Program Information - Indoor

Please review the following summary information.
 

Before registering a player for the indoor soccer season please read the following information to determine the appropriate league and associated commitment level which best suits the player's level of interest.

Player placement in our community or in house programs is based on a "first come/first served" basis. 

U5 and U7 Junior Arsenal Programs ***New Format***

Click on the division (e.g.U5) for more detailed information.

All U5 and U7 sessions will be in Fort Saskatchewan at the Dow Centennial Centre (DCC) once a week. We are following Alberta Soccer and Canada Soccer in running the Grassroots Program. We are teaching age appropriate basic fundamental movement skills. The emphasis is on having fun while learning the basic physical literacy skills. Information on the ASA Grassroots program can be found at Festival Play (PTM) - Alberta Soccer 

ASA believes that players at this age level benefit more from learning soccer basics by keeping all players engaged by more ball touches. The ASA grassroots plan is to have no teams at these age levels. 

Each group will be rotating through four stations which are:

• General Movement
• Soccer Technique
• Coordination
• Small Sided Games

Each station is 12-15 min to ensure maximum ball touches for each player. 

 For U7, closer to the end of the season we will have only two stations and then a full game on the other side of the field for 1/2 of the session. 

Arsenal (U9-19) Community Program

U9-19 Community Players play in the Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA) league.  All games are played in Edmonton and all practices are in Fort Saskatchewan at the DCC. EMSA re-pools all teams twice during the season to ensure that competing teams are of a similar skill level. Community teams are then placed into tiers 4 through 6. The third round of games also includes the ability for all teams to compete for a place in the Edmonton City Finals around the end of February in whatever tier the team happens to end up playing in.  

There will be player assessments  for all Arsenal levels in order to equalize/balance teams' skill level at the beginning of the season. In situations where we recieve sufficent registered players to creat multiple teams in a program at age levels U9 and above, we will separate the players into competitive and development teams.

Competitive vs Development Teams: Competitive teams will have like skilled and minded players that makes it easier for the coaches to manage during games and practices. Developmental teams will focus more on basic skill development. The teams will be tiered appropriately so that all players have a fair chance at winning games. If EMSA doesn’t tier the teams and splits the teams into conferences, we will go by age group as much as possible.

Game schedules are determined by EMSA. League information is also subject to changes by EMSA.

• A 50 minute game (2 x 25 minute halves).
• Games will be played at one of the three Edmonton Indoor Soccer Centers and surrounding areas such as Beaumont, Leduc, St. Albert or Spruce Grove. There may be games in Fort Saskatchewan.
• Play first round, reseed the teams then then repeat the cycle (Pooling is based on team game results in the prior round).
• For more detailed information regarding EMSA programs please refer to Edmonton Minor Soccer | Mini, Community, Premier | EMSA (emsamain.com) 

Community Competitive teams (tier 3 and 4) will have additional fees (for practices and league fees) which will be collected when the teams are finalized. These teams require greater commitment to games and practices than do the community teams. Players will be expected to attend extra practices and all games. 

Arsenal (U11-19) Youth Premier Program

Will not be offered this season.