Ontario Prospect Challenge Profile: Pouncing Panther

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Position: DB
Height/Weight: 6’2, 160lbs
Teams: Cumberland Panthers (junior varsity – OVFL) and Orleans Bengals (bantam – NCAFA)
Commitment: N/A
Official Visits: N/A
Considerations: Open
Class: 2017

The defensive back, Aidan Ross, started playing football at the age of eight when he played tyke.

“I started to play football at such a young age and wanted to be like my father who played professional football,” says Ross. “Although I don’t play the same position as he did I strive to play professional football someday.”

In the year 2013 the Ross, as a defensive captain, led the Orleans Bengals of the National Capital Amateur Football Association (NCAFA) to the peewee championship game.

As a rookie he made the Ontario Varsity Football League (OVFL) playing with the junior varsity Cumberland Panthers in this year, and was also the defensive captain for the bantam Orleans Bengals in the NCAFA.

Ross is a rising star in the NCAFA and was voted All-Star Defensive Back and participated in the All-Star game for two consecutive years in 2013 and 2014 with the Orleans Bengals Football Club.

The Panther partakes in multiple off season training events including the Sports Development and Sports Conditioning Program (“Speed for Sport”) with the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club and position specific training programs such as Gridiron Academy. In the winter he trains in a program offered by the Orleans Bengals Football Club, Be A Bengal, Not a Bully, which is held in a dome, and Ross trains in the summer with the Ravens Football Club at Carleton University.

The defensive back’s goals for the Ontario Prospect Challenge (OPC) are to measure and see how he matches up against the other athletes in Ontario. Ross wants to be able to define what areas he needs to work on in order to continue to improve his skills and abilities.

In his graduation year being on the CFC 100 list is a goal of his.

“… [M]any universities in the CIS look at the CFC list for prospects,” explains the Panther. “If I want to play university, then I need to make the top CFC 100 list.”

Ross enjoys football because it is the ultimate team sport.

“I enjoy playing football as it’s a balance between physical play and intellectual challenge understanding the complexities of defensive schemes and adjustments.”