·         To identify, develop, evaluate and monitor players in the CYA U8 age group

·         To enable our U8 emerging talent to develop their abilities by applying a curriculum based program

·         To provide U8 emerging talent with a more challenging level of training and development

·         To provide U8 emerging talent with the opportunity to compete with players from neighboring clubs with an overall improvement in structure and quality

·         To provide our up-coming U8 coaches an opportunity to learn from the curriculum based program being applied by professional coaches

·         To provide a higher quantity/quality of players within our U8 program moving onto next phase of development or “pathway”

·         To improve the quality of information parents and players receive regarding club opportunities and possible pathway decisions