Three South Coast juniors have earned a shot of developing their skills overseas with selection in an Elite International Camp at English Premier League club West Ham early next year.
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Thomas Potts, Alex Pappas and Zane Basi were selected following a national camp on the Gold Coast, with more than 400 juniors bidding for 20 spots to train in the Hammers development system.
The Illawarra Football Academy hosted the Regional West Ham United Oceania Academy Camp last July which led to 20 local players invited to the National Camp and the selection coup for Thomas, Alex and Zane.
The IFA are official partners of the West Ham United Oceania Academy and will be hosting another regional camp in the July 2016 school holidays.
Twelve months ago the IFA saw the potential in Thomas and offered him a scholarship. All three players will now get the chance to train under top coaches including Tony Carr and Paul Heffer at the International Camp.
