Attracting Serious Young Athletes
The 16th Annual Connecticut Coast Soccer Clinic has grown in popularity because it provides our area's most dedicated soccer players an opportunity for "gender-separate" training from the areas premier soccer coaches.
At Connecticut Coast Soccer Clinic, we focus on players who have aspirations of playing at the Travel, Premier, High School and Collegiate level. We have produced local Travel and Premier Team players; Olympic Development players who have become Regional Pool and National Team players; and High School players who have become All-Conference, All-State, All-New England All-American and most recently, a Womens Professional Soccer League (WPS) player.
Started in 1994 by the Waterford Soccer Club, our roots originated as the only “All Girls” soccer clinic in southern Connecticut and with overwhelming support from soccer enthusiasts around the region, we have sustained this specialized summer training for females players and have now expanded our clinics to players entering 7th-12th grade at our Team Week Soccer Clinics, for players throughout the region! Come see why southern Connecticut's most dedicated soccer players come to Connecticut Coast, and more importantly, why they come back every year!
We gear our attention to both Intermediate and Advanced Players at Connecticut Coast Soccer Clinic!
All Players will:
Develop individual skill techniques and a love for the game, which is the focus of this fun and entertaining experience. Players are exposed to the fundamentals of soccer using the "games approach" to teaching. Small-sided games give players the ability to practice what they have learned in a game-like situation. Repetition is the key to skill development and is the focus of our individual skill sessions. This is the perfect situation for players who want to learn and enjoy their soccer clinic experience.
Advanced Players will:
Refine individual skill techniques and be exposed to the tactical aspects of the game, which are the focus of Connecticut Coast Soccer Clinic. In this soccer environment, advanced players will perform technical work under pressure and proper tactical decision making is taught, in both training and game environments. Both small-sided and full-sided games are used to expose players to a variety of situations where tactical choices must be made. We have found that Connecticut Coast Soccer Clinic provides the serious soccer player who strives to be the best, an opportunity to realize their potential and improve his or her confidence on the pitch.
Builds Performance and Character!
| 9:00am | Arrive to Clinic / Attendance |
| 9:15am | Individual skill techniques |
| 10:15am | Technical training |
| 11:00am | Small-sided games / Theme-Oriented |
| 11:30am | Large-sided games |
| 12:00pm | Lunch / Soccer Seminars / Rest |
| 12:30pm | Morning Clinic Session Ends |
| 12:45pm | Afternoon players head to fields |
| 1:00pm | Tactical training station #1 |
| 1:35pm | Tactical training station #2 |
| 2:10pm | Tactical training station #3 |
| 2:45pm | Return to original coach |
| 3:15pm | Large-sided games vs similar age-groups |
| 4:00pm | Depart |
Strength & Conditioning Education Sessions
Connecticut Coast Soccer is proud to announce the addition of Scott Olmstead ATC, CSCS, to our talented Clinic and High School Team Week staff. Scott will visit the eek and girls week clinic and discuss physical conditioning and strengthening techniques, as well as discuss ways to prepare for the upcoming high school and junior high school soccer season. Scott received his B.S. in Kinesiology in 1991 from University of New Brunswick in Canada. He completed the Physical Therapy Assistant Program at Springfield Technical Community College in May of 2007. Scott obtained his Master's Degree in Human Performance Work at Southern Connecticut State University in 1993. Since then, Scott has been working with and assessing injured athletes from area high schools, colleges and professional sports for the past 16 years. He has been developing specialized flexibility and strength programs to help with injury prevention for athletes since 1996. Connecticut Coast Soccer welcomes Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Centers as it's official Athletic Training and Rehabilitation source! PTSMC has a convenient location right in New London, and seven other Connecticut locations, each with a dedicated team of physical therapists and athletic trainers providing a full range of treatments. PTSMC staff are highly educated and skilled clinicians trained to evaluate and treat pain and musculoskeletal injury using a multitude of research-based manual tests and treatment methods. With a local office right in New London, as well as locations in Groton, Guilford and Westbrook, Connecticut, Connecticut Coast Soccer encourages you to visit a PTSMC athletic trainer or physical therapist when your child needs attention from the best! At Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Centers, professionals are there to help you meet your rehabilitation goals and resume the pain-free active lifestyle your son or daughter desires. If you would like to learn more, contact Scott Olmstead, at 860-447-8558, today!
"It's not just soccer, it's a way of life."
