SCB LAUNCHES EVER POPULAR SKILL CENTRE PROGRAMS FOR U9-U12 PLAYERS
* SKILL SEEKERS...our picture shows some SC fun in the Dome from the class of 2024/25. Please note the link below will take you to registrations for all Skill Centre squads.
FOR Regional Director of Soccer Development Iain King SCB Skill Centre is where it all starts for young Cape Breton players.
That's why launch day of the programs each Fall/Winter is always a special one for the experienced Scottish coach who moved to the island in May 2022 and also acts as the CAPERS Academy Technical Director as part of his working remit.
Iain smiled: "I'm well into my fourth year of the project here and it's great to see so many kids who started out in the Skill Centre programs reaching the heights of the Soccer Nova Scotia EXCEL programs now. Yet that's just one aspect of the success of these programs, the main point is JOY.
"By that I mean all the smiles we see every Saturday morning during first Minis and then Skill Centre as we cater for the kids on the island from the ages of U5 right through to U12.
"They are coached by players we have educated through our own system to become soccer leaders and that too is so gratifying to see.
"This year we have extended the programs through to the end of April from their beginning the Saturday after Thanksgiving and we look forward to welcoming established players back and seeing some new faces take their first soccer steps with us."
This past summer both Iain and CBU CAPERS Men's Varsity Head Coach Deano Morley dedicated a big chunk of their time and expertise to guiding the CAPERS Academy's youngest teams in the U13AA Nova Scotia Soccer Leagues.
And Iain reasoned: "That was a conscious decision to place our most experienced coaches with our youngest players to help them develop and grow with the correct soccer habits.
"All of those players started out in Skill Centre as have so many of our dedicated players with clubs across the island. It's not only a hugely popular program but one that is vital to the growth of the game on Cape Breton."
SOCCER CAPE BRETON - U9/10 AND U11/12 SKILL CENTRE FALL/WINTER 2025/26
COST: $325 per Full-Time Player
REGISTRATION OPENS: Wednesday September 10, 2025
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Friday, October 17, 2025
HERE IS THE LINK TO REGISTER:
http://CapeBretonFC.rampregistrations.com
IMPORTANT NOTE:
YOU MUST CHOOSE THE CAMP & CLINIC TAB IN ORDER TO ACCESS THESE PROGRAMS
SOCCER CAPE BRETON is delighted to offer our popular U9/10 and U11/12 Girls Skill Centre program which will run on Saturdays from October 18, 2025 to April 25, 2026.
The age group squads will be capped at 40 players for U9/U10 and 40 players for U11/U12 with a preferred ratio of one trained coach to 10 soccer learners.
WHO? This program is OPEN REGISTRATION for the following age groups and birth years. U9/U10: Players born in the years 2016 and 2017 U11/U12: Players born in the years 2014 and 2015.
WHAT? In line with Stage 3 of the Canada Soccer Long Term Player Development (LTPD) pathway this is a structured training program where the players will gain more knowledge of soccer movements and basic principles of play in a fun and challenging environment.
WHY? This is the Golden Age of Learning in soccer and this is why we feel a dedicated specially designed session will help our players in their development.
WHERE? Our sessions will take place in the Dome at Cape Breton University. This is an indoor artificial turf facility and suitable soccer cleats/turf shoes should be worn.
WHEN? Skill Centre will be one structured training session per week on the schedule that is displayed below.
| SATURDAYS October 18 - April 25 | ||||
| TIME | GROUP | FIELD ONE | FIELD TWO | EXCEPTIONS |
| 9am-10am | Soccer Cape Breton | U5/U6 Minis | November 29, December 20, 27, January 3. | |
| 10am-11am | Soccer Cape Breton | U7/U8 Minis | ||
| 11am-12noon | Soccer Cape Breton | U9/U10 and U11/U12 Skill Centre Girls | ||
| 12noon-1pm | Soccer Cape Breton | U9/U10 and U11/U12 Skill Centre Boys | ||
| 1pm-2pm | CAPERS Academy | U13AA Boys 7 v 7 League | ||
HOW? Skill Centre has a 23-session curriculum designed by Iain King, Soccer Cape Breton Regional
Director of Soccer Development. Iain is a holder of a UEFA A Licence, Canada Soccer Youth and
Children’s Licences and is a trained National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Learning
Facilitator. He has crafted the SCB learning modules to ensure they are age and stage appropriate for each program offered.
Director of Soccer Development. Iain is a holder of a UEFA A Licence, Canada Soccer Youth and Children’s Licences and is a trained National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Learning Facilitator. He has crafted the SCB learning modules to ensure they are age and stage appropriate for each program offered.
PROGRAM NOTES
- Balls will be provided at practices by SCB. Players should bring their own filled water bottle, there is a station outside the Dome to refill.
- In this block players will be provided with a new SCB Skill Centre T-shirt, these will be available in various suitable sizes for pick-up at the first session. Players should wear their own shorts and socks for the sessions.
THE CANADA SOCCER LONG TERM PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY
https://www.canadasoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/resources/Pathway/EN/CanadaSoccerPathway_LTPDCommunityGuide_EN.pdf
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