Frequently Asked Questions

“Each age group (House and Divisional) has a coordinator, please contact your coordinator for further information. Contact information is listed down below.

House Coordinator (U5 – U10) : Devon Dooling – Send Email
Divisional Coordinator (U11 – U18): George Mrsic – Send Email

BC Soccer also has made a very informative publication available called “The Educated Parent,” which can be downloaded from our site under the guides section of the Documents page.”

Uniform (Jersey, Socks & Shorts)
Parents that are looking to replace a lost jersey is required to contact their ‘Team Manager’. The ‘Team Manager’ will then contact the ‘Uniform Coordinator’ directly with the jersey request.
Uniform Coordinator : Siobhan Jackson – Send Email

Equipment for Teams
Team Coaches or Managers looking to replace or locate equipment (Balls, Cones, Pinnies, Pugg Nets, First Aid, ETC….) please contact VAFC directly with your requests.
Equipment for Teams : George Mrsic – Send Email

Storage Box / Corner Flags / Nets
Teams that are having issues with storage boxes and missing equipment located at Andy Livingstone, Trillium, Van Tech and Empire Turf should contact VAFC’s Equipment Coordinator with any questions or concerns.
On-Field Equipment : Hitesh Chauhan – Send Email

Participants train once a week and will participate with players of similar skill and ability. The program will allow players to learn skills, and improve their technical/tactical abilities in a progressive program.

Individual Player Development (U4-U7 / U11 – U18)
VAFC Coaching Staff will make sure that all players receive proper age and/or ability specific training within individual skill development and small sided games.  The overall objective of VAFC’s Individual Player Development program is to create an environment for every player that matches his/her individual playing needs and abilities. To do this, VAFC will be following CSA’s Long Term Player Development (LTPD).

In line with Canada Soccer’s best principles in player development, VAFC has created a dedicated player program for players in the U8 – U10 age group. Players will participate in 2 training sessions per week and have multiple mini game sessions on either a Saturday morning (Boys) or Sunday morning (Girls).

All sessions will have a station-based approach, where players will rotate through a variety of fundamental movement skills and fundamental soccer skills:
* Ball Mastery
* Dribbling 1v 1
* Passing and Receiving
* Shooting and striking the ball

All sessions will be run by VAFC professional coaching staff.

Teams at the U11/U12 age groups play 8 aside games on half fields.  The U13’s play 9 aside on half fields or slightly larger.   All U14 to U18 teams play full sided games (11 vs 11). Players are grouped by ability and our Division 1 and 2 teams are formed to play in one of several leagues involving teams from other regions.  The season starts in September and ends late February and/or early March.

Division 3 teams (DIV3) a program for new to  developing players with a focus on skill development and teamwork. 

Teams are managed by our volunteer coaches with support by our technical staff,  focused on providing a fun, safe and structured environment while competing in the BC Coastal Soccer League. The program provides an opportunity for players to engage in physical activity, spend time with friends, and enjoy developing and learning in a balanced environment.  Opportunities to play at higher level, within the year, are available under VAFC’s Fluid Roster program and can be supplemented by various VAFC training academy options. Please contact George (Operations Manager) for more information.

Evaluations are for players that have never played (or have not played in several years) with Vancouver Athletic FC.
New Player Evaluation Registration Page: Click Here

VAFC Players that played in the 2023/24 Fall/Winter soccer season are not required to attend an evaluation.
VAFC players are assessed by both your Team Head Coach and VAFC Technical Staff.

Starting at U11, girls play on Sundays and boys continue to play on Saturdays. The level of play (Division 1 / 2 / 3) will determine which league your child’s team will play in, and how much travel is involved.

Teams practice on turf or gravel; coaches and parents will have some input on practice day and time. This is always a difficult topic as with the rest of Vancouver, there is never enough turf time to take care of everyone’s requirements. This year an attempt will be made to have all teams of the same age practice at the same time. Your team’s coach will let you know when and where your team’s practices are.

All teams (U11 – U18 Boys & Girls) play in the BC Coastal Soccer League. Most games will be played against teams from other clubs from our local or neighbouring regions. Boy Divisional teams play on Saturday and Girl Divisional teams play on Sunday.

Teams are formed by the Team’s Head Coach and VAFC’s technical staff. All VAFC players receive an in season assessment and are not required to attend an open evaluation. Players will be emailed a roster spot for the next Fall Soccer Season.

Registration is completion online through our registration page.

We accept credit cards online and can also accept cheques or money orders. To pay by cheque, please get in touch with our club Registrar by email: registrar@vafc.ca.

“Go to the VAFC online Registration tool. Scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your username and password (you’re looking for what’s in the image below). Scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your username and password (you’re looking for what’s in the image below).

If you forget what either of these are, there are recovery options to the right of the input boxes as shown:reg_login

After logging in, look for your registered player profiles under Current Registration Profiles and select Update Profile/Tax Receipts to the right of player’s name.profile_listing

Click or tap View Receipt at the end of the line. The Registration Confirmation page will be displayed with all the details including payment information.view_receipt

To print the receipt on the top right corner of the page there is a Printer Friendly Confirmation link which will allow you to print.

If you are able to view the receipt but it doesn’t display an amount or says “waitlisted”, it means a payment has yet to be received. To rectify this please get in touch with admin@vafc.ca and the administration team will look into this for you. If a payment is not received in any season a player will be unable to register the following year so it is best to get the issue resolved early.”