Peterborough City Soccer Club

The Peterborough City Soccer Club provides a development environment and competitive playing opportunities for boys and girls aged 6 to 18. There are also Men’s and Women’s Under-21 and Senior teams. Younger players (U6 to U12) focus on learning the fundamental soccer skills in our popular development program while the older players hone their technical and tactical skills in competitive leagues. Leagues for the older players include teams from Toronto, York, Durham and Peterborough districts. Leagues for younger players up to U12 cover a smaller geographic area. The playing season runs from mid-May to mid-September.
The primary objective of the club is player development, including technical and tactical skills as well as physical and psychological conditioning. Practice sessions in the fall (for older teams), winter (indoor), spring (outdoor) and summer are an integral part of the program. The recommended ratio of practices to games is 2:1 or higher.
Player development is the responsibility of the Technical Coaching Team comprising Club Technical Director Mike Everson along with 8 other Technical Team coaches. These are all paid professional positions, with several of the coaches having a national- or provincial-level coaching licence. Assisting them are approximately sixty volunteer team coaches and assistant coaches, all of whom must have OSA coaching certification. In addition to their regular league and cup games, most teams play in three tournaments during the summer, one of which is the Peterborough Festival for younger teams or the Peterborough Challenge Tournament for older players. The other two tournaments would likely be out of town.
The Peterborough City Soccer Academy provides an even higher level of training for players who demonstrate above average athleticism, skill and commitment to the game. The Academy program aims to prepare players who wish to play soccer at the provincial, national, college, university and professional levels.