Major League Soccer Camps - The official camp and clinic program of Major League Soccer
 

Level: Boys and Girls Advanced Residential Camp

Location: The Ethel Walker School, Simsbury, CT

Dates: Girls Week Sunday, July 22 – Friday, July 27, 2007

Dates: Boys Week Sunday July 29 – Friday, August 3, 2007

Age: U11 - Pre College

Curriculum: A.T.T.A.C.K.

Price: $649


Program Overview:

 

Major League Soccer Camps is proud to announce the return of the Advanced Residential Camp, providing you with:

  • Advanced Individual Player Program

  • Advanced Team Program

  • Goalkeeper School

This weeklong camp is designed to help players in every aspect of the beautiful game, and is located at The Ethel Walker School, one of the finest female college prep schools in the country in the heart of the Connecticut countryside. This beautiful campus boasts grass soccer fields, gymnasium, fitness center, training room and 400-seat auditorium.  We believe this provides one of the best settings for our week of soccer.

 

Our handpicked residential staff provides the perfect blend of quality coaching with our world-class curriculum to give players the techniques, knowledge and confidence to lift them beyond their vision of capability.

 

MLS Camps’ Advanced Residential Camp is the only one in the world that features Strengths-Based Coaching, where each individual’s strengths are focused on as a means to developing quality players.  All MLS Camps Coaches are trained with decades of child-centered research and the revolutionary practices of Strengths-Based Coaching.  This ensures that each player has a rewarding and fulfilling experience as part of every MLS Camps program. 

 

Our extensively researched curriculum focuses on age, development and talent to meet the needs of every player from U11 to Pre College level.   

 

Players receive a ball, MLS Camps training shirt, evaluation and self-performance diary, companion ticket to an MLS game and free membership to our Advanced Player Members Club, providing monthly newsletters, priority bookings, discounted programs and more.

 

 


Price & Register Information:

 

Camper Type

Price Notes
Individual Player $649
Team (10+ players) $599 per player

To register, please contact Leon Othen:

Email leon.othen@mlscamps.com

Call 1-800-284-6272, ext. 2229

Extended Day $499 Daily commuters  - not residential

 

NOTE:  Early booking applies if full payment is received by March 31, 2007.  No other discounts apply.  A $150 non-refundable deposit is required by June 1, 2007, to secure a place.

 


Player Learning Outcome:

  • Competitive Spirit

  • Technical Proficiency

  • Tactical Awareness

  • Physical Development

  • Knowledge of Self and Game


Daily Activity Schedule:

 

Soccer-robics / Fitness (selected days)  

Breakfast / Preparation for field / Theory / video work  

Extended day players arrive

 
Technical sessions on field / Talent Strengths  
Lunch and rest  

Tactical session / Games and evaluations

 
Dinner  
Tournament / Small sided games/ Indoor games  
Extended players leave  
Theory / Fitness / Video Analysis  

Bed

 

Sample Technical and Tactical Sessions:

 

Dribbling & Turning

– Ways to create space as an individual

 

Passing

Low driven, long lofted, swerve pass, support pass

 

Shooting

– With back to goal, quick shooting, various ball movements

 

Beating an Opponent

 – Disguise, moves and change of pace

 

Movement off the Ball

– Third man runs, overlaps, support play, positional responsibilities

 

Defending

– As an individual, as a pair, as a team, pressure

 

Attacking as a Team

– Switching play, attacking focus, positional roles

 

Residential Information:

  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided for Residential players by the Ethel Walker kitchen. Lunch and dinner will be provided for Extended Day campers

  • Attendees need to bring two sets of uniform as well as indoor and outdoor shoes

  • $30 in small bills is a sensible amount of money to deposit into the “players bank,” which is held by the coaches for use during the week

  • Valuable items should not be brought to camp

  • Information pack (including medical forms, room requests, FAQ’s)

For More Information:

 

Email leon.othen@mlscamps.com

Call 1-800-284-6272, ext. 2229

 

   

 
       
Major League Soccer Camps - The official camp and clinic program of Major League Soccer