Grimsby is a scenic community of 24,000 located in the heart of the Niagara Peninsula, nestled between the south shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara escarpment. We are approximately 30 minutes from Niagara Falls and one hour from Toronto. Visit Town of Grimsby website. The Grimsby Town Youth Soccer Club Inc. was founded in 1973 with a handful of teams and has grown to serve over 1,700 youth from pre-school through to young adult.

To email the GTYSC, click here: Contact GTYSC

To email the webmaster, click here: Contact Webmaster

NOTICE OF WARNING: There is potential risk in training and participating in any sport and we have tried to create a safe environment.  Our coaches have established rules for participation; proper conduct on or about the playing fields must be followed.

For a direct link to many of our sponsors' websites, please click on "sponsor links".  Support these businesses as they support us.

NEW for this season  On-Line Registration using PayPal secure payments via your Visa, MasterCard etc.

Volunteers urgently needed for all programs.

ASK HOW!  NOW

2012 Picture Days are as follows:

Sat. June 16 - boys house league and travel teams; coaches will provide teams with specific times

Tues. June 19 - Soccer School - 6:00PM to 8:00PM

Thurs. June 21 - Tykes - 6:00PM to 8:00PM

Sat. June 23 - girls house league and travel teams; coaches will provide teams with specific times

Wed. June 27 - Retakes - 6:00PM to 8:00PM

Photography this year will be handled by Edge Imaging; click on the underlined title of this note to reach their website.  Their phone number for parents is 1-888-416-3343.

Tryouts for the 2012 summer season for U11 Boys will be held at Lakemount on Sunday Feb. 5 from Noon to 1:00PM and on Sunday Feb. 26 from 6:10PM to 7:10PM. More dates to follow.  For further information please contact coach John Appelman at 289-684-3500 or via email.

SUNDAY FEB. 5 SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED - SCHEDULING CONFLICT.

NOW Available for 2012 season deadline applies

The GTYSC soccer programs for 2012 welcome the following categories and age groups:

Child supervised by parent/guardian pre school ---A------------born 2008

Child supervised by parent/guardian School --------B-----------born 2007 

Child supervised by parent/guardian Minor Tykes--C-----------born 2006

Child supervised by parent/guardian Major Tykes--D-----------born 2005 

Youth Girls House League Divisions -------------------U8 ~ U18----born 1994 ~ 2004

Youth Boys House League Divisions -------------------U8 ~ U18----born 1994 ~ 2004

Youth Travel Program Boys or Girls Rec or Comp----U9 ~ U18----born 1994 ~ 2004

Adult Snr. Girls House League--------------------------19 ~ 29------ born 1983 ~ 1993

Adult Snr. Boys/men House League-------------------19 ~ 29------ born 1983 ~ 1993

Adult Snr. Ladies House League-----------------------30 + ---------- born 1982 or before

Adult Snr. Travel Program - Snr. Men or Snr. Ladies.

We offer four instructional categories A-D that are supervisd by parents/guardians, these operate outside any GTYSC/ OSA membership agreements.

Assistance with youth player registration fees is available by contacting:            www.kidsportcanada.ca

Lakemount Sportsworld Winter 2011-2012 Indoor Soccer Programs

Men's Soccer Leagues, Women's Soccer Leagues, Youth Soccer Leagues, Adult Co-Ed Soccer Leagues, Soccer Schools, Lacrosse Camps & Leagues, Turf Rental Rates.  18th Year. For a direct link to the Lakemount website and further detail (including individual and team registration forms, fees, rules, waiver forms, map and more) please click on the underlined title of this note.

Phone 905-945-4464; Fax 905-945-2789

GTYSC invites you to participate in a confidential parent and player satisfaction survey based on your experience with the GTYSC programs.  This will assist the club in improving how the club serves our community. Please click on the underlined title of this note for a direct link to the survey.  Thank You.

For further information regarding this survey please contact Jeff Stackhouse at 905-309-6872 or via email by clicking here. 

Congratulations to:

Front Row (L-R): Hunter Spadaro - Ball Boy, Mark Eyk, Anthony Pullia

Back Row (L-R): Doreen Reeve - Coach/Mgr., Ricky Robidoux, Dylan Reeve, Mitch Martin, Andrew Debalo, Doug Spencer, Ryan Triemstra, Aidan Donaghy, David Reeve, Daryl Reeve - Coach

Missing: Colin Babb, Steve Brokovic, Daniel Kaufhold, Mykal Kevorkian, Mitchel Kiss, Joshua Scholman, Niko Semenchuk

Special thanks to Grimsby Vision Clinic for their generous sponsorship.

