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Honing Soccer Skills
Honing Soccer Skills
Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent
Thirty-two soccer players from the Vegreville Minor Soccer Association (VMSA) U5, U7, U9, and U13 braved the sweltering heat when VMSA partnered with Revolution Soccer Camp (RSC) to host 2024 Summer Soccer Camps from July 9-11 at RJV Soccer Park.
The coaches were Cassandra Canpanella, Max Graham and Jordan Clements based in Ontario. This was the first soccer camp they taught in Alberta.
The 7-14 age group learned basic soccer skills through having fun games. RSC Coach Jordan Clements mentioned they did well with this and it was nice to see their engagement, as well as, the engagement from the community. “It is good to see how much of a good level these soccer players already have.”
The 8-13 years of age went into the ABCs of passing and receiving where they learned how to pass the ball and create space and advanced skills. RSC Coach Max Graham commented, “They did pretty good.”
The youngest set of players learned technical skills of games with storytelling where kids learned defense and target skills such as shooting, as well as, team building and camaraderie where they gave each other high five’s. RSC Coach Cassandra Canpanella stated, “I am amazed by the skills they already have.”
Communication Director for VMSA Shelley Berry said the coaches are fantastic and they hope to get them back next year; not just for the soccer camp, but also to do some training throughout their Outdoor Soccer Season! “One highlight was the “World Cup”, where the coaches divided the teams into different countries and they played small 15-minute games against all the other countries.
It was a great experience and we hope to have more kids next year”
