Current River

Current River Recreation Association – 2026 Soccer Information

Game Status: CANCELLED due to unsafe weather conditions

If there is light rain, we will continue to play. If there is heavy rain or thunder/lightning, coaches will send everyone home.

Updated @ 6:10pm Jun 15/26

RECENT NEWS:

May 3/26 – Welcome email sent to all families; if you have not received an email, please check your SPAM box; still no email? Email the convenor jlmertso@lakeheadu.ca

May 5/26 – Registration is now closed; we will confirm our start date (hoping for May 11/26) once the city has prepared the fields

May 7/26 – The fields are painted, so we are looking good for a May 11 start! Coaches have received their team lists so will be reaching out by phone, text, or email prior to May 11; scroll down to view schedules

June 8/26 – Reminder SOCCERAMA will take place on Saturday, June 20; a full schedule will be posted later in the week, but please see below for the game start times by division. Following games, each division will attend a medal ceremony and “banquet” in the Community Centre. The entire event wraps up by 1:00pm.

Soccerama Game Start Times Division
9:15am Squirts
9:45am Tykes
10:10am Atoms
10:45am Mosquitoes

Soccerama Schedules for Saturday, June 20, 2026 (no rain date)

Tykes
  Field #1 Field #2
 
9:45-10:00 Team Warm-Ups Team Warm-Ups
10:00-10:15 Kiwi vs. Royal Blue Red vs. Purple
10:20-10:35 Royal Blue vs. Purple Kiwi vs. Red
10:40-10:55 Purple vs. Kiwi Red vs. Royal Blue
             
Squirts
  Field #1 Field #2
 
9:15-9:30 Team Warm-Ups Team Warm-Ups
9:30-9:45 Forest Green vs. Jade Orange vs. Maroon
9:50-10:05 Maroon vs. Jade Orange vs. Forest Green
10:10-10:25 Jade vs. Orange Maroon vs. Forest Green
             
Atoms
  Field #1 Field #2
 
10:10-10:25 Team Warm-Ups–Off the Field Team Warm-Ups–Off the Field
10:30-10:45 Light Blue vs. Red Orange vs. Purple
10:50-11:05 Red vs. Orange Light Blue vs. Purple
11:10-11:25 Orange vs. Light Blue Purple vs. Red
             
Mosquitoes
Mosquito Field
       
10:45-11:05 Warm Up
11:05-11:55 Neon Green vs. Red
       
Banquet & Medal Ceremony Schedule
10:40 Squirts
11:10 Tykes
11:40 Atoms
12:10 Mosquitoes
1:00 Goodbye until next year!


The Current River Recreation Association is pleased to offer its child/youth neighbourhood soccer program beginning in the Spring.

This program is focused on fun, learning, fitness, and good sportsmanship. The program is open to elementary school-aged children.

Teams play for 1 hour every Monday and Wednesday evening at the Current River soccer fields. Practice/game start times are between 5:30pm and 6:30pm, depending on division.

Divisions

Please note that divisions may be adjusted at the start of the season, depending on enrollment.

Division

Year of Birth

Tykes – FULL

Waitlist only; email convener to be added to waitlist.

2020, 2021, or 2022

Squirts

2018 or 2019

Atom

2016 or 2017

Mosquito

2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015

We will begin our season in early May when the fields are dry enough. We aim to start May 11, 2026, if weather permits.

Our seasons wraps up with a fun-filled Soccerama the morning of Saturday, June 20, 2026. All teams will have a chance to play followed by snacks and award presentation in the Community Centre. The schedule will be announced closer to the event.

The 2026 fee is $50 per player, which includes a CRRA Membership.

Volunteer Opportunities

We need volunteers to help run our program! Please help keep our program running– no experience required!

Role

Commitment

Duties

Coach

  • One 1-hour pre-season meeting;
  • 1-hour games twice weekly for the season;
  • 1 “Soccerama” event
  • Organize team, run drills and practices, ensure equal play, and promote sportsmanship

Assistant Coach

  • One 1-hour pre-season meeting;
  • 1-hour games twice weekly for the season;
  • 1 “Soccerama” event
  • Assist in coaching duties; fill in for coach if required

Referee

  • 1-hour games twice weekly for the season (or as many as you are able to attend)
  • Assist in keeping games organized and instructing players on proper procedures and rules

Fieldsperson

 
  • Two evenings a week 5:15pm-7:45pm (not required to stay entire time – only needed at beginning and end of evening for nets)
 
  • Take out and put away nets for all games/divisions twice weekly

Soccerama

  • 1-4 hours morning of Soccerama event (Jun 20, 2026)
  • Prepare and serve team snack packages
  • General clean-up

Registration

We will be accepting registrations online starting March 31, 2026. Please note that we will only be accepting online registrations this year, but don’t worry! You may attend the Community Centre on the following dates if you require assistance with online registration–we are happy to help!

Wed. Apr. 15/26 – 6:00pm-7:30pm

Sat. Apr. 18/26 – 11:00am-1:00pm

Wed. Apr. 22/26 – 6:00pm-7:30pm

Sat. Apr. 25/26 – 11:00am-1:00pm

Thank you for your interest!

Payment can be made by Cash, Cheque or E-transfer to sports@currentrivercom.com

We will have a coaches’ meeting on Wednesday, May 6 from 6:30-7:30pm at the Community Centre.

Still have questions? Email Jill jlmertso@lakeheadu.ca  We are so excited to see you this season!

Field Locations

Fields are located as shown in the images below:

Schedules