Some of 100 Mile House’s top soccer players are training hard at academies recently launched by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC to develop up and coming talent in British Columbia.
Kailey Lund (under-16), Chantelle Walters (U16), Alana Forsyth (U17), Ashley Holyk (U15), Daneya Tessaro (U15) and Lee Koch (U10) are taking part in the Cariboo Prospects Academy in Quesnel.
The academy is run in partnership with the 100 Mile and District Soccer Association, Williams Lake Youth SA and Quesnel Youth SA.
The academy, which acts as a satellite program to the Northern Academy Centre in Prince George, was launched in an effort to grow the game in this region and help develop talent.
Meanwhile, Reid Davidson, 15, and Masen Fernandes, 15, are members of the High Potential Prospects Program, practicing at the Whitecaps FC Academy in Kamloops.
The program was created to identify elite players that have a good chance to play at the college, university or possibly pro level.
Davidson and Fernandes will match up alongside other top young players in the province during the program’s showcase week in Vancouver, March 30 to April 5.
