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Originally Posted by browna
Although I realize the development of the women's game follows a bit of a different path than the men, it's not that different. In both cases, if you're good enough for the national program, you've been recognized as much through your club play from the ages of 16-20, moreso than the 3-4 months of the CIS season. Your club coach and your club success has a lot more impact on how you're developing or have devleoped into national team material, if that's the goal.
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Very good point. Most of the current players on the women's squad had been going to camps since their u-16 days respectively. Sinclair was first called when she was 12. Wilkinson, Chapman, Moscato, Timko, Gayle, Matheson, Kyle, Schmidt and McLeod all began with national camps when they were around 16. Tancredi was actively pursued early in her NCAA career and Scott while she was a Bisons player for the U of M. Sesselmann gained citizenship in her mid-20s to play for Canada.
Part of me is disappointed more women from our city aren't on the national squad radar, but as you said, that's a whole other story that I could possibility write a thesis on.