Melodie Piercey

What does the KRA mean to you / why is the KRA important to you?

Having community-based recreation organizations, such as the KRA, are important. They help build connections within the community and provide a safe environment for people to be healthy and active.

U8/U10 Soccer Coach

Melodie returned this year for her 6th season of coaching soccer.

She never wants to see kids miss an opportunity to be active due to a lack of volunteers, so she decided to coach her son’s team after the KRA was short a coach.

Melodie loves introducing sports to people and helping people connect with each other through sport. She’s been involved with fencing for 17 years, participating in almost every volunteer role, including coaching.

Brittany Pye

What does the KRA mean to you / why is the KRA important to you?

I grew up playing in a local community soccer association, and it's where I met my best friends! Being so close to Fredericton and bigger programs, I think it is pretty special KRA can offer high caliber programming right in our own neighborhood! It is a chance to meet your neighbors, play with classmates and not have to travel into town for practice!

U8/U10 Soccer Coach

Brittany has been coaching in various sports since she was in high school, starting with soccer. She studied sport and recreation in university and has mostly coached basketball, at a competitive and recreational level. She decided to coach this year as a way to support her community and because it is something she loves doing! Brittany also really missed being involved with the sport of soccer.

Brittany played a variety of sports growing up (including Soccer) and enjoys passing along the joy of being active. She has learned many things through sport and believes it makes all of us a little more resilient. She does not expect every player to be a superstar, but loves helping them achieve small goals, whether it is to score their first goal, make a perfect pass, or just make a new friend!

Although Brittany is not playing any human sports right now, she has a Chesapeake Bay Retriever and they train and compete in harness sports, dock diving, tracking, agility and frisbee! You'll probably see her running around the field after Monday night soccer practices working on her skills!