SCB SKILL CENTRE BACK FOR SPRING/SUMMER RUN!

SOCCER CAPE BRETON'S flagship Skill Centre program will open for its Spring/Summer 2024 run on Saturday April 13.

Over the last two years Skill Centre has become a huge favourite with players and parents alike loving the U9/U10 and U11/U12 squads that consistently sell out whether they are in Fall/Winter of the upcoming Spring/Summer season.

Skill Centre is designed to help our young players hone their technique and is an ADDED program to any team commitments they have with our excellent local clubs in the outdoor season.

Regional Director of Soccer Development Iain King said: "Since the return of a full-time Technical Staff member in May 2022 the success of Skill Centre is one of the achievements we are most proud of.

"It has really helped us to introduce the game to young athletes, to discover players for our Regional Training Centre and Team Cape Breton projects but most importantly to see so many smiles and foster in the kids a long-term love of the Beautiful Game.

"Skill Centre is where it begins for so many SCB players and we can't wait to see the girls and boys back in action on Saturday April 13.

"During Fall/Winter we had to waitlist some players through sheer force of numbers so I would encourage everyone to register early to avoid disappointment."

The current Fall/Winter Skill Centre program continues as normal on Saturday with the final session of the current Fall/Winter Program on Saturday March 30 before the Easter break.

SOCCER CAPE BRETON - U9/10 AND U11/12 SKILL CENTRE SPRING/SUMMER 2024

COST: $250 per Full-Time Player

REGISTRATION OPENS: Monday March 18, 2024

REGISTRATION CLOSES: Friday, April 12, 2024

HERE IS THE LINK TO REGISTER:

http://CapeBretonFC.rampregistrations.com

IMPORTANT NOTE:

YOU MUST CHOOSE THE CAMP & CLINIC TAB IN ORDER TO ACCESS THESE PROGRAMS

SOCCER CAPE BRETON is delighted to offer our popular U9/10 and U11/12 Girls and Boys Skill Centre program which will run on Saturdays from April 13, 2024 until August 10, 2024.

WHO? This program is OPEN REGISTRATION for the following age groups and birth years. U9/U10: Players born in the years 2014 and 2015 U11/U12: Players born in the years 2012 and 2013

WHAT? In line with Stage 3 of with the Canada Soccer Long Term Player Development (LTPD) pathway this is a structured training program where the players will gain more knowledge of soccer movements and basic principles of play in a fun and challenging environment.

WHY? This is the Golden Age of Learning in soccer and this is why we feel a dedicated specially designed session will help our players in their development.

WHERE? Our sessions will take place on Ness Timmons Field at Cape Breton University. This is an outdoor artificial turf facility and suitable soccer cleats/turf shoes should be worn. If our CBU Dome facility is available and the weather dictates for our younger players we may move inside.

WHEN? Skill Centre will be one structured training session per week on the schedule that is displayed below.

HOW? Skill Centre has a 17-session curriculum designed by Iain King, Soccer Cape Breton Regional Director of Soccer Development. Iain is a holder of a UEFA A Licence, Canada Soccer Youth and Children’s Licences and is a trained National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Learning Facilitator. He has crafted the SCB learning modules to ensure they are age and stage appropriate for each program offered.

PROGRAM NOTES

• Balls will be provided at practices by SCB. Players should bring their own filled water bottle, there is a station outside the Dome to refill.
• In this block players will be provided with a new SCB Skill Centre Heart Range T-shirt, these will be available in various suitable sizes for pick-up at the first session. Players should wear their own shorts and socks for the sessions.

THE CANADA SOCCER LONG TERM PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY

https://www.canadasoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/resources/Pathway/EN/CanadaSoccerPathway_LTPDCommunityGuide_EN.pdf

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* OUR picture shows some of our Skill Centre boys enjoying a session with a special visit from CBU CAPERS mascot Rory.