U5 – U10 House

1). Click on the ‘Register Now’ button using the birth year as your guide.
2). Your registration will be confirmed immediately if you register before July 31st, 2024.
3). If you register after July 31st, you will be placed on a waitlist.  You will be contacted if/when a spot opens up on the team.
4). Use the ‘Friends Request’ to list up to one friend to play with.  The younger age groups (U5 – U7) has greater success to group friends together.
5). During the summer months, VAFC staff  are working behind the scenes to organize & build teams.
6). You will hear from your volunteer coach (U7-U10) by early Sept with your team placement.
7). The U5 – U6 age groups will get direct communication from VAFC on teams and scheduling. Season starts 3rd weekend in September.
8). VAFC is always looking for more volunteer coaches to help grow the club.  If interested please fill out this online form and we will get in touch. Thanks.
9). Your (U7-U10) coach will provide you with more info on practice dates/times in early Sept (these are not set by VAFC, but are set by the individual volunteer coaches dependent on their availability).
10). Second or third weekend of Sept – season starts.

In House League you’ll be given the option to choose a group to play with: Douglas Park Soccer Club (Douglas & Quilchena Park), Grandview Legion (Clinton Park) or Vancouver Girls Soccer Club (Trout Lake). The main difference between the three is the home base location where the group plays.

What to Expect for U5 (2020) Players
* One session per week between 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
* Saturdays only, 1 hour in duration.
* Sessions are run by VAFC technical coaches.
* 12 -15 kids per team.
* Co-ed : Everyone welcome.
* Locations : Douglas Park / Grandview (Clinton Park)* / VSA Girls (Trout Lake)*
Grandview and Trout Lake Registrations will be moved to Douglas Park if registration numbers are not large enough. 

What to Expect for U6 (2019) Players
* One session per week between 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
* Saturdays only, 1 hour in duration.
* Sessions are run by volunteer parent coaches.
* 12 -15 kids per team.
* Co-ed : Everyone welcome.
* Locations : Douglas Park / Grandview (Clinton Park)* / VSA Girls (Trout Lake)*.
Grandview and Trout Lake Registrations will be moved to Douglas Park if registration numbers are not large enough. 

In House League you’ll be given the option to choose a group to play with: Douglas Park Soccer Club (Douglas & Quilchena Park), Grandview Legion (Clinton Park) or Vancouver Girls Soccer Club (Trout Lake). The main difference between the three is the home base location where the group plays.

What to Expect for U7 (2019) Players
* 2 sessions per week; one game on Saturday and one practice per week
* Game times could be anywhere between 8:30AM – 3:30PM
* Led by Volunteer Parent Coaches
* Practice times and days are set by Volunteer Parent Coaches (so we will not be able to give you practice times ahead of the season start)
* U7’s move into gym practices after Thanksgiving and go back outside in February.
* Game locations are Douglas Park, Trout Lake & Grandview, but will depend on field availability.
* 12 kids per team.
* End of season is March 2025.
Locations : Douglas Park / Grandview (Clinton Park)* / VSA Girls (Trout Lake)

What to Expect for U8 (2018) Players
* 2 sessions per week; one game on Saturday and one practice per week
* Game times could be anywhere between 8:30AM – 3:30PM
* 10 kids per team
* Led by Volunteer Parent Coaches
* Practice times and days are set by Volunteer Parent Coaches (so we will not be able to give you practice times ahead of the season start)
* U8’s move into gym practices after Thanksgiving and go back outside in February
* Home Game locations are Douglas Park, Quilchena, Trout Lake & Grandview, but could change depending on field availability.
* Post winter break, there could be away games at other locations
* End of season is March 2025
Locations : Douglas Park / Grandview (Clinton Park)* / VSA Girls (Trout Lake)

In House League you’ll be given the option to choose a group to play with: Douglas Park Soccer Club (Douglas & Quilchena Park), Grandview Legion (Clinton Park) or Vancouver Girls Soccer Club (Trout Lake). The main difference between the three is the home base location where the group plays.

What to Expect for U9 – U10 (2016 – 2015) Players
* 2 sessions per week; one game on Saturday and one practice per week.
* Game times could be anywhere between 8:30AM – 3:30PM.
* 12 kids per team.
* Led by Volunteer Parent Coaches.
* Practice times and days are set by Volunteer Parent Coaches (so we will not be able to give you practice times ahead of the season start).
* U9’s and U10’s move onto lift field space after Thanksgiving.
* Home fields are Douglas Park, Quilchena, Grandview, Trout Lake but could change depending on field availability.
* Away games will be played at other fields throughout the city.
* End of season is March 2025.
Locations : Douglas Park / Grandview (Clinton Park)* / VSA Girls (Trout Lake)

Of course! Everybody has to start somewhere. VAFC tries to balance teams so there is an even distribution between players with a higher level of soccer development, those who are new to the sport and those at all levels in between on each team.

Yes, the goal is to make sure the child has a positive experience. Movement to another age group does take getting approval from our Technical Staff and in some cases BC Soccer. A form is required to filled out and submitted to BC Soccer.
Play Up / Play Down : Policy
Play Up / Play Down : Form

Players wanting to play up an age group will require to get formal approval from VAFC’s Technical Director. VAFC has to abide by the rules as provided by BC Soccer, see below for additional information.
Play Up / Play Down : Policy
Play Up / Play Down : Form

Yes, Douglas Park is located at Douglas Park Community Centre. VAFC uses Douglas Park as our ‘Home’ park for Saturday games. Other fields used by VAFC is Clinton Park, Trout Lake (John Hendry Park) and Quilchena Park.

If confused use the birth year of your child to locate the right age group. When you see the letter ‘U’ before a number, it refers to ‘Under’. When you come across U9 (or any other number) it refers to ‘Under 9’. Only players that are 8 years of age or younger qualify to be in the ‘U9’ age group.

At house U8 – 10 we aim to balance all teams, but moving into U11, players are further evaluated and tiered into levels of play for Division 1, 2 and 3.

Players that are 10 years of age (U11), players move to a tiered approach; teams are based on ability, so players at a similar level of development, skill and commitment play together. Not all players develop at the same rate, so our boys’ and girls’ programs offer different levels of play. 

On both of the boys’ and girls’ sides we have Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3. Divisions 1 and 2 play in the BCCSL (British Columbia Coastal Soccer League) and Division 3 teams in VYSA (Vancouver Youth Soccer Association).