Welcome to the North Central United Soccer Club Official Web Site!

In association with Calgary Juventus Sports Club Large Enough For Quality - Small Enough To Care

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Parents
Please check the field status the day of your games to determine whether the
fields are open for play or not. We update the status at 4:00 PM or weekdays and
10:00 AM weekends.

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Registrations:

U4 Closed
U6 Closed
U8 Closed
BU10 Closed
GU10 Closed
BU12 Closed
GU12 Closed
BU14 Open with limited spots - Please contact Todd Stuebing at stuebing.ncu@shaw.ca
GU14 Closed
BU16 Closed
GU16 Closed
BU18 Closed
GU18 Closed

Team Rep Meetings - Hosted by CMSA
Note : All NCU Coaches,or someone representing the team must attend.
Coaches and Team Managers will find the Team Representative meetings very useful and informative for the outdoor 2012 season. Please don't miss these meetings!

Team Representative Meetings

Tue April 24  -  U16 Meeting, 7:00PM Cardel Theatre
Tue April 24  -  U18 Meeting, 8:30PM Cardel Theatre
Wed April 25 -  U10 Meeting, 7:00PM Cardel Theatre
Wed April 25 -  U14 Meeting, 8:30PM Cardel Theatre
Thurs April 26  - U8 Meeting, 7:00PM Cardel Theatre
Thurs April 26  -  U12 Meeting, 8:30PM Cardel Theatre

Houseleague

U4
First session will be held on Wednesday, May 2 on the North end of Tweed Field.
Session will run from 6:30 to 7:30 however on this first day please arrive around 6:15 as we will be handing out jerseys, balls, and socks. All players should have soccer shin pads and appropriate wear for the weather conditions.


U6 / U8
First session will be held on Tuesday, May 1 at Egerts Park.
Session will run from 6:30 to 7:30 however on this first day please arrive around 6:15 as we will be handing out jerseys, balls, and socks. All players should have soccer shin pads and appropriate wear for the weather conditions.
Please check the Houseleague link on the left of this page for team and schedule info.

For all field locations please check the link on the left of this page.


 
CONGRATULATIONS
2011-12 INDOOR INTERCITIES CHAMPIONS

BU12 ICC-B  NCU JUVENTUS

 

2011-12 INDOOR PROVINCIALS

CONGRATULATIONS

BU14 TIER IV NCU BARCELONA GOLD MEDALIST

One goal, one game at a time Coach's efforts pay off in 'miracle' win for team

Annalise Klingbeil, For Neighbours

Published: Thursday, May 03, 2012

When the Juventus Barcelona soccer team, made up of 15 boys ages 12 and 13, won their final game at provincials, it was more than just a gold medal end to the season. "It was a miracle win for them," says coach Calvin Quadros. "I've never seen them so happy." Members of the U14 NCU soccer team Juventus Barcelona gather with their coach, Calvin Quadros, left, and assistant coach Lincoln Neufeld.View Larger Image View Larger Image Members of the U14 NCU soccer team Juventus Barcelona gather with their coach, Calvin Quadros, left, and assistant coach Lincoln Neufeld.

The 2-1 win in Edmonton was the accumulation of months of hard work and marked just how far the boys had come. The indoor North Central United club team came together with the help of Bernie Adam, who runs mentoring programs for youth through an organization called Youth Unlimited.  In response to a need in the Sudanese community, soccer teams, made up of children living in a Calgary housing complex for new Canadians, were organized.  One such team was Juventus Barcelona, which began practices in October. The majority of the boys on the team are new Canadians, living in a southwest Calgary housing complex.  Despite more than two decades of coaching experience, Quadros was in new territory when he started coaching the team.  "We struggled, but somehow we made it through," he says.

Struggle they did. Al-most all of the boys had never played on an organized soccer team before. Quadros had a hard time getting the kids to even come to once-a-week practice. And, if they did show up, they didn't play as a team. They'd fool around. Fights broke out. There were behaviour and attitude problems.

Many of the boys were just learning English and Quadros struggled to communicate with the boys, given the language barrier. Busy parents didn't come to games or encourage their child to attend practice.

"I never gave up," Quadros says. "I kept on trying and working hard with them."

Quadros says he approached the season one game, one practice and one step at a time and eventually began to notice a change.

In addition to a weekly practice led by coach Quadros, Adam hosted weekly team building sessions at the boys' housing complex with whoever would show up.

Adam says over time, he noticed a change in the young men.

"When they first started, they were all individual players. They didn't get the idea of being a team," he says. Near the end of the season, they started to pass, work together and communicate. Quadros's persistence and Adam's team-building sessions paid off. The team won games. They finished first place in their division and won the city championships. Then, they went to Edmonton, in March, to compete in provincials. Quadros drove the team north in a van and they stayed at a hotel. They played four games in two days and won every game, winning by one goal in the gold-medal provincial championship game. Winning their final game and receiving medals and a trophy was an exhilarating moment for the hard-working boys and their coach. "They were cheering and jumping on me. I couldn't hold them. They've never experienced this. It was amazing," Quadros says. In mid-April, Quadros and Adam held a celebration for the boys and their families, in a community room at their housing complex. The coach finally got to meet some parents and the boys received certificates of accomplishment, highlighting individual skills like attitude or hard work.

