April 30, 2010

Canadian Junior International in Tends Goal in Europe

Translated from Original Article) - Victoria Correa Parsons keeps the goal clean for the First League Women’s Team at FC Neunkirch. Unusual is not just the name. The young goaltender is also a member of the Junior National Team of Canada.

Only a few Amateur Clubs can lay hands on this claim : “We have a Talent on our roster with International Experience “. FC Neunkirch ( FCN ) can make that claim this season. Victoria Correa Parsons not only plays for the ambitious Team from the Klettgau region, she is also a member of the Canadian Junior Team. Correa Parsons tended goal in friendly games last fall against Mexico and is currently trying to make the cut for the Canadian U 19 Team. She is making an important step into that career direction with her time spent in Canton Schaffhausen. On first sight this is very much surprising. Canada ranks in 9th place of the FIFA ranking system( Switzerland is in 26th place ) and Switzerland is not really a development leader in Women’s Soccer. But at the Junior club Level the Motherland of Ice Hockey does not have much to offer in terms of development programs for girls that get exited about the Sport.

Thanks to the efforts of Neunkirch’s Coach Beat Stolz and the help of an Agency the young Canadian came to our region for one year as an exchange student. FCN was happy to have found such a new strong goaltender and Correa Parsons was able to take the opportunity to train under good overall conditions on a daily basis. The program includes specific goalie training. At FC Neunkirch this is taken care of by Dieter Düwel. In addition she trains one a week with the goalies from U 16 to the full satisfaction of all involved. Beat Stolz recognizes her ability to be that of the National Level and praises her active participation and her athletic abilities Victoria Correa Parsons reports that her improvements this past year have been noticed in her national team. At a recent joint training with her Canadian Club Team her Teammates could only say “ WOW “ when seeing her play.

The year in Switzerland, living with the Stolz Family in Hallau, is quickly coming to an end. The remaining season in the first division ends early June. Thereafter the Junior International will return to North America and begin her studies at the University of Michigan. She wants to play lots of Football there, aim for a professional career and at the same time is focused on her education as a Veterinarian “ just in case it does not work out with Football “ she says. However, if the career in Football comes to fruition she will answer questions where the basis of her professional was started :
“ In Neunkirch, Switzerland “