On-Field Assessments for the 2024 Academy Program

We encourage players to attend as many sessions as possible to give coaches the best look at their individual and game skills.  All session will be held at CNB Middle School, 2010 Daimler Rd.    Register now www.wysa.ca

2009/2008 (U16) & 2007/2006 (U18) Boys: July 5^th & 10^th 7:30-9pm

2010 (U14) Boys: June 27^th & June 29th, 7:30-9pm

2011 (U13) Boys: July 5^th, 5-6:30pm, July 10^th 6-7:30pm

2012 (U12) Boys:  June 27^th & 28^th 6:30-8pm, July 3^rd 5-6:30pm

2014/2013 (U11) Boys: June 27^th & 28^th 5-6:30pm, July 3^rd 6:30-8pm

2009/2008 (U16) Girls: July 11^th & 17^th 6-7:30pm

2011/2010 (U14) Girls: June 26^th 7:30-9pm & July 5^th 6-7:30pm

2012 (U12) Girls: June 26^th & 29^th 6:30-8pm, July 4^th 5-6:30pm

2014/2013 (U11) Girls: June 26^th & 29^th 5-6:30pm, July 4^th 6:30-8pm

Placement on an Academy team will be based on the following:

1. Soccer skill set: players will be at the top of their age group as assessed by coaches, the Technical Director and on field assessments.
2. Coachability: players take direction well, are focused during training and do their best during practices and games.
3. Commitment: fall/winter phase players will endeavor to make all training and games unless sick or injured or for the occasional family commitment (if athletes play another sport, please contact the Technical Director to discuss options). Players will not miss soccer (training or games) for another sport during spring game phase (April-July). If players are found to be missing training or games to attend another sport they may be removed from the team, no refunds. **
4. Positional needs of the team. Each team needs a certain number of offensive and defensive players to compete. Players that are strong at offensive play may be passed over for a stronger defensive player and vice versa to provide the team with the most balanced composition of players for their level of competition.

2024 Academy Tentative Timelines & Information (Sept. 2023 – July 2024):

• Recreation players will complete all practice & game times with their 2023 teams. You may not miss scheduled Recreational commitments for any Academy training, games or events.
• Outdoor training and exhibition games maybe arranged, September – October as coaches and fields are available.
• Indoor soccer training November to March, at the West Kelowna dome – evenings and/or early morning (week days and/or weekends).
• Fitness training January to March, once a week – West Kelowna Crossfit.
• Game Phase, April – July, 2 practices per week (day/times will vary from winter indoor).
• League games are played April – June, mostly on Sundays. This league is regional and will be played in Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon, Salmon Arm, West Kelowna and Penticton. For U11/12/13 the leagues are geared towards developing soccer skills under higher level competition than recreational leagues.  For U14+ games are played to develop skills and to qualify for the Provincial Cup.
• U14+ teams that place high enough in the league are obligated to attend Playdown weekends (June). If they place 1^st/2^nd they are obligated to attend the Provincial Cup games (July) regardless of where they are held in the province. If they win Provincial’s they are obligated to attend nationals regardless of where they are held in the country.
• Attendance required at a minimum of 2 tournaments.

~~ U11 Girls & Boys will be pooled by gender if more than 16 players are placed in the groups. 2024 pools will be balanced by skill, position and birth years to ensure all players get the most out of training and all game teams are competitive in regional play. These players have until U14 to grow as a pool and the more players we develop the stronger our teams will be once they enter competitive play U14-U18.

~~ U12 Girls & Boys will be pooled by gender if more than 16 players are placed in the groups. These will mostly be single aged groups (2012) and, if pooled, will be balanced by skill and position to ensure all players get the most out of training and all game teams are competitive in regional play. These players have until U14 to grow as a pool and the more players we develop the stronger our teams will be once they enter competitive play U14-U18.

2024 Fee Schedule

$800 payment is due within 15 days of formal notification that your child has made the program. Please contact wssoccer@shaw.ca if you have any funding issues.

Fees will cover indoor & outdoor training related costs, 2 tournaments (entrance fees), 3 uniforms (training, home & away), club jackets & bags. No refunds due to players missing or opting out of tournaments, league, fitness training, kits or for any other reasons.

**WYSA supports the CSA Long-Term Player Development Model, which states: “Soccer is the primary sport, but complimentary sports are encouraged which support movement and athleticism suitable to soccer…”

Note from the WYSA Board: We encourage all players to enjoy and compete in any sport they choose, but as for all high-performance programs, irrespective of the sport, there is an expectation that the priority be given to that team.  It would be irresponsible for our Academy program to accept players whose primary focus and priority would be for a team in another league/sport.  We want our Academy program to have players who are committed to working together and developing with a focus on improving as a unit.  If players are regularly absent for other sporting commitments, it does not allow our Academy teams to thrive and is detrimental to our program goals of becoming a high-performance club in addition to growing our grassroots base.  If players want to play multiple sports, we do require that the priority be given to soccer if they want to be members of the Academy program.  If it is discovered that the players are not meeting that commitment level, they may be removed from that team and replaced with players who are willing and able to meet that commitment.