NORAH MARIE BELL

Pre-Girls Elite Academy - NDC

FALL 2021 - SPRING 2022
FALL 2024 - PRESENT

I am the only player from my region playing for Girls Elite Academy Program. The Academy is a fully funded, full-time development program in Vancouver, British Columbia that maintains a standardized national curriculum for female players U-15, starting in the Pre-Girls Elite Academy, feeding into Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Program. Partnered with BC Soccer and Canada Soccer the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy is an official Canada Soccer National Development Centre (NDC) - one of three in Canada - welcoming the very best female high performance players. Recent successes include Jordyn Huitema and Julia Grosso.

Provincial Development Group

PDC
SPRING 2024

The BCS PP is designed to bring together identified players from the BC Soccer Premier League (BCSPL) and wider membership into higher level focussed training and game environments. In line with Canada Soccer’s Long-Term Player Development guidelines, the Provincial Program primarily focuses on the individual player to provide a clear and recognized pathway for players to be developed, identified and supported as BC Provincial Development Athletes. Alumni BC Soccer Provincial Program player standouts have gone on to excel at the national and international levels and various professional levels throughout the soccer world.

League1 BC (Pro-Am)
SPRING 2022, 2023, 2024

I am currently finishing the season with Rivers FC. This is my second year playing for the team - last 2022 season in League 1 BC, I was the youngest player in the inaugural season.  League1 BC is a semi-professional men's and women's soccer league in British Columbia, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the BC Soccer Association as a pro-am league in the League1 Canada,  Canadian soccer league system. Most players in League1 are USports and NCAA players or transitioning from University to Pro Soccer.  Each team in the league played 12 games for the season. Last season I dressed and played in 10 games averaging 12-15 minutes per game as a 14-year-old. I will update this area again with current info once my 2023 season is complete.

2007 National Team Canada
SPRING 2024

Identified and invited to the Elite XI - National Team to represent Canada at the 2024 Dallas Cup in Dallas, Texas. The Elite XI – National Program, powered by Nike, offers access to cutting-edge development pathways, uniting top-tier coaches and players to nurture excellence. Opportunities for identification are widespread across Canada, and those selected gain exclusive entry to prestigious events within North America and on the international stage. This program ensures that players receive valuable experiences at top-tier tournaments, preparing them for the pressures of international competitions in the future.

BC Soccer Premier League (BCSPL)
2019 - CURRENT

Currently playing with the TOFC U17 Girls team in the Fall Season of the BC Premier Soccer League. Last year, in the Spring season, I played year-up with the TOFC U17 (2006) Girls team - returning to my age group this year to try and help bring the team to a National Championship. The BCSPL is a standards-based development environment as the highest level of youth development community soccer within British Columbia. Its purpose is to bring together identified players from the BC Soccer into higher levels of play including University, League1 BC, Professional, and National Team Programming.