Prince George, B.C. –The  Prince George Youth Soccer Association is now in partnership with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

 

 A new, Whitecaps Northern Academy Centre will be based in Prince George and will see the Whitecaps working with the PGYSA . “We’re very pleased to launch this Northern academy centre in Prince George and are very appreciative of the support and opportunity to partner with PGYSA.” said Dan Lenarduzzi, Whitecaps FC director of soccer development. “Whitecaps FC have a lot of respect for the work that PGYSA have done in the community, and with its programming over the years. We feel that by working together we can help grow the game in Prince George and across Northern BC with the hopes of also

providing further opportunities for local players.”

 

As a Whitecaps FC Academy Centre, the Prince George “Academy” will be part of a network of training hubs in B.C. that are linked with staff, curriculum and standards for the serious motivated players.

 

 

With more than 2,500 boys and girls, ages 3 to 18, registered for outdoor soccer each May and 700 registrations for indoor programs in the winter, the PGYSA is the largest youth sports association in P.G.

 

 “We feel our partnership with Whitecaps FC is a great fit and the next step forward for our association,” said Steve Raper, PGYSA projects director. “It’s always been part of our mission to provide more opportunities for local youth, and make the association and its partnerships in the North stronger, and we feel this partnership will do that.”