becoming a Soccer Referee?
Please email the soccer coordinator at soccer@brcacalgary.org to get your name on our Referee list or to find out how to learn more about becoming a referee! We will require Referees for U10 and U13 games every week in May and June, as well as some special occasions like make-up games, pre-season games or tournaments.
Refund Policies
Once soccer registration closes there is a lot of time and expense that goes into organinzing the playing season. For this reason, we have a simple but fair refund policy:
- registrations cancelled prior to March 12th, receive a full refund minus a $15 admin fee
- registrations cancelled after March 12th, receive a 50% refund
- After April 5th, no refunds will be issued.
Friend Requests
We have over 350 kids register for the youth soccer program. The goal of the program is to gain some understanding of the game, learn some skills and most importantly HAVE FUN! Kids will meet other kids in the community. We know they want to play with their friends, but we can’t accommodate all friend requests. If you REALLY NEED a friend request, please email the soccer coordinator at soccer@brcacalgary.org with the names of both kids and their age group and the reason for the request. We will do our best to accommodate the request, but it is NOT guaranteed. We appreciate your understanding of this process.
Parent Responsibilities
Parent Volunteer Responsibilities
As a parent/guardian of a soccer registrant,
- I am expected to volunteer for the BRCA in any program for a minimum of 4 hours unless I pay the Volunteer Fee to opt out, which is $80.
- I may still be asked to help with Team Related tasks that are not part of the “4-hour minimum”. This does not include jobs like coaching, managing, uniform handing out, equipment volunteers, photo night or community related jobs, but may include team things like snack rotation, setting up nets, helping coaches as required etc.
- A list of soccer volunteer opportunities will be available online once the season begins, and I will also be contact by the volunteer coordinator with non-soccer related volunteer opportunities. It is my responsibility to ensure that I meet my volunteer obligation.
**Please note, opt out fees will be determined PRIOR TO REGISTRATION on February 10 of 2025. The policy remains in effect.
For more information about volunteer opportunities in BRCA please contact the volunteer coordinator at membership@brcacalgary.org
Volunteer Policy and Information
The overall success of any BRCA event or Program depends upon our volunteers. When registering in Children’s Outdoor Soccer, all families will be expected to volunteer a minimum of 4 hours per family in support of any BRCA Program or event.
There are many volunteer positions and your contribution can be directly related to your child’s soccer team, the soccer program or other BRCA events throughout the year. You will be contacted by the BRCA Volunteer Coordinator or Soccer Coordinator with opportunities to volunteer for soccer duties or for a non-sports related event.
For anyone who may be unwilling or unable to volunteer for the required 4 hours, there is the opportunity to choose to pay a $80.00 OPT OUT fee in order to opt out of the volunteer requirement. (There will be an OPT OUT option available during the registration process, and the fee will be added to your total cost at checkout.)
Volunteering Roles: Soccer Program or Community-Based Volunteer
We have roles specific to the Soccer program (Apr to June) or the general Community (throughout 2024). You are welcome to select multiple roles, perhaps one role in Soccer and one role in the Community, the choice is up to you.
Volunteer Soccer Roles
Coach (1/team)
Provide technical and practical skills to the children on the team. This is a hands on role as you will be required to set up drills and actively participate on the field. You are not only in charge, you are also a role model. If participating in the league, the coaches will be required to provide a format for the games, set up lines/positions, and actively coach the children during the game.
Must comply with BRCA screening and covid protocols.
Number: 1/team
Hour commitment:
U4, U6 – 1 hour/week practice, plus approx 1 hour/week of prep/communication
U8, U10, U11, U13 – 1 practice and 1 game/ week = 2 hours, plus approx. 1 hour/week of prep/communication
Technical training will be provided in April (Date TBC).
Assistant Coach (1/team)
Provide technical and practical skills to the children on the team. This is a hands on role as you will be required to set up drills and actively participate on the field. You are not only in charge, you are also a role model. If participating in the league, the coaches will be required to provide a format for the games, set up lines/positions, and actively coach the children during the game.
Must comply with BRCA screening and covid protocols.
Number: 1/team
Hour commitment:
U4, U6 – 1 hour/week practice, plus approx 1 hour/week of prep/communication
U8, U10, U11, U13 – 1 practice and 1 game/ week = 2 hours, plus approx. 1 hour/week of prep/communication
Technical training will be provided in April (Date TBC).
Team Manager (1/team)
Assist the coach and help to organize the teams as a whole. This requires the manager to be the liaison between the coaches, parent’s and others.
- Communicate with parents, coaches, association, etc. regarding any soccer related events.
- Communicate with other team coaches/manager on behalf of the coach.
- Help distribute uniforms
- On the field, help the coach by communicating with parents and children. You may also need to ‘control’ the flow of the practice and games, recruit parents to help out, handle any issues that may arise.
Number: 1/team
Hour commitment:
U4, U6, U8, U10, U11, U13 – weekly email, that only takes a few minutes
Linesmen (2-3ppl/team)
Assist at U8/U10 and U13 games to be linesmen. 1-2 per game.
