Same dedication to excellence, but new program names. This outdoor soccer program sees new names to align with Canada Soccer program titles.

The Play to Learn program for players under 7 years of age will be titled the Grassroots Program. This is an important program for all children coming into soccer and getting their first taste of play. The focus will be upon enhancing the child’s physical literacy in preparation for competitive soccer.

The House Program will now be titled Community Program, in the desire to serve the broader community. This program is open to all players of all abilities aged u7-u12. The program will develop a players technical functioning with a particular focus upon competing within soccer. Every session will include fun activities and games to challenge the players development.  

The essence of both Grassroots and Community programs is to encourage children to play the game and make friends with the ball. If you are new to soccer programming, then join us, come to play and embrace soccer the Eastside Memorial Way.

GRASSROOTS PROGRAM (U4-U6)

Saturdays from 9:00am to 10:00am   or    Wednesdays from 5:00pm to 6:00pm 

Starting May 1, 2024

COMMUNITY PROGRAM (U7-12)

Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30am and Wednesday from 6:15  to 7:15pm

Starting May 1

EMFC recently hosted a great community initiative with Sport Calgary, the Bridge Foundation and Newcomers Sport Collective. The group hosted sporting workshops for Cricket, Rugby and Soccer, giving the youth a real sporting flavor. 40 youth attended the EMFC Development Centre to enjoy some coaching, games and activities, aimed at enhancing connections between the youth and sporting clubs in the NE Calagry communities. It is hoped that many more opportunities will be developed in the coming month's. Technical Director John Clubb enthused "it was great to see and hear the joy of youth connecting and having fun with sport. Our goal at Eastside Memorial is to ensure we connect more with our community as well as the soccer community. Sport does offer a competitive arena, but also so much more."

If you would like to get involved with EMFC as a coach then please contact John at technicaldirector@eastsidememorialfc.com

The Rising Soccer Academy is a dedicated player program for players within Eastside Memorial Soccer Club. The objective of the Academy is to provide small group and individual player programs to supplement team training opportunities within the club.

THE RISING is named to reflect the sun along side our players rising in the East. We firmly believe the player talent pool within East of Calgary is unsurpassed and our goal is to nurture this potential, whilst ensuring the players continue to play with a passion and intensity that has become synonymous with Eastside Memorial.

LEAD: All programming will be led by John Clubb, the Technical Director at EMFC.

John is one of the most decorated coaches in Canada Soccer, with a MSc in Sport Psychology, Canadian A License, UEFA B, Youth and Children’s Licenses. He is also a Learning Facilitator for coach development with Alberta Soccer. John is very experienced in all that is soccer and dedicated to the maximizing the full potential of EMFC youth. 

OUTDOOR PROGRAM DATES COMMING SOON

We are PROUD to announce a partnership with Athletic Edge to emphasize a strength and conditioning program along with technical training and mental skills that will impact every individual player to be confident on the pitch. 

If your child is registered in Development Centre, Skills Centre, or CMSA Club Play, they are required to have a mandatory Player ID Card. These cards are offered by CMSA at multiple locations. Please see below for the best time and location that works for you. 

Please not that you are not required to get a new card every season, they are valid each season until passed the expiry date listed on you child's card. 

April 13, 14 (10am m- 5pm)  at the Calgary West Soccer Centre

April 15 & 17 (4pm - 8pm) at the CMSA office 

April 20- 21 (10 am- 5pm) at Genesis Centre 

April 22 & 24 (4pm - 8pm) at the CMSA office 

April 27-28  (10am- 5pm) at the CMSA office 

For any questions regarding player ID cards please contact CMSA 

https://www.calgaryminorsoccer.com/about/contact-us

OUR GOAL-DEN GIRLS

Congratulations to EMFC Under 13 Dynamo girls and coach Kyla for a great weekend at the Alberta Soccer Provincial Championship, where the girls came home with Gold. The competition was very close throughout the weekend, with the final game going to a penalty shoot-out. Coach Kyla commented, “the girls had an amazing weekend, after four close games, they had to work hard and truly play for each other. They never gave up and won the semi-final with a last-minute goal. A special shout out goes to Amina J, the team goalie who never conceded a goal in the final penalty shoot-out.”

Now all the EMFC teams are preparing for the outdoor season, and we would like to see more girls come and join us to emulate our own golden girls. For further information of EMFC programs please visit   https://eastsidememorialfc.demosphere-secure.com/ or contact technicaldirector@eastsidememorialfc.com

EMFC U17 Tier one boys recently enjoyed a great opportunity to showcase their talents and passion for the game. New Technical Director, John Clubb, arranged an exhibition game with the Ambrose University men's team, who are preparing for their ACAC Provincial Play Off Weekend. 

Ambrose Men's Coach, Adam Monkman, stated that "the younger players demonstrated great passion as would have been expected from an Eastside team. It was certainly a tough test for the Lions. I hope we can repeat this opportunity and build a sustainable partnership with the club and monitor some of their players as future Lions."

Also in attendance was Ryan Gyaki from Mount Royal Cougars, who will be keeping a keen eye on some prospective talent. John also supported that his goal was to provide every Eastside Memorial players with an opportunity to shine and take their game to the next level.

Great strides for the EMFC players!

Junior Coach program with some of our excellent u17 players. These coaches will be undertaking training and mentorship, to support their development within the Eastside family. So please support their efforts when they are in attendance at training or games.

If anyone is interested in joining this program, please reach out to myself and let’s develop a stronger coach pool, to lead our players for generations to come.

If you are interested in coaching with Eastside Memorial, please contact John Clubb, Technical Director, technicaldirector@eastsidememorialfc.com

John Clubb

587 435 5611

Technical Director Eastside Memorial FC

www.emfc.ca

EMFC is PROUD to announce our partnership with Athletic Edge!! 

ATHLETIC EDGE PHILOSOPHY

The Athletic Edge focus is on providing a challenging environment for athletic development in both team and individual sports.  We create opportunities for all athletes to succeed through individual instruction, peer interaction and competition.  

Through every touchpoint of our organization, we value character traits developed through athletic participation.  The expectation is that all participants respect themselves and others, demonstrate honesty & accountability, be good teammates and put the team before themselves, handle failure like they handle success, have program pride & a strong work ethic, and show up & be prepared to GET AFTER IT.  We believe You. Are. Never. Done.

Partnership program details to come.

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