Canton Soccer Club

Canton Soccer Club 20% OFF SHOP EVENT

8/2 – 8/4 (FRIDAY – SUNDAY)
STORE LOCATION: Canton

Save the date! Our partner, DICK’S Sporting Goods, is offering you a 20% off discount throughout the store to help you gear up for the season! Be sure to use the coupon linked below, as this is specific to our organization. The coupon is valid in-store on the dates above, and should be shown at the register during checkout.

Don't have to be present to win! If you're interested in golfing, please visit https://dcfcwest.com/club/golfouting

HELP US HELP OUR PLAYERS!!!!

All proceeds go towards the DCFC West College Scholarship Fund that provides tuition rewards to EVERY SINGLE PLAYER!

Need not be present to win and you can watch it live on Facebook. Click here to get your tickets now: https://forms.gle/bacJuDuNQawuS26c8

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

DCFC WEST TRYOUTS THIS WEEKEND!

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRYOUTS HERE: https://dcfcwest.com/club/tryouts
REGISTER TODAY!!!!

Congratulations to the Canton U12G Rebels who won the Division 1 title with a record of 7-0-1! This was their second season competing in Division 1 and have only been playing together since Fall 2022. Way to go Rebels!

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LOVE IT!!!! And a special shoutout to our partners Soccer World and High Velocity Sports as well as to all of our members that donated during registration to make this program 100% FREE for these kids. Michigan State Youth Soccer Association, Inc.

HEADS UP (or down in this case). We have reports of ticks at Independence Park, so please keep an eye out for them on your clothing, gear and of course, skin.

"Ticks the season," as they say.

Parks are closed today (4/12) AND tomorrow (4/13). We will make the call tomorrow before 3pm regarding matches on Sunday.

It's gonna be fun...

We are currently at capacity with 450+ teams. We will be taking some waitlisted teams to fill in bracket holes once we identify them, more info to follow. We encourage any teams interested to register for the waitlist.

Here is what’s going on in Canton this summer. For more info and to register:

SUMMER CAMPS
https://cantonsoccerclub.com/club/summerskillscamp

SUMMER LEAGUE “GAME NIGHTS”
https://cantonsoccerclub.com/club/summerleague

Once again we will be sponsoring the amazing SJ5K. This year is special as it features one our own, the Harkins family. Registration is now open for the run (in-person or from home) to take place on May 5th.

SJ5K 2024 Recipients

I would like to remind you all that at Canton Cup 2024, we are honoring our fallen heroes once again. We all look forward to watching our soccer players on the field. We would also make sure to not forget that it is Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day is a special weekend to mourn US military personnel who have fought and died while serving in the US Armed Forces. Canton Cup 2022 was our first year creating Fallen Hero signs for each field at Independence Park. It was a huge hit for the families of the fallen heroes and for all that enjoyed reading the stories of the heroes. I know it was special to our team to design these signs for all of our wonderful families and friends. We would like to continue this new Canton Cup Tradition.

We are asking if you (or a friend) have a special fallen hero that you would like to honor, please fill out the submission form below with as much detail as possible. We are at least asking for: Name, DOB, Date of death, branch of service, rank, conflict/war, a brief background on the hero, and a picture. We will create a sign with the information on it and have it posted at the tournament. I will contact you about the fields that your son/daughter may be playing on and be sure to put the sign at one of those fields. At the end of the weekend, if you would like your sign, then you are welcome to it. We would appreciate that you let us know so we can be sure to print another for next year so we have enough for all the fields.

If you have any questions, please send them to [email protected].

Click here to submit the form: https://forms.gle/TnDuMWKcrkcnZqDV8

Our MSYSA Hall of Fame Inductee - Jim Harkins! ❤️

Hall of Fame Inductee James Harkins

Once again, the Canton Soccer Club and Detroit City FC Youth West cleaned up at the annual MSYSA Awards Ceremony.

Jim Harkins – MSYSA Hall of Fame Inductee
Noor Raza – MSYSA College Scholarship (not pictured)
Christina Fidkowski – Rec Coach of the Year (Girls)
Katie Coleman – TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year
Canton Soccer Club/TOPSoccer – Grant Recipient

We will post the fabulous speech given by Tom Faro, Executive Director of MSYSA, inducting Jim Harkins into the Hall of Fame separately.

Referee Course coming to Canton! Open to anybody 13 or older (at the time of registration),

This course includes both online modules and an in-person field session. You will have access to the online modules once you have registered for the course. Please complete ALL online modules BEFORE attending the in-person field session.

The in-person field session for this course will be held on 3/30/2024 from 3:00pm-5:00pm at Independence Park in Canton, MI (Field 3). The instructors for this course will reach out to you 24-48 hours before the course date via the Communications tab within the course. Please dress in athletic attire and be prepared to move during the in-person field session. Bring your own water. If you have a whistle, cards, and flags, please bring them to the session. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the session to check-in. The last 30 minutes of the session will contain information and Q&A. Parents and guardians are highly encouraged to attend this portion of the session.

CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS AND SIGNUP INFO: https://www.michiganrefs.org/become-a-referee/

SAVE THE DATE for our annual Dick's Sporting Goods 20% OFF Weekend - March 22-24, 2024. Click here to save the link: https://cmm.dickssportinggoods.com/crmcdn/getoffer.aspx?offer_entity_code=O241D5ZL&token=weJOEUmEOLWevmgtp-WFOp9CFOzSpu1IpQ14Hzervb0TTrfPMJDxUkOak9PjMaq68-Th1EQqS1hItCPb7W9AiA2

It is with extremely heavy hearts that we inform you that we lost a great man and a great leader early morning Christmas Eve: Our President Jim Harkins.

The Harkins Family is synonymous with Soccer in the Area. Jim’s father was just recently inducted into the MSYSA Hall of Fame in 2019 and Jim carried that torch being involved with our club, Canton Soccer Club and Detroit City FC Youth West and others (MSDSL, Salem HS Boosters, Canton Cup, etc.) in several capacities over the last almost 20 years along with his wife, Amy. Jim started coaching recreational soccer as their four children Olivia, Abigael, Logan and Ethan came of age. All four of them eventually moving on to continue their careers in College (Alma, Concordia and the two boys currently at LTU). Since then, he has served in many different roles, including Club President since 2019, where he led the club through the pandemic and was an integral part of making Detroit City FC Youth what it is today.

But most importantly, Jimmy was just a good man! You would always find him catching a game with a smile on his face, whether it was canvasing the Midwest to catch one of the kids home or away matches or as a season ticket holder at Detroit City FC. If he wasn’t watching live matches, you could probably find him on his La-Z-Boy catching whatever was on the tv, including his faithful Arsenal team (nobody is perfect 😉). Jimmy’s passion for the game was infectious and he wanted to provide that opportunity for all, from kids to adults at every level and most recently with our TOPSoccer program that provides free classes to kids with special needs.

We are all just extremely gutted for his family and entire soccer community. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Visitation is set for tomorrow, Thursday December 28th from 2-8pm at Schrader-Howell Funeral Home (280 S. Main St., Plymouth, MI 48170). Click here for obituary and details:
https://www.schrader-howell.com/obituaries/james-harkins

We are honored, thank you Michigan State Youth Soccer Association, Inc. The purpose of this grant is to purchase equipment for our ever growing TopSoccer program!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR TEAMS!!!!

How awesome is this! Moving on to the National vote in Anaheim, California in January! Congrats Coach and Good Luck!!!!

Congratulations to the Canton U12G Rebels who tied for the Division 1 title with a record of 7-1! This was their first season competing in Division 1 and have only been playing together since Fall 2022. Way to go Rebels!

Congratulations to the Canton U12G Cheetahs who tied for the Division 1 title AGAIN! They were 7 - 1 this season, scoring a whopping 70 goals with only 7 against them!

Congrats to our U12B Wildcats on clinching the Div 1 title and going undefeated! Hard to beat the coaching crew of Ted Lasso, Coach Beard, and Roy Kent!

Congratulations Coach Christina!!!

Christina is in her 9th year coaching in the club, coaching multiple teams and plans to coach her youngest daughter in the future. A fantastic role model and fair coach, she exemplifies what our club is all about. Congrats Christina, we are all lucky to have you.

Congratulations Katie!!! You've made this program AWESOME, well deserved.

If you are interested in volunteering and joining Katie help all of these amazing kids, click here for info: https://cantonsoccerclub.com/club/topsoccer

Happy to be once again hosting the Special Olympics here at Independence Park. Great organization and cause.

Hi all,

Next week we will be spending $9,000 to have this “super machine” come in and aerate while injecting seed and fertilizer to all of the bare goal areas at Independence Park.

HELP ME HELP YOU!
As a former keeper I always hated having to traverse potholes while trying to make a save or navigate a cross. While these areas take most of the abuse, most of the abuse can be avoided. Please tell your players and keepers to take care of these areas ….it is literally their home. These bare areas mostly come from keepers kicking the area. I don’t know why ..boring game with little action, trying to build a sand castle? Anyway, let’s all work together as we try to make improvements to our home fields.

HELP!!! Our TopSoccer program continues to grow, but we don't have enough "Buddies" (volunteers). All you need is a smile and we'll direct the rest. I'll say it again, it will probably be the best hour of your week!

So if you're around Indy on Wednesday nights (5:15-6:15 on the GK training area), stop on in. We say minimum age is 12, but we've had younger and it's been awesome. For all details, schedules and to get added to our staff list, click here: https://cantonsoccerclub.sprocketsports.com/club/topsoccer

HEADS UP! It looks like several people were victim of a "smash and grab" this morning at Independence Park, when their vehicle windows were smashes and personal belongings stolen. If you witnessed anything, please let the authorities know.