Canadian women’s-team vets will shepherd next generation of players

Canadian women’s national-team veterans Diana Matheson and Carmelina Moscato are not only preparing for the 2015 Women’s Word Cup, they are working to help the program prepare players for tournaments in 2019, 2023 and beyond. On Wednesday, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that Matheson and Moscato will be technical assistants for the upcoming Excel camp in Burnaby, B.C. The camp, which begins Friday and runs till Sept. 1, brings together 30 of Canada’s top U-14 and U-16 prospects. “I am not only excited to be chosen to work for this U-14 to U-16 camp, but honoured as I feel it is the greatest way to give back to Canadian soccer,” said Moscato in a release issued by the Canadian Soccer Association. “I look forward to being part of these players’ journey and hope I can add elements to their game that will allow them to play intelligent, thoughtful and insightful soccer.” Moscato endured a disappointing NWSL season; she started just four games for the Chicago Red Stars before being dealt to the Boston Breakers, where she played just 76 regular-season minutes. Matheson had a great individual season, but endured a miserable team campaign. She led the last-place Washington Spirit with eight goals; no other player on the team had more than two. CANADA EXCEL ROSTER GK- Rylee Foster | CAN / Woodbridge SC GK- Devon Kerr | CAN / Glen Shields FC GK- Patricia Koutoulas | CAN / Brams United GK- Lysianne Proulx | CAN / Roussillon D- Quinn Hardstaff | CAN / Calgary Foothills D- Catherine Levasseur | CAN / Haute St-Charles D- Alexis Martel-Lamothe | CAN / Ottawa South United D- Easther Mayi Kith | CAN / Laser de Joliette D- Mika Richards | CAN / Brams United SC D- Rachel Jones | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite D- Nadia Pestell | CAN / Brams United D- Bianca St-Georges | CAN / Laser de Joliette D- Sura Yekka | CAN / Brams United M- Jenna Baxter | CAN / Surrey United SC M- Anetra Byfield | M- Simmrin Dhaliwal | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite M- Jessie Fleming | CAN / London NorWest SC M- Sarah Kinzner | CAN / Calgary Foothills M- Haley Kostyshyn | CAN / Burlington M- Avery Lakeman | CAN / Edmonton Drillers M- Karima Lemire | CAN / Varennes M- Sarah Médéiros | CAN / Laser de Joliette M- Sarah Stratigakis | CAN / Woodbridge SC F- Emily Borgmann | CAN / Burlington SC F- Gabrielle Carle | CAN / Chaudière-Est F- Nadya Gill | CAN / Vaughan SC F- Anyssa Ibrahim | CAN / Terrebonne F- Marie Levasseur | CAN / Haute St-Charles F- Jessica Lisi | CAN / Woodbridge SC F- Marie-Mychèle Métivier | CAN / Armada Chaudière-Est