Registration is NOW OPEN for the Shine the Light Soccer Tournament! Returning to the North London Fields/Windermere Complex in London, Ontario, Canada the weekend of June 6, 7, and 8, 2025. Make sure to register your team by May 16th, 2025 to participate in this “Strong Tournament…with a Strong Message.”
Link to Registration: https://app.eventconnect.io/events/35893/registration-type/create?nav=hidden
About the Shine the Light Soccer Tournament
Shine the Light is an ALL-GIRLS Soccer tournament hosted in London Ontario. The premise behind this ALL-GIRLS tournament is to support the actions and programming behind many initiatives of keeping girls in sport. Ontario Soccer and Respect in Sport has made this a key principle in the growing of the sport while raising awareness of Human Trafficking and Abuse Against Women. "A Strong Tournament...with a Strong Message."
Whitecaps London have teamed up with London Abused Women’s Centre and named the tournament after their cause named SHINE THE LIGHT. Proceeds from the tournament will be donated to the SHINE THE LIGHT Campaign. More information on this campaign and the London Absued Women’s Centre can be found here: www.lawc.on.ca
The goals of the Shine the Light on Woman Abuse campaign are to raise awareness of men’s violence against women by turning communities purple for the month of November; to stand in solidarity with abused women and support them in understanding that any shame and/or blame they may feel does not belong to them but to the perpetrators of their abuse; and to raise the profile of the community agencies that can provide abused women with help as they attempt to live their lives free from violence and abuse. Purple is a symbol of courage, survival, and honour, and has come to symbolize the fight to end woman abuse.
A little bit about Whitecaps London: www.whitecapslondon.com
Whitecaps London is a club located/based in Southern Ontario that is part of Ontario Soccer, OPDL and League 2 with Railway City F.C. They provide a high-performance player pathway providing opportunities for talented youth in Southern Ontario.
Information from past Shine the Light Tournaments…
Ontario Soccer Article: SHINE THE LIGHT SOCCER TOURNAMENT SEES A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
Podcast with Jennifer Dunn. The executive director of the centre on our Podcast.
Watch Past Games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1mVB55lYk
https://rogerstv.com/show?lid=12&rid=9&sid=8926&gid=637488
Links to Photos:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-FJ6QvLnycCZspd-oDdEccqvv4e-qvR-?usp=sharing . https://twitter.com/drodenhi1 - Photo Credit: David Ican Rodenhiser
Players of the Game
Day 1 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1--Fwr2tLG6my0BXucP-uZgaIitCtpj8P?usp=sharing
Day 2 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-512IS_MS6O5BLqTvOPiMH-13Wo1htmb?usp=sharing
Day 3 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-EaNWpj7b2fW_HAog0k85CH1fvKl5v6s?usp=sharing
General Photos
Day 1 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Qx2Ouufj_4-MpSPwBnKXCJgp4d9wrtME?usp=sharing
Day 2 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-0bnLSHXJyjK57jLTctNeaf-vDWxh-ZS?usp=sharing
Day 3 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-BIl5PV1wqZvLvtli199ZfQ_XO5ynXs7?usp=sharing
Sponsor Thank You
- The London Abused Women’s Centre
- The City of London and Grounds Staff
- All the Volunteers at the Tournament
"A Strong Tournament...with a Strong Message."