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SPRING ACADEMY 2009, U6 - U14 AGE GROUPS AND GOALKEEPERS:
The Pitt Meadows Soccer Club will continue with a Spring Academy beginning on Friday, March 27th.
There will be three different time slots:
U6 - U7 from 5:00 - 6:15 pm - Player Development
U8 - U10 from 6:20 - 7:35 pm - Player Development
U11 - U14 from 7:40 - 8:55 pm - both Player Development Academy and Goalkeeping Academy
The Academy sessions will be at Westview Synthetic Park, for 10 sessions finishing June 12th.
Parents will register all players based on this year's division. The cost is $200 which includes an Academy Signature jersey and a Signature Soccer Ball. Registration will begin at the end of February 2009.
The intention of this Academy is to allow kids at an early stage to develop their skills and confidence, based on their ability within their peer group.
The Academy coaches will move the kids based on their observations of ability, and their personal development over the 10 sessions.
We understand we need to suit each player's individual needs, for players to be challenged. The Academy needs to adjust for this development. Your child may start at U6 but may move to a different group as determined by the instructors to better challenge them.
Clinics will be run by our new head coach, Brad Higgs in conjunction with other top level instructors.
Academy Coaching Staff
Brad Higgs
Brad played for the Canadian Olympic Soccer Team in 1980 and then followed with two years in the United States playing professional soccer in Wichita, Kansas. Most people will recognize Brad for running his successful soccer schools throughout the lower mainland over the past 30 years.
Danny Sapic
EDUCATION
December 2005- Master's of Education- Administration and Supervision, University of Phoenix
May 1993- Bachelor of Education, University of British Columbia
Coaching Certification/Education
September 1998-May 1991- Undergraduate in Physical Education(Coaching and Instruction), UBC
July 1997- "C" Licence, Shawnigan Lake Academy
Coaching Experience/Employment
25 years of soccer coaching girls, boys, men, women at juvenile, high school, senior, provincial, university and college levels
1993 to Present- Brad Higgs Soccer Schools
- Director and Head Instructor
2003 to 2007- Kwantlen University-College
- Head Coach, Men's Soccer Team
1998 to 2000- British Columbia Soccer Association
- Co-Coach U'16 and U'17 Boys' Select Team
1989 to 1992- University of British Columbia
- Head Coach, Junior Varsity Women's Soccer Team
Other Employment
1993 to Present- Vancouver School Board, Elementary School Teacher
Dennis Schmidt
Education
2003 Master of Education - Educational Leadership, University of Calgary
1993 Bachelor of Education (Elementary) - University of British Columbia
1991 Bachelor of Physical Education (Instruction and Coaching) - University of British Columbia
Coaching Certification
2007 B License Pre test
Coaching Experience
2008 Soccer Exchange - Colegio Once Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico ( Director General - Alberto Coyote)
2005 to present - Head Coach - Westview Secondary School, Maple Ridge, B.C.
2006 to 2008 - Coaching Staff - Abbotsford Soccer Association
2000 to present - Brad Higgs Soccer Schools
Over 20 years of coaching experience
Employment
Westview Secondary School - Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, School District 24
Teacher, Coach, Athletic Director