MVCC to offer Summer Soccer Camp for boys and girls

Boy and girl playing soccer

Mohawk Valley Community College will host a Soccer Camp for boys and girls ages 7-16 from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 30-July 3, in the MVCC Fields and Field House at the College's Utica Campus.

The camp will offer technical, individual ball skills, group and team tactics, with instruction for all ability levels. It is organized into three separate ability divisions for skill, tactic, and game sessions, allowing for maximum skill development and fun for all ages. There also will be camp league games and contests. The camp will be led by MVCC Women's Soccer Coach Jim Vitale, and Men's Soccer Coach Dominic DiMaggio will lead a Goal Keeper Camp. 

Each camper should bring shin guards, soccer cleats, indoor footwear, and a water bottle. Campers should also bring clothing and rain gear appropriate for the season. Water will be available at all sessions.

Cost is $100 per camper (family rate of three or more is 20 percent discount off individual rate. Cost includes an official stitched soccer ball and camp T-shirt. Please indicate T-shirt size choice on registration form. Payment can be made in person at the Athletics Office, Jorgensen Center room 221, or by check or money order: MVCC Athletics Department: Soccer Camp, 1101 Sherman Drive, Utica, NY 13501.

Online registration is required. Payment can be mailed in advance or during the registration time at the start of camp on June 30. Full refund will be issued if camper cannot attend. All campers should register between 8:30 and 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 30. The registration table will be at the rear of the Field House facing the soccer field.

Register online at http://www2.mvcc.edu/forms/sportscamps/soccer. To sign up for the Goal Keeper Camp, please check the appropriate box on the registration form. You will receive an email confirmation. For more information, contact Coach Jim Vitale at jvitale@mvcc.edu.