Development Program (U12AA, U12A, U13AA, U13A, U15AA, U15A, U18AA, U18A)

Halifax Dunbrack Soccer Club's Development Program ensures players are organized in age-and-stage appropriate groups, giving them an improved opportunity to grow in their love of the game. Curriculum at this age group continues to help players individually improve with the ball while also developing their understanding of how the game functions with and without the ball. Player assessments take place and players are placed according to their ability and experience levels. Training takes place twice per week with weekly games played in the Nova Scotia Soccer League (NSSL).

Starting this season, the Development Program will include both the AA and A divisions, which is in keeping with the competitive nature of these levels. The Community Program will be exclusively for the recreational B division. Also new this season, there will be two different U12A programs based on the player's year of birth.  

Deadline to Register

• The deadline to register is March 31, 2025 so that we can meet the league deadline to declare our teams.

Development Program Fees (AA)

• U12AA (born 2013) - $665
• U13AA (born 2012) - $665
• U15AA (born 2010-2011) - $665
• U18AA (born 2007-2009) - $665

Development Program Fees (A)

• U12A (born 2014) - $565
• U12A (born 2013) - $510
• U13A (born 2012) - $510
• U15A (born 2010-2011) - $510
• U18A (born 2007-2009) - $510

 *if you require financial assistance, please CLICK HERE for more details

Included in the fee: facility costs, technical leads, coaches and technical staff, player registration/insurance with governing body (Soccer Nova Scotia), training equipment, administrative fees (operational, registration system, processing)

Development Program Schedule

Start Date: Week of April 22, 2025 (tentative)

End Date: Week of August 22, 2025 (tentative)

• All players will receive two weekly practices (turf and grass) 
• Click here for a link to the Nova Scotia Soccer League (NSSL) tentative Division Game Nights schedule.  
• Training schedules will be emailed to parents once they are confirmed

All schedule changes will be communicated through the Spond app to ensure all participants are kept up to date.

Development Program Player Placement Schedule

All players registered in our Development Program will attend our player placement sessions scheduled from April 1-15, 2025. All sessions will be held at the BMO Soccer Centre (210 Thomas Raddall Drive). Click here for the player placement schedule. 

Development Program Uniforms

Dunbrack Soccer is proud to partner with Joma Canada to supply our players with our club training kit, game jerseys and equipment.

• All Development players must purchase a Joma training kit bundle (training shirt, shorts and socks) for the 2025 Summer season, unless they already own the Joma training kit from a previous season.

• The Joma training kit bundle package will be available for purchase on the RAMP registration platform at a cost of $50, and will be available for pickup at our club office.

• You will be able to select your Joma training kit size when you register. 

• Players will wear their training kit for practices, replacing the training shirt with the game jersey for games. They will be charged a game jersey deposit with their registration fee, which will be refunded when the game jersey is returned at the end of the season.

Development Program - Need to Know

• Training schedules are subject to change based on facility availability.

• There will be no make-up sessions or pro-rated fees based on lost training sessions or late registration. 

• Missed payments may result in your player being removed from the program. Please be sure to make your payments on time to avoid any disruption in training or games.  

• Facility closures and extreme weather conditions are beyond our control and can cause training to be cancelled. Members are asked to monitor HRM Field Conditions, their emails and our social media feeds for updates. HRM updates their Field Conditions page every day by 3pm. 

• Please refer to our Refund Policy in the event that you need to withdraw from a program.

• If you have any questions regarding the Development Program, please contact us at info@dunbrack.ca