⚽👉NEWSLETTER👈⚽: 2024 Summer Registration

WELCOME TO THE 2024 SUMMER SEASON!

Welcome back to our old members and welcome to our club to our new members!

Ottawa TFC is proud to be part of your summer season once again.

A little recap of last summer - what have we accomplished in 2023:

A great turnout for our Grassroots program! Over 800 players were registered in Orleans and Gloucester for our U4 to U8 programs, as well as our Skills Centre;
We had to say a big thank you and good bye to Peter Humphries, who won the Service President's Award at our end year recognition gala, after volunteering for 8 years as recreational coordinator for our Open Leagues;
Our Competitive and Academy teams who won several tournaments in Canada and the United States;
The Adults leagues had a major jump in players, especially in the successful Coed league;
Our first Sports-Études program was launched in September 2023 with 20 student-players from École secondaire catholique Garneau joining our High Performance Program;
Parent Culture Month during the month of July was a great success. Our 'Parent of the Week' posts showed us how great parents are that we have in our club. From Neil Roy to Shane Forsythe to Mike Maheu and finally Mrs. Ruthine Burgins, they all demonstrate their support to their children (and grand-children) and to the club in a consistent positive manner;
Multiple player commitments to universities: Amelie Boyle, Danika Birch, Peyton Wynn and more. Two players who had their first kicks in our Grassroots programs are off to the National Development Centre (Teegan Melenhorst, who is currently playing on the U17 Canadian Team in 2023 CONCACAF Cup) and Elijah Roche who is continuing on the Pro Pathway by signing with the Toronto FC Academy of MLS Next);
The U21 Women won the Ontario Cup for a third time in a row. In doing so they became only the second U21 women’s team to repeat as champions since the inception of U21 division in 2004. Provincial Champions: Amelia Thompson, Chanelle Chaput, Emilie-Lina Ducharme, Hailey Jones, Jenea Knight, Jessica Boyle, Katie Brzozowski, Kylie Laframboise, Lauren Curran, Liana Farrell, Mack Curran, Nora Ghie, Paige Robert, Veronique Bolduc, Victoria Ufholz and Zoe Lortie.
Our Partners Open Golf Tournament raised over $10 000 at the Hammond Golf and Country Club.
And finally the results of our 2023 Recognition Awards:
Senior Male Coach of the Year: Brogan Engbers
Senior Female Coach of the Year: Jordan Lundin
New Coach of the Year: Emma Landry
Youth Female Coach of the Year: Amelie Boyle
Youth Male Coach of the Year: Logan Richardson
Competitive Coach of the Year: Ali Farahani
Grassroots Female Coach of the Year: Danika Birch
Grassroots Male Coach of the Year: Nathan Aquilina
Service President's Award: Peter Humphries
Leadership Award: Kaden Engbers

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our coaches, managers, convenors, referees, parents, and players, who make Ottawa TFC a great club. Hoping for more exciting accomplishments this summer!

REMINDER: 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Monday, February 26
In-person meeting
6:30pm
École secondaire catholique Garneau

VOLUNTEERING

Are you looking to give back to the club, or have a student looking for volunteer hours?

Ottawa TFC offers multiple volunteer activities such as:

Uniform distribution (May)
Capital Cup (June)
Gardening (summer)
Photography (summer)
Etc.

Have a look at the full activity chart.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Ottawa TFC wants to inform and assist families in financial need in the community by providing them with 3 different external programs, national and local, who offer funding for kids in sports. If you are looking for the programs, do not hesitate to follow the Financial Assistance link* and apply as soon as possible. Register quickly due to possible lack of funds.

2024 SPRING/SUMMER PROGRAMS

Grassroots

Introduction to Soccer U4
Grassroots U5-U8
Skills Centre (extra training) U5-U8
Pre-Academy U7-U8

Open League

Spring League U9-U18
Summer League U9-U18
Rec Tech (extra training) U9-U18

Competitive/Academy

Competitive U9 to U18
Academy U9-U12
Elite Academy U13-U18
Competitive Skills Centre U9-U18
Keeper Training U9-U18
Morning Skills Centre U9-U12

Adults

Men and Women's Premier Team
OCSL Competitive and Recreational Teams
Coed Recreational and Competitive Leagues
Men’s and Women’s Recreational Leagues

PROGRAMS FILL UP QUICKLY!!

PROGRAM INFORMATION

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A REFEREE OR JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A REFEREE?

Well, we might just have something for you! Our Club Head Referee, Chris Wade, will be hosting a Referee Open House Session on Wednesday, February 21^st at 7pm via Zoom. The session is open and available to all interested members, parents, players and friends. You can start officiating as young as 12 years old, as of March 31^st of this year. We are also looking and in search for mature adults to become referees.

If you are interested, fill out our 2024 Referee Application. Our Club Head Referee will reach out to you with additional details. There is no obligation to sign up - come and listen to the discussion and ask any questions you may have before deciding.

You can view more information on the Referees' Corner on our website (under the Resources menu section).

2024-25 SPORTS-ÉTUDES PROGRAM REGISTRATION

As most of you are aware, our club has recently partnered with Garneau High School to offer a soccer specific Sport-Études (school-studies) High Performance program. This program is designed to allow students to further develop as high-level soccer players from grades 7 to 12 who attend Garneau High School. It is led by our some of the strongest coaches at Ottawa TFC.

On January 10^th, registration for this program was made available. We know some of you have expressed interest in participating and as such wanted to encourage you to register as soon as possible (as space is limited). The registration process can be found on the Garneau website using the following LINK. The registration will be open until February 20^th.

If you have any questions, you can visit our Ottawa TFC website or the school website or contact staff coach Pat Boyle.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for improvements, please reply to this newsletter.

Thank you to our partners, who understand the importance of doing youth sports well.

If you are interested in linking with us, please contact gm@ottawatfc.com or jlundin@ottawatfc.com for details and next steps.