We are an Elite soccer team of 11 year old girls located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Each player shares a passion for soccer and a dedication to achieve their highest level with the ultimate goal of playing for their Provincial and National Teams as well as earning U.S. College Soccer Scholarships.
I played in the Chinguacousy United organization in my early years, playing all 4 positions (forward, mid-fielder, defender, goalie). I loved soccer so much that I was playing in 4 leagues at one time. The school team, the Ching A team, the Ching B team and in the Industrial League. I played goalkeeper for the Ching A team which allowed me to show my best skills here in Ontario and in the U.S.
I played 4 years of semi-pro soccer in Toronto from the ages of 19-23, playing for the Macedonian Stars, Greek Panhellenic and Sloga United.
In all these cases, I mostly played defender and midfielder and to this day I will always cherish those years.
I also played University soccer for 4 years, one year with University of Toronto and the other 3 years with Ryerson where I was the starting goalkeeper and got some great exposure. In fact, I was offered tryouts as a goalkeeper to play for some 2nd division teams in Southern Europe and decided to pass on this and go the guaranteed route with school.
My style & approach is simple, work hard in practice and take what you have learned and apply it in the games. I realize that all girls have a different physical makeup and each one can add something different to the mix. I don’t want a team of speedsters or a team of giants or a finesse team. I want a mixture of different players, some who possess speed, some with great strength and some with great ball control. I will take this combination of great athletes and put them into specific positions where they have the best opportunity to succeed and then I will mold them into a team of winners who strive for only one thing – “perfection”. I believe in motivation (both positive and negative re-enforcement at the right times) goes a long way. As well, I really enjoy the teaching side of the game, being able to point out a weakness or flaw in one’s game and working with them to improve on it.
I believe the key to any “11” aside team is strength down the middle. Give me a very good keeper, a good central defender, a strong central midfielder and someone upfront in the middle who has finishing in their blood and I will make them a winner by filling in the other pieces/role players.
