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‘Caps 2 College

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Led by Kootenay head coaches Brett Adams, Brenden Teeling and Reynold Stewart supported by Whitecaps Manager of Collegiate Transition Ryan Clark, the Kootenays ‘Caps 2 College (C2C) academy provides players with the best opportunity to play in college and university with Whitecaps head coaching staff and college transition experts. U15 to U18 players are selected from East, West and South Kootenay BMO Centres for specialized C2C training, Showcase events, and Scholarship strategy planning. C2C is based out of Nelson and Cranbrook with programming also in Creston.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8saSnypb5Kg&t=2s”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

Pathway Opportunities

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_tabs][vc_tab title=”Details” tab_id=”4d091ea4-7e0f-10″][vc_column_text]Kootenays East – Boys

Age Group: U15-U18
Period: September 23 – June 16
Practice Days: Wednesday & Friday
Location: Moir Park/Dome
Training Kit: Click on the Equipment tab for detailed information
Price: $1,375 + GST[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Tryout Registration Now Open!” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvancouver-whitecaps-fc.sportngin.com%2Fregister%2Fform%2F786269412|||”][vc_column_text]Kootenays West – Boys

Age Group: U15-U18
Period: September 27 – June 20
Practice Days: Sunday & Thursday
Location: Nelson Indoor
Training Kit: Click on the Equipment tab for detailed information
Price: $1,375 + GST[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Tryout Registration Now Open!” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvancouver-whitecaps-fc.sportngin.com%2Fregister%2Fform%2F786269412|||”][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Kootenays East – Girls

Age Group: U15-U18
Period: September 23 – June 16
Practice Days: Wednesday & Friday
Location: Moir Park/Dome
Training Kit: Click on the Equipment tab for detailed information
Price: $1,375 + GST[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Tryout Registration Now Open!” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvancouver-whitecaps-fc.sportngin.com%2Fregister%2Fform%2F786269412|||”][vc_column_text]Kootenays West – Girls

Age Group: U15-U18
Period: September 27 – June 20
Practice Days: Sunday & Tuesday
Location: Selkirk
Training Kit: Click on the Equipment tab for detailed information
Price: $1,375 + GST[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Tryout Registration Now Open!” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvancouver-whitecaps-fc.sportngin.com%2Fregister%2Fform%2F786269412|||”][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Highlights

Selection only, written application and evaluation process

– Weekly specialized training over a 10 month program.
– Testing and evaluation measurements
– 4 local prep competitive events
– 2 Showcase tournaments
– Collegiate group and individual Presentations & Workshops
– Profiles and highlight videos posted and marketing on our collegiate recruiting platform

Program Fees

All accepted players will be asked to commit to the following annual payment information.

· $160 + tax due upon acceptance into the program
· $160 + tax in monthly payments from your credit card on the first day of each month

The above fees will cover all on-field training sessions and collegiate support throughout the year, along with at least 1 monthly regional meet-up which will include baseline fitness testing, scholarship workshops, nutrition education, tournament prep sessions. The program includes 2 tournaments throughout the year where transportation, accommodation, food, and supervision will be a separate fee from the monthly payment plan.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Registration by invitation only
For additional information, please contact Reynold Stewart, Head Coach West Kootenays: rstewart@whitecapsfc.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Schedule” tab_id=”bc3d158b-d24d-3″][vc_column_text]Kootenays East – Boys

U15-U18
Practice Days: Wednesday & Friday
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Dates: Sept 23, 25, 30
Oct 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
Nov 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25
Dec 2, 4, 9, 11
Jan 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
Feb 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26
Mar 3, 5, 10, 12, 19
Apr 7, 9, 21, 23, 28, 30
May 5, 12, 19, 26
Jun 2, 9, 16[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Tryout Registration Now Open!” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvancouver-whitecaps-fc.sportngin.com%2Fregister%2Fform%2F786269412|||”][vc_column_text]Kootenays West – Boys

