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Development Teams


September 2024 Open Training

Open Practices for Girls and Boys born in 2015, 2016, and 2017 has been completed. Thank-you to all participants and staff!

All Parents have been notified (via the email used to register for the Open Practices) about their child's status with Development programs. If you have not received an email, contact our office.

Coaching Opportunities

Qualified Coaches that are interested in being part of our Club and the Development & Competitive programs should contact the Club office at 416-281-3989 or info@westrougesoccer.ca


Development Team FAQ - Updated Sept 21, 2024

Typical parent questions and answers are listed below:

Q1:  Will the Club be holding Development Team Open Practices after September, 2024?

A1: We may hold one or more Open Practices for target age groups in the winter and spring of 2025.

Q2: When will we know if my child has made the team?

A2: We will send out notices to parents within 3 days after the Sept. 29 session.

Q3: My child is waiting to see if they make the team at another club. How long can we wait before responding on an offer to be part of the West Rouge SC Development program?

A3: For players that are offered a spot on one of our teams, the parents will have 48 hours to respond and either accept or reject the offer.

Q4: What if there are a lot of players for a specific birth year, such as 2015, would the Club consider making two teams?

A4: The Club decision to field teams will be based on the availability of sufficient numbers of talented and committed players at each of the proposed age divisions, which may include multiple teams in the same age division. If we do run more than one team in a specific age division, a coach would be assigned to each team, and players may train together as one large group.  

Q5: When and where does indoor training begin?

A5: We have booked turf time Metro Golf Sportsplex (125 Milner Avenue) Tuesday & Thursdays evenings 7pm-8pm starting in mid-October. Teams would train one or two nights at the Golf dome; night to be determined based on coaches availability. 

Additional, we have booked the gym at Mowat (5400 Lawrence Ave East), from 1pm-2pm on Sundays, and additional time on Sundays at other facilities, also starting in mid-October 2024.

Between October 2024 and March 2025, we expect to have approximately 40 training sessions in total. Note that additional training dates and/or facilities may be incorporated into the program as required.

Q6: My child plays other sports in the winter and is unavailable for 1 or both training days. Can they still participate in the Development teams indoor training?

A6: We are looking to launch Development programs with a core group of players and parents that can commit to both weekly indoor training dates and summer Festivals & Games most of the time (e.g. 90% or more).

Q7: We cannot commit to indoor training. Would there be Open Practices in the spring of 2025?

A7: See response to Question 6 above.  We may elect to hold Open Practices for Development teams in the spring of 2025, depending on the needs of the team and the availability of players.  Any decision on whether to hold spring Opens Practice would not be made until the end of indoor training, sometime in March 2025.

Q8: What does it cost to training on the Development teams this fall and winter?

A8: Fees will be discussed with families of players who will be part of the Development teams, which includes a commitment to the fall and winter training schedule and the 2025 outdoor season. Note that 50% of the Fall and Winter indoor fee will be due end of September, with the remainder due end of October, 2024. Fees for the summer 2025 program will be due in February and March, 2025.

Q9: Who are the coaches for the teams?

A9: The primary coaches for all Development teams have completed certifications for youth soccer. Details for each team will be announced closer to the start of indoor training.

Additional coaches will contribute to the programs as required, such as our Goalkeeper Coach Kelsa O'Donoghue. From time to time we may also leverage senior coaches for technical sessions as required.

Q10: My child is a girl, what are the Development team options?

A10: If we have enough female players that are talented and committed to playing for a Development team, we will form girls-only teams. If there is not a girls-only team available for a specific birth year, then we may offer a spot on a boys team, as female players are allowed to play on boys teams. This is common in younger age divisions.

 

If you have additional questions, please contact the Club Office via email (info@westrougesoccer.ca). Thanks!

Development Team Overview

The Club has successfully launched Development teams that play in the Toronto Soccer League (TOSL).  The term “Development” is part of a pathway that leads to Competitive.  

We are currently looking for female & male players born in 2017, 2016 & 2015 for fall and winter training to be part of teams that will be U8, U9 and U10 in the outdoor 2025 season.  Other ages may also be offered.

2025 Outdoor Plans for Dev Teams (Draft Only)

2025 Outdoor expected to include a combination of:

  • League Play (Toronto Soccer League, “TOSL”), known as Festivals
  • Recreational Program at West Rouge SC (for youngest teams)

For the 2025 outdoor season, we expect to have teams representing players born in 2017m 2016 and 2015. We may field more than one team per age division. Training sessions may be mixed ages as necessary. Games will not be mixed; each team will be one age group only. Training nights at local fields May-August will be either Mondays & Wednesdays, or Tuesdays & Thursdays depending on coaching staff availability for each team.

TOSL formats and game days/nights have NOT been confirmed for 2025. Based on 2024, we may see thee following:

  • U8 (2017): 5v5, GK, Max 10 on Game Day; Saturday Festivals Only
  • U9 (2016): 7v7, GK, Max 12 on Game Day; Saturday Festivals Only
  • U10 (2015): 7v7, GK, Max 12 on Game Day; Games in week (Nights TBD) and Festivals on Saturdays

Projected Festival weeks as follows

  • First Festival would be last weekend of May
  • Festivals available over 3 weekends in June
  • No festivals during The Robbie or the July long weekend
  • Festivals available 3 weekends in July
  • 2025 TOSL League Wide Break end of July & beginning of August
  • Two Festivals in August
  • One or two Festivals in September after Labour Day

Game Fields would be at participating soccer clubs’ home fields in Scarborough, North York and Toronto. TOSL Schedule expected to be available early May 2025.

Players may participate in the WRSC Recreational Program from time to time. The regular recreational program is one game and/or group training session every other week.

On average, for all Dev team players there would be:

  • 1 game per week, either Rec. program or Saturday Festival
  • 2 training sessions per week, sometimes 1 depending on game workload

Training fields would be local West Rouge SC fields (Exact fields TBD).

Complete schedule (Training, Rec. Program, TOSL) for each team expected to be available early May, 2025

Questions?

Email us at info@westrougesoccer.ca if you have any questions.