Hello Soccer Players and Parents
Thank you for your patience as Winakwa Community Centre determined the best way to deliver soccer to our community. We have held discussions with the other community clubs in the district moved from having no soccer to finding a way to provide soccer in the community. Fortunately, we found a way!
Before we review the outdoor season, we know that our teams will need coaches. We want to ask you to tell your club if you would be interested in coaching a team – no matter which community club it plays out of. Without coaches, there are no teams – please help our players play!
Here is what soccer in the community will run for the Outdoor 2020 season:
1. U9 to U12 Division
• There is no league for U9 to U12 players.
• The Bonivital Soccer Club is investigating the development of a new program specifically geared for recreational players. Please contact the Bonivital Soccer Club for more information.
2. U13 to U18 Division
• There will be a U13+ league.
• Games will be played mid to late July through to the end of September.
• The season start and end date could be amended based on COVID numbers and the current MSA Return to Play stage. (http://manitobasoccer.ca/news.php?news_id=1881269)
• Typical days of play:
o Typical days of play: U13/U15/U17(2007/2005/2003) = Tuesdays and Thursdays
o U14/U16/U18(2006/2004/2002) = Mondays and Wednesdays
o There is the possibility of weekend games for all age divisions
• Players may be assigned to a team in a different age division to ensure teams have viable roster sizes.
• Players may be transferred to another community club to ensure viable roster sizes.
• The number of teams in the various divisions may be less than in previous years. This is an unknown factor and may impact the combining of divisions as well as days of play.
• If there are insufficient players to field a team, no coach for a team or a division is cancelled due to insufficient teams, players will be refunded fees as per the individual community club refund policy.
· All registered players and coaches must sign a wavier (see here) before participating in any team activities.
3. Registration
• Newly registering players will have to register on the Winakwa website (https://winakwacc.ca/) by Tuesday, June 16th 2020.
• If you registered with Winakwa CC in the spring, you are still registered for the soccer season.
• Due to new direction from Bonivital regarding the Summer 2020 Soccer Season please disregard the email sent out on Friday, June 6th 2020. We have NOT started the process of refunding players, so if you still would like a refund after reading the MSA Return to Play requirements please email Melissa at office.winakwacc@gmail.com.
• Contact Melissa at office.winakwacc@gmail.com to confirm your player will play in the 2020 Outdoor Season. The club will transfer your player to one of the host community clubs. (Whichever is fielding a team and can add players.)
• Each community club will set registration fees. If your player is currently registered, there will be no additional fees.
4. Return to Play Guidelines
· There are specific Manitoba Soccer Guidelines (click here) that the clubs and coaches must adhere to.
· All registered players and coaches must sign a wavier (see here) before participating in any team activities.
· There are three Return to Play stages (see here), that must be followed. League play will not start until Stage 3 (date to be announced)
· Coaches, players, and parents must adhere to the cleaning and safety protocols set out in the MSA Guidelines.
