More than 100 players from Whitecaps FC Academy Centres have been selected to take part in a High Potential Player (HPP) Showcase week in Vancouver from Monday, March 30 to Sunday, April 5. The Whitecaps FC HPP program is a club initiative that has been expanded to the Academy Centre network to identify players that are excelling in their respective regions. The HPP Academy Centre training camp will lead into the
2015 Whitecaps FC Showcase presented by Sport Chek
.
“We are excited to be able to introduce this new initiative this year as part of our Academy Centre network and Showcase tournament,” said Whitecaps FC director of soccer development Dan Lenarduzzi. “In BC, our Academy Centres are positioned to be supportive of the
EA SPORTS BC Soccer Premier League
(BCSPL) programming. With the majority of our centres being geographically challenging for player participation in the BCSPL, this is an opportunity for us to showcase these players to BCSPL teams, college and university scouts, and Whitecaps FC staff.”
Players for this event have been carefully selected and grouped into six teams of 18, divided among U-15, U-16, and U-17/18 boys and girls’ teams.
- Island Academy – 14 players
- Kamloops Academy – 15 players
- Kootenay Academy – 26 players
- Northern Academy – 23 players
- Okanagan Academy – 6 players
- Saskatchewan Academy – 19 players
Training camp for the HPP teams will begin on Monday, March 30. Vancouver-based Pre-Residency and Girls Elite technical staff, along with all Academy Centre head coaches, will lead technical and tactical sessions. Additionally, players will also receive a college prep session provided by Whitecaps FC manager of collegiate transition Ryan Clark.
Following a week of training, teams will then head into the Showcase tournament from Friday to Sunday. Also included for the players will be attendance at the ‘Caps MLS match vs the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, April 4 at BC Place.
Whitecaps Academy Centre HPP Staff Rosters
- Bart Choufour – Head coach, Academy Centre and Pre-Residency
- James Merriman – Assistant head coach, Academy Centre and Pre-Residency
- Jesse Symons – Head coach, Girls Elite REX
- Emma Humphries – Assistant head coach, Girls Elite REX
| U-15 Boys - Head Coach Brett Adams | U-15 Girls - TBA | |||||
| Last Name | First Name | Centre | Last Name | First Name | Centre | |
Koltronis | Peter | Island | Dewit | Emma | Island | |
Purcell | Charlie | Island | Kearns | Cameron | Island | |
Rubiano | Juan | Island | Gilbert | Avery | Kamloops | |
Sutton | Jakob | Island | Anderson | Michaela | Kootenays | |
Keim | Jared | Kamloops | Arcuri | Sofia | Kootenays | |
Dyck | Jaden | Kootenays | Borhi | Sophie | Kootenays | |
Foy | Ezra | Kootenays | Burkart | Julia | Kootenays | |
Klassen | Jordan | Kootenays | Lorenzo | Mattea | Kootenays | |
Preston | Anthony | Northern | Michalchuk | Shianne | Kootenays | |
Watt | Conor | Northern | Quinn | Hanna | Kootenays | |
Wilkinson | Matthew | Northern | Taylor | Emily | Kootenays | |
Baxter | Marcus | Saskatchewan | Bartlett | Sydney | Northern | |
Bekwayo | Kuhle | Saskatchewan | Jensen | Sophie | Northern | |
Hnatiw | Matthew | Saskatchewan | Oliveira | Mikeila | Northern | |
Kang | Albert | Saskatchewan | Latta | Paige | Okanagan | |
Mackie | Luke | Saskatchewan | Williams | Emily | Okanagan | |
McLeod | Fraser | Saskatchewan | Bone | Davis | Saskatchewan | |
| U-16 Boys - Head Coach David Broadhurst | U-16 Girls - Head Coach Bryce Chapman | |||||
| Last Name | First Name | Centre | Last Name | First Name | Centre | |
Castle | Nathan | Island | Powsey | Toni | Island | |
Creek | Liam | Island | Aldus | Georgia | Kamloops | |
Dedame | Alex | Island | Bison | Nicole | Kamloops | |
Scott | Riley | Island | Freeze | Gwen | Kamloops | |
Davidson | Reid | Kamloops | Mann | Emily | Kamloops | |
Fernandes | Masen | Kamloops | Taylor | Alyson | Kamloops | |
Hanks | Geoffrey | Kamloops | Andreas | Sarah | Kootenays | |
Louvros | Dimitri | Kamloops | Halleran | Laurel | Kootenays | |
Johnson | Darian | Kootenays | Ida | Maya | Kootenays | |
Aguiluz | Daniel | Northern | Vandonselaar | Jesamyn | Kootenays | |
Maloney | Daniel | Northern | Zimmer | Taylor | Kootenays | |
Geelkerken | Mees | Okanagan | Emmond | Hannah | Northern | |
Gray | Joshua | Okanagan | Haley | Emily | Northern | |
Wiens | Malcolm | Okanagan | Watt | Nicole | Northern | |
Edwards | Zachary | Saskatchewan | Jenkins | Alicia | Saskatchewan | |
Hasal | Thomas | Saskatchewan | Nundy | McKenna | Saskatchewan | |
Marufu | Faith | Saskatchewan | Olson | McKenna | Saskatchewan | |
Stove | Caitlin | Saskatchewan | ||||
| U-17/18 Boys - Ross Holtom | U-17/18 Girls - John Antulov | |||||
| Last Name | First Name | Centre | Last Name | First Name | Centre | |
Ilyn | Christopher | Island | Burkart | Kyra | Kootaney | |
Jakobsen | Keegan | Island | Gattafoni | Paige | Kootenays | |
Powsey | Max | Island | Gerun | Hailee | Kootenays | |
Magdolen | lubomir | Kamloops | Perkins | Naomi | Kootenays | |
Nesci | Stefan | Kamloops | Wheeldon | Jena | Kootenays | |
Pietramala | Austin | Kamloops | Willans | Abbie | Kootenays | |
Wynne | Evan | Kamloops | Yowek | Tara | Kootenays | |
Bennett | Dylan | Kootenays | Couroux | Shonda | Northern | |
DeRosa | Nolan | Kootenays | Hirtz | Kimberly | Northern | |
Doyon | Jonathan | Northern | Munk | Julia | Northern | |
Emmons | Cooper | Northern | Norn | Morgan | Northern | |
Hansen | Justin | Northern | Payne | Paige | Northern | |
Monn-Djasngar | Jeremy | Northern | Stella | Cassidy | Northern | |
Harsany | Claye | Okanagan | Teetzen | Kyra | Northern | |
Godoy | Diego | Saskatchewan | Wankling | Samantha | Northern | |
Homer | Peter | Saskatchewan | Zemlak | Jordan | Saskatchewan | |
LaBrash | Justin | Saskatchewan | ||||
Stephens | Tanner | Saskatchewan | ||||
