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FUNdamentals Stage of Development:
FUNdamentals Stage of Development:
This age group will play twice a week- one practice and one game. Certified Game Leaders will facilitate the games under Ontario Soccer's Game Leader guidelines. Teams will also work with a volunteer coach on individual development and become familiar with some of the rules of the game. Regular season games will be played 5v5 on quarter fields. Practices are held in a group format on full fields in the north end of London using the Ontario Soccer Preferred Training Method.
As a cooperatively run not-for-profit community club, all our teams require volunteers.
Contact us if you are interested in coaching your player's team at icoach@norwestsoccer.com
per Ontario Soccer LTPD standards
At this age, practices focus on developing Four Core Competencies for Long Term Player Development with a greater focus on soccer game skills, as outlined by Ontario Soccer.
Small-sided games:
Can be 3v3, 4v4 or 5v5 as they grow. Small fields & small goals are ideal.
Soccer Coordination:
A ball for each player; lots of touches, left & right foot, begin to use different parts of foot & body.
Soccer Technique:
Fun activities & games with a ball each; concentrate on dribbling, passing, and shooting (instead of just "kicking" the ball).
General Movements:
Running, jumping, twisting, rolling, hopping, moving backwards
(& laughing).
U7 FUNdamental Growing Pains:
As your player grows, their needs change. Our divisions evolve like our players!
In keeping with the Canada Soccer Grassroots Standards, our U7 through U9 program differs from our Active Start (U4-U6) programming.
U7 through U9:
teams have different coloured uniforms,
practices rotate stations, are club-held & parent-led,
schedules use Home & Away games,
use Canada Soccer-sized 5v.5 fields (listed below),
are refereed by developing Ontario Soccer student Game Leaders
Incorporating these developmental advantages may cause conflicts if you have children in other divisions. As players age, they have different Stage of Development needs, which we have constructed our program around for their benefit.
We invite you to consider this when planning your season.
With carpooling in mind, we sort teams by postal code, but careful Friend Requests can be especially helpful as players grow up, too.
In 2012, NorWest Soccer built the following specially sized 5v.5 fields for our community with the City of London:
Hastings Park
NorWest Optimist Park
Coombs Park
These fields are designed just for the FUNdamentals stage of development!
Our Season Offers:
Our Season Offers:
Uniform
-Soccer Jersey
-Soccer Shorts
-Soccer Socks
-Under 7 also includes a size 3 ball10-12 weeks of volunteer-led soccer (Mother Nature providing);
-1 PTM practice weekly
-1 game night weeklyFun Day
-a mid-August Saturday event that includes;
-a game,
-awards,
-DIY photobooth,
-pizza slice & drink
Our 2026 Season Outline:
Our 2026 Season Outline:
The number of teams we field is dictated by community demand. Program times are affected by division registration. There were about 10 teams for each division in 2025.
Season Length:
Mother Nature providing, U7s' 1st Practice will take place on May 24th in 2025.
Their season will end on Aug 16th with Fun Day for a final game!
In between, we do have Soccer Shut Down for 2 weeks around July 1, and the August Civic weekend to allow for Holidays.
Time slots may include:
6:00 PM or 7:00 PM start times on weeknights
9:00 AM through 11:00 AM for U7s' on Saturdays
We're happy to offer you this outline of our intentions for the season as a courtesy to help you plan your family's summer. This outline is dependent on player and coach registration, so it may change as late as May 31st.
We work hard to avoid making adjustments after we publish it, but we would like to ask you to please keep this in mind when making plans.
Boys U7-U9
Boys U7-U9
Under 7 Boys
Under 7 Boys
Time Slots:
Saturday morning practices
Tuesday games 7:00 PM
Session Length:
Mid-May to mid-Aug.
See main rec. page for current season info.
2026 Fees:
$135 Jan. *Qualified Coaches.
$165 for Feb 1-Mar 14
$200 for Mar 15-Apr 30
(limited space)
Under 8 Boys
Under 8 Boys
Time Slots:
Tuesday practices 6:00 PM
Thursday games 6:00 PM
Session Length:
Mid-May to mid-Aug.
See main rec. page for current season info.
2026 Fees:
$145 Jan. *Qualified Coaches
$180 for Feb 1-Mar. 14
$210 for Mar 15-Apr. 30
(limited space)
Under 9 Boys
Under 9 Boys
Time Slots:
Tuesday practices 6:00 PM
Thursday games 7:00 PM
Session Length:
Mid-May to mid-Aug.
See main rec. page for current season info.
2026 Fees:
$145 Jan. *Qualified Coaches
$180 for Feb 1-Mar. 14
$210 for Mar 15-Apr. 30
(limited space)
Girls U7-U9
Girls U7-U9
Under 7 Girls
Under 7 Girls
Time Slots:
Saturday morning practices
Monday games 7:00 PM
Session Length:
Mid-May to mid-Aug.
See main rec. page for current season info.
2026 Fees:
$135 Jan. *Qualified Coaches.
$165 for Feb 1-Mar 14
$200 for Mar 15-Apr 30
(limited space)
Under 8 Girls
Under 8 Girls
Time Slots:
Monday practices 6:00 PM
Wednesday games 6:00 PM
Session Length:
Mid-May to mid-Aug.
See main rec. page for current season info.
2026 Fees:
$145 Jan. *Qualified Coaches
$180 for Feb 1-Mar. 14
$210 for Mar 15-Apr. 30
(limited space)
Under 9 Girls
Under 9 Girls
Time Slots:
Monday practices 6:00 PM
Wednesday games 7:00 PM
Session Length:
Mid-May to mid-Aug.
See main rec. page for current season info.
2026 Fees:
$145 Jan. *Qualified Coaches
$180 for Feb 1-Mar. 14
$210 for Mar 15-Apr. 30
(limited space)
*Coaches may email icoach@norwestsoccer.com for an early access discount code
(January /February only) if they are ready to commit or learning more!
We try hard not to make changes to the outline above, but final division schedules are determined by player & coach registrations annually and sometimes necessitate changes. Late registrations can mean spring schedule changes.
We aim to publish full schedules the week of May 1st annually in your PowerUp Member Zone Calendar.
PowerUp Connect (optional app) will help you keep track once the season starts.
Fields:
Fields:
Common Practice Fields:
Common Practice Fields:
U3-U6 & U8+ use the Fields behind either West Park Church or Stoney Creek Baptist Church
Under 7 - Hastings Park Fields (since it is the closest to central London compared to our other field options.
Under 6 through Under 9 Game Fields:
Under 6 through Under 9 Game Fields:
Field use is always dependent on registration. We co-opted to build three fields specific to the Canada Soccer standards for this age group. All three fields may be used in the course of our season. We like to assign players' Home Game Fields closer to their postal code; this can usually be arranged.
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