CMSA U7-U17
(1981)Villains Player Pathway & Club Programs
At Calgary Villains FC, our programming is designed to support every stage of a player’s development—from their first touch on the ball to high-performance competition. We offer players of all ages and levels, so a player can be with us from U4 all the way into a Pro AM environment.
Programs offered at Calgary Villains FC:
- Young Villains U3-U8
- CMSA U7-U19 Recreational
- CMSA U9-U19 Competitive
- APDL High Performance U14-U17 ( Year Long)
- Adult CWSA & CUSA
- League 1 Pro AM
World-Class Staff Supporting Every Stage
Our programs are led by highly qualified, long-serving club staff who ensure a cohesive curriculum and a lifelong love for the game. All program leads hold certifications through Alberta Soccer, Canada Soccer, and UEFA, and many are former Villains players themselves.
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Our Academy Manager Munib Koric brings 24 years of experience at the club—the longest-serving Technical Director at a single club in Alberta. Munib is also the highest-certified coach in the country, holding UEFA Pro and UEFA Super Youth Elite qualifications.
- Our Sporting Director, Calvin Campbell, is the longest-serving staff member at any club in the province, with 25 consecutive years driving the vision and direction of the club
- Our President, Chris Baker is the longest-serving president in the province (1981) and the one who created the name Calgary Villains.
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Our Development Program staff have been with the club for many years. This shows the loyalty and commitment our staff have in our vision and DNA of the club. Our development Plus and development are CSA-licensed, with staff licensed in Concacaf A, B ,C as well as Uefa B,A .We also support our youth players in becoming coaches and work on mentorship programs to get them involved with younger ages at U16 and U17.
- Our Club is heavily supported by Volunteer Coaches like all clubs in the city. We provide licensing reimbursement for our coaches, run in-house coaching clinics and access to coaching session plans and videos for all age groups.
World-Class Facilities For Our Members
Our facilities are second to none in the city, and we are proud to offer our members the following:
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Full-size 11vs11 Villains Dome – Providing year-round facility space for not only our club, but the greater soccer community. Converting full field into, 2 9v9 spaces, 3 7v7 spaces and 4 mini quarter spaces.
- Villains Training Centre – 14000 sq ft free span turf field, great for training, practice, academy, skills and much more. 3 team rooms, cafe reception, team store, video analysis and presentation room & one of our two weight rooms.
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Villains Clubhouse – Three-story building which has 10 team rooms, a club store to purchase gear, a licensed wellness clinic, a licensed pub, a lounge with a TV viewing area, club offices, administration, video analysis rooms, a performance and rehabilitation gym and much more.
U7–U8 Program Options
This is where families choose between playing in CMSA programming and our in-house grassroots programs.
Those in CMSA participate in:
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Weekly team training
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Weekend match-day festivals
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Games against other centrally located clubs by geographic region
Those in Young Villains’ grassroots participate in:
- In-house program and games at centrally located fields
- U7-U8 Boys in the same group
- U7-U8 Girls in the same group
U9–U19 Club Pathway
At these ages, players choose the stream that best aligns with their goals, interests, and schedule.
Development Stream (Recreational Pathway)
Ideal for multi-sport families or players seeking fewer weekly contacts. Much less pressure, competition, and the ability to be grouped with a friend. Will not take part in club assessments for team selection.
Program features:
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Weekly team training
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CMSA league games
This stream maintains a lighter schedule to support balanced participation in other sports and activities, while considering keeping a friend on the same team.
Development+ Stream (Competitive Academy Pathway)
For players seeking a higher-intensity environment with more training and advanced instruction.
Program is led by Munib Koric our Academy Director, UEFA Pro and UEFA Super Elite Youth licensed—the highest certification in world football. Munib completed part of his pathway at Real Madrid and is the only Calgary TD with this qualification. Munib does not run all the academies in this program but provides the overall direction of how the academies need to run.
Program features:
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Increased weekly training hours
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Academy-led instruction for technical training\
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Integrated sports science for U13+ older age groups
- Team Video packages are available
- Phase leads supporting age groups from time to time.
