April 2026 Newsletter

News & Blog April 2026 Newsletter

Register Now for VanU Summer Camps

Come join us for a week-long camp of drills and games to continue your development over the summer break!

This year, we have camps at Eric Hamber Turf and Jericho Turf, as well as one camp for older players at Memorial South Turf. All weeks have camps available for 2011 – 2021 born players for each week from the end of June to mid-August. These camps focus on challenging the players appropriately, maximizing their development, and most importantly, having fun!

To find more information about these camps, including the location and time available to you, please visit our website at the link below.

Summer Camps

Register for any of these programs using the link below:

PowerUp Registration

 

VanU Goal of the Month Nominees

Voting is now underway for the April Goal of the Month. Remember to vote for a winner in both the Girls category and Boys category.

Watch through the list of nominees using the link below, then submit your votes on our instagram post.

Voting will be counted up until 12pm on Sunday, May 10th, and the winner be announced later that afternoon.

Click Here for Goal of the Month Nominee Videos

Girls Goal of the Month Winner?
1. Skye Holness -U18 Girls
2. Alexa Ferguson – U18 Girls
3. Aurea Helene Wilkins – U18 Girls
4. Emily Jekubic – U18 Girls
Boys Goal of the Month Winner?
1. Max Abdi – 2012 Boys BCSPL
2. Brayden Marcinowsky – U15 Boys
3. Luca de Lolio – U14 Boys
4. Marcus Gonzales – U14 Boys
5. Eli Templeton – U12 boys
6. Coen Scaligine – U11 Boys
7. Graham Wardell – U11 Boys
8. Kenzo Kondra – U10 Boys
9. Bennett Mackenzie – U11 Boys
10. Leon McKiernan – U11 Boys


Important Dates

We’re about halfway through the spring season, so please find the important remaining dates below.

May 15 – 18: No sessions for all programs during Victoria Day Long Weekend (other than teams in tournament play)

Final Session Dates

First Kicks: June 6th/June 7th

Just Play: April 26th/27th/28th

Academy: Monday June 8th/Friday June 12th

Skill Centre: June 13th/14th

Futsal: June 13th

 

Fall/Winter First Kicks & Second Kicks

Registration is now open for the 2026/27 Fall/Winter Second Kicks season, as well as our Fall First Kicks programs.

Details for these programs will be finalized over the coming month, however, you can look through the information from this past season’s programs to get an idea of what to expect.

First Kicks

Second Kicks

Register for Fall/Winter Second Kicks or Fall First Kicks using the link below:

PowerUp Registration

 

Register now for 2026/27 Division 3

Division 3 registration is open for all players from U11 to U18!

Register for 2026/27 Division 3 using the link below:

PowerUp Registration

 

2012 BCSPL Boys win league title, first in club history

Our 2012 BCSPL Boys team took home the BCSPL League Title on Sunday, May 3rd, becoming the first BCSPL team in VanU history to earn the honour!

An announcement from VanU Technical Director Gus Karvelis:

“We are incredibly proud to celebrate a historic moment for our club, our 2012 Boys BCSPL team has become the first VanU BCSPL team to win the league title! This achievement is a true testament to the players’ hard work, resilience, and commitment, along with the outstanding leadership of Head Coach Mike Abdi, Assistant Coaches Ralph Cheesman and Dave Kennedy and Manager Brian Grunau.

This group has set the standard, and they’re not done yet. Their focus now shifts to the next challenge, the Provincial Premier Cup. We wish them the very best of luck as they continue their journey, and our entire VanU family will be right behind them, loud and proud, every step of the way!”

 

2008 Girls Play in BC Soccer Women’s B-Cup Provincial Final

The 2008 VanU Girls team put in a hard-fought performance in the Women’s B Cup Final at the BC Soccer Provincial Championships yesterday!

Although they didn’t come away with the win, the team’s journey to the final – as well as the battle they put in yesterday – deserve a massive round of applause!

Congratulations to everyone involved on a great season and impressive provincial cup run!

 

Update: Soccer Gear Donation Drive for Team in Tanzania

Thank you to everyone who donated cleats and other soccer gear during our donation drive for a team in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania! This event was organised by Amanda Vincent (Manager of the U17 Eagles team).

Amanda arranged for the cleats, kits, and soccer balls, to be donated by VanU to a local friend who took them out to Tanzania. The team in Dar es Salaam was so excited to get the full set of VanU kits, along with all the donated balls and cleats!

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Year of birth:

Your child born 2008 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2009 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2010 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2011 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2012 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2013 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2014 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2015 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2016 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2017 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2018 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2019 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2020 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2021 has the following programs available:

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Your child born 2022 has the following programs available:

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