Academy Centre Players of the Month - September 2018

Whitecaps FC Academy Centres are a network of regional training hubs linked through key staff, curriculum, and standards that provide professional supplemental club training for serious, motivated players. Whitecaps FC currently have a network from coast to coast, including locations in Kamloops, the Kootenays, Manitoba, Northern BC, the Okanagan, Squamish, Vancouver, and Vancouver Island, as well as in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. For more information, visit whitecapsfc.com/academy and select the academy in your region.

Below are the Whitecaps FC Academy Centre Players of the Month for September 2018.

Name: 
Oliver Amos


What his coaches say:
 "Oliver has started the season really well, showing excellent technical ability and a great work ethic in every training session."
Name: 
Allyson Hebert


What her coaches say:
 "Allyson has also shown a great work ethic and has had a strong start to the season. Her technical ability continues to improve. Keep it up!"

Name: 
Payton Froom


Birth Year: 
2006
What her coaches say:
 "Payton recently joined our academy in the fall of 2018.  She is excelling with the high pace setting and we are seeing the improvement in her skill set.  She has a great attitude and work ethic and as a coaching staff we are pleased to have her in our academy and see her enjoying our time and watch her growth as a player."
Name: 
Carter Boyko 


Birth Year: 
2010
What his coaches say:
 "
Carter recently joined our academy in the winter of 2017.  Although one of our younger players, we are very happy to see his progression in his time in our system.  He has a strong work ethic and great attitude and is always striving to get better. He continues to improve and excel in this high pace setting and with increased concentration will continue to develop his skills and play.  As a coaching staff we are pleased to have him in our academy, see him enjoying his time here and watching his continued growth as a player."

Name:
 Hannah Tribble


Birth Year: 
2005
Hometown:
 London, Ontario


What her coaches say:
 "Hannah always plays and trains with maximum effort and concentration and has been a key player for the U-13 OPDL girls this season. A versatile player with excellent composure, she has excelled as a centre back, helping the team build up from the back and doing the defensive work as well. Hannah is a pleasure to coach."
Name:
 Dante D'Oria


Birth Year:
 2005
Hometown:
 London, Ontario
What his coaches say:
 "Dante has put in some excellent performances in the OPDL this month. A fierce competitor and an excellent trainer, Dante continues to improve and elevate his game."

Name: 
Elle Crete


Birth Year: 
2004
Hometown: 
Kelowna, BC


What her coaches say:
 "Elle has joined the Kelowna academy after moving to the area from Ontario. We have been very impressed with Elle's technical ability and her understanding of the game. We are excited to see how she develops over the coming months."
Name: 
Trevor Molett


Birth Year: 
2008
Hometown: 
Kamloops, BC


What his coaches say: 
"Trevor is travelling from Kamloops to gain an additional training session with the Vernon academy and we are extremely glad he is. Trevor has good technical skills with a solid understanding of the game for someone so young and we are enjoying this opportunity to work with him in Vernon."

Name: 
Krista MacLeod
Birth Year: 
2003
Hometown:
 Ottawa, Ontario


What her coaches say:
 "Krista has been fantastic since coming into the program. A mature beyond-her-years centre half with vision, awareness and unbelievable technique, Krista has shown all the attributes of a confident and able young player. On field she demands a high standard of herself and her teammates and she commands the respect from all of her peers through her performances. A joy to work with. Well done Krista!”
Name: 
Rohan Dust


Birth Year: 
2010
Hometown:
 Ottawa, Ontario
What his coaches say:
 "Rohan is new to our program having joined for our summer/fall phase. He has hit the ground running and has become an influential member of the group despite being a year younger than his peers. At such a young age, Rohan is showing great potential and will always give everything he has when on field which is great to see. A pleasure to coach and a fantastic young man off field too. Well done Rohan.”

Name: 
Jackson Kovitch


Birth Year: 
2007
Hometown: 
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan


What his coaches say: 
"Jackson’s commitment and attitude towards each training session has been fantastic. For one of our youngest players he has really taken in the role of a leader vocally but also with consistency of performance. We use a goal setting and reflection tool and the depth of reflection from Jackson in relation to his development as a player has been phenomenal."

Name: 
Kayden Omeruno


What his coaches say: 
"Kayden has shown a real thirst to learn. His improvement has been noticeable."
Name: 
Madelaine Laferniere
What his coaches say: 
"Madelaine has shown fantastic character. Her all around game continues to improve noticeably."

Name: 
Ava Shearer
What her coaches say:
 "Ava has shown great improvements in her game this term. Her ball control and game awareness has moved on from the last phase. Keep up your excellent training attitude Ava!"
Name: 
Benjamin Sampson
What his coaches say:
 "Ben is a very technical player who demonstrates a good understanding of the game. He has an array of evasion skills to beat players in 1v1 and often 1v2 situations. Keep it up Ben."
Mainland Girls Academy
Name: 
Zahra Bains
Birth Year:
 2008
Hometown:
Surrey, BC


What her coaches say:
“Zahra has a fantastic training mentality and loves the game. She is always positive and energetic, and buzzes about the field. Zahra is very confident with the ball in 1v1s and even in outnumbered situations. She has a great knack of wriggling out of very tight situations. Throughout the Prospects and Academy, she’s made great strides in her awareness habits to select the best decision and increase her speed of play. Great stuff Zahra, keep working hard!”

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