- Coaches are a mix of staff and volunteers. No age group is guaranteed a staff coach as we need volunteer coaches to run our teams.
APDL – Alberta Player Development League (High-Performance Stream)
Our top-tier, year-round program is built for athletes aspiring to reach the highest levels of the sport.
APDL provides:
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Increased academy sessions
- weekly practice sessions led by team coach
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Regular sports science, Video Analysis
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Year-long competition Calgary & Edmonton
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Club-provided physio at all home matches
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Team charter bus for all away matches to Edmonton
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Sports psychology and nutritional presentation within the season
This environment mirrors the structure of professional youth academies.
APL (Pathway to Adult Competition)
APL ( Formely League 1) is entering both Men’s and Women’s teams in the provincial Pro-Am league. This offers a true pathway from grassroots to high-level senior competition—all within the Villains system.
- Program runs April – August ( early August for university departure)
- Highest level of Pro Am soccer in the province
- Bus to away games out of the city
- More contacts per week
- Video Analysis breakdowns
*To Register you must have a PowerUp Member Zone account. Returning families you are able to log in directly and finish off registration. If you are a new player and your old club used PowerUp you are able to login with the same information and transfer your family profile over. If you are a new player and your old club did not use PowerUp you just need to create an account for your family.
U7-U8
Program Breakdown
(Born in 2019-2020)
U9
Program Breakdown
(Born 2018)
U10
Program Breakdown
(Born 2017)
U11
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(Born 2016)
U12
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(Born 2015)
U13
Program Breakdown
(Born 2014)
U14-U17
Program Breakdown
(Born 2013-2010)
APDL
Program Breakdown
(Born 2013-2010)
Friend Request
We understand the importance of playing with friends and building a strong community spirit which is why at the time of registration we are happy to accommodate a friend request in our Rec Program.
At checkout, you can enter the name of a player you would like to play with (Development program only). In our Academy Program, you can’t request friends as we place players based on their abilities. It is important that the other parent writes your child’s name when they check out so we can look at the friend request in our recreational program. Players cannot request a team or a coach in the friend request slot.
If you forget at registration, please email us, and we will add a note to the player account so that, when rostering takes place, we can ensure your request is met. We will do our best to give you your top choice, assuming both you and the other family have each other as a friend request and that players are close in ability through our assessment process.
Can you guarantee my Friend Request?
We will do our best to look at the friend request ( in Young Villains & Development only) but we cannot guarantee all requests as we need to look at the team placement of each player, and also ensure both families agreed to the friend request.
Can I Request a Coach?
The friend request feature is for our Young Villains and Recreational Stream only. As much as we appreciate families wanting a specific coach, we cannot allow families to request one. Please note that our club is ran by volunteer coaches at many levels as is all clubs in the city.
How Many Friend Requests Can I put?
You can look at 1 friend request, and that family must also have your child listed as their only friend request.
Coaches We Need You!
WE NEED YOU! For all of our programs to be a success we need your help! All coaches are volunteers and we appreciate the enthusiasm and knowledge you bring to the field. We need your help again and look forward to working with you. We will also be hiring Age Group leads that will oversee specific age groups to support coaches on a weekly basis.
All team staff ( Coaches, assistants, and Managers) will need to be added to the roster through the CMSA portal to be allowed behind the bench as well as to run games for the club. These staff will also automatically have their volunteer bond returned at the season’s end to be used in a future program. Please note we do not guarantee at any level a staff coach outside of our APDL, and in their place, it may be a parent coach if the proper coaching licensing has been completed.
If you do not have a child in the program and would like to coach, you can still make a MemberZone Profile with your information. On the left-hand side of the MemberZone, you will see a tab that says ” Volunteer Now.” This tab will take you through the remainder of the steps to complete the process. We also want to help develop and mould our coaches and support them in getting licensing through Canada Soccer Pathway. We will put on coaching courses for licensing streams, but coaches can also register in other courses if the timing doesn’t work and will be reimbursed in the following club season so long as they have continued to coach in our club.