Each session is designed specifically to meet the needs of players at different skill levels. Call the Marquette Men's Soccer Office at (414) 288-3069 to find the clinic that is best suited for your child.

Session 1
MU Goalkeeper Camp
Date: Tues., June 18-Fri., June 21
Site: MU Valley Fields
Ages: Boys and Girls, Ages 12-18
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. each day

What to look forward to:
This highly successful camp includes a unique, continuously evolving curriculum, designed with the serious club level goalkeeper in mind.

Curriculum will specialize in the fundamentals: shot-stopping, taking crosses, 1-on-1 breakaways and distribution, and will also apply those techniques in game situations. Agility and footwork are emphasized and time will be spent on physical and mental preparation for the position.

The staff, under the direction of Steve Adlard (National Goalkeeping Staff Member), are all goalkeepers who have worked with or played for coach Adlard. They are committed educators who have extensive camp experience.

Marquette University Valley Fields, located on the Marquette campus, is the perfect site for the goalkeeper camp. It takes place on Marquette's collegiate soccer field, which is full size and beautifully maintained.

The ratio of coach to players is 8:1 for all training

Fees & Registration: $160 per player

Session 2
Half-Day Camp
Date: Mon., June 24-Fri., June 28
Site: Brookfield Soccer Park
Ages: Boys & Girls; Ages 6-8
Time: 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

What to look forward to:
Modeled on the program begun by Umbro and Tony Waiters. Now in its seventh year, in response to requests for a half-day camp aimed at those just starting out in soccer. Focus is on the fundamentals that include: passing, dribbling shooting and tackling. All players will gain many touches on the ball in a small group environment. Our aim is to build self confidence and self esteem. Our coaches have great experience with this age group and will work with players to further their development.

Fees & Registration: $90 per player

Session 3
Half-Day Camp
Date: Mon., June 24-Fri., June 28
Site: Brookfield Soccer Park
Ages: Boys & Girls; Ages 8-11
Time: 9:00 a.m. - Noon

What to look forward to: This year's format and curriculum will focus on the fundamentals, but will have a special emphasis on shooting, often in competitive settings (4 vs. 4). Each session will conclude with competitive scrimmages that incorporate skills learned throughout the day. Friday will feature a fun intra-age round-robin series of games. Parents are welcome!

Fees & Registration: $110 per player

Session 4
Half-Day Camp
Date: Mon., June 24-Fri., June 28
Site: Brookfield Soccer Park
Ages: Boys & Girls; Ages 11-14
Time: 1:00-4:30 p.m.

What to look forward to:
This camp aims to bring the whole game to the players. Curriculum will continue to focus on improviing players skill level and tactical awareness. We will also educate players on numerous team concepts through the use of game-related activities which are demanding and challenging.

Players can look forward to sessions which are performed at game speed and geared to help players think and act more quickly during match play. Most training sessions will finish with small sided scrimmages. These will be structured in a way that will reinforce skills and tactics acquired throughout the camp.

Fees & Registration: $125 per player

FEES AND REGISTRATION
A nonrefundable $60 deposit is due for all sessions with the remaining balance to be paid on or before the first day of the camp. No deductions shall be made for late arrival or early departure. Please make all checks payable to Steve Adlard's Premier Soccer Camps.

Fees Include:

EQUIPMENT TO BRING

Coaching Staff

Steve Adlard - Camp Director
Marquette University Head Men's Soccer Coach

Steve Adlard is in his eleventh year as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Marquette University. During Adlard's tenure, MU has consistently received national recognition, highlighted by their 2000 season ranking of #7, the program's highest ever. MU earned its first-ever NCAA Tournament bid in 1997 and were co-champions of Conference USA. In 1993, he was honored by his peers as the Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year. Adlard came to Marquette following four years as the Director of Soccer at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, making the Big South Tournament for the only four times in school history. Prior to UNC-Asheville, Adlard was the Head Coach at Davis & Elkins where he earned Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year honors in 1986 and guided the team to the Division II national semifinals. Previously, he was an assistant for the Evansville Purple Aces.

A former goalkeeper, Adlard played with professional clubs Nottingham Forest and Lincoln City in England. He also represented England in internationals at schoolboy, youth and university levels. He holds U.S. and English FA coaching licenses and is a graduate of Loughborough College in England, where he earned a physical education degree. Adlard is also a state and regional coach in the Olympic Development Program for Regions II and IV.

Markus Roeders
Marquette University Head Women's Soccer Coach

Markus is in his seventh year as head coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles women's team. The 1999 season was a year to remember for the women's program. Marquette won the Conference USA tournament and received their first ever NCAA Tournament bid. In their last two years, Roeders' quad has reinforced their place as one of the nation's elite ith a repeat of both their C-USA Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2000 and a third consecutive NCAA Tourney appearance in 2001. Roeders was named the C-USA Coach of the Year in 1996 and 2000. Markus in an ODP staff coach.

Frank Pelaez
Frank is in his seventh year at Marquette University and is now the Associate Head Women's Soccer Coach. He came to Marquette after four years as the head boys and girls coach at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C. During his stint there, Pelaez compiled an 88-21-6 record and earned three Coach of the Year honors. Frank is also an ODP staff coach.

Jim Welch

Jim Welch is in his second year as an assistant for both the men's and women's squads at Marquette. Following his four years as the Golden Eagles' goalkeeper, where he garnered 1st Team All-Conference and All-Region honors, Welch played professionally as a member of the MLS project-40 and Los Angeles Galaxy teams. In 2000, Jim spent a year with the Milwaukee Rampage. Prior to coming to Marquette, Welch earned All-American honors and was a member of the U-18 and U-20 United States National Team squads. Jim is also a member of the Wisconsin ODP Coaching staff.

Returning Staff

Steve Govin - Former Marquette Player, ODP Coach
Martin Conwray - Former Marquette Plater, ODP Coach

Marquette Golden Eagles Men's Soccer

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