NAIG 2014 Profiles: Savannah and Santanna Debray
- Jeanelle Mandes | August 12, 2014
SAVANNAH AND SANTANNA DEBRAY
AGES: 17
HOMETOWN: DUCK LAKE
SPORT: SOCCER U18
Two athletes, who are also biological twins, made it together to play U18 soccer for Team Saskatchewan in the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Regina.
Savannah and Santanna Debray, from Duck Lake, both enjoyed their experiences at the games.
"It was a wonderful experience, getting to know other people's cultures from all over and getting to know people and having a competition in a sport that I like," says Savannah.
Santanna agrees with her sister. She was really happy when they both found out that they made it to the games together.
"I was really excited; I actually didn't believe it at first. We do a lot of sports together so it's pretty good to do the same sports at the same time because we do a lot of things together," says Santanna.
Savannah's position was the goaltender and her sister was the defense in soccer. They both enjoyed playing and winning the silver medals with their teammates.
"It was fun just being with the team and building team bonding and getting to know new people and seeing people from other places," says Santanna.
Both girls have been playing the sport for around five to six years. Their advice to the younger ones who would like to play in NAIG is to have a fun experience.
"It's a great experience and just as you try your hardest, have a good positive experience and you'll have fun there. Train hard and do whatever your coach tells you and don't lip off. Respect your coach and you'll have a fun time," they both say.
Santanna is not sure what she would like to do in her future but to continue playing sports and Savannah is hoping to become an RCMP officer to help others.
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