U15-U18
Practice Days: Sunday & Thursday
Time: 2:30 – 4:00 pm / 4:00 – 5:30 pm / 5:45 – 7:15 pm
Dates: Sept 27
Oct 4, 8, 11, 15, 22, 25, 39
Nov 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 22
Dec 3, 6, 10
Jan 14, 17, 21, 24, 28
Feb 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28
Mar 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21
Apr 15, 18, 22, 25, 29
May 2, 6, 9, 13, 20, 23, 27, 30
Jun 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Tryout Registration Now Open!” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvancouver-whitecaps-fc.sportngin.com%2Fregister%2Fform%2F786269412|||”][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Kootenays East – Girls

U15-U18
Practice Days: Wednesday & Friday
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Dates: Sept 23, 25, 30
Oct 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
Nov 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25
Dec 2, 4, 9, 11
Jan 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
Feb 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26
Mar 3, 5, 10, 12, 19
Apr 7, 9, 21, 23, 28, 30
May 5, 12, 19, 26
Jun 2, 9, 16[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Tryout Registration Now Open!” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvancouver-whitecaps-fc.sportngin.com%2Fregister%2Fform%2F786269412|||”][vc_column_text]Kootenays West – Girls

U15-U18
Practice Days: Sunday & Tuesday
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm / 1:00 – 2:30 pm / 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Dates: Sept 27
Oct 4, 8, 11, 15, 22, 25, 39
Nov 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 22
Dec 3, 6, 10
Jan 14, 17, 21, 24, 28
Feb 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28
Mar 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21
Apr 15, 18, 22, 25, 29
May 2, 6, 9, 13, 20, 23, 27, 30
Jun 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Tryout Registration Now Open!” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvancouver-whitecaps-fc.sportngin.com%2Fregister%2Fform%2F786269412|||”][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Virtual Academy

Add on the Whitecaps Virtual Academy to your training plan! Elevate your performance with live personalized supplemental coaching from Whitecaps head staff.

Click here for more info.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Equipment” tab_id=”1595970661865-9-5″][vc_column_text]All new players require a Whitecaps FC BMO Academy Centre training kit and track suit:

Valid for at least two years
Mandatory training kit: jersey $50 + taxes
Optional: shorts $30, socks $10 + taxes
Optional track suit: jacket $70, pants $60 + taxes

Important Note: Please use this sizing chart for your order. Exchanges will not be available.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Staff” tab_id=”1592562636869-4-7″][vc_column_text]Brett Adams
Academy Centre Associate Head Coach

Birthplace: Nottingham, UK
Hometown: Nottingham, UK
Citizenship: British
Years with Whitecaps FC: 7 years
Previous Clubs: Experience in UK, France, US, Canada
Certifications: UEFA A License
Playing Experience: Played for numerous Semi-Professional clubs in the UK
Coaching Experience: Been coaching for 19 years, coached in UK, France, US, Canada
Email: badams@whitecapsfc.com

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Brendan Teeling
Associate Head Coach

Birthplace: Ireland
Hometown: Bellewstown
Citizenship: Irish
Years with Whitecaps FC: 1
Previous Clubs: Drogheda United (Ireland), Malahide United (Ireland), Cockburn City SC (Australia), La Salle Stompers SC (Canada), Tecumseh Soccer Club (Canada), LA Galaxy Orange County (USA)
Certifications: UEFA A License, UEFA B License, Canadian A License, NSCAA (USC) Advanced National Diploma
Playing Experience: Kentstown Rovers, Drogheda United, Clontarf and Ailesbury United, Drogheda Town (all Ireland), Cockburn City SC (Australia), University of Windsor Lancers (Canada), Windsor TFC (Canada)
Coaching Experience: Drogheda United (Ireland), Malahide United (Ireland), Cockburn City SC (Australia), La Salle Stompers SC (Canada), Tecumseh Soccer Club (Canada), LA Galaxy Orange County (USA) Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Email: bteeling@whitecapsfc.com

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Reynold Stewart
Associate Head Coach

Birthplace: Victoria, BC
Hometown: Tsawwassen, BC
Citizenship: Canadian
Years with Whitecaps FC: 4
Certification: Provincial B License
Playing Experience: Douglas College, University of British Columbia, Whitecaps FC U23
Coaching Experience: Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kootenay Academy
Email: rstewart@whitecapsfc.com

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Ryan Clark
Manager: Collegiate Transition & Identification Events

Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Port Moody, BC
Citizenship: Canadian
Years with Whitecaps FC: 6
Previous Club: Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club
Certifications: Degree in Marketing & Public Relations from Univ. of Illinois, Canadian Management Centre Certification through Simon Fraser Univ. in business strategic planning, Sport for Life 501-working with athletes with disabilities, completed Aboriginal Coaching Modules training, Respect in Sport Leader Program
Email: rclark@whitecapsfc.com

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Contact” tab_id=”1592563413393-7-9″][vc_column_text]Reynold Stewart
Head Coach West Kootenays
Email: rstewart@whitecapsfc.com

Brett Adams
Associate Head Coach Academy Centres
Email: badams@whitecapsfc.com

Whitecaps FC Administrator
Email: gopro@whitecapsfc.com or 1 (855) 932-1932

Sam Lenarduzzi
Regional Programs Manager
Email: slenarduzzi@whitecapsfc.com or (778) 928-0453[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”BMO Academy System” tab_id=”1596515948728-10-6″][vc_column_text]It starts with a goal

Whitecaps FC and BMO share a commitment to developing soccer talent across the country. With World Cup 2026 fast approaching, the Whitecaps FC BMO Academy System helps provide a foundation for Canada’s soccer future.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5899″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_toggle title=”> BMO ACADEMY CENTRES” el_id=”1597206089395-4d104c61-63c0″]

A coast-to-coast network of Academy Centres identifies young talent and provides a gateway to professional soccer, scholarships, and the Canadian national teams, including a pathway to Vancouver with the Boys MLS Academy and the Girls Elite REX program.
Provincial Centres are in many cases in partnership with provincial soccer associations. Players identified here have a pathway to the Whitecaps Boys Residency and Girls Elite REX programs in Vancouver. BC Centres are part of the local pathway and provide players with an opportunity to support selection to the BCSPL (BC Soccer Premier League), as well as the Whitecaps Prospects, and full time academies. All centres are supported by the Whitecaps Caps to College program.

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”> PRE-BOYS MLS ACADEMY AND PRE-GIRLS ELITE” el_id=”1597206144801-b0f614c9-e3c6″]Prior to entering the Boys MLS Academy and Girls Elite REX teams, players can also be selected into the Full time and funded Whitecaps FC Pre-MLS Academy and Whitecaps FC Pre-Girls Elite program. Players at U-14 players train four times per week with regular competitive matches against select competition which also includes tournament travel. In addition a part-time U-13 program includes select players remaining with their BCSPL club, and training with Whitecaps FC once per week.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”> WHITECAPS FC BOYS MLS ACADEMY ” el_id=”1597252386014-e92a591d-a09e”]A full-time, fully funded player development program. The Academy is designed to maximize a player’s potential on and off the field through a “soccer lifestyle” philosophy linking technical, personal development and education. The program includes over 65 players with the Academy housing U-15, U-17 and U-19 teams that play in the new MLS Elite Youth Development League.
The Academy continues to develop top young talent from across Canada at the club’s new Whitecaps FC National Soccer Development Centre (NSDC) which opened in 2017. In the past year, five players from the Academy ranks have signed MLS contracts with the Whitecaps FC first team, with Academy graduate Alphonso Davies making an MLS record transfer to perennial German Bundesliga[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”> WHITECAPS FC GIRLS ELITE REX” el_id=”1597252476860-b2a8a7dc-ebd1″]Whitecaps FC, BC Soccer, and Canada Soccer have partnered together to deliver a Super REX (Regional EXCEL) Centre, which brings together top female prospects from across Canada to attend school, train, and play together on a daily basis.
This Super Rex program is one of only three in Canada – (BC, Ontario and Quebec) welcoming the very best U-14 to U-18 high performance female players on a pathway to national team and scholastic opportunities.
Across Canada the Whitecaps FC identify and select players by working together with Canada Soccer, and through official partnerships with the provincial associations of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. Recent Academy graduate Jordyn Huitema is a key member of the Canadian national team and has recently signed with French Division 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”> WHITECAPS CAPS TO COLLEGE” el_id=”1597252525491-49f2deee-e7b9″]College and university scholarship opportunities are one of the goals of the BMO Academy System. Players have support from Whitecaps head coaching staff and college transition experts to prepare for the best opportunity to play in college and university.
Off Field the program is Led by Whitecaps Manager of Collegiate Transition, Ryan Clark who works towards supporting and executing player scholarship strategies.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”> WHITECAPS BMO ACADEMY CENTRE HPP (High Potential Prospects) ” el_id=”1597252621760-2d4a0456-5878″]Recognizing the need to connect players across the academy network beyond training, the Whitecaps HPP program provides some exciting network opportunities, incentives and recruitment for identified players while training in their respective academy locations.

