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Hello captains,
The weather is warming up and the countdown to summer soccer is on! Team and Individual registration is now open and we've got a great lineup with our traditional leagues as well as some new additions. Our Women's and Mens OT 7s leagues will be run under the Soccer7s banner and play at the RA Centre.
As always, you can secure your team's space with a $250 deposit.
See below for the latest information on the following:
2023 will be our biggest-ever summer league with new options available 7 days a week. Specific details (exact locations, skill level, dates etc.) for the various leagues can be found here or by clicking on the leagues below.
Coed Leagues
Men's Leagues
Women's Leagues
We have a limited number of places available in our early spring outdoor leagues. These leagues run during April and May to give teams the first opportunity to get back outside after a long winter indoors and get some game time in the fresh air before the grass fields are even open.
We have opened individual spaces in all leagues but please note spaces in our Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday coed leagues are limited. All individual spaces include a team jersey.
We have various times and location available for field rental for late winter/early spring and summer for both 7v7 and 11v11 fields.
Whether you are looking for an indoor space from March through until May, some pre-season turf training fields or a regular outdoor booking throughout the summer, contact us at admin@ottawafootysevens.com for availability and prices.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to drop us an email.
- Your Ottawa Footy Sevens Team
Hey everyone,
It's that time of year again and as we get close to the holiday season we'd like to inform all of our participants about a couple of charitable initiatives we're involved in.
Kitmas - Our friends at Soccer Snobs, Ottawa's Soccer Radio Show/Podcast, are spearheading an initiative called Kitmas to collect soccer jerseys (pro and amateur), balls, training equipment etc. for local children in need. Originating in the UK, it's a program designed to get soccer/sports gear into the hands of underprivileged youth in our community. We're excited to be a part of this cause and will be have a collection bin set up at the both RA Centre Dome and the uOttawa Lees Dome to receive donations. If you'd like to make a contribution you can also drop us an email at admin@ottawafootysevens.com and we can arrange for pickup/dropoff. If you'd like to see more about the fundraiser or contribute financially, please visit this link or drop us an email for more information. The initiative will end on December 17th in order to allow enough time to distribute the equipment.
Can/Food Drive - We will be running our annual can drive (back after Covid!) and will be accepting non-perishable food items at the RA Centre Dome and the uOttawa Lees Dome for local food banks. Keep an eye out over the holidays for charity pickup games and some other events we'll be hosting. The food drive will conclude on December 23rd.
If you have a donation that is too large or you don't have the means to drop it off, just send us an email and we can arrange for a pickup. We will be accepting donations starting today and we hope to make this another great success!
If you have any questions, just send us an email.
Hi everyone,
We're just about underway in all of our Winter leagues and have started looking forward to next season (Winter/Spring). This will be our second season at our Dome at the RA Centre and the Soccer7s leagues. In addition to the RA Dome, we'll also be offering leagues at the uOttawa Lees Dome, Louis Riel Dome, Ben Franklin Dome, Hornet's Nest and Sooners Domes.
For most weekday Men's leagues and all Women's leagues, please visit the Soccer7s site.
You can find the full list of our upcoming leagues below and as always, your team space can be secured with a 250.00 deposit. Spaces sell quickly (especially for our weekday leagues). Register now so you don't miss out!
Check out ottawafootysevens.com for a full list of league nights, start dates and other details. We have many coed and men's leagues across the city.
Select leagues will be offering individual spaces this winter. More may be added at a later date depending on numbers.
From December 24th through January 1st, we'll be offering a special holiday rates on all fields. 5pm-9pm fields will be 160.00+tax and 10pm-12am will be 125.00+tax.
Not everything we offer is on the Footy Sevens website. Don't forget to check out
Labour Day weekend is always a huge registration weekend for us, so we thought we'd send you a quick reminder of what's available for the rest of 2022 with Footy Sevens. We've got our final outdoor leagues of the year, leagues with free uniforms for teams, early fall indoor leagues at Ben Franklin Dome, the last day of the captain's presale for our winter indoor leagues, fall youth programs for kids age 4-11, pickup soccer, volleyball, and a charity soccer tournament coming up next weekend.
