Half-Day
Camp
June 18-22
Half-Day: 9 a.m.-noon, $60
Recommended for campers 8 years of age and under.
The program is designed for the youngest soccer players, with an
emphasis on individual improvement, motorskills, and FUN! Lunch is not
provided. Check-in from 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Held at Clarion University main
campus.
Venango Half-Day Camp
June 23-27
Half-Day: 9 a.m.-noon, $60
Recommended for campers 8 years of age and under.
The skill-based program is designed for the youngest soccer players! Lunch is not
provided. Check-in from 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Held at Clarion University─Venango
Campus.
All-Day Camp
June 16-20
All Day: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $90
Morning sessions focus on individual and group
skill development and technique training. Afternoon sessions focus on
team concepts through small-sided games and mini-tournament play. All
ages welcome. Check-in from 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Goalkeeper Camp
June 20-21
All Day: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $100
Recommended for high school and club players who
wish to improve their goalkeeping abilities. Under the tutelage of
Clarion’s goalkeeping coach Andy Swift, campers develop individual
skills and techniques as well as gain an increased understanding of the
goalkeeper’s role within the team through drills and games.
Team Camp/Elite Camp-Overnight
July 27-31
Ages 12-18. Sunday check-in 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Campers: $220, Commuters: $195
Team Camp
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Prepares athletes to compete at a higher level
of play.
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Provides preparation necessary for each
individual team and specialized, personal instruction to enhance
team performance.
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Offers intensive training demanding 100 percent
of participants’ attention, dedication, and discipline.
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Focuses on technical, tactical, functional play
including elements of speed explosion training, nutrition, and
injury prevention.
Elite Camp
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Pools premier junior high/senior high players
together under the supervision of experienced college players and
nationally-licensed coaches. Players accepted are expected to
perform with the ability of a top district, regional, state, or
national caliber player.
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Provides beginnings of physical fitness vital
to a successful club or high school season.
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Includes individual technique sessions,
functional training, systems of play, principles of attack and
defense, restarts, combination play, patterns of attack, and other
facets of the game.
General
Information
Participants should bring appropriate soccer shoes,
shin guards, sandals or sneakers for walking around campus, sunscreen,
and spending money for snacks and souvenirs. Resident campers should
bring towels, blanket, sheets, sleeping bag, alarm clock, toiletries,
and plenty of soccer-related T-shirts, socks, and shorts for three
training sessions per day for five days.
Camp Features
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Experienced, knowledgeable, motivated coaching
staff.
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Each camper will receive a camp T-shirt.
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All-Day and Team campers only will receive a
camp ball (Size 4 or 5).
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All campers receive written evaluations of
their performance.
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Team and Junior High/Senior High Elite campers
view instructional videos.
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Special awards are presented at each camp.
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Clarion Hospital is located within three miles
of campus.
Parents interested in being a dorm parent, call
814-393-2376. Major perks are included for campers.
Facilities
Most training takes place at Clarion University
Memorial Stadium’s newly resurfaced soccer and practice fields.
Certified Athletic Trainers are on-hand.
Tippin Gymnasium’s weight rooms house more than
$100,000 of equipment. Three racquetball courts, outdoor volleyball
courts, and a 25-meter pool with diving well are also available for
recreational use by Team and Elite campers. Nearby, the Gemmell Student
Complex includes three racquetball courts, aerobic exercise center, a
fitness center, the university bookstore, snack bar, a convenience
store, and more. A state-of-the-art recreation center includes a
cardio-fitness center, weight room, climbing wall, and indoor running
track.
Contact Information
Golden Eagles Soccer Camps
Coach Nina Alonzo Feldman
814-393-2376
calonzo@clarion.edu
Location
Sessions are
conducted at
Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
in Clarion, Pa., just
two miles off
Interstate 80, Exit 64, in
Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Camp Staff
 Christina
Alonzo Feldman, Head Coach
An enthusiastic coach and an experienced player,
Christina “Nina” Alonzo is in her seventh year as head coach of Clarion
University’s Women’s Soccer. She earned her national coaching license in
2004.
Alonzo came to Clarion from Allegheny College in
Meadville where she was assistant women’s soccer coach for two seasons
and helped lead Allegheny to a 28-9-3 overall record and the 2000 NCAC
regular season conference title. Before joining Allegheny College in
1999, Alonzo gained two years of club coaching experience with the
Crossfire Soccer Club in Round Rock, Texas.
A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Alonzo attended
Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where she was a four-year
letterwinner on the women’s soccer team. She was a forward during her
junior and senior years and team captain as a senior. Alonzo earned her
bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in 1999.
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