WeSA国际影视传媒檙e still several months out from the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Ontario, but preparations continue for whatSA国际影视传媒檚 hoped will be the first big multi-sport event since the pandemic took hold in March 2020.

This past weekend saw the boys soccer team take to the indoor pitches at the Fieldhouse for their latest training camp. Head coach Dillon Torindo put close to 20 players through their paces, and they were feeling it once the activity came to an end on Dec. 19.

Luke Kotaska said it was fun but tiring.

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Kotaska played on the boys team at the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games in Saskatchewan and he said the set-up back then was a good one among the troops.

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A lot of the work on the final day of camp focused on scrimmage and getting systems down, finishing off with some shooting practice.

The out-of-town contingent consisted of players such as Jed Mitchell, who made the drive from Fort Smith.

He said coming to camp is always something he looks forward to.

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Like Kotaska, Mitchell said he likes the way the team is shaping up and the cohesion is definitely starting to show.

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The next camp is scheduled to take place in Yellowknife on the weekend of Jan. 21