Girls Programs
This season we are offering girls programming at all age groups!
A few years ago KSYSA started piloting girls recreation programs in Trail and found great success with it. Last season, we formally started the U10 girls recreation league with great results. This year, we decided to expand the opportunity to all age groups. Proceeding with this opportunity is dependent on registration numbers and volunteer coaches.
For the U6 category, as per Soccer Canada Grassroots Standards, there are no formal soccer games so the girls groups mean that the 'teams' will be formed as girls only and do their activities together at their home field - no travel.
For the U8 category, there are options on how the season is set up. In our experience, the girls teams do not want to play the boys/co-ed teams, so the girls teams play each other. In Trail we were able to form 2 girls teams, and they played each other all season. It may have felt repetitive to the parents, but the girls were happy. If the children requested to play the boys/co-ed teams, that would be an option too. These field times are also at their home field - no travel.
For U10 girls, it is registration, field and volunteer dependant. Last year the Rossland and Trail girls played together at Pople Park in Trail because there was no field space in Rossland. They practiced and played here twice a week with a couple of travel games to BV and Castlegar.
There is also a Mini Girls Soccer Day, scheduled for May 22 this season, where all the U8 and U10 girls groups come to Pople Park in Trail and play a bunch of mini games as a special event.
When registering, parents can choose to register their daughter in either the Girls or Boys/Co-Ed program, and if your child changes their mind we can accommodate that.
Our goal is to provide programs for all youth to have a sense of belonging, improve their skills, enjoy their time and thrive!
