The Calgary Minor Soccer Association says demand is outpacing current offerings for indoor recreation facilities in the city, which is impacting the indoor soccer season.
WATCH: The Calgary Minor Soccer Association has launched a new campaign aimed at raising awareness over the lack of indoor recreational facilities in the city and the unprecedented demand on the organization. Adam MacVicar reports.New indoor sports facilities are urgently needed with significant growth in both registrations and the city’s population, according to the
With 6,700 indoor games scheduled this year across just three facilities, Bruneau said the organization has had to make several concessions to the demand including less games, splitting indoor fields eight ways, and using gymnasiums across the city for practice time.a new campaign aimed at raising awareness to the demand on current facilities and demonstrate the “urgent need for investment” to the city and provincial government, Bruneau said.
“It does take away training time from the players and it does take away opportunities to grow through competition with other teams,” he said.The situation prompted Ward 5 Coun. Raj Dhaliwal to inquire about constructing a seasonal dome over one of the turf fields at the Genesis Centre to provide some temporary reprieve.“It’s not as simple as putting in a dome, there’s a lot that goes into it,” Dhaliwal said.
City council will receive an update in early 2025 on GamePLAN, an investment plan and strategy for recreational facilities moving forward.
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