We have a few spaces left in our fall outdoor leagues that start the week after Labour Day. This is the last chance to get outside and play soccer in the fresh air until spring leagues start up again six-months from now! Most of our outdoor leagues have already sold out, but we have a handful of spaces left in the following leagues:
Coed
Men's
90-minute games and a free set of Umbro branded jerseys for every team on Saturday afternoons. All for under $1000 - it's our best value league.
We are re-launching our Saturday afternoon leagues with a one-off offer of a free set of Umbro brand jerseys for every team that registers. We've got a wide range of colours and designs and teams will get to choose their colour/style of shirts on a first-come-first-served basis.
Please note: the free set of shirts offer applies only to the FALL 2022 SATURDAY AFTERNOON MEN's or SATURDAY AFTERNOON COED LEAGUE.
Over 60 teams have already signed up for our return to Ben Franklin Dome for our early fall leagues but we can still fit in one or more teams at the dome. Located at Greenbank & Hunt Club, these indoor leagues are perfect for players living in the west end.
Registration for our winter leagues opens today! Our existing captains still have a few hours to lock down their team's space before we open the leagues up to everyone.. Our full lineup of winter leagues, including a return the Louis Riel Dome, can be found on in our Upcoming Leagues section. If you don't see the league you are looking for (including weekday mens leagues & Thursday Coed) check out our other leagues at Soccer7s.ca.
Since we launched them last July, our kids' programs and house league at Immaculata has provided to be a huge hit, with over 800 kids joining us for the spring and summer sessions. Our fall program starts outdoors at Immaculata and then heads indoors at the RA Centre when the temperature begins to drop.. Whether it is developmental sessions with the coaches from Parmar Sports Training or just playing in our Sunday House league, we've got fantastic programs for your little ones at a familiar, central venue.
For details and registration for all of our kids programs visit lilsambassoccer.com
Our extremely popular volleyball leagues are reaching a complete sell-out as we kick them off over the next three weeks. The following leagues still have spaces available:
Mondays at Lester B Pearson H.S. - Coed 6 v 6 volleyball (September 19th start) - 12 games - $800 (+ tax) - 2 spaces remaining
Sundays at Redeemer Christian H.S. - Mens 6 v 6 volleyball (September 18th start) - 12 games - $800 (+ tax) - 1 space remaining
Sundays at Redeemer Christian H.S. - Coed 6 v 6 volleyball (September 18th start) - 12 games - $800 (+tax) - 2 spaces remaining.
We are hosting the Mamboleo FC's Omer Gulder Memorial Charity Tournament at the RA Centre next week and the organisers have extended the invitation to participate to all of our Footy Sevens Teams:
The deadline to register for the Omer Gulder Memorial Charity Tournament is fast approaching! We still have a couple of spaces remaining.
Come out for a day of footy & fun! We will have food trucks, live music, vendors, prizes and an after-party! All while supporting two great causes.
Details:
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 - RA CENTRE TURF FIELDS (2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa) - 11 AM - 6PM - CO-ED | 7 A SIDE | $200 PER TEAM
Register here and join the Facebook Event page. 12 people maximum per team (extra players $20).
There's certainly a lot coming up at Footy Sevens over the few months and we hope to see you back out on the field,
See below for information on the return of our Ben Franklin Dome Indoor Soccer and Flag Football Leagues, our summer kids programs at Immaculata for ages 4-11 and our new Saturday leagues with the added bonus of a free set of Umbro shirts with every registration.
Ben Franklin Dome leagues are back this fall
We're very happy to announce that our Ben Franklin Dome leagues will return this fall! Located at Greenbank and Hunt Club, these indoor leagues are perfect for players living in the west end. It will also be the last opportunity to take advantage of our summer pricing before Winter leagues kickoff in November.
