Tweets by @OttawaFooty7s
Hi everyone,
Registration for the Winter 2023/24 indoor season will open on Friday, September 8th. We have a great lineup of Mens, Womens and Coed indoor leagues across the city with Ottawa Footy Sevens and at the RA Centre with Soccer7s.
As always, your team space can be secured with a 250.00 deposit.
A full list of the leagues that will be offered through Ottawa Footy Sevens and Soccer7s can be found below:
Ottawa Footy Sevens: Registration will open on Friday, September 8th @ 5pm
Soccer7s:
As well as our adult indoor leagues, we have our popular Li'l Sambas kids programs and house leagues open for registration. The fall programs begin in early September with outdoor sessions on the turf field at Immaculata before switching to indoors at the RA Centre after the dome goes up in early October.
We've already got over 400 kids signed up for the new session, but we still have room for a few more. You can find full details of the development programs and house league on the Li'l Sambas website.
Mambeolo OG Tournament: September 9th (11am through 6pm)
Join us on Saturday, September 9, 2023 for the second annual Omer Gulder Memorial Charity Tournament. This is an event you won’t want to miss!
CO-ED | 7 A SIDE | $250 PER TEAM
Come out for a day of footy & fun! We will have food, live music, vendors, and plenty of great prizes! This is a family-friendly event.
Proceeds from the tournament will go toward two causes:
Mamboleo FC’s Newcomer Integration Program, which provides financial and social support to new immigrants and refugees through our inclusive soccer community.
MaSCA’s (Mathare Slums Community Association) new Mathare Community Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. This community centre will provide a much-needed community space that will help enhance and deliver health, education, hygiene, and social services to Mathare residents.. Learn more about this project here.
If you have any questions, please drop us an email at admin@ottawafootysevens.com
- Your Ottawa Footy Sevens Team
Hi Footyseveners,
The last of our outdoor (Early Fall) leagues for 2023 are now open for registration. We have three great leagues to choose from, but please note that spaces are limited as these leagues are very popular. We also have some team and individual spaces available in our final Late Summer leagues that kickoff over the next week.
Early Fall Leagues (Mid-September Starts):
Late Summer Leagues (August Starts):
Winter Registration:
Our captain's presale for indoor winter leagues will open on September 1st. Public Registration will open on September 6th. We will be offering Women's, Mens and Coed leagues throughout the winter and league information will begin to appear on both the Ottawa Footy Sevens & Soccer7s homepages over the next two weeks. Teams can expect a similar lineup of league offerings, 7 days a week, at the RA Centre Dome, uOttawa, Carleton, Louis Riel, Hornet's Nest and the Ben Franklin Dome.
Update #1 - The MEASURED AIR QUALITY RISK INDEX has risen from a 3 (low risk) at 7am to an 8 (high risk) at 10am. We are cancelling all afternoon games - any game kicking off before 5pm has been cancelled.
https://weather.gc.ca/airquality/pages/onaq-008_e.html
For this evening's game (games kicking off at 5pm or later) there is a strong probability that they will be cancelled, and we will continue to monitor the air quality index. We will confirm if the evening games are cancelled by 3pm at the latest.
Yours,
The Footy Sevens Team
Hi Everyone,
Now that the last of our Summer leagues have kicked off, we will open registration for the Summer/Fall season (late July/ August starts). We've also included information about our field rentals. Public registration will open on June 13th at noon.
Teams - As always, you can secure your team's space with a deposit.
Individuals - Registration opens at the same time. Most leagues have availability for individual signup but some have very limited capacity.
Summer/Fall League Lineup: The Summer/Fall season will continue with league options available 7 days a week. Specific details (exact locations, skill level, dates etc.) for the various leagues can be found here.
For more information on our Women's & Mens OT leagues - click here
Field Rentals: We have various times and locations available for field rental for late winter/early spring and summer for both 7v7 and 11v11 fields.
Whether you are looking for some practice space for your team, training fields for your club 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.
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.
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.
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,
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,