The Club

Parkland Soccer Club is committed to providing the Parkland area with an effective and dynamic soccer club, one that works to develop players in the community while at the same time creating opportunities to reach the highest level of challenge available to them.

The club has established a mission and vision that leads its strategy and goal setting, as follows:

 

 

Mission

 
To develop young athletes, of all ages and backgrounds, into brave, creative, passionate and problem solving soccer players on the field; and confident, caring, honorable people off the field; by providing a safe, fun and learning driven environment.
 

 

Vision

 
To help all young athletes in our community improve their current and future lives using Soccer as either an educational or professional pathway or as a tool to learn life lessons and excel in selected life pathway outside of Soccer
 

 

Our view of soccer extends beyond kicking a ball and scoring goals. The game of soccer transcends the soccer pitch and it is a great analogy for life. Soccer players get to learn about spatial, time and resources constraints as well as teamwork, managing success and adversity and learning from our experiences and memories. The expression "Soccer is Life" has a lot of truth to it.

Part of growing in the Parkland Soccer Club Culture include growing as individuals and specifically demonstrating the following Values:

 

 

Growth Mindset

 

Members approach every situation as an opportunity to learn and grow.  We understand that mistakes are the basis upon which success is built. Ultimately, as a club, we either win and learn, or we just learn.

 

Respect

 

Members are accepting and inclusive, not only of others, but also of their ideas, customs, strengths and weaknesses. We look to instill the desire to act with great character, not just because it is expected, but because we believe it is right. We honor the crest and the game.

 

 

Effort

 

Members have drive, attention to detail, excellence, and the love for what we do, who we are and who we serve. We place an emphasis on constantly improving, working hard and having fun while doing it.

 

 

Humility

 

Members value openness and curiosity to learn from anyone, anywhere. We seek and give honest feedback. We have pride but we know we can always improve. We do not underestimate our competition. We understand that together we can make each other stronger and we look towards achieving our goals together.

 

 

 

Excellence

 

Members look to grow and advance on qualities that are deemed critical or beneficial, not only for the game of soccer but also as responsible individuals within society

 

 

Resilience

 

Members are strong enough to withstand and overcome adverse conditions and situations as well as rough handling and environments. We are brave and approach challenges with a growth mindset. We worry not about the number of times we fall or fail, we focus on dusting ourselves up, learning, and moving forward with purpose.

 

 

Commitment

 

Members are dedicated and vested in their teams and club. Commitment goes further than attendance, we are actively and consistently working to improve ourselves, the team and the club. Commitment is not only doing what is asked from us, but offering and doing something extra.

 

 

Winning Mentality

 

Members have the self-belief in their abilities to know we can achieve what we are setting out to do. We give everything we have (effort, perseverance, initiative, leadership) in order to find success even in the face of adversity.