Three members of the local soccer community were honoured by B.C. Soccer’s annual recognition program.
Co-captain of the national champion Surrey United women’s team Rachael Pelat was named the Adult Player of the Year, while former men’s national team member and current United women’s coach Jeff Clarke is the Coach of the Year.
United qualified for last year’s national championships with an eighth consecutive B.C. championship, and won all four games at the Jubilee Cup competition last October in Brossard, Quebec. Pelat scored once in Surrey’s 2-1 win over Royal Select Beauport in the championship game.
Jasmine Dhanda was awarded the Youth Player of the Year award, in recognition of becoming a regular member of Canada’s under-17 women’s team and a member of the Whitecaps Women’s elite program.
