NUNAVUT SOCCER
The Nunavut Soccer Association (NSA) is the governing body of soccer in Nunavut. Its aim is to provide competitive, meaningful and memorable soccer/futsal opportunities to Nunavut's youth and adults. NSA's goal is to be inclusive and provide equal and fair opportunity for all athletes and coaches to participate in NSA sanctioned events.
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The NSA continues to advocate for hosting Regional / Territorial Championships to promote competition, healthy living and community pride. These events will provide a regional / territorial competition for both female and males teams in the U15 and U18 age categories.
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UPCOMING SOCCER EVENTS
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OUR MISSION:
​The Nunavut Soccer Association promotes advocacy, leadership and coordination to ensure Nunavummiut have access to soccer for fun, fitness and team competition experiences.
Its aim is to provide competitive, meaningful and memorable soccer/futsal
opportunities to Nunavut's youth and adults. Its goal is to be inclusive and provide equal and fair opportunity for all athletes and coaches to participate in NSA sanctioned events.
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OUR VISION:​​
The Nunavut Soccer Association is a dynamic soccer community that is fun, friendly, competitive and strives to provide soccer/futsal experiences that foster an active lifestyle and cultivate a life long passion to play soccer/futsal, while promoting individuals live a healthy life.
STRATEGIC PLAN:​
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Please see the NSA 2022-2026 Strategic Plan,
VALUES AND OBJECTIVES:​​
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To provide competitive, meaningful and memorable soccer/futsal opportunities to Nunavut's youth and adults.
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To be inclusive.
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To provide equal and fair opportunity for all athletes and coaches to participate in NSA sanctioned events.
TOURNAMENTS
Nunavut Soccer will host two youth Territorial Championships in 2025. The divisions for this years championships will be U15 and U18.
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Each division will have a female and male category, which will be used to identify and select athletes for the 2026 futsal teams that will represent Nunavut in the 2026 Arctic Winter Games.
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For more information on the 2025 NSA Territorial Championships contact
Todd Janes at todder22@yahoo.com
UPCOMING TERRITORIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2025-2026
HIGH PERFORMANCE
Nunavut Soccer (futsal) has competed for Nunavut at the Arctic Winter Games since 1999. Having been consistently competitive at the AWG's over this span has made soccer one of the highest participated sports in Nunavut.
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In 2024 Nunavut Soccer reached the AWG podium twice:
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Silver in U18 Male Futsal
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Bronze in U18 Female Futsal
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This is the building block for Nunavut Soccer in achieving its ultimate goal of claiming gold in 2026.
Nunavut Soccer will again send four teams to the 2026 Arctic Winter Games being held in Whitehorse, Yukon. The four categories are:
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Juvenile (U16) Female
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Juvenile (U16) Male
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Junior (U18) Female
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Junior (U18) Male
Identification and Selection for the 2026 AWG teams will be made at the 2025 Territorials Championships. For more information on the NSA High Performance Teams, contact Todd Janes at todder22@yahoo.com
COACHING
Nunavut Soccer relies on community coaches and volunteers to help soccer grow in the Territory. NSA takes great pride in providing coach training opportunities for all levels of coaches, be it grassroots to coaching at the Arctic Winter Games.
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Nunavut Soccer will again be involved in the 2025 NU Sport Coaching Symposium, being held October 3-5, 2025 in Iqaluit. Coaches will be trained on and off the field during this weekend with emphasis on skill development, offensive strategies and defensive strategies.
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Stay tuned for more information regarding the NU Sport Coaching Symposium, or reach out to Todd Janes at todder22@yahoo.com for more information on how you can start your coaching career with Nunavut Soccer.
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NSA COACHING REQUIREMENTS
For coaches wanting to become a coach with the Nunavut Soccer Association, see below for the mandatory requirements.
CONTACT INFORMATION
TSO Contact: Todd Janes, Executive Director - todder22@yahoo.com
Nunavut Soccer​
4-2231 Tasilik St.
Iqaluit, NU
X0A 2H0
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Phone: 867-222-1017
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