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Last Updated: Apr 21st, 2010
Players off to College or University
Jessica Fleury - Acadia University in Wolfville, NS
As part of the training for the 2009 Canada Summer Games program, Team NWT's women's team played several exhibition games in Nova Scotia prior to the week of the Games. Acadia University's Head Coach for their women's team, Coach Morrison, was impressed with Jessica's vision and first touch and subsequently invited Jessica to tryout for the school team. Jessica was succesful in making the Acadia team and is now playing soccer and studying science in Halifax.
"Everyone at Acadia was extremely helpful in getting Jessica set up, including; the university recruiting team, admissions, the registrar's office, professors, coaching staff, director of residence, everyone. Everywhere we went they knew who Jessica was and were expecting her. Again, their level of support was out of this world" - Darcy Fleury
Mikey Ayiku - Mount Royal University in Calgary, AB
After living in Yellowknife for 15 years, Mikey has gone off to play soccer for the Mount Royal Cougars down in Calgary. Mikey is in his second year of a 4-year business administration program, after which he plans on returning to Yellowknife and applying his new busniess skills and continuing to be involved in refereeing, coaching and playing soccer.
Arran Ferguson - Grand Prairie Regional College, AB
Aaron is starting right back for the Grand Prairie Wolves who gets to travel all over Alberta to play other college and university teams. So far this season, the team has 3 more points than the team got all last season, so the team is having a great year. If they make the playoffs, it will be the first time ever that GP College has done so. Aaron is studying engineering and will be transfering to the University of Alberta for the last two years of his degree, inhopes of working as an environmental engineer in the future.
Jan Barbier - Acadia University in Wolfville, NS
Jan has trained and played in the past with Grand Prairie College but has decided to move to Wolfville Nova Scotia in February of 2010 to train with the Acadia Axmen. Jan plans on pursuing a Bachelors of Kinesiology with recreation and tourism while at Acadia.
RJ Wells - SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary, AB
RJ is currently attending SAIT college in Calgary and getting his travel and tourism diploma. He's playing right midfielder for the Trojans and the team gets to travel around the province playing other teams in their division.
Sport North Awards
The Sport North Awards are given out each year to recognize athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers for their performance and contribution to sport in the NWT. The NWT Soccer Association would like to congratulate and thank the following individuals for their dedication to the sport of soccer:
2009
Richard Toll named NWT Official of the Year
2008
Vivian Hansen was presented the Contributor to Sport Award
Sarah Cannell was named the Most Valuable Junior Female Athlete
Rebecca Alty was named Coach of the Year
What People Are Saying About Soccer in the NWT...
"Thank so much for helping at the Mini World Cup. We had a fabulous weekend and we appreciate all your hard work and hospitality of so many this past weekend. It was an awesome way of kickstarting the summer! I'll definitely bring a bunch of soccer kids next year again" - Michael Botermans
"Dear Super Soccer Organizers - Thank you for planning the schedule and thank you for helping us to learn the rules and supporting us. Thank you for welcoming us into the tournament" - Belinda
"Dear Super Soccer Organizers - Thanks for considering us for the award. We started out like it was our first time riding a bike. But we always got right back up and we got much better at it. And I hope next time we play it will be nice and we will have more team spirit" - Rodney
"Dear Super Soccer Organizers - Thanks for the tournament and the rules. We were so happy to be nominated for the award. It was good and it's ok that we did not get it. Thank you all." - Victoria
"Dear Organizers - Thank you for welcoming us to your tournament. It was really fun. We lost all our games but we scored a lot of goals. Oh thank you for telling us the rules and thank you for nominating us for an award" - Vincent
"Dear Organizer - Thanks for the Super Soccer Tournament and helping us learn the rules" - Bruno
"Dear Super Soccer Organizers - Thank you for planning the schedule. And thank you for helping us learn the rules. Thank you for supporting us and nominating us for an award. And thank you for welcoming us into the tournament" - Rachel
"Dear Super Soccer Organizers - Thank you for welcoming us in your tournament plus planning the schedule" - Patrina
"Dear Super Soccer Organizer - Thank you for welcoming us into the tournament. Thank you for helping us learn the rules. Thank you for nominating us for an award" - Eric L.
"Dear Super Soccer Organizers - Thank you for helping us learn the rules in our first game" - Brandon