From her early years playing with the Golden Ears United Royals to three seasons spent with the Vancouver Whitecaps Woman's soccer club, every time opportunity knocked, Sadie McLure answered.
A stalwart defender, McLure spent 11 years honing her craft with the Royals, winning several provincial championships and playing in the nationals. She was also a member of the provincial woman's team from 1993 to 1996 and represented Team BC at the 1997 Western Canada Games.
After graduating from Thomas Haney Secondary the same year, McLure headed to the Simon Fraser University where she became an NAIA All Region and All American manning the backline for four seasons with the Clan.
The Clan won the NAIA National Champions in 2000 with Sadie wearing the Captain's "C" on her jersey. She earned a degree in psychology at SFU then travelled to Colorado in 2001 and spent one year with the Fort Collins Force. The next year, McLure returned home to BC and suited up for the Whitecaps. In 2004, Sadie was part of the amazing Woman's League Championship Team that set the standard for the franchise.
Taking to the sport in Grade 2, McLure had to make a choice to play what's know as the beautiful game. "My first year I had to decided between soccer and Brownies. I actually started in Brownies but it just wasn't my gig. Wearing the skirt wasn’t really for me. I was way too much of a tomboy for that."
Looking back at her years playing for GEU, McLure said several coaches were instrumental in her development. "We were pretty fortunate because we had a good group of parents who were skilled when it came to coaching. Sharon Folka was our first coach, then Neil Cook came in and (Sharon) became an assistant and kind of our manager. Then Rory Kogler came in for the last few years."
Wanting to give back to the sport, McLure started Impact HP, offering soccer seminars for female youth players and continues to play in Vancouver's Metro League.