Skill Centre Program (U8, U9, U10, U11)

Registration for the 2024-2025 Winter Season is now closed. Please check back in the new year for details on the 2025 Summer Season registration.

Halifax Dunbrack Soccer Club's Skill Centre Program aligns with Canada Soccer’s best practices for youth development. The curriculum for this program focuses on the player’s continued love for the ball and progresses into 1v1, 2v2 and small sided games. In our Skill Centre Program our players train twice a week with match play occurring bi-weekly. There are no Player Assessments. All interested players are accepted (based on available resources to ensure the program is properly supported).

The overarching purpose of the Canada Soccer Skill Centre model is to provide players “access to high-quality programs where they can have fun with their friends, learn new skills and play the game in an appropriate format” (For more information on the Skill Centre Program, please review the Canada Soccer Association Skill Centre Manual).

Skill Centre Program Fees

• U8 (born 2017-2018) - $500
• U9 (born 2016) - $500
• U10 (born 2015) - $500
• U11 (born 2014) - $500

*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)

Skill Centre Program Schedule

Start Date: October 21, 2024 (tentative)

End Date: March 5, 2025 (tentative)

Schedule Note: The training schedule will be communicated by an email to parents once confirmed. The schedule is tentative based on confirmation of our facility booking. 

Registration Deadline: The deadline to register is September 30, 2024 so that we can meet the league deadline to declare our teams. 

• All players will receive one turf training session (tentatively Wednesday evening) and one gym training session (tentatively Monday or Tuesday evening)
• U8/U9: Players will have bi-weekly Sunday games in the Nova Scotia Soccer League (NSSL) in a festival format
• U10/U11: Players will have bi-weekly Saturday games in the Nova Scotia Soccer League (NSSL) in a league format 

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

Skill Centre Player Placement Schedule

All players registered in our Skill Centre Program will attend our player placement session scheduled for the weekend of October 5-6, 2024. All sessions will be held at the BMO Soccer Centre (210 Thomas Raddall Drive). Click here for the player placement schedule.   

Skill Centre 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 Skill Centre players are required to purchase a Joma training kit bundle (training shirt, shorts and socks) if they do not currently own a Joma uniform 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.

• Players will wear their training kit for practices and games. They will not receive a game jersey and will not be charged a jersey deposit with their registration fee.

Skill Centre Program - Need to Know

• Training schedules are subject to change based on player registration numbers, coach availability and facility availability.
• There will be no make-up sessions or pro-rated fees based on lost training sessions or late registration. 
• Facility closures and extreme weather conditions are beyond our control and can cause training to be cancelled. Members are asked to monitor their emails and social media feeds for updates.
• Please refer to our Refund Policy in the event that you need to withdraw from a program.
• If you have any questions regarding the Skill Centre Program, please contact us at info@dunbrack.ca