Number: 2-3
Hour commitment:
U8, U10, U11, U13 – 1 hr x 4 games in the season
Coach Training Assistant (2 ppl)
help us set up for and monitor our coach/assistant coach training day!
Number: 2 people
Time commitment: 1 day event in April, approx 4-5 hours
Field Marking (3 ppl)
Have fun drawing the field lines! We need someone to re-draw the field lines every other week through May and June to make sure our fields are crisply outlined! Don’t fear – the original lines will be done professionally, so you just need to have good tracing skills to be successful in this role.
Number: 3 people
Time Commitement: Approx. 1 hour every other week for May/June
Uniform Sorting Coordinator (2 ppl)
Work with soccer coordinator to develop a plan for uniform sorting and coordinate the uniform sorting helpers on the sorting day to ensure that all teams have the gear they need for their members.
Number: 2 people
Time commitment: 4-5 hours total in April, planning, sorting, delivering uniforms
Uniform Sorting Helper and Distribution (5 ppl)
In the coming months we’ll have over 300 jersey’s delivered to our door! We need help sorting through the piles, organizing the jersey’s, and assigning them to teams. If you have experience folding kids clothes (I know you all do!), this role is for you.
Once the jerseys are sorted and ready to go, coordinte with team coaches/managers to give them their uniform pacakges.
Number people 5 people
Time commitment: approx 4 hours to sort and distribute uniforms in April
Inventory / Equipment Sorting (5 ppl)
In preparation for the start of the season we need help with sorting through equipment from last year, determining what equipment needs to be ordered, and preparing equipment packs for the upcoming season. Help us get organized!
Number: 5 people
Time commitment: 4 hours in April
Photography Support (4 ppl)
Work with the soccer coordinator to help on photo day. Details to be determined.
Number: 4 people
Time commitment: possibly 4 days in May, approx 1-2 hours each day.
Wrap Up Party Helpers (2-3 organizers, 20 people for event day)
June 2022. The Wrap Up Party is such a great way to end the season and thank all of our players and families for an amazing year. We need help with various roles throughout the day, including set up, BBQ masters, activity supervisors, and clean up. Sign up today and stay tuned for more details in the future!
Number: 2-3 people to help organize the event
Time Commitment: 4-5 hours to plan the event and get supplies
Number: 20 people to help on event day, set up, tear down and serve
Time Commitment: 4-5 hours on one day in June
Community Volunteer Roles
BRCA Casino
Help with the BRCA Casino – March 18/19
Community Clean Up Planning
Help with the planning of the BRCA Community Clean Up Day in May
Field Day Event Planning
Help with planning or event day of the BRCA Field Day event in August
BRCA Farmers' Market
Help with the community Farmers Market. Every Thursday (June -Sept), we need help with set up and tear down.
Litter Brigade
Help clean up Bridgeland.
Every 3rd Thursday of the month a of group of volunteers meets to help pick up litter in parks and around Bridgeland.
Seniors program
BRCA equipment maintenance
BRCA Events Committee
BRCA Planning Committee
BRCA Beautification Committee
BRCA Transportation Committee
BRCA Safety Committee
Cancellation Policies
Weather and Game Cancellations
Parents: check your email at 5:00 pm as all contact will be done through email. If you do not receive a cancellation email by 5:00 pm, the game is on.
Reasons for cancellations are:
- Smoke advisory of 7+
- Safety – wet, slippery conditions or lightening potential
- Cold – if it is too cold, it is not fun for anyone
- Field Conditions – the integrity of the fields need to be considered
- Miscellaneous – other reasons not listed are at the discretion of BRCA
Air Quality Health Index and Outdoor Soccer
As suggested by the Alberta Soccer Association:
- 3 or less – practices and games proceed as normal
- 4 to 6 – adjust exertion intensity, duration and increase resting periods
- 7 or above – cancel practice or game
For up to date information visit: Calgary Air Quality Health Index
How to Register
* If you are registering prior to February 17th, the early bird discount will be automatically added to your checkout.
* If you are registering more than one child, go through the process for the first child then select ‘Continue Shopping’ in the checkout (before payment), repeat the steps for the 2nd, 3rd child etc.
A. Current and returning members: If you have been a BRCA member in the past, registered for soccer in previous years, purchased a Farmers’ Market box, or rented the facility, then you will already have a BRCA account. Please do not create a new account, use your email address to login, and if this is your first time logging in, it will ask you to create a password.
You WILL need to get a new 2025 family BRCA membership -even if you already have a 2025 membership. It’s free. You will be prompted in the checkout process.
- Click on the Register Now button below
- Select the age group and day you would like
- Sign into your accout
- Select the child you are registering. If they don’t appear in your list of family members, then select ‘Add another person’, then fill in the details
B. New Members: If this is your first involvement with the Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association you will be asked to set up an account. You will be required to by a 2025 Family BRCA membership.
- Click the Register Now button below
- Select the age group and day you would like
- Select Create a New Account
- Select ‘Add another person’, then fill in the details for each child
Need tech support with the online registration system? Email Pam
Have questions about the soccer program, teams etc? Email our Soccer Coordinator
Get In Touch
Have a question about our Soccer program?
Need more information? Looking to volunteer?
Drop us a line.