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WA] Hill)” CHRONICIJ‘. - Wrath-add) )rhruaI)‘ 11 JUN ' 25 l I l l l l W ‘ Kicking it up a notch I I I I New coaching mentonng program hopes bring local soccer closer to GTA quality Bi BUB VRBANAC *" "“"fmm‘l‘I-Im mâ€" m r lirrmiili‘ my? «I u _'"l . ‘ ' u'i itli more than lllll years of soccer ‘ . ' . . . D W‘Xllt'l’ll'lltt' lit'IWL‘L‘H them, the ' ' " three lllt'll spearheading Waterloo . _ Minor Soar-rs new touching mentor pro- .~ “ : .. . _ . V __ a”: i gram hope to share lllt'lf insight into the ti“ ». ' i ' ‘ ,Ci , , i gami- Wllh more than 4500 local players. - Z”, . .. . The goal is to ltlkt‘ Waterloo stit‘L‘Cl' play- acf ;; ’1“ . . r . ., ‘ ‘ _. l «rs. and the people who coach them, to the f“ ‘ y" - f, _ . N k l no,“ level rind ill-\‘clop talent the way it has ’ .. ._ ‘ . * , " , 5 g} ‘\‘ l ht‘L'll (ltlllt‘ ill socci‘rritiiid nations in Europe 7 ’ ' V v ‘ ‘ ‘ . a ' ' . I“ - ‘ 5v ‘ _ X and South Amt-ma. . “’2‘ c .- '~ r‘ ~,-- ' . ."~ ' Y , " " ‘ \ i “We have the littlllllt‘S. and WU have the Y ‘A “‘11., M" Y . / T.“ 7.: :1 . , i numbers," said Willu- Smith, a former head i,’ " ”~- 51? “if ‘ \ .1. [ coach with Kitchener Minor Soccer who has I ‘ . . I 3 been ii part of the Watvrloo Minor Soccer ‘ ' . Q. . .'~ “ - %4'- l program for the past decade. “Now we have ‘ -I ’ , ' “"" ' 'fi ' if. i l to mist- the Inc] of play and the level of 1‘ , "I _ 33 . " Li- a 1' ‘ “:35 I coaching " » ‘~ ’ i; Hc \alll more is no ri-asori why Waterloo ' ‘-‘ -' . couldnt be on equal or greater footing with ' programs in the limiter l‘oroiito Area or in v the U \ , and haw hillN claimourmg to come if , to play in this city. , - h ' it‘s not hurt by the tact that Waterloo has 4‘ W ‘ ”â€"52 5 two worlclrclass indoor facilities at RIM Park 4, = . a" I 4. and Bechtel Park. and will have two new fl 1 artifiCial surfaces to bolster its outdoor pror : g a ‘ grams thanks to a mint funding initiative of j v “In?” ‘ r " “I" ”a: '5‘ 3'55: 71“ 371”” ‘ "’ I“ media;SiegialngSrpglrxigalwgglyfgngsgti.) Development coach Mllie Smith, Maddie Thompson. Aliya Raga, Terra McPherson, Sara Voison, and development coach john O'Brien recently wait until the early pan of May to get on the returned from a tournament in the US. where the four girls were identified as potential scholarship athletes, mo more field. they'll be able to get on in April or even level training techniques and coaching who is watching and that you have to play it will also serve a resource for the coach- earlier instruction. every game as if you are under the micro- es to Show them how to get into the right And more timi- on the field means there’s Over the past {our years those players scoped” topâ€"level tournaments and the better com» more time for instruction. That's where the have progressed through the system so Waterloo Minor Soccer is looking to petition that will improve the overall prof new coaching mentor program comes into much that they don't have to start at ground extend those opportunities system wide. gram. 1 play. zero when instructing them â€"> they can get and has started a recruiting process for new “It will help push the kids in the right The directive was born out of a develop into more advanced methods. coach mentors that started Feb. 3. direction and get quality on both sides ofthe l ment program that Smith and former pm The results of that were on display at a As a staff coach. qualified candidates will border in terms of mentorships and poten» 1 player lohn O‘Brien have been developing tournament at Sahien’s Sports Park in Elma, contribute to the selection. evaluation. tial scholarships.‘ said Mackie. over the last few years to stress skills training New York where four of their players on the training and guidance of volunteer team “The big piece that we’re really trying to l while offering players a chance for exposure Waterloo United 94 Girls soccer team were coaches at all levels in the club. push is the development of coaches. This is at high quality tournaments in Canada and identified as potential scholarship candir They will also enhance and nurture plav~ also about coach education,“ the U 5 dates for NCAA soccer programs er and coach development. Smith said it's important to start now A few years ago O'Brien also convinced They were too young. and NCAA rules Deadlines for application are due by Feb. before private operators and soccer acadc» his brother in law pen-r Mackie_ another prevent any formal contact between 18. and more information can be found on mics exploit gaps in what local programs are former professional player and current Uni- recrurters and girls who are 15 or under. the club‘s website at wwwwaterloominor- offering and skim the best players off. versity of Waterloo Warriors men's and But the coaches expect that locals Mad soccercom That would hurt the overall quality of the women's varsity ( om h, to W“ in and look at die Thompson. Allya Roga. Terra McPherson “It‘s about having a core of coaches that program and create a twoâ€"tier system based ways of (lt‘Vt‘ltiplng l()( al soccer talent at an and Sara Voison will get some serious (on will work pan and parcel with house league, on ability to pay, not ability to play, earlier age sideration from U 8, programs in the future. select and the rep program." said O‘Brien “We want to give every player the ability ’lhat has started to priv off [he program “'lhis is just the beginning for these girls." “And out of the rep level they want to start to reach their potential and use the soCier has ht't’n rear hing down into [hr ago nine to said ()‘Brien trying to H) thesc kids that have some quali knowledge that this club has available." said 10 age group and primal-d them with high "1 have told the-m that you never know ty." Smith. 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