BC HPP

Influence and identify HPP’s across BC
Specialized training and event opportunities in Vancouver.
Training and competing with Whitecaps FC Academy centre teams at selected tournaments.
Scouting opportunities and placement with partnered BCSPL clubs.

Provincial HPP

Influence and identify HPP’s across Canada
Player identification events for entry into Whitecaps FC Boys MLS Academy and Girls Elite REX Programs

U13 and U14 – (2007 & 2006)

November – Select teams invited from each BMO provincial academy centre
February – Small group of players may return February for further assessment
April – Smaller group of players come back in April for further assessment
May – Final selections

U15 and U16 – potential U17 and U18

March break – Team combine
Players identified – either stay for another week or come back in April
May – Final selections

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Professional: Players aspire to reach and play for the Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer (MLS)

Development Squad: An extension of the First Team, bridging the club’s top academy prospects and MLS roster

Boys MLS Academy / Girls Elite REX: Full-time, fully funded, player development programs. Provides a soccer lifestyle philosophy integrating technical, education, and personal development.

BC Soccer Provincial Program: Players are identified through the BC Soccer Premier League and BC Soccer Provincial Program

BMO Academy Centres: A coast-to-coast network of Centres and staff identify young talent and provide a gateway to professional soccer, scholarships, and national teams programs, including a pathway to Vancouver with the Boys MLS Academy and the Girls Elite REX program.

Camps / Tournaments / Clinics: Events and camps provide opportunities to be developed and identified[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Successes” tab_id=”1592562570086-3-1″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/S_9btr16iqw”][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/I8Mg6sTeb3Y”][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Conduct & Safe Sport” tab_id=”1592562813219-5-8″][vc_column_text]Code of Conduct

Our Code of Conduct establishes principles for team officials, players, parents, guardians, and spectators to ensure soccer is a fun, safe, and positive experience for all. It is a condition that all participants read and agree to abide by the Code of Conduct at all times. Failure to comply with them will result in action from Whitecaps FC.

Respect everyone and everything
Leave things better off then you found them
Do the best you can

For more information on our Code of Conduct, please click here.

Safe Sport

At Whitecaps FC providing a safe and supportive environment for athletes to practice, learn, compete, and achieve their best is one of our primary objectives. We are committed to creating and maintaining an equitable, and non-discriminatory environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
Please click here for more information on Safe Sport.

Safety Protocols

All new policies and procedures were set in accordance with Canada Soccer’s Return to Soccer guidelines.
Here’s an overview of all the new processes and procedures we’re introducing.

Safety Officer at every location
Enhanced hygiene and sanitization
Comprehensive, carefully-planned procedures

For more information on Safety Protocols, please click here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Refunds” tab_id=”1592563238331-6-2″][vc_column_text]Refund requests

1. Received more than 14 days before the start of a phase, will be subject to a 10% administration fee on the registration amount paid.
2. Received less than 14 days but more than 2 days before the start of a phase, will be subject to a 20% administration fee on the registration amount paid.
3. Received less than 2 days before the start of a phase will not be granted.
4. Registration refunds for medical reasons can only be processed upon receipt of a note from a medical professional. These refunds will be subject to a 10% administration fee, plus a fee for any sessions transpired.
5. Approved refunds can take up to six weeks to process.
6. No partial refunds will be issued for individual sessions missed by the participant.
7. Whitecaps FC reserves the right to move players to the appropriate training group.
8. In the event that a session is cancelled due to weather, we will do our best to reschedule.
9. Every player participating in the academy is required to be registered with a soccer club in their province.

Questions?
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Our summer camp programs have now finished for the season. Please check back soon for further details on future camp programs.