Yorkton United FC

Introduction

Yorkton United Football Club proudly holds a Canada Soccer MA Level 1 Club License. This license allows our players access to a high level of competition in Saskatchewan, namely the PSL and 9-a-side Indoor Provincial Championship. One requirement of the license is to operate a Canada Soccer Skill Centre.

This change occurred in our Fall 2023/Winter 2024 season, and it has successfully amalgamated the community and club programs into a dedicated Skill Centre for U7/8, U9/10, and U11/12 programs.  

Our Skill Centre’s goal is to provide all young players between the ages of 6 and 12 with the best possible environment to play in, developing skills and a love of the game. This aligns nationally with the best principles in player development.

Skill Centre Principles

As player development doesn’t follow a linear path, we can only guess which players at early ages will develop to elite levels. This understanding stresses the importance of all players having equal access to the best environment for as long as possible!


#1 Soccer is Fun for All.

By ensuring the element of fun is included during training and play, the love and interest in the game is strengthened. This keeps players engaged in the program longer, further developing skills. Equal opportunity for players to play soccer is a cornerstone of the program.


#2 Training Through Play.

For players to effectively develop, skills should be learned through small-sided games with conditions or tasks that recreate game problems using one of the 4 moments of play (attacking, defending, transition to attack, and transition to defend) for the players to solve. This is a departure from traditional training methods, moving away from “drills”, where players perform skills in isolation from the game and game-based decisions.

#3 Lots of Touches on the Ball

The more contact time players get with the ball at this age, the better! The goal will be to create a training environment for players to develop ball mastery.  If a player doesn’t have a soccer ball,  we have some gently used soccer balls we can give to a player at no charge, ensuring they have the opportunity to play soccer away from training.


#4 Meaningful Feedback

Parents can expect to receive program goals and meaningful feedback on their child's development. Parents have a vital role to play in the development of their child in soccer. Clear communication of goals and feedback will help align parents’ and coaches’ support as the player develops.

Program Details

We will offer skill center programs in three age groups: U8, U10, and U12.  Players have the option of signing up to train one, two or three days a week!!

Season

Indoor 2025-26 will be a single season, running from mid-October to the beginning of March.

Training

Players will be divided into groups of 8-10. Each group will be led through four stations per practice, with one station always being a game. The groups can be fluid and grouped by age, school, physical size, skill, etc.

General info

  • Location: Gallagher Centre Flexihall
  • Players can sign up to train 1, 2, or 3 days a week.

U8 Skill Centre

For players born in 2018 and 2019, we will offer 60-minute training sessions three days a week: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.

U10 Skill Centre

For players born in 2016 and 2017, we will offer 75-minute training sessions three days a week: Mondays and Wednesdays are 6:30 to 7:45 pm, and Thursdays are 5:30 to 6:45 pm. 

U12 Skill Centre

For players born in 2014 and 2015, we will offer 75-minute training sessions three days a week: Mondays and Wednesdays are 6:30 to 7:45 pm, and Thursdays are 5:30 to 6:45 pm. 


Competition Weekends and Tournaments

U8

YUFC will look for opportunity for our U8s to travel for competitions,  these competitions will be available for all players to sign up for after the season has started.

U10 & U12

All players will have the option of signing up to play in the competition on weekends. A competition fee of $400.

Indoor Competitions
  • Yorkton, Nov 14-16
  • Swift Current, Nov 28-30
  • Minot. Jan 9-11
  • Moose Jaw TBA
  • Weyburn, March 6-8
  Fees

Skill Centre Base Fee $155 covers expenses such as:

  • Field expenses
  • Sask. Soccer registration
  • Skill Centre Training Jersey, only if you do not already have one (additional $30) 
  • Game day expenses, such as referees.

Training Fee - $100 per program
Players can register for one, two, or three days of training.   Each day is $100 for the entire season.

Inclusive Environment

Yorkton United FC believes in providing an inclusive environment for our programs. Although we are limit registrations due program capacities, everyone is invited to register.   

Our training groups are fluid, allowing us to modify our training environments to allow us to adjust to player’s individual needs. 

If the registration fee is a barrier to play, please contact us and we can help you apply for financial assistance through JumpstartKidsports or YUFC athlete assistance program.

Volunteer Bonds

We value the support we receive from our club families and are always looking to improve our club and provide high quality training for our memebers,  to ensure we can continue making these improvements, we are updating our Volunteer Bond Policy.

New Volunteer Bond Amount:

  • $125 per player (U8 and up) — this will be added to your registration fee.

How to Fulfill Your Volunteer Bond:

Each family can choose one of the following options:

  •  Complete 4 hours of volunteer time (examples: registration night, festivals, field prep, events, etc.)

  • Sell 4 raffle books (1 mandatory book included in your registration package)

  •  Raise a minimum of $125 through approved club fundraising 

  • Offer to be a parent coach for the season

  •  Become a board member (as positions are needed)

  • Join a sub-committee for the entire indoor or outdoor season (as positions are needed)


Buyout Option:

If you are unable to commit to any of the above, you may choose to pay a non-refundable buyout of $125.

Important Note:

If your volunteer or fundraising commitment is not completed in full, the $125 deposit will be kept by YUFC and applied towards helping the club cover operating and program costs.

A Friendly Request:

While only one of the above is required, we highly encourage each family to sell the one mandaotry raffle book and more to support our ongoing club initiatives. Every effort counts and helps us keep improving for our players and our community.

Jersey Deposit - *for those who signed up for competition weekends.

*NEW THIS SEASON*

All players signed up to play in competition weekends will have the option of purchasing a set of jerseys with the player's name and number on them. Players with purchased jerseys will no longer have to provide a jersey deposit. *Please watch your email for pre order dates*

If you choose not to purchase a jersey with your name on it, you can still receive a travelling jersey with a $100 refundable deposit. Deposits will be returned at the end of the season when the jersey is returned in good condition. If your jersey is lost, or not returned, the $100 will be kept by the club and be used for jersey replacement.

Raffle Tickets

Due to the success of our last few raffles, Yorkton United will again be running a spring raffle with exciting prizes to be won! Each player will be required to sell one book of tickets (10 tickets per book at $5.00 each) 
If you choose to sell ticket books instead of volunteering, you will be required to sell four books.

Ticket books will be handed to the skill centre and club teams first, and those choosing to sell as their volunteer bond. Should there be tickets left over, we will open the selling up to our U4, and U6  players wishing to sell.

Raffle ticket profits are put into a soccer legacy fund to assist with future projects to enhance our community.

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