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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

An article on the recent tryouts in Calgary with Cavalry. Players from as far as Mexico, Brazil and Morocco attended, and they had to expand the number of slots to accommodate.

Something to take away from the below article is that there may be a path for some talent players who didn't have it in their OG locations. This could be a very fruitful exercise in discovering talent that might have been passed over and finding diamonds in the rough.

Also a fun name in camp that was on York a couple of years ago - Emilio Estevez!

https://globalnews.ca/news/9420143/p...c-open-trials/

“It’s definitely not a gimmick,” Cavalry FC assistant coach Nik Ledgerwood said.

“It is hard for these players to make it through because, obviously, we have a recruiting and scouting department. We are doing our due diligence to pick up the best players, but there is a chance that some players fall through the cracks.

These are the players that have developed at different ages and stages, and haven’t been on our radar right away. So this gives them an opportunity to showcase themselves.”

Many of the Cavs hopefuls say this has the potential to be a life-changing week.

“To be honest, this is the biggest opportunity in my life,” Mexican striker Jose Abela said. “I am from a small town: Tequila, Jalisco. I was just a town boy playing the streets and I go to a big city, Guadalajara, to play professionally there.

“But to be honest, there are no more chances for me down there in Mexico.”

He can be our Santiago Munez