Hi everyone.
We've been bowled over by the response to our new Li'l Sambas kids' soccer programs!
Our programs at 6pm on Fridays are now sold out, and our 9am Saturday programs are close to selling out too. To meet the demand for spaces, we have just added new time slots for our programs for kids aged 4 to 10. All three age groups will now also be offered at 7pm on Fridays and 10am on Saturdays.
You can find full details of all of the available program times here:
https://ottawa.lilsambassoccer.com/about/kids-soccer
Switching to one of the new timeslots
If you have already registered for one of the programs, and one of the new timeslots would suit you better, we will be happy to move your registration to one of the other timeslots. We can still keep groups together at 7pm and 10am too!
We have also had a few people ask about friends joining some of the sold-out programs. Unfortunately, we cannot increase our capacity in those timeslots, but we can move you to one of the other times where space is available to ensure that friends can join the new programs with you.
Last day of the $99 early bird pricing
We extended out $99 a little longer than we had originally planned due to the provincial shutdown. However, tomorrow will be the final day of the early bird pricing, so if you have friends or family members waiting to sign up, let them know to sign up ASAP if they want to take advantage of the discount!
Take care,
The Li'l Sambas Team
Hi everyone,
We are now into the third month of the social distancing measures and we hope you and your families are managing to stay safe, well and positive!
We had been waiting for another update around schools or potentially social and sports leagues for kids, and the province confirmed today that the schools will not complete the current school year.
Spring Seasons
We are still assuming we can complete the spring seasons as planned. We still don't know exactly when that will be though. And it is more of a summer league now!
For now, we are going to push back the start of the programs to the first week of July. This is a very tentative date, it could be later (we can even dream that it could be earlier), depending on when Ottawa Public Health advises that it is safe to resume social or sporting activities.
Beyond that, the messaging is much the same as our last update:
If it does reach a point where we have to shorten or cancel the season, we will either issue a credit to the next season or a refund for the portion of the season that we cannot fulfil.
We are not processing refunds right now because we just don't know what will be happening with the season. Everything hinges upon when we are all allowed to resume sporting and social activities. Once we have dates where we know that play can resume, we will be able to make a decision on the format and length and process all of the credits or refunds if required. This will be a manual process and we will have to process each one individually, so we would like to be able to work through them methodically when the time comes. For that reason, we really appreciate you bearing with us until we know what the final set-up of the programs will be.
Registrations for Spring Programs
Whatever happens, you can go ahead and reserve your space with confidence. If we do have to make changes to what we are currently advertising for our spring programs and the changes aren't suitable for your family we will issue a full refund of your payment before the season starts.
Our EARLY BIRD PRICING is also still in effect until we are able to confirm when the programs will start.
Take care everyone,
Dan, Chris and the Footy Sevens Team
We hope everyone is keeping safe, well and social-distancing!
This is our update on the kids' soccer programs and leagues as the COVID-19 preventative measures continue
It was announced last week that Ontario schools are to remain closed beyond May 4th and the emergency measure extended to May 12th. However, there hasn't been an update yet (as far as we know) about a new date for the schools potentially retuning. Your guess is as good as ours as to when we will get to the stage where sports and leisure activities will resume.
We are still assuming we can complete the spring seasons as planned. When this happens and what changes may be necessary isn't something we can confirm right now because we simply don't know ourselves. Right now, we think the most likely scenario will be that the season will start later and finish later.
At this point, we can assume that the early May start dates for the Wednesday programs will not go ahead, so we are pushing the start of the Wednesday programs back until at least the Wednesday after Victoria Day (May 20th). This is a very tentative date, and our guess is that it is more likely that it will be later than that, depending on when Ottawa Publica Health advises that it is safe to resume social or sporting activities.
Take care everyone, please, please, please take social distancing seriously and support our local small businesses in whatever way you can,
Calling all Footy Parents! Our 2020 Spring and Summer Youth Soccer Programming Is Now Open For Online Registration at https://ottawa.footyforall.ca/. This year we'll be running two different streams of programming, our popular Developmental Sessions and our new Recreational Soccer Leagues! We hope to see you and your little Footy'ers this Spring and Summer!!
For a limited time, you can take advantage of our special early bird pricing and save! Go to our youth soccer website, ottawa.footyforall.ca for full details and registration.
This spring will see the launch of our new Spring/Summer Recreational Soccer Leagues for kids aged 4 to 9. For those who simply want their Footy'er to hit the field and play within a game setting, our Recreation Leagues are for you!
All of the programs will be held at a central location on the top-quality turf field at Immaculata High School in central Ottawa. The emphasis will be on delivering a fun soccer experience for girls and boys, with no tryouts or trips across town: everyone plays and it is the same time same place every week.