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Hi everyone,
All the spring leagues are underway and we are turning our attention to the next big events on the Footy Sevens calendar.
Kicking Cancer's Butt 10 is only two weeks away
Please join us for our tenth annual Kicking Cancer’s Butt Coed Charity Soccer tournament. The tournament is two weeks today at Carleton University on Saturday June 22nd. Every penny of every team registration, donation or referee bribe goes straight to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation for cancer care and research right here in Ottawa.
The tournament takes place over one afternoon/early evening with all teams guaranteed to play at least 3 x 30 minute games. It starts at 12.30pm and wraps up by about 6.30pm with a separate competitive and recreational tournament.
Please help us to add to the $100,000+ that the tournament has raised over the past 9 years by signing up your team for this year’s tournament on the Footy Sevens website.
Summer League Registration Opens Next Week
There are literally one or two team spaces left for our spring leagues: this is the last chance to play spring soccer with us. We will be taking the remaining spring leagues spaces offline on Tuesday.
Details for our summer leagues (late July-early September kick-offs) will be online in the next couple of days and here are the dates for registration opening;
Wednesday June 12th: Current captain’s pre-sale opens Monday June 17th: Team registration opens Wednesday June 19th: Individual registration opens
We'll also be offering casual pickup soccer games throughout the summer.
New Footy For All Kids Soccer Programs in Central Ottawa
This summer will see the launch of our first ever children's soccer programs in Ottawa! Our Footy For All kids programs are already a big hit at our field in the GTA with over 200 kids registered last summer. We have fun-filled recreational soccer programs for kids from Junior Kindergarten through to Grade 4 every Wednesday and Friday in July and August.
Clocktower Brew Pubs: Your destination for post-game food and drinks.
Don’t forget that patio season is here and our exclusive deal with the Clocktower offers the best deal in the city for your post-game socialising. If you head to any Clocktower with 3 or more people, they’ll give you free nachos for the group, and if it is 6 or more people there’s also a pound of free wings (beverage purchase required). You’ll also get back 10% of your total spend over the course of the season as an end of season gift card: perfect for toasting success or drowning your sorrows after the playoffs! With Clocktowers on both Bank Street and Elgin Street, it's the perfect end to an evening of footy at Immaculata or Carleton U.
Thursday Indoor Coed at Ben Franklin DomeThursday Outdoor Coed at ImmaculataTuesday Indoor Coed at Ben Franklin DomeTuesday Men's at ImmaculataWednesday Women's at ImmaculataWednesday Indoor Coed at Hornet's NestWednesday Outdoor Coed at Carleton
Our early spring pre-season 11s league is designed to give teams a chance to play 3 x 11-a-side games on the new turf field at Immaculata High School at a time when most of the grass fields in the city are not available. Whether your team is doing pre-season prep for an outdoor summer league, or simply want to shake off the rust from winter, we'll match you up with 3 different opponents over on three Tuesday evenings between April 9th and May 7th. The league is suitable for competitive level men's teams. For more information contact dan@ottawafootysevens.com or register at the Footy Sevens website.
Hello everyone,
Registration for all Footy Sevens winter indoor leagues is now open for Teams and Indiviual Players.
Any captain's pre-sale invitations have been released to public sale and individual registration for the leagues will open on Monday.
We've got the same great line-up of coed and men's leagues as last year. Most of our winter leagues begin in January or February. If you can't wait until then to get out and play we can still squeeze one more team and a few individuals into our Friday Men's League at Carleton University (first game January 4th). Alternatively, you can always join one of our pick-up games or get on the court with volleyball and floor hockey leagues at various venues.
The Hornet's Nest and Louis Riel Dome have been league venues for as long as Footy Sevens has been in existence and we run indoor leagues year-round at the domes out on Bearbrook Road. Our Monday, Wednesday and Sunday coed leagues continue in winter, with the new seasons kicking off directly after the end of the fall seasons. All of the leagues start in February and are likely to sell out well before their start date.
For the past six years, the Lees Dome at Ottawa University has sold out with over 100 teams playing at the downtown venue in the fall and winter seasons. We are offering coed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Our men's league is also on Sundays. All of the Ottawa University leagues are scheduled to begin in February or March. Our Friday men's league also switches over from Carleton u in Fall to Ottawa U for the winter season.
Our Monday Men's league at Ben Franklin Dome begins in February with later kick-off times. We are also adding a winter coed league at the same venue on Sundays, beginning in March. We first offered this league at the start of 2018, and it proved to be a big hit, selling out well in advance of kick-off.
Individual registration for our winter soccer leagues opens on Monday, December 10th at noon, a few days after the team registration.