Soccer
This fall will see the return of our Flag Football Leagues. Get your American Footy fix on Tuesday nights so not to interfere with the NFL schedule. This league will be run as an Open Division with teams not restricted to any gender ratio on the field. Everyone is welcome to play in this league. Referees and equipment is provided by the league, just show up and play!
Flag Football
Summer Kids House League programs at Immaculata start this weekend
Since we launched them last July, our kids' programs and house league at Immaculata has provided to be a huge hit, with over 500 kids joining us for the spring session. Spring wrapped up a couple of weeks ago and our summer session starts this weekend. Whether it is developmental sessions with the coaches from Parmar Sports Training or just playing in our Sunday House league, we've got fantastic programs for your little ones at a familiar, central venue.
For details and registration for all of our kids programs visit
lilsambassoccer.com
New Saturday Afternoon - Free uniforms for every registered team
Registration is Now Open for Next Season's Outdoor Leagues !
Below is a full list of all our upcoming leagues - each of our current leagues has a late summer/early fall outdoor equivalent so that you can keep playing all the way through until October. Your team space can be secured with a $250.00 deposit.
Individual registration will open on Monday June 27th.
Summer/Fall 2022 League Line-up
We'll also be adding Monday to Thursday INDOOR leagues at Ben Franklin Dome running through September and October. We still have a few details to iron out for these leagues and we will post them on the website as soon as we have the details finalized. We'll also be adding some additional leagues on the Soccer 7s website, including our women's leagues and over-35s league.
Spaces are limited in all leagues and we expect some of them to sell out quickly, so register early and reserve your team's space with a $250 deposit.
New Saturday Afternoon Leagues - Free Umbro Uniforms Included
Kids Soccer Programs at Immaculata - Starts July 8th
Footy Sevens offers development programs with kids working on ball mastery and physical literacy drills and games with our team of coaches. The programs are for kids who will be in Junior Kindergarten to 6th grade in the upcoming (2022/23) school year and take place at Immaculata on Fridays and Sundays.
We also offer our house league program for kids on Sunday mornings. There are no drills and exercises on Sundays (other than some on-field help and guidance from each team's coach), just a weekly 45-minutes of league games against the other teams in the program at the same time, same place every week.
Over 600 kids are currently participating in our spring program, and our summer program will kick off the week after Canada Day on July 7th, 8th and 9th. You can find full details and register at the Li'l Sambas website.
Check Out our Other Websites for Kids House League Programs, Pickup Soccer, and Volleyball
Not everything we offer is on the Footy Sevens website. Don't forget to check out:
Now that we're outdoors and the weather is getting quite summery, we'll start to see the odd thunderstorm roll in and disrupt games. We provide updates on game day via Twitter and our feed can be viewed on Twitter @OttawaFooty7s or by simply going to our homepage (left hand menu). We'll always do our best to communicate any delays and/or cancellations as early as possible but these situations can be fluid, so we appreciate your understanding.
Drop us an email if you have any questions.
- Your Footy7s Team
Hello Footyseveners,
Many of you already have your teams registered for the spring season of our adult soccer leagues, but you may not know that we'll also be offering spring house leagues for kids as part of our Li'l Sambas soccer programs.
We launched our new Li'l Sambas kids program last year and had an incredible response with over 350 kids joining us each week at Immaculata by the end of the Fall season.
All of our Li'l Sambas programs are a joint venture between Footy Sevens and Futuro Soccer Academy. Those of you who have watched the Futuro Academy kids train before or after your Footy Sevens game will already have been amazed at the level of technique and attention to detail at each session. Those same core principles will be adapted to each age level to give an unrivaled start in the game for both beginners and kids with little experience.
We've already got 250 kids registered for our developmental programs on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings at Immaculata. This year we'll also be adding Sunday morning house leagues for ages 6 & 7, 8 & 9 and 10 & 11. No training or drills, it's a weekly league game just like your Footy Sevens adult leagues.
