Facility Development

LETS GIVE OUR KIDS THE SPACE TO DREAM
Mission
The Cochrane Wolves are dedicated to building and maintaining exceptional soccer facilities and infrastructure, creating a lasting legacy for future generations of players and the entire community.
Vision
To establish Cochrane as a premier destination for indoor turf soccer, featuring top-tier facilities.
The Solution
Currently the Wolves are working with two entities outside of Cochrane to deliver year-round facilities. Whilst we continue to pursue new and improved facilities the kids of Cochrane, we are actively looking for partnerships within the Town to help realize our goals of developing quality facilities in the Town.
The impact of a new fieldhouse goes beyond the pitch, its an investment in Cochrane’s future that will:
- Provide year-round spaces for all sports, recreation and schools.
- Provide local training, development and games so families are not forced to continually travel to other communities.
- Boost the local economy through hosting games and tournaments.
- Strengthen community ties and promote active, healthy lifestyles for all.


The Urgent Need
With limited space and no new indoor facilities in sight, soccer is turning kids away from the sport and is forced to compromise its program delivery to provide indoor soccer experiences to as many kids as possible.
With over 500 kids now playing indoor soccer with the Wolves we have seen a 100% increase in Indoor soccer over the past 3 years. As we approach capacity we are forced to choose how often each program can play, and in what space we have to facilitate this.
As our existing indoor soccer facility in Cochrane does not have proper indoor Turf our competitive teams are forced to play all 160 indoor league games in Calgary and surrounding areas.
The Town of Cochrane continues to fall further behind
Compared with other communities surrounding Calgary, Cochrane’s facilities continue to fall behind. Both Airdrie and Okotoks have more indoor and outdoor soccer fields and surfaces. These two communities have soccer specific facilities that boast a minimum of 3 full sized 11v11 outdoor fields each. Sport facilities in Cochrane have been neglected for decades and currently there is no plan to support the growth and development of Sport in our Town.

The Cost of Inaction

The consequences of inaction are real, and they are already here today. Without strategic investments in new and improved infrastructure to meet the growing need for Cochrane, we will continue to push kids away from the game.
Sports offer children more than just physical activity they cultivate mental well-being, essential life skills, and the invaluable experience of teamwork.