June Club News — June 7, 2026

 

Fitness coach Elston talks at the Season Launch/ Team Formation Meeting. Photo credit: Nancy Chaney

 

ECFC CLUB CALENDAR


Friday, June 12: Club Night at Salmon Bay FC (ticket discount code EMERALDCITY10)

Thursday, June 18: Club Night at Ballard FC (ticket discount code EMERALDCITY10)

July 1–31: Approximate summer break for most teams

July 29–Aug. 1: ECFC Overnight Soccer Camp (details below)

Mid-August: Fall league play for BU15 to BU19 WPL teams (yes, in August!)

After Labor Day: Fall league play begins for U11 to U14 boys’ and girls’ teams

All fall: GU15 to GU19 teams on break for the school soccer

Welcome new and returning Club families!


We are so excited that the new season is off and running! Thank you to all our players and families who attended our Season Launch/ Team Formation Meeting on May 17. It was a packed house! If you missed the meeting, or want to review the information presented, please take a look at the meeting slide deck.


Important: All teams need parent volunteers to serve as team manager (TAM) and team treasurer. If you’re willing to help, please talk with your coach to see if these roles are open for your player’s team! Thank you.

⚽Have you seen Emerald City’s 15 minutes of World Cup fame?⚽

ECFC + Peter Fewing Overnight Soccer Camp at Camp Waskowitz


Every summer the Club partners with Peter Fewing Soccer Camp to offer a three-night overnight soccer camp for ECFC players, their siblings and friends. It’s a super fun time!


The camp is held at Camp Waskowitz in North Bend. Campers sleep in cabins, play soccer, swim and have fun. This year, camp begins on Wednesday afternoon, July 29, and concludes mid-day on Saturday, Aug. 1. Gather your teammates and sign up! This is an entirely optional opportunity, and siblings and friends of ECFC players are welcome.


New uniform kits for 2026–28 seasons


Emerald City FC releases a new uniform kit from Adidas every two years, ordered through Soccer.com. This year all players are ordering a new kit which they’ll wear for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 seasons. The new training jersey is GREEN!


If you have questions, or haven’t yet ordered your uniform kit, check out our handy Uniform Kit FAQ.

Welcome new sponsor, Opal Wealth Advisors


We are excited to welcome new jersey sponsor, Opal Wealth Advisors, to the Emerald City family! Stay tuned for more about Opal in an upcoming newsletter.

 

Congratulations to our senior girls


We’re shouting out our graduating senior girls here because they were unable to attend our End-of-Season Awards Ceremony. In an unfortunate confluence of timing, they had a game!


Congratulations to all of our players graduating this month. Well done!🎓

What is the big green onigiri on the stick?🍙 Veo cameras explained


Have you seen that thing at games... the thing that looks like a big green watchful onigiri* on a very tall tripod? It’s a Veo camera and you may spot one at the field, swiveling back and forth to follow the action of a game. The Club owns a handful of Veo cameras, which are shared among certain teams. Veos record games and compile player stats for teams to study and analyze.

The cameras are expensive and require an ongoing paid subscription, so if your team regularly uses one, you’ll see a $25 per player assessment in your team’s budget, to support access to the cameras. Also, each team needs a parent volunteer to manage its use of a camera. Stay tuned for more info!

Pro tip: Veo cameras also record sound. If you’re standing near the camera during a game, note that what you say might be recorded.

*Unsure what onigiri is? It’s a seaweed-and-rice snack shaped like a Veo camera.

Questions about the Club?


Do you have a question about ECFC, or about club soccer in general? Do you have a suggestion? Send your questions /ideas to Club communications director Nancy Chaney. Thank you!

Thank you to our sponsors

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