Suburban Football Club

Suburban Football Club is out to a great start in its first year of operation. Six of our nine teams are currently in a top 3 position in NSSL league standings. Overall our club has more teams in the top half of the leader board than any other club in the league excluding DU who also have six. Our Senior men’s team is leading the league with a 4-0-1 record.

As we move into the summer months the club will be adding the skills training program to all team schedules. Our goal is to have a professional trainer run weekly sessions with each team focusing on individual player skill development. Challenges with field accessibility has created a short delay in the launch of the skills program. We have worked through these challenges and now have a firm schedule in place for the remaining summer months.

Our Golf Tournament Fundraiser is coming up on June 24th at Lost Creek Golf Course. We encourage all club members to sign up and come out in support of our Senior programs. Individual players are welcome. The cost is $150 per player which includes the green fees, golf cart and a steak dinner following the match with lots of great prizes. Please come out and support our club.

Congratulations to the Suburban FC U16 Girls team for winning the  Gold Medal at the Sheila & Stephenie Allt Memorial Tournament on May 24, 2010. Jill MaDonald was awarded the tournament MVP honours.

First Row: Jill MacDonald, Jaime Muir, Lauren Denny, Brittany Parks, Ellen Hawkins, Ashley Poirier, Ashley Carson, Meagan McKenna, Amanda Glover, Jacquelyn Connors

Second Row: Mesut Mert (Coach) Laura Chiasson, Katie Ross, Madison Turple, Danielle Aucoin, Laura Jennings, Alicia White, Hannah Magee, Courtney Strba, Hannah Landry, Claire Parsons (Asst. Coach)

Congratulations to the following players who have been initially selected to participate in the Suburban Region’s first summer Regional Training Centre Program:

U12 Girls:
Mackenzie Arnold
Jaime Baker
Kaelyn Blinn
Alana Currie
Nicole Ferguson
Taylor Green
Madicynn Harnish
Breagh Laing
Lindsay MacDonald
Lindsay McLellan
Lindsay Puddicombe
Tiannah Prud’home
Haley Smith

U11/10 Girls:
Megan Barss
Kamryn Brimicombe
Emily Castel
Katie Chiasson
Sydney Kennedy
Lauren Liem
Jessica Lush
Beth MacDonald
Freya MacDougall
Sarah Shannon
Kennedy Sinnott
Cassidy Yhard

U12 Boys:
Jordan Leroux
Brett Liem
Matthew Larter
Mark Firth
Mitchel Coley
AJ Allain
Daniel Lopez
Michael Wadden

U11/10 Boys:
Tyler Seyffert
Connor Grant
Aiden Weatherbee
Ben Neil
Sounthon Thammachack
Mitchell Wiswell
Bradley Dawe
Andrew Peverill
Ian Swinamer
Scott Firth
Jacob Moriarty
William Veinoit

We are still actively looking to identify players and some players that may not have been initially invited into the program may very well be invited in within the next few weeks as RTC staff coaches get a chance to get out and watch U-12 and U-10 players in the region play some games. We are looking to round out the training groups at 20 players each by the end of June. Players that are identified will be asked to come out for a training session on one of the Saturday`s in June. Registration forms will be on the website shortly and registration must be handed in by the end of June when the group is finalized.

The sessions in June will take place on Saturday mornings at Sackville High School Field.

10-11:30am U11/10 Boys and Girls
11:30-1pm U12 Boys and Girls

If you have any questions about the program please contact Matt Blair at suburban.td@gmail.com.

The IWK Auxiliary will be holding their 100th Kermesse on the grounds of the IWK Health Center. The money raised for this event is used to provide for the every day needs of the women and children of the IWK community. As you may imagine, a day filled with many activities require a great deal of support and volunteers. The Auxiliary needs help.

Please Volunteer!

We need hundreds of volunteers to make this happen. We will provide all the training and it might be as simple as sitting at a game and taking tickets from children as they play. Or if you’re not into crowds, it could be coming over the day before to set up or at the end of the day to help take down the activities.