For registration and information on all leagues go to the Ottawa Footy Sevens Website or drop us an e-mail.
Don't forget we've also got 4 nights of mixed volleyball available from Monday to Thursday at various venues around the city. Our Wednesday league at Redeemer CHS has a couple of team spaces available and the Thursday league at Carleton is already sold out. The first season of our new mixed 4s leagues at St. Patricks High School was a big success and team spaces are still available if you would like to turn your hand to the fast-paced 4s game. A limited number of individual sign-ups are still available for all leagues. All of our winter volleyball leagues start in January.
If you prefer your gym sports with sticks rather than spikes, we have team spaces left for our Floor Hockey League starting on Wednesday evenings at the Ottawa Montessori School gym in Alta Vista.
Registration for all volleyball and floor hockey leagues can be found on the Ottawa Volley Sixes website.
If you are looking for the perfect gift for one of your fellow footy fanatics, why not give them the gift of footy for the new year? If you would like to register them as an individual for one of our leagues or pay part or all of their portion of their team fees, drop us an e-mail at admin@ottawafootysevens.com and we'll organise the payment, log it against the team of your choice and e-mail you a gift certificate that you can e-mail to them or print-out and pop in a card.
Happy Holidays and have a wonderful 2019 everyone,
Registration for all Footy Sevens fall indoor leagues is now open for teams and individuals!
Any captain's pre-sale invitations have been released to public sale. Please remember that although we have our usual great selection of fall and winter leagues available, our capacity is much smaller in fall and we only have enough space to accommodate about 60% of the teams that are playing with us just now.
We've got the same great line-up of coed and men's leagues as last year. Most of our winter leagues begin in November, but don't forget that the start of our Monday and Wednesday coed leagues in Gloucester begin in the middle of October and are only a month away. If you can't wait until then to get out and play we can still squeeze one or two more teams into our current summer leagues if you contact us today. You can always join one of our regular pick-up games or get on the court with volleyball and floor hockey leagues at various venues.
The Hornet's Nest and Louis Riel Dome have been league venues for as long as Footy Sevens has been in existence and we run indoor leagues year round at the domes out on Bearbrook Road. Our Monday, Wednesday and Sunday coed and Tuesday late evening men's league have been established for a number of years and will be back again this fall and winter. All of the leagues start in October or the first week of November and are likely to sell out well before their start date.
For the past six years, the Lees Dome at Ottawa University has sold out with over 100 teams playing at the downtown venue in the fall and winter seasons. The dome will be our main location for fall and winter 2018/19 and we'll be able to offer the same great line-up of leagues as last year. We are offering coed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Our men's league is also on Sundays. All of the Ottawa University leagues are scheduled to begin in late November.
We'll be at Carleton U on Fridays for our Fall men's league and the season begins in November and runs until March.
Our Monday Men's league at Ben Franklin Dome begins in November with later kick-off times: ideal for those who are unable to make early kick-offs during the fall season.
Individual registration for our fall soccer leagues opens on Friday at noon, a couple of days after the team registration.
Don't forget we've also got 4 nights of mixed volleyball available from Monday to Thursday a various venues around the city. Our Wednesday league at Redeemer CHS has a single team space still available and the Thursday league at Carleton is already sold out. We still have a few of spaces available at our mixed 4s leagues at St. Patricks High School. A limited number of individual sign-ups are still available for all leagues. All of our fall volleyball leagues start this month.
If you prefer you gym sports with sticks rather than spikes, we have 2 team spaces left for our Floor Hockey League starting on Wednesday evenings at the Ottawa Montessori School gym in Alta Vista.
Team registration for all Footy Sevens fall indoor leagues opens Wednesday, September 19th at noon, making today the last chance for our current captains to secure their space before the spots open to the general public. (Just click on the invite buttons on the Upcoming Leagues page to pre-register)
We currently have our biggest ever line-up of teams playing in our summer leagues. Although we have our usual great selection of fall and winter leagues available, our capacity is much smaller in fall and we only have enough space to accommodate about 60% of the teams that are playing with us just now.
It's finally here. For months we've been looking forward to seeing games kick-off on the new field at Immaculata High School, and this coming Tuesday after the long weekend will be the big day!
The field is finished and ready to go, the turf looks absolutely magnificent, the goals are in place and we are raring to go. The first group on there will be the Immaculata High School students during the day and then our sold out Tuesday men's league will kick off at 6pm.
It's Not Too Late to Get on the New Turf
We still have some spaces in some of our upcoming leagues at Immaculata so its not too late to get on the field and enjoy the late summer/early fall weather at the new premium venue. As always, team and individual registration is available.
