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U of Wisconsin Soccer Academies for Boys
U of Wisconsin Soccer Academies for Boys... 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.
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U of Wisconsin Soccer Academies for Boys ... much more than just training ...
The University of Wisconsin, one of the nation’s largest and most productive institutions of higher education, is dedicated to the support of academic freedom.
On a single campus, students can find a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities. Wisconsin has ranked among the top educational institutions in the country in every published survey, of faculty and administrators since the early 1900s.
As one of the nation’s first land-grant universities, Wisconsin maintains a strong research emphasis in agricultural and life sciences. Award-winning research spanning the academic disciplines, however, has earned Wisconsin a place among the world’s elite institutions of higher education. The quality of its undergraduate, graduate and research programs is recognized around the world.
One of the most picturesque college campuses in the country, Wisconsin sits along the shore of beautiful Lake Mendota. The city of Madison and the University were designed to be linked, signifying the interrelated nature of academic and political life at Wisconsin.
The standard the University has set for its academics achievements is emulated by the Badger Men’s Soccer Program. Since taking over the program in 2002, Head Coach Jeff Rohrman has the team focused and prepared to enjoy the same success the program had in the 1990’s when it won the National Championship in 1995.
The Badger Soccer Academies are also big part of the program’s recent successes. With a focus on all aspects of the game as well as sessions on speed and agility, a college recruiting seminar and mental training as it relates to practice and matches. These Academies provide an environment for the serious player to take his game to a higher level!
Information and registration: http://www.uwbadgers.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/
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