It was an opportunity to celebrate each child.

"It made them feel really important," Quadros says. "It gave them a lot of confidence, they were very happy."

And, it also made Quadros feel important. Parents came up to him and told him, thanks to soccer, they'd seen a change in their boys - their attitudes had changed, their anger had decreased.

The entire indoor sea-son and "miracle" provincial championship win was a learning experience for the teenage boys, their coach and Adam.

"A lot of life lessons are being taught through sport," Adam says.

 

GU18 TIER III NCU JUVENTUS BRONZE MEDALIST





Registration is now open for Outdoor 2012 With some Limited Availability Depending on Age Group

The spring season runs from April through late June or early July depending on the team tier level. Playoff formats and schedules are determined by CMSA. For more information visit www.calgaryminorsoccer.com.

2012 Outdoor Soccer Registration Details

PLAYERS BIRTH YEAR	Age Group	2012 Outdoor Fee
2008 to 2009	U4	$50.00
2006 or later	U6	$80.00
2004 or later	U8	$80.00
2002 or later	U10	$155.00
2000 or later	U12 Tier 1,2,3,4	$235.00
2000 or later	U12 Tier 5,6	$235.00
1998 or later	U14 Tier 1,2,3,4	$275.00
1998 or later	U14 Tier 5,6	$275.00
1996 or later	U16 Tier 1,2,3,4	$285.00
1996 or later	U16 Tier 5	$285.00
1996 or later	U16 Tier 6	$285.00
1994 or later	U18 Tier 1,2,3,4	$300.00
1994 or later	U18 Tier 5	$300.00

 

  North Central United (NCU) Juventus Soccer Club

 North Central United soccer offers youth soccer for North West, North East, and North Central Communities of Calgary. Age groups from U4 through U18 for both girls and boys are offered. The 2012 Outdoor season planning is now underway, with registration set to open on-line February 1, 2012 at www.ncusoccer.ca.  In person registrations will be held at Thorncliffe-Greenview Community Main Hall (5600 Centre Street North) February 29 and March 14 6-8pm.

NCU is pleased to announce a collaborative agreement with MSB and CWSC to pool players and hold joint try outs moving into Indoor 2012 /2013. We believe that by pooling our players, we will be able to provide an enhanced competitive program for all players, where all players will be able to play at their desired level of play. A survey will be sent out to all members to ascertain member perspectives on the proposed collaboration.

We would like to initiate our joint try outs for U10 and U12 age groups moving into the Indoor 2012 2013 season, with full collaboration by Outdoor 2013.

With approximately 80 teams and well over 1000 players, CWSC-MSB-NCU would be one of the biggest combined clubs in Calgary.

For Outdoor 2012, we will be looking at forming strategic alliances in the following specific age groups:

U14 Boys MSB and CWSC

U18 Boys CWSC and MSB in coordination with NorthSide Soccer (Edgemont, Hamptons, Northstar). In the U18B category, we will be looking to form a Tier 1 and Tier 2/3 team, and would welcome any players looking for an opportunity to play Tier 1 or 2/3.

Our recreational, inter-community house league programs will remain untouched, allowing players U8-U16/18 to play in their community. We will also continue to support our Community Partner U4-U8/10 house league programs.

Our organizations will be working together, starting in January 2012, to establish appropriate governance, administrative, and technical systems to ensure a seamless transition for all members.

U4 Program

Do your 3 year olds have a lot of energy? Look for our U4 program returning this spring. This program is an introduction for young players to the concept of soccer. The program will focus on having a lot of fun with fellow players and the soccer ball. Parent participation in this program will be encouraged. 

Our U4 program will officially start the last week in April, we are targeting Wednesday, April 25 as the start date, as long as the weather cooperates.

The field we will play on is located North of the Soccer field designated as Tweed field, located North of Thorncliffe Greenview Community Association at Center Street and 56th Avenue NE.

Within the next couple weeks we will be contacting parents who have volunteered to assist in running the program and we will be having an orientation meeting at TG Community.

The session time is likely to be 6:15 - 7:15 each Wednesday, to be finalized at our orientation meeting.

All parents are expected to attend each session with their child, and we encourage all; parents to participate with their child as much as possible.

The CMSA leagues are city wide leagues with competition at multiple levels leading to inter-city and provincial championships. Evaluations for these teams may be required to ensure kids are placed on teams appropriate for their skill level. Game and practice times are dependant on scheduling by CMSA (games) and typically include at least one practice and one game per week. NCU strives to enter teams at all tier levels based on registrations.

Congratulations to GU18 2012 Slush Cup Gold Medal Winners!

NCU Juventus is a non profit organization run entirely by volunteers.

Mark Spink

President NCU Soccer

jmspink@aol.com

To ALL NCU soccer parents