Click here for the full list of leagues and details
The new field at Immaculata High School in central Ottawa. The field is located next to the canal at 140 Main Street (just south of Lees Avenue) and it features three 7v7s fields with divider nets between the fields and a premium brand new turf. There is plenty of free parking on site as well as being an ideal location to walk or bike to from anywhere in the centre of Ottawa.
New Partnership with The Senate Tavern on Bank Street: Free Wings and Nachos!
We've just signed up with the refurbished Senate Sports Tavern to bring you a great option for your after match food and drink. Bring your team in after your game, register for their team program and they'll give you free nachos if there are more than 4 of you and free wings and nachos if there are more than 6!
Even better they'll give you back 10% of what your team spends as future credit: ideal for building up for an end of season celebration.
Its in a perfect location for most of our leagues: a few minutes from Carleton U and just down the canal from Immaculata at 1159 Bank Street in Old Ottawa South. Make sure you pop in after your next game: there's plenty of soccer on the big screen and we thoroughly recommend the food!
If you have any questions about the Immaculata leagues, our mixed 6s and mixed 4s volleyball leagues, our Wednesday ball hockey league or pretty much anything to do with Footy Sevens, drop us an e-mail at admin@ottawafootysevens.com.
Have a fantastic long weekend everyone and we hope to see you at the new field,
Yours,
Andrew, Chris, Matt and Joel - Your Ottawa Footy Sevens Team
We know you are all caught up in watching World Cup soccer at the moment, but don't forget to grab your space to get out there on the field when the tournament ends.
Team registration is now open for Ottawa Footy Sevens biggest ever summer league line-up! Individual registration opens on Friday.
We have coed, women's and men's leagues available at Ottawa newest 7-a-side venue, the new field at Immaculata High School on Main Street. We'll also be at our other favourite O-town venues at Carleton U, Ben Franklin Dome and the two Gloucester domes.
The field at Immaculata HS is centrally located and offers great transport options for biking, walking and public transport as well as plentiful free parking in the school car parks. The field will feature FIFA-grade turf, full-length divider nets, LED lighting and is fully lined for 7-a-side soccer, making it the premier outdoor 7vs7 soccer venue in the city.
The first of our summer leagues begin on August 8th with most beginning late August or early-September.
Our Summer League Options:
Looking to play expand your rec sport horizons? Check out our Ottawa Volley Sixes leagues. We'll be offering Volleyball and Floor Hockey this fall and details will be online in July at the Volley sixes website.
We may even have some Flag Football going on under the Friday night lights at Carleton U: e-mail chris@footysevens.com if you are interested in joining us for Flag Football.
If you have any questions, please feel free to drop us an email at admin@footysevens.com
Have a great summer everyone,
The Ottawa Footy Sevens Team
Hello Footy-Seven-ers!
New League Location in Central Ottawa
Footy Sevens are delighted to announce a great new venue for our leagues in central Ottawa: the new FIFA-grade turf field at Immaculata High School.
We've been working alongside the Ottawa Catholic School Board to provide a much needed upgrade to the school's sports field. An upgraded FIFA-grade turf sports field, running track and LED floodlights will provide an ideal venue for our leagues in a fantastic location.
The 7-a-side fields will be fully lined, played on the latest generation of turf and be separated by end-to-end divider netting, making it the premier outdoor 7-a-side venue in the city.
The field is located at 140 Main Street, between Main Street and the canal. It's a great location to get to without having to get in the car: easily accessible by bike or on foot via the canal and river pathways and the cycle lanes on Main Street and a 10 minute walk from the Lees Transit/Confederation Line station. It provides a excellent location for those that live or work in central Ottawa. For those of you that are coming by car there is also plentiful free parking available at the field in the school parking lots. And if you are looking to grab a bite to eat or drink after the game, there are some great local options as well as the patios of Elgin Street a short walk away.
Work is well underway on the field improvements, and it is scheduled for completion in late August. It's an exciting time for us, and something we have been working towards for many years and we hope that it provides an ideal option for many of you for your weekly footy!
The first Footy Sevens leagues at the fantastic new venue will be part of our the upcoming late summer/early fall soccer season. We'll have coed, women's and men's leagues available, all kicking off in late August and early September at both the new field and at Carleton U, the Gloucester Domes and Ben Franklin Dome. We're just crossing the t's and dotting the i's on the leagues. Some of them can already be found on our website and the full line-up will be online by Monday.
Full details of all of summer leagues will be available soon on the Footy Sevens Website.
Key Dates:
We had some enquiries recently from users who have outlook / hotmail accounts (and other email addresses falling under the Microsoft umbrella).
Please read this full message if you think you aren't receiving our emails.
