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Lamar University Soccer Academy ... much more than just training ...

Lamar University on the Texas Riviera, just 30 miles from the beautiful Gulf of Mexico has named Matt Dillon Head Women’s Coach and funded a new soccer program ... this means real opportunity.

We love this job. We get to introduce readers to real opportunities and then sit back and watch it all work ... just like we predicted!

Matt coached our older daughter at Southern Methodist as Assistant to Greg Ryan, now Head Coach, US Women’s National Team. Then our good friend gained a ton of valuable experience at University of Central Florida where he and Michelle Akers (World’s greatest female player) were Assistant Coaches. Later, at Campbell, he rounded out his resume as Head Coach and then along came Lamar, looking for a talented program builder.

Matt is a born teacher, in fact, his profession prior to coaching was teaching. He is everything you want to find in a surrogate parent (read: College Coach) for your daughter. He is logical, good natured, well organized and prepared. But most important, he knows how to coach women.

Texas always produces talented female youth players who love to compete. Add the Texas Gulf weather and perennially healthy state economy to an affordable state university education ... we see real opportunity for serous female student athletes in Matt’s new program.

Go to Matt’s camp and get to know him. Bring your parents and ask about Cardinal Village, the future of all modern, purpose-built on-campus student housing.

Information and registration: http://lamarcardinals.cstv.com

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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.

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Bob Collins, Editor
Student Athlete Scholarships Foundation
theinstep@aol.com
(561) 498-1546
http://www.student-athlete.net/
GOOGLE: "student athlete magazine"

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