Player assessments for the 2020-21 Riptide teams are underway for U14s (players born in 2007) and will start soon for the U15, U16 and U17/18 age groups. Click here for our Introduction to VIPL document     HERE’S ALL THE DETAILS:  U14 players (born 2007): Evaluations are ongoing! – remaining sessions below Online signup link here. March 11 – Vanier turf, Courtenay 5:00 – 6:30 PM Girls 6:30 – 8:00 PM Boys April 4: 10:00 – 11:30 additional session if needed, by invitation only – field TBA Cli ..read more

The goal for the program is to elevate the level of play available to the players in our community, as well as raise the level of education for the parents and families with respect to the opportunities for hard working and talented young soccer players. The program enables all ages of players and mixed genders to develop and foster healthy relationships within the academy, extending to the community through the game of soccer. Shel has spent the past twenty years training and developing young soccer players who have moved on to enj ..read more

 A reminder for all our soccer families of our “Best Fans Ever” Goal for all our teams this season, no matter what age : No Coaching From The Sidelines FYI – BC Soccer has recently shared their concerns about sideline conduct, especially towards referees, with all our clubs- click here to see their letter ..read more

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We are pleased to announce training and development for 2007 and 2008 born players interested in playing for the VIPL Upper Island Riptide in  2020-2021 Season. These sessions will provide each player with an opportunity to play in front of Riptide Coaches and to be assessed as well as allow parents the opportunity to learn more about the program. We will be providing two fall training sessions for the 2007 & 2008 age group who aim to play VIPL at the U14 level in September 2020. Wednesday, October 16 – Boys Wednesday, October 23 – Girls Wednesday, November 13 – Boys Wednesday, Nove ..read more

The Riptide are pleased to offer four evenings in the classroom to review video and learn about the following principles of play: 1. Attacking Play 2. Defensive Play 3. Transitional Moments 4. Set-Plays, Goal Scoring and Goal Scoring Chances The first two sessions will be December 2 and December 9. The second two sessions will be January 13 and January 20. Each session will be 90 minutes in length and the location is TBD. Be sure to register online before November 31st, 2019 in order to participate (the location will be confirmed 48 hours prior to the start of the first session December 2nd ..read more

The program will start on Monday, September 16th and conclude on Monday, November 25th (excluding Thanksgiving Holiday). The training is from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm each evening. The coaching staff will feature Riptide Coaches and Mentor Coaches from within the Riptide Program. All participants are asked to pre-register prior to attending and plan to participants must communicate when they plan to miss training. The location will be the Robron Field Turf and be open to both players and goalkeepers interested in further development opportunities. Robron Monday Night Development ..read more

The Riptide and CVUSC are pleased to provide development training to REP Team Players ages U11-U16 with the assistance of the VIPL Riptide.The program will start on Monday, September 16th and conclude on Monday, November 25th (excluding Thanksgiving Holiday). The training is from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm each evening. The coaching staff will feature Riptide Coaches and Mentor Coaches from within the Riptide Program as well as CVUSC: Shel Brodsgaard: Riptide Technical Diretor Darrin McLeod: Riptide U18 Girls Team Gokan Avicil: Riptide U15 Boys Team Stefan Skzwarek: CVUSC Jamie McDowell: CVUSC All ..read more

Riptide are pleased to announce our last two team rosters for the 2019-20 season, the  U15/16G (2005/2004) and U16/18G (2004/2003/2002).  Looking forward to another good year! 2019-20 U16G Kassie Ackinclose Kaitlyn Anderson Hannah Barrios L Marielle Campbell Karlyle Cline Jenna Cook Chloe Edmondson Isabella Garrett Chiara LeVesconte Claire MacKinnon Nelson Savannah Meeres Juliette Nimmon Shea O’Donnell Isabella Olson Keira Trevor Alexandra Vinzenz   2019-20 Riptide U18G Kayley Clair Camryn Cline Kirsten Cook Abby Duncan Sidney Elliott Madyson Harris Inara Jhawer Molly Keyes Kailena Krutzmann ..read more

Riptide are happy to announce their U15 (2005), U16 (2004) and U17/18 (2002/2003)  Boys teams for the 2019-20 VIPL season! 2019-20 Riptide U15B Cole Bernard Emmett Canterbury Dallas Nelson Matthew Dooling Kaizan Hajdyrch Kiran Hollmann Prichard Adam Hopper Ben Huber Charlie Hubert Markus Johnson Sebastian Kuzyk Griffin Leach Logan Pierce Jacob Rudolph Burton Styles Nick Wunsch   2019-20 Riptide U16B Jack Boan Devin Cleghorn Stefan Collett Marcus Cramb Sacha Deschênes Jacob Duyvesteyn Makia Elliott Darren Hunt Kazuhiko Iwamoto Olyn Kuzyk Kalem Lindstrom Landon MacLeod Jack Padgett Mario Romero ..read more