Thursday, September 09, 2010

Summer Camps 2010

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We are excited to offer 2 camps this summer

July 19 - 23, 2010 at Cawley Stadium, Lowell, MA.

July 26 - 30, 2010 at Ipswich River Park, North Reading MA. 

summer camp 08 group pic
Juniors aged 6-10 come for the morning.
11-18 year olds choose Goalkeeper or Field player training, Half or Full day.

Cawley Stadium is on the border of Tewksbury and Lowell, on Route 38, just off of I-495.
Ipswich River Park is near the junction of Routes 28 and 62 in N. Reading.

  

Coaches

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Arthur Dimitrakopoulos - CAMP DIRECTOR
Director of Coaching - Benfica USA
New England Revolution - Former Youth Teams (U16 & U18) Assistant Coach
Mass Youth Soccer - Former Development Coach
Mass ODP - Former Head Coach
USSF Region 1 - Staff Coach

Mario Prata - CAMP DIRECTOR
National Team BU14- Assistant Coach
New England Revolution - Former Director of the Youth teams, and head coach for the U16 & U18s
Mass Youth Soccer - Former Development Coach
Mass ODP Boys - Former Head Coach
USSF Region 1 - Former Head Coach
Former Professional Player - S.L. Benfica of Portugal


John Amorim - GOALKEEPER DIRECTOR
National Team BU14 - Staff GK coach
Benfica USA - GK Director
ODP Region 1 - Goalkeeper Head Coach
First Team All American 1982 and 1983
Played Pro in Portugal from 1984 to 1987
Previous College Head Coach and GK coach

Dusan Obsajsnik - GOALKEEPER COACH
Benfica USA - GK Coach
Holy Cross - Men's and Women's GK Coach
New England Revolution - Former Youth teams GK Coach
Boston University GK Coach - 7 years
Boston College GK Coach - 13 years
ODP region 1 coach - 6 years
ODP MA - 4 years
Former Professional Player - VSS Kosice - Czechoslovakia Premier League - 9 years

George O'Neill
Region 1 ODP U16 Boys - Head Coach
Turned Pro in 1962 with Celtic, captained Partick Thistle, and played in Scotland until 1973
Came to the Philadelphia Atoms and won the soccer bowl that same year
Played for the National Team on a tour of Haiti, Italy and Israel
Coached Pro Indoor - Philadelphia Fever
Coached many men's amateur teams, youth teams and the University of Penn. College

Efrain "Chico" Chacurian
Member of the National Hall of Fame
Signed first Pro contract at the age of 15, with Racing in Argentina
In the USA, he played on several professional teams and had several tours with the National team
Coached many men's professional, college and youth teams including Yale University
Region 1 ODP U13 Boys team - coach and technical director

Alvaro Amaral
Benfica USA - Technical Director and Coach
New England Revolution - Former Youth teams conditioning coach
ODP MA - BU14 Head Coach
Health and PE teacher - Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
National Academy of Sports Medicine - Certified personal trainer, performance enhancement specialist

Jared Scarpaci
Emerson College - Head Men's Coach
Clemson University
Mass ODP - Director

Guest Coaches + Benfica USA Coaches
Special Guest appearance from National Team Coaches and Current Benfica USA Coaches



  

High School Prep Clinics

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High School Team Prep Clinics

New this summer : We will be offering High School Prep Camps for Men's and Women's High School Teams

* Download the details here *

Registration and payment is as a team. Minimum of 10 players. Dates and locations are flexible.

Contact Arthur@BenficaUSA.org to discuss possibilities.
  

Photos

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View Photos from our camps.


  

Brochure

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Summer Camp Brochure Download here
  

Camp Philosophy

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Our Camps reflect the Benfica USA Club philosophy of creating an atmosphere that is safe, fun and challenging.

This allows for some room for trial and error and decision making which will foster independent creative thinking.

  

Sample Day

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Players are put into a rigorous, demanding training regiment while maintaining a friendly and fun atmosphere


Warm Up
Daily Technical/Tactical Topic Box
Small-Sided Games
Lunch (Please bring your own)
Scrimmages
Cool-Down



Half Day Players will be immersed with the Full Day players until noon/lunch.


Junior Players : Fun activities focusing on ball control and mastering a few dribbling moves, followed by fun but competitive 3v3 and 4v4 small sided games.
  

Pricing

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For 1 week of camp:

Full Day Camp - 9am - 3pm
   (11-18 year-olds)
Early Bird Price: $335
Benfica USA Players : $305

Half Day Camp - 9am - noon   (11-18 year-olds)
Early Bird Price: $185
Benfica USA Players: $165

Juniors 2.5 hour Camp - 9am - 11.30am  (recommended for 8-10 year-olds)
Early Bird Price : $155
Benfica USA players : $130

Juniors 1.5 hour Camp - 9am - 10.30am  (recommended for 6-7 year-olds)
Early Bird Price : $95



Family discounts: $25 off for each additional sibling.
Volume discounts: $25 off if child attending 2 or more weeks.
Resident discounts: residents of Lowell attending Lowell Camp, and residents of N.Reading attending N.Reading camp pay same as Benfica USA players.

Prices include a T-shirt


Payments are non-refundable.
No make-ups due to weather related cancellations.

Payments can be made online with credit card, or by mailing check or money order (made payable to Benfica USA) to:

Sheelagh Kelly
8 Winterberry Way
Bedford MA 01730


Soccer Questions? Ask Arthur@BenficaUSA.org
Registration Questions? Ask Sheelagh@BenficaUSA.org
  

Sign-Up Online

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Online Registration Now Open

1. If this is your first time registering through our website, please create an account for your family. Click on "Register" to begin.

Create an account

2. If you have already created a family account, use the "Login" button (you do not need to create a new account).

Login with Username

3. Once you are logged in, Click on "Register Now!"

4. The system will show you all programs that are available to your children, depending on their age and gender.

5. Select the 2010 Summer Camp program you are interested in, and follow the prompts to the checkout page.

6. Choose Payment type, Credit Card or Check.

7. Click submit. You will receive a confirmation email.

8. If you don't receive the confirmation email, or have other questions about the registration process, please contact Sheelagh@BenficaUSA.org.


Any Refunds will be minus the website processing fees and credit card processing fees.
  

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