SSUFC Player Pathway
The SSUFC player pathway can be a little confusing. We’ve had several questions about the structure of soccer in the South Shore and we hope that this clears up some confusion.
South Shore United Football Club (SSUFC) is considered the High Performance club in the South Shore. SSUFC teams are entered in the Nova Scotia Soccer League and compete with other high performance teams in Nova Scotia. Players are streamed through South Shore United FC if they are ready for the next level and can be potential prospects for Nova Scotia Provincial Teams or REX Programs. SSUFC is still a club within the South Shore District Soccer Association, but our main goal is to develop players for the next level.
South Shore United FC operates year round, so during the winter we typically get players from the local leagues to join us so they have a place to play.
SSUFC only offers U11-U18 programs in the summer. The winter is an exception, because we offer a U5-U9 Mini Program during the winter (two 8 week sessions).
Queen’s County Soccer Club, Thunder FC, Upper County United, West Nova Fuels and Chester United are also clubs within the South Shore District Soccer Association, but these clubs make up our Local League here in the South Shore. Not all of these clubs run year round, so some of their players come to SSUFC during the winter so they have a place to play. All of these local clubs offer Mini Programs during the summer which is where you will need to register your child depending on what local club is closest to you. Queen’s County Soccer Club, Thunder FC, Upper County United, West Nova Fuels and Chester United offer U5, U7, U9, U11, U13, U15, and U18 teams for both boys and girls. If a player is released from South Shore United FC, they would play for their respective club.
The contacts for each club are below:
CHESTER: chesterunitedpresident@gmail.com
UPPER COUNTY: uppercountyunited@gmail.com
QUEENS COUNTY: qcsa2012@gmail.com
WEST NOVA FUELS: https://www.wnfsoccerclub.ca/
THUNDER FC: thunderfcpresident@gmail.com
