Alliance FC Players Increase Exposure Through ODP August 8th, 2009 Grand Rapids, MI- The 2009 Alliance FC ODP participants were led by Morris Kamara (see photo), a member of the u14 Boys MRL team. Kamara was invited to the National Identification Camp and is among a handful of Grand Rapids based players to participate at this level over the years. "The Alliance FC staff is extremely excited for Mor ris! His work rate and passion for the game are well above average for his age. This opportunity will no doubt inspire him to develop his skills over the next few years. His coach, Zsolt Bertalan has done a great job developing him tactically over the years and should also be commended," Alliance director Abrahm Shearer commented. Alliance FC Regional Camp participants included Morris Kamara (Regional  Team), Bradley Dunwell (Regional Holdover Camp), Marti Corby (Regional Camp), Connor Davison (Regional Camp), and Taylor Vermaat (Regional Camp). Making the Michigan state team were Dunwell, Kamara, Corby, Olivier Larent, Jenna Winkel, Molly Reamon, Esteban Russel, Christian Mullin, Isaac Braak, Derek Braak, Connor Davison, and Dean Akeel. Participating in the '98 camp were Faith Kuzma and Chamberlain Mathis. Participating in the ODP West program are Noah Lockyear, Taryn Kilbane and Lexi Kanta. A number of Super Y players also had tremendous ODP experiences. Joseph Amico, Kyle Costa, Donald Payne, Jaylen Brown, and Landon Collier participated at the Regional Camp while Dylan Fitzsimmons, Marti Corby, and Mike Leone, and joined Rogers and Collier at the Super Y National ODP camp in Florida. Shearer concluded, "Our entire staff would like to congratulate the Alliance FC and other West Michigan based kids on their continued success in this and other programs. As we tell all of our players- making one of these teams should provide motivation to work harder for the next event while not making a team should provide even greater motivation for the next go around." |