Catholic Soccer Camps

A Unique High-Level Catholic Soccer Camp featuring professional-level coaching from Italy
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We combine high level Catholic spirituality with the beautiful game of soccer in a competitive and intense training environment.  Athletes enhance their skills while increasing their devotion.  Campers practice several hours a day while incorporating daily mass and on-field prayer.  The CSC operates in conjunction with Varsity Catholic, a division of FOCUS.


The 2010 Camp Dates in Kansas City are: 
 
July 26th to July 30th
 
Time of Operation: 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. each day
 
Cost for Day Campers: $220
Cost for Overnight Campers: $330 (with host family)
Cost for Overnight Campers: $450 (in hotel) 
 
Explanation and Schedule
 
Why: To promote Catholic values while teaching the beautiful game of soccer at a world-class level, and to expose campers to Italian culture and language throughout the camp.
 
Where: The beautiful soccer-specific campus known as the "Overland Park Soccer Complex" in Overland Park, Kansas.  All fields are top-rated artificial turf surfaces.
 
How: By teaching sound professional-level soccer skills from Italy and combining this training with the Catholic faith.
 
Ages: 7 to 17 years of age (male and female)
 
Check-In: On Monday, July 26th at 11:00 a.m. at the entrance of the Overland Park Soccer Complex on 135th Street.
 
Check-Out: Friday, July 30th at 4:00 p.m.
 
Mass: Mass will be offered for all soccer campers every day at 4:30 p.m.  Coaches and Varsity Catholic missionaries will also attend these masses with campers.
 
What to Bring: Each camper should bring his or her own soccer ball and at least two (2) soccer jerseys or t-shirts (one light and one dark), two (2) pairs of shorts, and two (2) pairs of soccer socks. Also bring both soccer cleats and running flats.   
 
Meals: No meals will be provided to day campers.  Overnight campers will receive three (3) meals per day and all transportation to and from the field.  All campers are expected to eat at least one (1) hour prior to arriving at the camp each day.
 
Daily Schedule: See Below.
 
Discounts: Yes!  Sign-up by May 15th and receive a 5% discount. Team discounts also available for 10 or more players from the same team (for residential campers only). 
 
Deadline: June 25, 2010
 
Special Goalkeeping Instruction: Yes!  A current goalkeeper with experience in Italy be on hand to train with goalkeepers. 
 
Camper Cost: $220 per player (for day campers only); $330 per player (for overnight campers that stay with a host family); and $450 per player (for overnight campers that stay in a hotel with Varsity Catholic staff.
 
Make Checks Payable to "Catholic Soccer Camps" and mail to:
 
Catholic Soccer Camps
c/o CGA
12651 Hemlock, Second Floor
Overland Park, Kansas 66213
 
                         
 

 

 

Head Coach – Antonio Soave

Antonio Soave was a high school All-American who earned an NCAA Division I soccer scholarship and later went on to train in Italy with Lazio in the Serie A. He played and coached in the United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL) with the Detroit Wheels from 1993 to 1996. He was the Head Coach of the World Youth Soccer Academy (WYSA) at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex® in Florida from 1999 to 2003, and he later served as a consultant to the AC Milan Junior Camps in Vittorio Veneto, Italy. He is currently the host of a nationally televised soccer adventure and instructional show, “The Soccer Academy.”


 

 

What Campers Receive:

A. Top level soccer instruction by former pros from around the world, including former professionals from Italy.
B. Soccer guidance and counseling by professional and semi-professional coaches from Italy and the U.S.
C. Five full days of soccer training and four nights on the campus; all meals and lodging included (for residential campers).  Day campers receive lunch.
D. A soccer uniform consisting of a quality jersey and one pair of shorts.
E. A lot of fun Catholic-Christian events to augment the rigorous soccer training schedule.
F. Promotion of self-esteem through the trained Catholic-Christian counselors on campus at Benedictine.
G. Music ministry and participation in special events.