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Bend it like Brennen

By Todd Anderson strategy to his teammates during with strong team play.
play and controls much of the attack
rennen MacKillican is a “Everyone on my team is good
from the back end.
Bcoaches’ dream. He’s talented. with the ball,” says MacKillican.
He’s eager to learn. He listens to “He’s very vocal,” says Plourde. “If they contribute to a goal, it feels
his coaches and applies advice and “He makes simple, smart plays. real good.”
strategy given to him. He has the He isn’t afraid to pass to his goalie While soccer is clearly his passion,
speed and size to dominate. Most when it is the right move. He takes MacKillican also participates in
of all, he’s a great teammate. the ball to the outside, which we basketball, volleyball, baseball
encourage. His speed is crazy.
At age 13, he’s someone his peers and badminton. Asked if he ever
I can’t believe how quick he is.
can look up to. considered playing hockey, Brennan
Brennan is 5 foot 9 inches tall and
says he is “a soccer player, and I
“I count on this kid like there’s people often wonder if he’s of age. don’t want to change that.”
no tomorrow,” says MacKillican’s It’s like having a goalie that is 5 feet
Seaway Valley Blazers coach Yvon tall compared to 6 feet tall. It helps His favourite athlete is Manchester
Plourde. “There’s never any grief him being tall at that position. He United striker Wayne Rooney. He
from him. He’s willing to take wins a lot of head balls. He plays notes Rooney was a “pretty big
on anything. He gets along with a tough game, but he’s doesn’t act soccer star a few years ago” and
everyone. He’s developed a lot. He like a tough guy.” he also wears his favourite number
has the right mixture of talent and 8. MacKillican enjoys going to the
One area of the game MacKillican
what it takes to win. ” park during the summer with sisters
has worked hard on improving is
MacKinnley and IreLynn, who both
Plourde is a veteran coach in the his ball handling skills. Last year
Blazers system. As soon as he saw he enjoyed an incredible season play soccer as well in the Glengarry
MacKillican, he hoped based on playing in the Glengarry Indoor Brennen MacKillican earns respect Soccer League, where they practice
from his coaches and teammates taking shots on each other.
his large frame, talents and smarts, Soccer League in Alexandria under Submitted Photo
he could fill the important position the coaching of Julie Dumont, as a Last summer MacKillican’s U13

of centre fullback. Similar to the centre forward. In indoor soccer, space to handle the ball. Blazers finished 3rd in the Eastern

quarterback position in football, which unlike outdoor soccer does Region Soccer League. They were
the centre fullback in soccer is not include slide-tackling, players “Brennan is a real top player,” just 4 points out of first place. His

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Dumont says a strong kick is where most of the same players
Presents “Famous Sports Quotes” just part of the arsenal MacKillican will form the U14 Blazers. They

possesses as a striker. had a recent fitness session with

“I always felt that my greatest asset was not “Players sometimes back up Cornwall’s Own the Ice. They also
my physical ability, it was my mental ability”. when they see him coming,” she frequent Cornwall’s Benson Centre

Bruce Jenner says. “Brennan isn’t the type of indoor soccer fi eld for practice and
player who says, ‘I am the best’ also plan on running at the Cornwall
though. He shares the ball with his Civic Complex.
teammates. He’s a real team player.
Plourde, whose son Alec is
It’s not a player that makes a team,
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