Despite a tinge of nervousness, Lake Country volleyballer Chloe Ladd is excited to head down to the Lower Mainland to train harder than she ever has before.

The 17-year-old George Elliot Secondary School student is among 16 athletes from all over the country selected to participate in the National Excellence Program (NEP) with Volleyball Canada in Richmond. NEP selects 14 to 18 athletes at a time, where the students receive training at the highest level of the sport so they91裸聊视频檙e ready to compete for senior competitions.

There were tryouts all over the country and after her own two-hour tryout in January, she said she had to wait for a bit before she finding out she made the cut.

But accepting the invitation was something she had to think hard about, especially because she91裸聊视频檒l have to leave the Okanagan to live and train in Richmond for four months.

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She added she91裸聊视频檚 looking forward to training at a much higher level than what she91裸聊视频檚 used to.

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Ladd said she wants to play at the professional level in the future but right now, she91裸聊视频檚 taking it one training at a time.

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