The man in charge of the Whitecaps’ youth development soccer camps across the country made a stop in Squamish this week to check in on how young players in town were progressing.
Overall, as Brett Adams patrolled the soccer field, surveying under-18 players, his impression seemed favourable.
“Lots of happy faces playing the game, and playing the game the right way,” said Brett Adams. “We want the players to work hard.”
He said that coming out from Vancouver to visit the kids is important, as it shows players that the main headquarters cares about what’s going on in the Sea to Sky area.
When kids see that, it could help serve as motivation for them to put a bit of extra effort in, he said.
Adams said that membership with the Whitecaps youth development camps comes with some responsibility.
“When they put that jersey on they need to know they’re wearing a professional soccer club badge,” he said.
Adams began running Whitecaps youth development camps in 2013.
Previously a coach with the English club, Notts County FC, he was in charge of the youth development program there, which produced six professional players.
Adams has a UEFA A coaching licence, which means he has a stamp of approval from the Union of European Football Associations, a governing body of European soccer.
