South Delta Leader Friday, October 28, 2011
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Southpointe Academy's Navi Boparai (left) and Heri Brar try to close down a Unity Secondary School player during Fraser Valley soccer action Tuesday (Oct. 25) afternoon at Holly Park in Ladner. Philip Raphael photo
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t is shaping up to be the story of David and Goliath—in cleats. Next week, the boys senior soccer team from Southpointe Academy will travel to Kamloops to compete in the Single A provincial finals—the first time in the Tsawwassen independent school’s young history that one of its teams has made a B.C. championship tournament. But while the squad’s name suggests they represent the “elder” portion of the student body, checking out the birth dates of some players in the line up tells another story. With a small talent pool to draw from, head coach Jason Levitt enlisted the services of several Grade 8 players—and two of them
have secured starting roles. Ladner’s Kelvin Gill plays striker, and Tsawwassen’s Max Kirshenblatt patrols the right side of midfield, although Levitt said his ability and work rate allows him to slot in just about anywhere on the pitch. With the two youngsters suiting up Southpointe fashioned a five win, zero loss league record while competing in the Greater Vancouver Independent School Athletic Association—a feat which earned them a trip to the Fraser Valley finals and a subsequent spot in the provincials being played Nov. 3-5. “The boys have bought in to the program,” said Levitt of the 25 or so who turned out for training with the team. “And I’m of the philosophy that if somebody is good enough it doesn’t really matter to me what age they are. If they can
compete at that level then they can compete. Then once they get that chance it’s (position) theirs to keep or theirs to lose.” The fact Southpointe does not have enough players to field both junior and senior teams also helped pave the way to the wide age range on the roster. But what about the physical challenges the younger players face? Levitt says it’s not a factor. “When you’re in Grade 8 and you’re playing against Grade 12s, there’s going to be a difference in size,” he said. “But it doesn’t seem to matter to these guys. And if you are smaller, playing against bigger players is going to make you more aware of where those bigger guys are and sharpen your skills and vision.” editor@southdeltaleader.com
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