United DFC Need to Know: January 15 - January 21, 2025
United DFC Need to Know: January 15 - January 21. 2025
Welcome to United DFC’s weekly Need To Know newsletter. Our aim is to keep you informed about everything that is going on inside the club. Watch for your update every Wednesday.
Join us for an inspiring and actionable webinar designed to help athletes harness their full potential beyond their performance. In this webinar, we will explore how athletes can develop leadership skills that translate from the field to everyday life. Featuring insights from coaches and former athletes turned leaders, this session will cover strategies to build confidence, foster teamwork, and create a positive influence in and out of competition. Whether you're an athlete, coach, or sports enthusiast, this webinar will equip you with tools to empower growth, resilience, and leadership. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to help young athletes elevate their game—and their life!
How to Find Your Receipt
To locate your receipt, login to your RAMP account, go to "My Registrations" on the left hand side of your account dashboard and locate the registration you want a receipt for. Under the "Manage" button on the right is a green "Receipt" link. Click the link and you can access your receipt.
How much do you know about Safe Sport?
United DFC has policies for Safe Sport, Athlete Protection and our Code of Conduct which can be found on our website. We hope to better educate our members in best practices from our Provincial and National Sports Organizations which make the sporting experience safe for all.
This week, we highlight one of the important Safe Sport guidelines in Create a Quality Sport Environment . Read about this guidance from our National Sports Organizations which mandates safe interactions for players and coaches.
Fire and Power Outage Protocol
Parents need to make sure that the players are dressed warm enough for the practices at ECV and at School Gyms. In the event of a power outage at any of the HRCE schools, any persons in the building are to evacuate. This will possibly be in the middle of practice before any parents are there to pick their players up; so we want to ensure that they are warm if this ever happens.
Summer 2025 Information
Looking towards Spring/Summer 2025, the club can share the following tentative details for your plans:
- AAA Rosters will be finalized around March 9th.
- AA/A Assessments for U12-18 will be happening after March Break (estimated March 18-30 inclusive).
- Registration for ASSESSMENTS will open on February 3rd. All players seeking to play AA or A from U12-U18 must sign up for assessments prior to March 17th.
- B players must register for Balancing prior to March 30th.
- Players should sign up only for the highest level they seek to assess for. If a player signs up for AA and is not selected, we will automatically include them in the A assessment list thereafter.
Program Summer Registration will open shortly after completion of each program’s assessments. This timeline will be shared nearer the time.
The club’s Technical Staff will be intentionally evaluating players in U11-U18 over the remainder of the winter season in games and training environments, in preparation for the assessment window in March.
Programs without assessments that open for registration on February 3rd include:
- UDFC Summer Camps
- All programs for U11 and younger
- Adult Beginner Soccer
- Quiet Soccer
- Walking Soccer
Clearance Sale now 65% off
Don't miss out on the UnitedDFC merchandise clearance sale, now offering 65% off ! We're clearing out inventory to make room for new arrivals, so grab your favourite gear while it lasts. Please note that this sale excludes game jerseys, training shirts, shorts, and socks. We're selling only the items currently in store, and we are not accepting custom orders at this time. Shop now and save big on quality UnitedDFC merchandise and legacy Items!
The code for 65% off is BLOWOUT
Safe Space Teen Kick Around
New Winter Hours
Monday 10-6
Tuesday 10-5
Wednesday 10-5
Thursday 10-6
We are closed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Interested in Coaching?
If you are interested in coaching at any age group, please contact Vicki at vickik@udfc.ca for more information.
We have something for all commitment levels, so please feel free to reach out!
Have 3 or more children playing at UDFC?
Check out our payment policy and contact the office to receive a $35 discount on player 3, and a registration value up to $300 for player 4.
GOALKEEPER TRAINING by KEITH PARTRIDGE - FALL/WINTER 24/25
For more information visit our website
PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS
UDFC's greatest strength is its community. The club is actively looking for Sponsors or Partners to help reduce the cost of delivering - or enhancing - programs. Sponsorships support events like Soccer by the Sea, teams such as our Skill Center teams, and initiatives like Special Olympics and Women in Coaching. For known potential Sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to fawnm@udfc.ca.
Our club has ~3,500 members over the course of the year, with weekly Need-to-Know emails received by more than 4,000 individuals on a weekly basis.
Social Media: Share your United DFC Moments
Please remember to tag us in your United DFC social media posts! Photos can also be sent to katies@udfc.ca to be shared with our community.
Gear Collection
We are currently accepting new or gently used gear at our office that you no longer need. Any gear dropped off will be offered to any members who are in need. We will accept cleats, shin pads, gently used socks, shorts, training shirts, jerseys (GK jerseys too!) , tracksuits, hoodies, etc. as long as it is still in good condition.
Goalkeeper Gloves
Email Coach Keith(Keithp@udfc.ca) for a discount code.
Check out our partner, OK Tire:
Read more about our partnership here.
Social Media Channels
Please follow our social media channels and like/tag/share/comment on any posts that resonate with you. This is a small thing you can do that will help the club a great deal.
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