If you are able to help out please let me know (Mary Landry, mary.landry@iwk.nshealth.ca) by Monday May 17th. If you are unable to volunteer, please come out and help support the IWK by playing games, buying goods, enjoying the bouncy castle, testing your skill. Bring all your friends and family.

In support of the Suburban FC Senior program our club will be holding a golf tournament fundraiser on June 24th at Lost Creek Golf Course. Our senior program is a very important part of the development path for young soccer players. It represents the highest level of play in the province and serves as a precipice for soccer in our region. This event is a great opportunity to play some golf, have some fun, network with fellow soccer enthusiasts and support a great cause. For $150 you get a game of golf including the golf cart, a steak dinner and lots of great prizes!

Download a brochure

Download a registration form

Download Hole Sponsor’s Letter (doc)

Cleve’s Sporting Goods will host a Suburban Football Club Day on April 21st at their Burnside location on Akerley Drive in Dartmouth. Suburban FC players, parents and coaches will be able to purchase the new Suburban Kit at discounted prices for this one time only for summer 2010. The Suburban Short, required by all players to complete their kit, is a custom made Adidas product available only at Cleve’s while quantities last so please don’t leave your purchase to the last moment. There are only 300 pair available for the start of the season! Click here to download the Cleve’s flyer.

Suburban has signed a 3 year agreement with Adidas to provide all the clubs in the region with rebate programs and special discounts in return for a commitment to their brand. Working with Cleve’s Sporting Goods, the five clubs in the region (i.e. Suburban FC, Bedford, Sackville, Scotia and East Hants Soccer) have negotiated a collective agreement that allows members to purchase all Adidas products, including footwear, at double digit discounts. Members of the five clubs can visit any Cleve’s Sporting Goods location in Atlantic Canada, identify themselves to the sales clerk as a club member and receive the special pricing on Adidas items.

In return for this support Adidas will donated over $10,000 in product to help support programs and tournaments in the region. This is a huge commitment by the brand and a equally huge benefit for all club members. Everyone has to buy soccer equipment, if you buy Adidas you now get reduced prices while helping to support soccer development in the Suburban region. It’s a great way of giving back and saving money at the same time. Make sure you get out to a Cleve’s night and support our region by purchasing Adidas products.

Please click here for 2010 summer tryout results.

Congratulations to the following players who have successfully made the first ever Suburban RTC group attending the RTC tournament the weekend of April 10/11 in Kentville, NS. This year’s RTC was a great success with many promising young players involved from all 4 clubs in the region. The Suburban region will continue the RTC this summer with sessions once a week beginning in May/June and running the duration of the summer. Tryouts will be held towards the end of April. Please stay tuned to the website for further information as details become finalized.

Girls:
Jamie Baker
Kaelyn Blinn
Kenzie Brimmicombe
Maddie Cox
Taylor Green
Madicynn Harnish
Breagh Laing
Jessica Lush
Annie MacDonald
Lindsay McLellan
Tiannah Prud’homme
Lindsey Puddicombe
Haley Smith

Boys:
AJ Allain
Tim Auton
Keiran Flannery-Fleck
Joshua Khan
Matthew Larter
Jordan LeRoux
Brett Liem
Daniel Lopez
Kyle McFarlane
Ryan Pettipas
Avery Senz

In the Fall of 2009 the Suburban Region began a process that would see its Tier 1 NSSL teams move from the club level to a new regional structure known as the Suburban Football Club. As part of this transition both Bedford and Scotia, the two clubs that fielded the majority of NSSL teams in the Suburban region, agreed to work together to start building the foundation for the new regional club. Teams were combined and players were introduced as a start to the team bonding and player development process. The result of this effort is now visible in the NSSL Winter League standings. Of the 6 teams that were fielded as a combined effort in the region, 4 have achieved playoff births in the NSSL 2009/10 playoff season. Of the 24 youth playoff opportunities available in the winter season, Suburban region teams captured the most playoff births with 5 teams. The future Suburban teams shared this honour with their rivals at Dunbrack who also have 5 opportunities.

Congratulations to all the teams, coaches and volunteers who help to make the winter season a huge success for the Suburban region. Good luck in the playoffs!!!