Dear PFC Family,
Half way through January already, and we are hit with the next challenge in our COVID19 adventure as the Province enters a State of Emergency. Like many of you we have tried to interpret the government statements as best as we can so we don’t break rules and we don’t put staff at risk. The good news is that much of our technical programming for Competitive and High-Performance players has already pivoted to online sessions.
Under the State of Emergency most staff can, and will work safely from home. Any questions you have can be directed to the PFC Staff found HERE. As a facility operator we will have daily visits to the Pickering Soccer Centre to ensure it is safe and sound with the City of Pickering Operational Staff keeping our parking lot clear from snow.
Last week we mentioned the planning for an exciting Outdoor 2021 season. There is a renewed hope that this Summer will be a really powerful one for the Club. The continued updates on the vaccine roll-out and the return to warmer weather provides hope that we can get back to normal. Probably not with the interactions we’ve known in the past and something more like the safe and secure bubble we created for ourselves in July, August and September of last year. Our coaching staff continues to develop, our match officials are hungry for continued learning and our administration is refining itself week by week.
Add to that a new look Recreational Outdoor program that builds on the value of community-based programming with a dynamic new technical plan led by young staff and coaches. We have a lot to look forward to.
Our website will continue to be the ‘go to’ place for all the information you need on program structure, costs and schedules. Compare us to others and you’ll see that professionalism, transparency and quality are important to us - after all this is YOUR Club!
Competitive and High-Performance programs continue training on our virtual platform through to the end of the State of Emergency. By then we hope to have a better picture of the coming weeks. Any missed field sessions will be made up during the break between Indoor and Outdoor (usually April to mid May). We calculated a pro-rated amount per week for every level of play and that will be assessed in late April. At that point we will know exactly how much of our program has not been delivered and this will be refunded to the payee’s credit card.
All Abilities programs continue their virtual training platform led by Coach T and Coach Zain. Anyone wanting to join the FREE virtual training can contact Tammy at allabilities@pickeringfc.ca
Recreational programs including Indoor Rec (U3-U18), Women’s Rec are also in a holding pattern until we can safely return to the dome for games.
As we learn more you will be communicated to directly via email (program specific information) or through this Weekly Email and social media (general information).
