Soccer Overnight Camp

Again this year: 'TOP 100 SENIOR DIVISION' at each session

Train as champions train. Come to our 2010 ‘Top 100 Senior Division’. Only the first 100 rising seniors in each of our 2010 sessions will comprise our ‘TOP 100 SENIOR DIVISION’,and will participate in this training program designed for advanced players preparing for a college career. This group will benefit from specialized instruction from our staff of college and international coaches, clinicians and lecturers as well as exposure to local college coaches who come to observe. Highlights include:

* Specialized positional training for all positions

* Soccer specific strength, speed and conditioning training

* Recruiting seminar

* Admissions seminar

* Written evaluation to use in the application process

Many of our Duke Soccer varsity players who enjoyed illustrious 4 years at Duke started their careers at Duke Soccer Camp. Prime among them is Jason Kreis, who was a 3 time All - America while at Duke, played for Salt Lake City of the MLS, and is the leading goal scorer in the history of the MLS. Jason is now the head coach of Salt Lake City who just won the 2009 MLS cup.

For all of our campers, our staff of college coaches, professional coaches and players, and highly capable high school coaches offer you intense individual technical training. Join us for a real soccer learning experience you'll be a better player when you leave our camp.

STAFF
Since the inception of our camp, the single most important factor of our success has been the superb coaching. Stay tuned for the dedicated and highly competent staff that, along with Coach Kerr, his assistants, and selected Duke players, will make our 2010 sessions a great soccer learning experience.

GOALKEEPING SCHOOL

Duke's Goalkeeping School, held during each session, is one of the finest in the nation. The Duke Goalkeeping school offers what no other specialized goalkeeping school in the country can offer: highly competitive game situations where the goalkeepers can put into practice all that they have learned against some of the best field players in the nation.

There are four areas stressed at the Duke Goalkeeper School:

1. Fitness - agility, flexibility, conditioning, upper body strength.

2. Tactics - positioning, game reading, angle play, reactions.

3. Technique - form for catching, boxing, diving

4. Mental aspects - alertness, concentration, leadership

Michael Maurice, the former goalkeeper for the National team of Trinidad-Tobago, provided the innovative and challenging goalkeeper program that has been a hallmark of the Duke Soccer Camp.

SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE

7:00

Wake Up

7:30

Breakfast

8:30-11:00

Morning Session: Demonstration and individual technical

training

11:30

Lunch

1:30-3:30

Afternoon Session: Individual and team tactical training

3:30-4:30

Swimming and Free Time

4:30

Dinner

6:00-9:30

Evening Session: Full Sided and All Star Games. Staff

Demos,Contests

11:00

Lights out

FACILITIES

Spacious dorms are located within a short walk of the fully lighted field-turf and grass playing fields, the Duke cafeteria, which provides three well balanced meals daily, and the Bryan Center for entertainment during the players' free time.

The number of excellently maintained full sized grass and field- turf fields combine to make the Duke Soccer complex one of the best in the country.

OUR 2010 DUKE-NIKE SOCCER CAMP BALL

All campers must have a soccer ball when they attend the Duke Soccer Camp. You may bring your own ball or purchase the one of a kind Duke Nike ball through camp for $30. The thirty-two panel, multi-layered, polyurethane coated synthetic leather ball is supple, balanced, and has a low water absorption rate. If you buy the Nike ball, you will pick it up at registration.

COMMUTERS

Commuters participate in the full camp program from registration through check out, except for the fact that they sleep at home. Commuters WILL ATTEND 8am to 9 pm, (except on the first and the last day of each session) and receive lunch and dinner in the Duke cafeteria.

CHECK-IN

Check-In location and directions to the dorms and fields will be e-mailed to you prior to the start of your camp. REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD ON YOUR FIRST DAY OF CAMP BETWEEN 12:30 - 2:30 pm IN CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM. Last name A-L arrives between 12:30 and 1:30. Last name M-Z arrives between 1:30 and 2:30. ALL COMMUTERS, REGARDLESS OF LAST NAME, SHOULD ARRIVE AT 2:00PM on the first day.

CHECK OUT

Camp ends with morning games on the last day of each session. Check out for all overnight campers will take place IN THE DORMITORIES on the last day after the games - usually between 10:00 and 11:00am. Commuters will check out from the field.

CAMP SHUTTLE SERVICE

Our airport shuttle service from the Raleigh-Durham airport is available for a fee of $70.00 round trip or $35 one way. Please contact us if a camper is considered a minor through their airlines and needs to be signed for upon arrival and departure to be released from the airlines - there is a $30 fee for this.

Shuttle service is between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM on the first and last day of camp. If any transportation is needed outside of these hours or days, an additional fee will be applied. Please note that the Raleigh Durham Airport (RDU) is approximately 20 minutes from Duke University. You will receive an e-mail confirmation for your pick up time and information a few days prior to camp.

ALL campers interested in securing a place on the shuttle need to send in the ‘'Shuttle Information Form’ along with the appropriate fee by July 2nd, 2010 or there will be a $50 penalty. Please note that all deadlines for submitting Airport Shuttle Forms are STRICT. All checks should be made payable to Duke Soccer Camp.

KEY DEPOSIT

All BOARDING campers are required to pay a $70 key deposit payable by CHECK only AT REGISTRATION which will be returned on the last day of camp when keys are turned in. Each camper receives a key to his room, plus an exterior dorm door access card. (The exterior doors are kept locked at all times).

ATTENDING BOTH SESSIONS

Campers may attend both sessions July 9th – July 13th and July 14th – July 18th. A two session camper would stay in the same dorm room, eat all of his meals in the cafeteria, and be fully supervised July 9th for a charge of $100 for the extra day, in addition to the tuition charge for the second session.If you want to register for both sessions, check off both sessions on the application. You may pay the extra fees now, or be billed for them later.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Due to renovation construction in 2010, we will have a limited number of air conditioned rooms, which are assigned on a 'first come,first served' basis. If you have a definite roommate preference,try to send in your application, along with your roommate's, as early as possible, if you want to room together in air conditioning. We do not save a space for your roommate until we receive his application and payment.

CANCELLATIONS

REFUNDS
The $75 registration fee is non-refundable for any reason and is included in the tuition price. Ball purchases can be refunded at anytime prior to ball-pick-up at registration.

If you are unable to attend camp for any reason, the following is our refund policy. We cannot offer refunds on check-in day or after due to the nature of our contracts with our service providers.

Pro-rated remaining tuition refund policy:

Cancellations made prior to 21 days = 100% tuition after the deducted $75 non-refundable registration fee.

21-15 days prior to 12:00pm on your session's check-in day = 75% refund of tuition after the deducted $75 non-refundable registration fee.
14-8 days prior to 12:00pm on your session's check-in day = 50% refund of tuition after the deducted $75 non-refundable registration fee.
7-1 days prior to 12:00pm on your session's check-in day = 25% refund of tuition after the deducted $75 non-refundable registration fee.

Between 12:00pm on your session 's check-in day and check-out day, there will be no refunds.

*There will be no refunds on the additional night in-between fee.