UCSB Elite Boys Soccer Camp
UCSB Elite Boys Soccer Camp ... much more than just training ...
College Opportunities for Student Athletes magazine, since 1991, written with several hundred college coaches, specifically to help subscribers get to college and on the team ... often with full scholarships.
Summer camps are, in our opinion, the best way to get to know the college coach you may some day play for. Coaches use camps to train and evaluate future members of their teams. Summer camps provide an ideal environment for both student athlete and coach to thoroughly prepare and improve the quality of the recruiting decision.
For these important reasons we publish our book, The Best Soccer Camps and dedicate the Spring Edition of our magazine, College Opportunities for Student Athletes to detailed reviews of only 100 summer camp operators, nationwide.
UCSB Logo
2006 NCAA MEN's SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
UCSB Elite Boys Soccer Camps ... much more than just training ...
The Gauchos concluded the 2006 season with a National Championship and have reached the College Cup and National Championship game 2 times in the last three seasons. The program finished the year ranked #1 in NSCAA, Soccer America & College Soccer News Polls with 5 straight NCAA Tournament appearances, four Big West Championships and an average attendance in the top 5 in the country.
The success of the UCSB Gauchos is a direct reflection of the philosophy and drive of head coach Tim Vom Steeg. Vom Steeg, the 2004 & 2006 NSCAA National Coach of the Year, has coached over 15 professional players including Rob Friend, Tony Lockhead, Ivan Bacarra & Bryan Byrne. Six Gauchos have received NSCAA National Scholar & Athletic All-American accolades in the past 5 seasons.
The Elite Soccer Camps is designed for boys who aspire to play at the collegiate level. The camp is a challenging program with training sessions stressing positional play and advanced team tactics. Players will be divided into teams for the week and will compete in our own version of the World Cup Tournament. The overnight camps takes place on the University of California, Santa Barbara campus and utilizes all the facilities and amenities they have to offer, including a beach soccer tournament.
You will train and play games in some of the best facilities in the country and more importantly, you will have the opportunity to be around and play with the top coaching staff in the country. In addition, there were five members of the 2006 National Championship team who attend the Elite Camp. We look forward to seeing you this summer.
Information and registration: www.santabarbarasoccer.com
-----------------------------------------------------
Summer Camps: Much More Than Training
Every camp here has been selected in our Best Soccer Camps book. The current edition of our Best Soccer Camps book contains only 100 selected camps from the more than 500 summer soccer camps.
Is this approach working? When have you seen so many camp ads and articles, anywhere, ever? Think about this. We talk to more serious soccer families and more truly dedicated college coaches, in one year, than anyone. And we help readers find the good camps that can affect their college futures, and their lives.
Now, consider what serious players do for top camps. Competitive players make the camp a success, elevate the level of play, and challenge other players. They stimulate the coaching staff. Everyone learns more and has more fun. And sometimes, a player catches the eye of a coach because, "Those campers were working so hard they looked like college players." ... the rest ... perhaps, is history!
Readers refer to our Student Athlete magazine as the "Consumer Reports" of College-Bound sports. We are proud to have earned your respect. When we compile our Special Campers Issues we invite only camps recommended in our Best Camps book to advertise. We've done our homework. All of these camps are good!
As parents of serious student athletes, we know how expensive, yet important, good camp selection is. Add the camp's cost, airfare, new clothes, new equipment, spending money, telephone, ground transportation and family gifts ... a residential camp’s cost can total $1000!
What are the alternatives, once you've learned how to how play, for getting noticed by the college coaches?
The three most important things to do, to increase your chances of playing sports in college are:
1. Participate in the ODP
2. Win state cup with your club team
3. Attend camp at the college where you hope to play
Camp selection is the only event YOU can control. By the end of the camp, both you and the coach will know if his college is in your future. If the news is not good, ask him to recommend colleges where you can play, and to use him as a reference.
-----------------------------------
Bob Collins, Editor
Student Athlete Scholarships Foundation
theinstep@aol.com
(561) 498-1546
http://www.student-athlete.net/
GOOGLE: "student athlete magazine"
-----------------------------------
Student Athlete Magazine
If you found this article helpful, please subscribe to Student Athlete magazine and see our website (http://www.student-athlete.net) for information about our College Scholarships SYSTEM that includes 3 books, 18 pamphlets and a video. Since 1991 our SYSTEM has helped over 1 million families get the kids to college and on the team ... often with full scholarships.
