The Academy program is structured to assist the needs of each individual camper based on such criteria as age, size, ability and playing experience. We will provide each camper with excellent training facilities and personal equipment, first-class dormitories to live in, and food that will be exceptional in both quality and quantity. In addition, each camper will be covered by our insurance plan. Awards will be presented to all campers at the conclusion of the camp. During the July 5-9 session, the girls and boys will train together and not be separated. Why? Because it is our belief that athletes are athletes, and should be treated as such. "Separate" means different. We believe training together creates and provides the best learning environment for all athletes. We guarentee a total soccer experience that is unique, constructive and extremely extensive. The second session will concentrate on preparing players for a future in soccer. Girls and boys will be seperated to personalize training in anticipation of the coming high school season. Preseason type fitness, drills, and coaching will be highlight during this elite week. Our "Team Training Program" is especially designed to provide your team with the opportunity to improve as a group, while receiving extensive coaching. Emphasis will be placed on team organization, positional responsiblity, principles of attacking and defensive play, and team communication. With 20 different topics to choose from: * Teams can design a program to meet their own specific needs * Teams consisting of 12 or more players will qualify for the team discount * Coaches will receive a free instructional coaching handout Coaches please call for further information on our Team Training Program at (508) 793-2726 or (860) 242-0809 In our second year, we now offer at Lawrence Academy exclusively the new ELITE WEEK. This advanced program is offered to soccer players 14 - 17 years old who believe they have the advanced skills necessary for the next level. An accelerated program, ELITE WEEK is geared towards players who are proficient in the basic technical aspects of the game, but who strive to improve their game and aspire to play at the collegiate level and beyond. Players will be challenged to perform during physically and mentally demanding sessions that reflect Holy Cross Coach Elvis Comrie's style of play. The Academy Goalkeeping Program is especially designed to provide our goalkeepers with the opportunity to improve their skills while receiving extensive coaching. Emphasis will be placed on the following: 1. The technical and tactical principles of goalkeeping 2. The pyschological preparation behind goalkeeping 3. The emphasis on distribution and team communication for the goalkeepers * Goalkeepers will take part in the daily training sessions in conjunction with the field players. Kari 17, Conneticut “I love the soccer academy! It is all day soccer for a whole week and it doesn't get old… We spend the morning doing drills. We work on passing, shooting, defending, dribbling. In the afternoon we did fitness. But it isn't the usual ‘lets run fitness,’ it is much more fun and you forget you are working out. We worked with the ball and had to concentrate.” "The night activities are my favorite part. We have a tournament between a bunch of teams. Each camp coach has a team and every night you play another team. We get really into it.” “The coach's are so much fun… I have known some of them for a long time and I look forward every year to seeing them… They are always willing to help you and encourage you. They don't let you give up. The atmosphere around the camp is easy going that you never feel out of place. After the tournament we either have a movie or some form of entertainment at night before bed. Wednesday night, the last night, is always a talent show. There have been some really funny acts, and some really talented acts. The coach's of course always do something. I look forward to this camp every year and as soon as it is over can't wait till the next year.” _Kari Jahan 17, Massachusetts “The Elvis Comrie Soccer Academy was a great experience any way I look at it. In the morning we worked hard to improve our technical skills in almost all the areas of the game and we were really pushed…” “We were able to integrate what we had learned in the training sessions into the activities in the later parts of the day, such as the 3 v 3 tournament that took place every day. One of the most fun aspects of the camp was the small sided tournament which we played every night. Being able to work in a team and contribute was a way in which we could show exactly what we had learned throughout the camp.” “To end every day, we played a campers vs. counselors game, which was a great way to conclude a hard day of training and play. When we got back and cleaned ourselves up, we would have a movie night and the last night of camp was comprised of a talent show in which the campers and the counselors competed in. This was a great way to end the camp and something I will never forget because whenever I think back on it, I cannot stop laughing.” “All in all, this camp was an excellent experience in terms of soccer and making friends. Everyone at the camp made me feel welcomed and treated me with all he respect I could ask for and these were things made me come back year after year.” _Jahan ^top^