We are proud to continue offering our Register with Confidence Guarantee for the spring seasons. If the upcoming seasons are canceled due to Covid restrictions, registrants will have the option to receive a refund for any unplayed games.
You can find full details of all of the programs and register over on the new Li'l Sambas Soccer Website
If you have any questions, please drop us an email at ottawa@lilsambassoccer.com
Despite the changes from the provincial government regarding vaccine passports, both uOttawa and Carleton will continue to be require all those who enter the facility to show proof of vaccination. We understand that this policy will continue until the end of the semester for all indoor facilities, at which point it will be reviewed and likely removed.
All other venues (Ben Franklin Dome, Hornet's Nest Dome, Sooner's Megadome, Immaculata) will no longer require proof of vaccination.
All domes will continue to require players to wear masks when entering and exiting the facility. If and when this changes, we will update everyone.
Please let us know if you have any questions,
Hi Captains,
We generally wait until the current season is underway before opening registration for the next season, but due to the disruptions over the past few months our registration cycle is a bit out of sync. While we realize the winter leagues have either just started or will start over the next few weeks, we can't delay the registration for our spring and summer leagues any longer.
You can find the full list of our upcoming leagues below and as always, your team space can be secured with a 250.00 deposit.
*If any leagues/games are canceled due covid regulations, teams will be refunded for any unplayed games.
Spaces are limited in these leagues and we expect the remaining spaces to sell out quickly.
Following today's provincial announcement, all leagues will be postponed until January 26th at the earliest (see below for venue specific information). The impending lockdown will also cause delays to the start dates of the Winter 2022 league program. Over the next few days, the admin team will be updating league schedules to reflect the new restrictions and plan for the restart. We will operate under the premise that sports will return by the end of the month and will keep you updated if restrictions are changed or extended.
As it stands, the current reopening dates for venues are as follows. Leagues will resume as soon as it is permitted to do so.
Stay safe and Happy New Year,
The Footy Sevens Team
Hi Footyseveners,
With only a week until the last of our winter leagues kick-off, we wanted to reach out with a quick update on what the next few months have in store. Included below is information on our remaining league spaces for this season, an update on next season (Winter 2022), pickup soccer, kids programs and a holiday offer.
Registration for next season will open the week of December 6th. The lineup for next season will look very similar to the current one with leagues located centrally (uOttawa & Carleton), the east end (Gloucester Hornet's Nest) and in the west (Ben Franklin Dome & Sooners Megadome). Full details of all league options will be online in the next week or so.
100% of the proceeds of our remaining Outdoor Pickup Games will be donated to local charities. We've had a great 4 or 5 months of pickup soccer, and built up a great community of players. Since we are obviously coming towards the end of the outdoor season, we've decided to make all remaining outdoor 60-minute games only $8 and 90-minute games $10 and give all of the proceeds to local charities, We'll also be starting to phase in some indoor pickup games, but they will be a far more limited supply than the outdoor games have been.
You can find the list of upcoming games on our pickup soccer website.
After a successful outdoor season, we continue to build our new youth program alongside Sanjeev Parmar and the Futuro Soccer Academy. Our first winter program kicks off at uOttawa at the beginning of December. We only have a few spaces left until it is sold out and registration for the following season will open in mid-December. You can find full details and registration at the L'il Sambas website.
Tis the season for Christmas team parties and we've got just the offer for you. All Footy Sevens members are eligible for 50% off admission (12 person maximum, reservation made 5 days in advance). Drop Nick an email at laughlounge613@gmail.com for information or check them out on Instagram @laughloungeottawa
As we start looking forward to the holiday season we have a great offer from the Laugh Lounge, Ottawa's newest comedy club located in the Byward Market. Whether it's a team party, Christmas party or just a night out, all Footy Sevens members are eligible for a great deal.
