Vancouver United Football Club

First Kicks

First Kicks U4-U8 2024-2025 Season

This program is for players born in the years: 2018 (U8) 2019 (U7), 2020 (U6), 2021 (U5), 2022 (U4)

*Age groups change over in the Spring*

This program is designed with one goal in mind...FUN! Participants will take part in a variety of activities that will help with their physical literacy, introduce them to the technical aspect of the game and will see them take part in game play.

This program’s curriculum has been influenced by the Canadian Soccer Association’s new Children's license. A nonlinear pedagogical approach will be adhered to and the main developmental goals for these age groups are physical literacy, having fun with friends and the ball, enjoying unstructured play, and most importantly we want them leaving the field each day with a strong sense of belonging.

“We need to encourage the development of play, where the child can explore, be creative, learn about risk and go through the process themselves.” - Nick Levett Head of UK Coaching

At VanU we offer First Kicks program in the Fall, Winter and Spring across multiple locations. To understand each program please click on the link in the table below for further information:

Fall

Winter

Spring

U4-U5 Hillcrest (once a week)

U4-U5 UBC MacInnes Field/UHill (once a week)

U4-U5 UBC MacInnes Field (once a week)

U6-U7 UBC Mini Turf/UHill (twice a week)

U4-U5 Chaldecott Park (once a week)

U6-U8 UBC MacInnes Field (once a week)

U4-U7 Japanese Hall (once a week)

U4-U7 Churchill Secondary Field (once a week)

U4-U8 Sunset Park (once a week)