On behalf of the GTYSC we would like to make a special thanks to our sponsors for their support during the 2011 soccer season. It is our sponsors that make soccer in Grimsby the number one summer sport with registration in excess of 1600 players; it is their sponsorship dollars that allow GTYSC keep soccer affordable. Please do your best to support the sponsors in our community that have supported you through GTYSC. Thanks again for your support.   Jason Jacobs, Director of Sponsorship

Please click on "Sponsor Links" on the left and check out the alphabetical listing of our sponsors (most have a link to their website). Learn about their products and services, their location and contact information.

First, let us thank you again for your continual support in sponsoring Grimsby Town Youth Soccer Club. As you know, we couldn't run a successful Soccer League if it wasn't for our WONDERFUL SPONSORS. Again THANK YOU. Soccer is available and affordable in Grimsby due to the generous support of our team sponsors. Check out the list and patronize their businesses. Help them as they help us. A number of our sponsors have provided us links to their websites and email addresses. To check them out click on "Sponsor Links" in the left side column at the top of this page.

Front Row: Brodie Down, Nicholas Hathaway

Middle Row (standing): Dan Prentice-Chowen, Conner Prentice-Chowen, Jared Sprenger, Antonio Serkhanian, Christian Demelo, Curtis Kerrigan, Andrew Sindall, Glenn Butler, Luke Pawlowski, Stephan Seljan, Isaac Danieli, Matthew Scocchia, Calum Bowie, Ian Warner, Isaac DeTullio

Coaches: Oscar Danieli, Lino Scocchia, Steve Sprenger 

For an exciting write-up of the Flames four game journey to the Billy Gray Championship please click on "handout" immediately below. Congratulations!

The GTYSC is pleased to announce that we are now in possession of a potential life saving devise, a defibrillator (AED) courtesy of the Mikey Network.

The Beat Goes On       Please  copy & past this link      mikeynetwork.com/about-the-mikey 

All applicants for team official positions (all travel teams; all ages of house league) who have not submitted a police record check within the last 4 years may download the guidelines and steps to follow by clicking on "handout" below. (currently being updated).
To obtain PRC application form for in person applications with the Niagara Regional Police please email the club by clicking here

Note the GTYSC policy on volunteers with criminal records is also available for download - please refer to the article immediately below.

GTYSC wishes to express our gratitude for the generous contribution to this process made by one of our local lawyers, Paul MacLeod.  Despite a busy legal practice Paul has made time to provide the club with an integral part of our police record check process.  Many thanks.

Eteamz (our website host) has a free on-line library of soccer tips and drills for coaches which is extensive and arranged by subject category.   Check it out by clicking on the "coaching tips from eteamz" title above.   We think you'll find it useful.

The GTYSC has purchased a number of soccer related training DVD's as an aid for coaches and to enhance player development.  A listing of DVD's in our library is available by clicking on "handout" below.- please contact Bill Millar  Director of coaching to obtain your choice of disc title. email: bill_millar@sympatico.ca

Some of our referees are encountering verbal flak regarding removal of players' jewellery before games. The CSA rules are absolutely clear - "no item of jewellery of any sort will be allowed on the field of play, even if it is 'taped' i.e. covered". Please click on the underlined title of this note to link to the CSA policy and review it.

Please refrain from smoking at all of our fields and facilities.

GTYSC wishes to create a healthy environment for all our participants and given that the vast majority of our 1,700 players are youth, setting an example is important.    If you absolutely must smoke, do so in your vehicle.  Virtually all of our Grimsby soccer fields and facilities are owned by the District School Board of Niagara - their policy manual states "in accordance with the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, smoking is prohibited on all school lands and premises".

GTYSC STRONGLY RECOMMENDS that teams travelling outside Ontario for tournaments purchase supplementary medical coverage. It is available from a number of sources. One option is the insurance broker handling the Ontario Soccer Association policies - HKMB International Insurance Brokers - (currently about $2.75 per person per day) click on the underlined title of this note to link to their website.
EVEN THE COST OF A SIMPLE AMBULANCE TRIP IN THE U.S. CAN BE STAGGERING - GET COVERAGE.

A number of brief soccer club articles from The Grimsby Independent - 1973 and 1974; this was the beginning. Click on "handout" below.