Players
Provincial Program
The Provincial Program is designed to bring together identified players from the BC Soccer Premier League (BCSPL), and wider membership, into training and game environments. In addition to supporting each player’s development, the program aims to create an overall environment that allows scouting opportunities through universities, colleges, semi-professional, professional programming, and ultimately, Canada Soccer’s youth national teams programming.
Overview
The Provincial Program identifies players in the U14-U18 age groups. There are two phases annually within each calendar year and each phase consists of training sessions, match play, and potential camp/travel activities.
At the end of each Phase (December and July), players participating in the Development Group receive a BC Soccer Player Progress Report. The Player Progress Report has been designed to support the players in identifying areas of strength and areas to improve upon within their Club activity. The report will also be shared with the club's technical director.
A BC Soccer Player Progress Report can be made available upon request to universities and colleges, Semi-Professional Clubs in League 1BC, Professional Clubs in the Canadian Premier League (CPL), Norther Super League (NSL) Major League Soccer (MLS), and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), along with Canada Soccer National Programming.
The Program commits to the following four key principles:
- To promote a Player/Person First Approach
- To support Canada Soccer’s Long Term Player Development Principles.
- To provide a Clear and Recognized Pathway for players to be developed, identified, and supported within.
- To continually review and enhance all technical services provided to the players within the program.
To view the list of identified Players from the 2024 Provincial Program, click here.
Please click here for comprehensive information on BC Soccer's Provincial Program.
