About YYC Soccer

Welcome to the beginning of YYC Soccer.  I was hoping to have the website up and running prior to the first Foothills PDL game on May 17, but that does not look likely at this point.  So I will provide a bit of an introduction in this blog, which will be incorporated into the website.  YYC Soccer will focus on the past, present, and future of pro soccer in Calgary.

This city has a long history with the beautiful game.  The primary reason I wanted to start this site was to preserve some of this history.  If you look around online, there is not that much about the NASL Calgary Boomers, and even less about the CSL Calgary Kickers and Calgary Strikers.  And even though the A-League Calgary Storm and Mustangs existed in the era of the internet, information about those clubs is also somewhat limited.

I lived the Storm and Mustangs era and attended nearly every home match.  During those years, I did match reports for what was then called a-league.com.  Those reports are still online and will be incorporated into the new website, along with other information about Calgary's soccer past.  My goal is to create a site that will eventually contain a detailed history of the pro game in Calgary.  The Storm/Mustangs era wasn't exactly glorious (combined 12 wins over 3 pro seasons), but that doesn't mean it should be forgotten.

Perhaps having this history online will provide a bit of context about the game and it's present and future prospects in Calgary.  We are entering a new era with Foothills FC starting play in the PDL this week.  It's the best level of soccer we've had in more than a decade.  Will they succeed on and off the pitch?  It should be interesting to watch.  And what of the future of the game?  Can we expect to see NASL?  Even MLS?  Will the Flames/Stampeders new complex be the potential new home of a pro soccer club?  The possibilities are endless.

I don't plan on writing match reports for Foothills PDL this year, but I will tweet where to find them.   The content on YYC Soccer will be more about history with some analysis about the present and future.  My first blog post will be up before the Foothills opener, and it will talk about things I'll be watching for during the club's first PDL season.

Make sure to follow on Twitter at @yycsoccer2015   I will tweet when the site is updated, a new blog post goes online, or if I see an external article of interest regarding Calgary soccer.

The website's address will be yycsoccer.com and hopefully it will be up in an early form sometimes in the next few weeks.  The best way to contact me will be via Twitter or by email at yycsoccer2015 at gmail.com.