Briercrest College and Seminary, it's in Canada and that's where two young Belizean volleyball players will be studying for the next couple years. Bryton Codd and Karym Coleman were recruited by the school's volleyball coach. They both got full scholarships to study at the school and play on their team. It's a big break for Codd and Coleman who have been working towards this goal for some time. We found out more about how this opportunity came about.
Mark Usher, President, PROTO Foundation
"Both were playing for Belize in a competition in Panama and a coach from Canada the same school in Canada they were doing scouting at the event and they saw Bryton and so they got in touch with Bryton and they asked Bryton do you have an opposite, they call it opposite in volleyball, opposite means someone with similar skills and he automatically said yes there is Karym Coleman also."
Bryton Codd, Scholarship recipient
"I am very thrilled and humbled by this opportunity, it is not something that happens very often for us Belizean athletes. I will be pursuing a Master of Arts in leadership and management with a specialization in plurality management and government design."
Courtney Weatherburne, reporter
"And apart from that you will be playing for the team in Canada?"
Bryton Codd, Scholarship recipient
"Right we will be playing in the CCWA conference which consists of universities and colleges in Alberta and Saskatchewan."
Karym Coleman, Scholarship recipient
"This is a very big opportunity because it is something that I have perused for a long time but didn't have a chance to do it so when the coach reach out to me I saw this as a chance to try and make something happen."
Courtney Weatherburne
"How long have you been playing volleyball and were you on the national team?"
Karym Coleman, Scholarship recipient
"I have been playing volleyball for 12 years and I have been on the national team for about 6 or 7 of them."
Mark Usher, President, PROTO Foundation
"It is quite possibly the first for Belize that two males, not one but two males actually getting a full sports scholarship in Volleyball, that is the most amazing thing it is in volleyball so it is a wonderful opportunity for them."
They leave for Canada in August.
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