Team night out for 100$ (50% off admission)
Maximum of 12 people
Reservation must be booked 5 days in advance
Drop Nick an email at laughlounge613@gmail.com for information or check them out on Instagram @laughloungeottawa
Hello everyone,
Registration for all Footy Sevens fall/winter indoor leagues is now open for both individuals and for full teams! We've been inundated with team registrations so far, and now the individuals get their turn,
Our Wednesday evening coed league is already sold out, and a few others look set to sell out in the next few days, so don't wait too long to secure your spot for fall and winter.
We are at our usual selection of venues and have added some fantastic new options at the Sooners Megadome in Kanata. We'll be there for Coed on Mondays, as well as Tuesday and Thursday evening men's leagues.
And if you can't wait until November, you can always join one of our regular pick-up games or get on the court with volleyball leagues at various venues.
Don't forget, you can always register with confidence at Footy Sevens! If our leagues don't take place due to a change in government Covid Policies regarding indoor sports, we will issue a full refund for any games that haven't been played.
You can find full information on all of our leagues at the Ottawa Footy Sevens Website
For registration and information on all leagues go to the Ottawa Footy Sevens Website or drop us an e-mail.
We will continue to offer our ever-popular outdoor pickup soccer games until the snow falls. No commitment, just sign up and play in a one-off game. Details of our upcoming pickup soccer games can be found on the Footy Seven pickup soccer website.
Registration for all volleyball and leagues can be found on the Ottawa Volley Sixes website. We are almost full for this year, but we can still fit in a handful of individuals to our Wednesday Mixed 6s League at Redeemer Christian School.
Thank you all for joining us again for our late summer/early fall outdoor leagues. It's been great to see both new and returning teams back on the field and even some familiar faces and team names back after an 18-month hiatus.
Fall Leagues and Vaccinations
The Province of Ontario announced yesterday that it would be introducing a vaccine passport. It appears that this applies to indoor sports, but not to outdoor sports
However, it looks like it will be mandatory to provide proof of vaccination at some of the outdoor venues that we will be using for the current leagues. Venues are introducing and updating vaccine policies as the new school and university term approaches.
In order to participate in a game at any venue, all players must abide by any policy or regulation that is in place at that specific venue. At some venues, this may include providing proof of vaccination. This is not negotiable with Footy Sevens, rules and regulations are set by the venue, and cannot be ignored or superseded by the league.
Here is what we know regarding the fields that we will be using:
Immaculata High School: Procedures will follow Provincial vaccine policy. No current change to procedures or vaccine proof required,
Carleton University: All visitors to the Carleton University campus including the Stadium and Raven Road fields must upload proof of vaccination to the Carleton U website and be able to show this proof of vaccination or they will not be allowed onto the campus.
"all individuals who are coming on to campus must attest to receiving their first dose vaccine by September 8, 2021, and their second dose no later than October 15, 2021. "
https://carleton.ca/covid19/health-and-safety/covid-19-vaccines/
University of Ottawa: All visitors to the University of Ottawa campus including Lees Field must upload proof of vaccination to the uOttawa website, be able to show this proof of vaccination and complete a daily COVID symptom check-in list or they will not be allowed onto the campus.
"all visitors (external clients, contractors and spectators) must be vaccinated to access all our athletic facilities on campus as of September 7th (first dose) and October 15th (second dose)"
https://www.uottawa.ca/coronavirus/en/mandatory-covid-19-vaccination
What happens if I have a game at Carleton U or uOttawa and have not completed the vaccination requirements and proof? You will not be allowed to take part in the game and asked to leave the campus.
When do these requirements start? See information for individual venues above
What happens if I am exempt or wish to apply to be exempt from these policies? Anyone who wishes to discuss the policies at Carleton University or uOttawa or apply for exemption should do so directly with the University, we do not have any ability to ignore or alter their procedures on behalf of any individual.
Can we make a request for all of our games to be at a venue that does not require vaccination? Unless a league specifically says that it is only played at one venue, we cannot guarantee that any team or player will not have any games at any specific venue.
