Soccer for Absolute Beginners

Are you interested in soccer but doubt your skills and/or never played before in your life? Do you come from a European or South American background where soccer was part of your identity growing up, but now stuck in Edmonton where everyone is talking about the Oilers? Do you have a fear that if you try to play, very aggressive 20 year olds may kick the ball straight to your face? Do you want to brush up your passing or ball control skills, without having to run for a full hour?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, consider joining us for friendly practice and/or a casual match.

This is a *beginner* event. If you have played soccer before, you are very welcome to join, but we ask that you refrain from any type of intense or aggressive playing, and be extra considerate of other players. Our goal is to exercise, have fun, and meet other people who enjoy the sport. Score will not be tracked, and the winners will be all the people who had fun. Any type of aggressive or competitive behavior has no place in this event and will not be tolerated.

We will have the field available to ourselves from 7 until 8 pm. We will spend the first 15 minutes warming up and meeting each other, then decide whether we'll have a full match or continue practice. If we play a match, it will be very casual, and you will have the opportunity to rest whenever you need to (you will not need to be running around for the full hour). While we will be very accommodating, only you know your physical condition and we ask you take it into consideration. Soccer can be an intense sport, even though we will do our best to keep it casual.

Please bring soccer shoes and comfortable clothing. We strongly recommend having both a dark and a light shirt available to change into (preferably black and white). That way we can distinguish teams if needed.

Instructions for how to find us will be posted on the event discussion board, around 15 minutes before the event start time.

For any questions not answered here feel free to contact the organizer.