They had been complaining that certain emails (team notices, fixture reminders) weren't reaching their inbox anymore, not even in the junk or spam folder. We had no bouncebacks on these emails and by all measures at our end they have been delivered successfully.
Microsoft has a number of extra measures in place that filter emails before they reach the user, things we have ZERO control over and it can get a little frustrating trying to track it down. We have raised a support request, but who knows if anything will come of that.
If you think you are having these issues we suggest you add the domain ottawafootysevens.com to the list of safe senders in your mail configuration as this seems to help.
I was going to send an email out about this, but the irony / paradox that it wouldn't reach those that need to do this was not lost.
If players are having issues parking at Hornets Nest for the earlier evening games, please consider using the Louis Riel parking instead and walking across the road. We've had reports that it can get pretty congested over there with all the youth leagues going on in the 6-8pm range.
Players,
Had a couple of emails today asking if the games will still be taking place in light of the weather. Just to re-iterate our policies.
All games will take place, rain, snow or shine unless you receive a message from us to the contrary.
If your teams is unable to make the game, try and use the "Contact Captain" functionality on the website to let your opponent know, but you will have to forfeit the game as a result.
We've had a few questions from teams in recent weeks who have been on the receiving end of forfeits, where teams just haven't turned up for their game. We're starting to draft up a simple policy / procedure for how we think this should be handled, when the team knows in advance that they can't make it. We appreciate how frustrating this can be.
Forfeit Policy
Whilst we appreciate that on occasion it may be difficult to field a squad for a given game, we would appreciate it if teams could show some common courtesy to their opponents if they aren't going to turn up for a given game. Simply not turning up to a game without some form of notice is unacceptable. If you have exhausted all avenues to be able to field team, we suggest the following procedure:
Always try to give your opponent and the league as much advance notice of a forfeit as possible, this gives them/us more time to find a replacement team. Any team that forfeits a game automatically receives a 3-0 scoreline against them. Teams that consistently forfeit games may be asked to leave the league or have other sanctions placed against them.
We just recently got approved to take INTERAC ® Online payments which have now been integrated into the website for registration and team balance payments. Unlike INTERAC via Email payments (which we still accept) this allows you to make an immediate payment direct through your online banking with notifcation passed straight back to us, funds immediately transferred and registration spots immediately secured (no more having to send email transfers, passwords etc).
INTERAC ® Online is supported by the big 4 banks and is secure. For those institutions that don't suport it, INTERAC via email is still offered. You'll see the option to pay by this method in all of the payment areas of the website. To learn more about INTERAC ® Online click the following link http://www.interaconline.com/learn
Teams,
Now that the dome is starting to fill up for fall/winter, not just with soccer players but with members of the athletics club, we'd like to remind all players to be considerate of the all the other users out there.
We have always had the information posted here on the website about how players should access the field whilst the tracks are in use. Please get changed and warm up in the large area next to the entrance, DO NOT congregate on the sides of the track and please do not kick the ball about near the tracks, it's extremely disrespectful to the athletics club and to the dome staff.
Message From The Louis Riel Dome Staff
We would like to remind you that the track is now booked by the Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club from 5-8pm every night except for Friday. So please be careful crossing the track.
All access to the fields should be made from the right side (the side of the Physiotherapy clinic) and everyone should circulate on the black flooring at all times except when crossing to access the grass fields.
The leagues very own Chris (I've screwed by knee up again) Surgeoner has swapped quill for keyboard and started up the footy sevens official blog.
A random assorted of league and other footy sevens related waffle in digital form. What more could you want? Visit the blog here
We've recently updated a couple of league rules, after clarification and observations made over the past few months. These have been rolled into the main rules in the About section of the website, but are outlined below to save you having to wade through them all:
All free kicks are indirect. To score off an indirect kick, the ball must be touched by another player (offence or defence, including the goalkeeper). Although not strictly illegal, blasting the ball with the intent of of forcing a deflection is against the spirit of the game and considered bad sportsmanship. Players who consistently do this should be mocked and / or given the "evil eye". [Rule updated 24th June 2011 to state that the ball may touch the goalkeeper for a goal to be awarded in an indirect kick]
Time Penalties - The following time penalties apply to offences for which a card is issued (subject to further action by the Administrative Authority). During the time penalty teams must play short.
(a) Yellow Card: 3 minutes for a straight Yellow;(b) Red Card: Team must play short for the remainder of the game with the offending player being ejected: any player receiving a Red Card will take no further part in the game and will, depending on the circumstances, be banned from a number of subsequent games or dismissed from the league entirely. [Rule updated 24th June 2011 to state that a red card will mean that the team must play short for the remainder of the game]