I'm vaccinated, but I don't know where the proof of vaccination is? If you were vaccinated in Ontario, you should have got an e-mail with a document titled "dose_admin . . ." . Try searching your email for that.
We will provide updates as we have them,
Good luck for the new season,
As we enter the final few weeks of our summer leagues and playoffs heat up we just wanted to reach out with a quick update on our Fall Leagues.
Leagues kickoff over the last week of August or first week of September and will be played outdoors at Immaculata High School, Carleton University or the University of Ottawa (see homepage for specific league locations). If you have any scheduling questions, just drop us an email.
7-a-Side Leagues: Spaces can be reserved with a 250.00 Deposit
COED - Monday (8 Spaces Left), Tuesday (2 Spaces Left), Wednesday (6 Spaces Left), Thursday (7 Spaces Left), Friday (7 Spaces Left), Sunday (7 Spaces Left)
MENS - Monday (8 Spaces Left), Tuesday (4 Spaces Left), Wednesday (7 Spaces Left), Thursday (8 Spaces Left), Friday (7 Spaces Left), Sunday (7 Spaces Left)
Covid Policies
Our covid policies continue to be updated in accordance with public heatlh guidelines.
Youth Leagues - New Seasons Begin late-August - Spaces are Limited
We launched our first Li'l Sambas kids program and had an incredible response with over 330 kids playing in our current program at Immaculata. We'll be partnering with Futuro Soccer Academy and those of you who have watched the Futuro Academy kids train before or after your Footy Sevens game will already have been amazed at the level of technique and attention to detail at each session. Those same core principles will be adapted to each age level to give an unrivaled start in the game for both beginners and kids with a little experience.
Details of our fall programs for kids will be online this weekend on the new Li'l Sambas Soccer Website
Ottawa Volley Sixes Mixed Volleyball Leagues
After a year and half of almost no indoor sports, our volleyball leagues are back for the 2021/2022 season. We've got leagues Monday through Thursday at various locations around Ottawa. All league information can be found at our Ottawa Volley Sixes website.
Drop us an email if you have any questions!
-Your Ottawa Footy Sevens Team
We've got great news! The province has confirmed Ontario will move into Phase 2 of the reopening plan on June 30th and games will resume straight away.
All of our leagues will be played outdoors at Immaculata High School, Carleton University or the University of Ottawa (see homepage for specific league locations).
Click here for availability, all the details and to register. Secure your team space with a 250.00 deposit today.
7-a-Side Leagues -We've added a Tuesday Coed League @ Immaculata to our Spring/Summer lineup. Click here for more details.
COED - Monday (3 Spaces Remaining), Tuesday (NEW) 5 Spaces, Wednesday (SOLD OUT), Thursday (SOLD OUT), Friday (4 Spaces Remaining), Sunday (1 Spaces Remaining) - Sunday (1 Male & 2 Female Individual Spaces)
MENS - Monday (5 Spaces Remaining), Tuesday (3 Spaces Remaining), Wednesday (SOLD OUT), Thursday (SOLD OUT), Friday (1 Spaces Remaining), Sunday (1 Spaces Remaining)
*Individual spaces - Only a few remain across our Coed and Mens leagues.
Once we have more specifics from the goverment, we will adjust our procedures.
Pickup Games Return June 30th
Now that games are allowed, our ever popular pickup games return on June 30th. We'll have a full slate of game Wednesday, June 30th through Saturday July 3rd. Sign up now and don't miss out!
Click here and check out our Pickup Soccer website for all the details.
Youth Leagues - Begin July 2nd - Spaces are Limited
We launched our new Li'l Sambas kids program a couple of months ago and had an incredible response with over 325 kids already signed up to play in the spring program at Immaculata. We'll be partnering with Futuro Soccer Academy and those of you who have watched the Futuro Academy kids train before or after your Footy Sevens game will already have been amazed at the level of technique and attention to detail at each session. Those same core principles will be adapted to each age level to give an unrivaled start in the game for both beginners and kids with a little experience.
