She appears to have a competitive edge, which could help light a fire under the new pack of Timberwolves next year in Prince George.
Camryn Cline is the latest commit for UNBC’s women’s soccer team for 2020-21 and, according to a team release, she believes she can live up to the expectations that come with playing at the Canada West level.
“I can play. University soccer is something I am working towards, and I can play,” said Cline, who’s been playing the game since the age of five.
“I am going to keep practicing, and training hard, and trying to develop as a player. I am super ready, excited, and ambitious. I am always wanting to play soccer.”
The Powell River product is described as an attacking midfielder/striker from the Upper Island Riptide program.
Cline attended UNBC’s identification camp last August and says she immediately took constructive criticism to heart among learning new techniques from women’s soccer head coach Neil Sedgwick.
“I want to work on ball striking, definitely,” she explained, to which the post-secondary school said the 17-year-old moves smoothly with her feet having also been a cross-country and track-and-field athlete in high school athletics.
“I was intrigued by that and I want to keep working on it. There were some cool moves we did that I’d like to get better at. A lot of the terminology was really useful.”
Cline stands at five-foot-seven, but, on the pitch, she has potential to be a tall order for opposing players in getting the ball quickly up-field.
Coach Sedgwick echoed that observation when he first saw her at Western Canada College ID Camp, adding her soccer IQ and passion for the game stood out.
“I was impressed with Camryn’s ability to translate strong movement potential into her soccer decision-making,” he said.
“She always had a smile on her face when she was prepping for training and games, and then there was a seriousness or purposefulness when the activities began. She struck me as someone who enjoyed the game and took the learning seriously.”
Cline is set to graduate from Brooks Secondary and plans on enrolling in biomedical studies in the UNBC classroom.
