Close to 400 boys and girls youth players from across British Columbia and Yukon took part in the fourth annual Whitecaps FC BMO Academy Centres HPP Challenge this past weekend. This included players from the Mainland centres, as well as further locations in the Kootenays, Northern BC, the Okanagan, and Vancouver Island. All training and matches took place at Minoru Park in Richmond, BC.
“This was another fantastic weekend to bring players together from our regional programs,” said Marinos Papageorgopoulos, Whitecaps FC BMO Academy Centres director. “We maintain the same philosophies and curriculum throughout our centres and it is always pleasing to see an equal understanding and strong progression among a wide group of players who have been coached in different regions.