The NVSFFL is proud to announce our third season of the North Shore Spring Football Academy. We are partnering with Amar and Natalie Doman of the BC Lions and greatly appreciate their support in making this happen.

The football academy is looking for players that want to excel in football and are willing to put in the work. We have two groups training at separate times, the junior group will be Grades 6,7,8 and 9. The Senior group will be Grades 10,11,12 and University. Many of our players in the Academy have received University Scholarships.

The Academy will be from April 21st to June 26th, with two sessions per week for 20 sessions. Sessions will be between an hour and an hour and 15 minutes. The younger group will be on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:45 pm at Argyle and Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at Confederation. The older group will be from 6:45  to 8:00 pm Mondays at Argyle and Thursdays at Confederation from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. There could be slight changes to the schedule and fields during the season.

Sessions will focus on speed training, sports core movement, and football skill development. This will be for all positions, and the applicants chosen will become better athletes and football players, guaranteed. This is open to everyone from grades 6 to University. To be eligible, players must be registered in our North Van Spring Flag Football League for the 2025 season.

There will be no cost; it is a free academy for all chosen applicants. We are limiting the Academy to a maximum of 20 players per group. A committee will select the players.Returning players do not have to do the application process again. Successful applicants are expected to have 80 % or more attendance at the Academy.

We are incredibly excited to announce that we have three fantastic coaches working with the players in the Academy. You couldn't find three more dedicate, caring and skilled coaches, they are incredible.

Sports Core Movement: Rob Williams is one of the top Sports Coaches in North America. He works with professional athletes in the NFL, CFL, NHL, and many other sports. Nathan Rourke from the BC Lions is one of Rob's students and attributes much of his success to him. Rob has a history of helping all his athletes improve their performance.

Speed: Errol Aguilera brings high level speed expertise to the field. A former NCAA Division I sprinter and Olympic bobsledder who represented Trinidad & Tobago at the 2002 Winter Games, Errol knows exactly what it takes to develop explosive speed and elite athletic performance. As one of the top sprint coaches in the region, he’s trained athletes of all ages and skill levels to move faster, react quicker, and gain that extra step on the competition.

Football Skills:   We are very excited to have Anthony Findlay, a high-level football coach. Anthony is a former CFL and UBC player. Anthony is the owner/operator of Level 10 Fitness, which trains many high-level athletes and Olympic Gold Medalists; he has also coached in our flag league and VANCOUVER COLLEGE for many years. 

Applications: For applications, we are looking for a small note from 1. a parent/teacher and 2. a coach about your attitude and work ethic at school and one of the teams you played on. 3. Plus, a small paragraph from the youth about why they would like to be part of the Academy. The deadline for Applications is April 15th, 2025. Please send applications to nvsfflacademy@gmail.com