We've got great news! The provincial government has started it's reopening plan and a return to league games is on the horizon. With the positive trends across Ontario, we're looking to July 2nd for the resumption of league games.
With that in mind, all team and individual registrations are now open. All spring and summer leagues will be played outdoors at Immaculata High School, Carleton University or the University of Ottawa (see homepage for specific league locations). Click here for availability, all the details and to register. As always, you can secure your team space with a 250.00 deposit.
7-a-Side Leagues
COED - Monday (10+ Spaces Remaining), Wednesday (5 Spaces Remaining), Thursday (4 Spaces Remaining), Friday (9 Spaces Remaining), Sunday (5 Spaces Remaining)
MENS - Monday (10+ Spaces Remaining), Tuesday (10+ Spaces Remaining), Wednesday (5 Spaces Remaining), Thursday (4 Spaces Remaining), Friday (9 Spaces Remaining), Sunday (7 Spaces Remaining)
*Individual spaces are available in most leagues.
Rule Changes
We're happy to say that with a return to play, there will be some adjustments back to normal game play and procedures.
Pickup Soccer / Training Session
Looking to kill some time between now and the return to play? We are offering training sessions, soccer golf and other programming for the remainder of June. Click here and check out our Pickup Soccer website for all the details.
Youth Leagues - Limited Spaces
We launched our new Li'l Sambas kids program a couple of months ago and had an incredible response with over 300 kids already signed up to play in the spring program at Immaculata. We'll be partnering with Futuro Soccer Academy and those of you who have watched the Futuro Academy kids train before or after your Footy Sevens game will already have been amazed at the level of technique and attention to detail at each session. Those same core principles will be adapted to each age level to give an unrivaled start in the game for both beginners and kids with a little experience.
We hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the great weather over this long weekend. We all wish we were back on the field playing the game we love and are hopeful that it won't be long until we're back underway. As the situation here in Ottawa (and Ontario) improves, we wanted to reach out and give you a quick update regarding our Spring/Summer leagues.
We were hoping for an immediate return of safe outdoor sports but unfortunately, it looks like we will have to wait until Phase 2 of the reopening in late June or early July. If there are any changes to the provincial timeline for sports, we are ready to get going right away and will update everyone as more information becomes available.
We've put together a short FAQ that covers some of the more general questions we've received.
When will the leagues begin? The provincial announcement allows for league games to resume in Phase 2 of the reopening plan, currently slated for late June or early July. The dates posted are based on the information we have received to date. They are subject to change and if we're able to start earlier, we are ready to get going as soon as we are permitted to do so.
Can I still register? Yes! We still have spaces remaining in all of our Spring/Summer leagues. Team and Individual registration is open. Click here for all league information.
Will my team play the full 8 game season? Yes, all Spring/Summer leagues will be played in their entirety.
Where will leagues be played? All Spring/Summer leagues will be played outdoors and games will be scheduled at Immaculata High School or Carleton University, as advertised.
We launched our new L'l Sambas kids program a couple of months ago and had an incredible response with alrmost 300 kids already signed up to play in the spring program at Immaculata. We'll be partnering with Futuro Soccer Academy and those of you who have watched the Futuro Academy kids train before or after your Footy Sevens game will already have been amazed at the level of technique and attention to detail at each session. Those same core principles will be adapted to each age level to give an unrivaled start in the game for both beginners and kids with a little experience.
We are waiting to hear when we are allowed to reopen and what is or isn't allowed when we do: as soon as we are allowed to open for field rentals and for our popular pickup games, they will be available! Keep watching this space for updates.
THANK YOU! Needless to say, but we'd also just like to say a big thank you to all our members for your continued support throughout the pandemic. We couldn't do this without you and we're looking forward to getting back on the field.
If you have any questions about any of this or a specific league, drop us an email and we'll answer your questions to the best of our ability.
Andrew, Chris, Matt & Joel - Your Ottawa Footy Sevens Team