| Date: | June 29 – July 2 July 20 – 23 |
| Ages: | 12 – 18 |
| Cost: | $375 residential $300 commuter for residential camp $275 team camper (minimum of 15 players from same school) |
| Times: | June camp
July camp:
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Camp deposit
A $100 non-refundable deposit is required for all resident and commuting campers. The deposit must accompany each registration form. The balance is due seven days prior to the beginning of camp. Campers registering and paying online by credit card will be charged $100 for cancellations.
*Camp fee covers all expenses except the camper's individual spending money.
Medical treatment
The athletic training room is readily available and Robinson Memorial Hospital is only 20 minutes from campus. Every camper must complete the Hiram College Emergency Medical Form.
What to bring
Campers should bring all types of outdoor soccer boots and a pair of shoes that can be worn for indoor training, fitness, agility, and cross training. It is highly recommended that campers wear soccer boots that are already comfortable and broken in and not use camp as a place to try out new boots. Please bring plenty of extra socks, rain gear, warm gear, training supplies (tape, pre-tape, ace wraps, braces, etc.), a sleeping bag and/or bed linens, towels, and a fan for the room. Towels and bed linens are NOT provided.
Schedule
The typical schedule for the day is as follows:
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. |
breakfast for resident campers |
8:45 – 10:30 a.m. |
technical, core fitness, agility training |
10:30 – 11 a.m. |
motivational message break |
11 a.m. – Noon |
special topic session |
Noon – 1 p.m. |
lunch |
1 – 2:30 p.m. |
tactical training session |
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
team initiatives |
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. |
special topic session |
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
dinner |
6 – 9 p.m. |
match competition (full field & small sided) |
9 – 10 p.m. |
free time for resident campers |
10:30 p.m. |
lights out for resident campers |
Every player will participate in two full core fitness sessions provided by strength and conditioning coaches. Goalkeepers will be in a regular special clinic track during the days. Special topics will include: team defending, diversifying the attack, set piece mentality, tactical reading, and others. A structured team building initiative will be a part of the daily experience. We will also conduct a "college soccer search" seminar in cooperation with our admission staff. Finally, each player will receive a full evaluation and technical report at the conclusion of the camp.
Parents
Parents are welcome to attend all sessions.
Staff
In addition to the leadership provided by Coach Capellas, the Hiram College men's soccer camps feature some of the most successful soccer educators and current collegiate players in this region, including:
- Bob Dean, Hiram College head women's coach
- Daniel Zemanski, Hiram College men's assistant coach
- Joel Bingham, All-American at Hiram and current assistant men's coach
- James Furth, former Hudson High School coach
- Jason Wils, exercise physiologist, Breakaway Sports Training
Intensity & professionalism
The Hiram College soccer camp is an extremely intense physical, psychological, and emotional training camp. Campers are exposed to strength and conditioning coaches used by Hiram men’s soccer, and put through similar exercises designed to enhance performance. This camp is designed to be a unique and different experience for every participant. Players need to come prepared to be pushed. Our approach will be highly professional, business-like, direct, and fun!
Gear
Campers will receive an Adidas t-shirt and training band.
Camp Director
Carl Capellas, head men's soccer. Coach Carl Capellas enters his fifth year at the helm of the men's soccer program. In the short time he has been here, Capellas' teams have improved each year, becoming a top team in the Great Lakes Region of the country. Capellas has proven to be a tireless recruiter, attracting top local, regional, national, and international talent to Hiram. Capellas recruits top talent, both athletically and academically, noted by the men's soccer team earning the NSCAA Academic award the last three years.
Prior to coming to Hiram, Capellas was an assistant coach at Case Western Reserve University, working with all facets of the program. He also directed the GFS Premier Soccer Club in Brimfield, Ohio for four years, leading the team to a number one ranking in the state, and earning Coach of the Year honors on multiple occasions.
A four-year letter winner and starter at Division I Marshall University, Capellas was a two-time captain for the Thundering Herd, an Academic All-American candidate, and the school's Student-Athlete of the Year in 1997. He also studied at the Universidad Nebrija in Madrid, Spain.
After graduating from Marshall in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in political science and Spanish, Capellas played professionally in the United States and Greece for two seasons, before returning to Marshall to work as an assistant coach with the soccer program.
While completing his master's of public administration degree, Capellas worked with both the men's and women's teams, recruiting the top class in school history; one that featured a two-time conference player of the year and ten players that led the team to a top-25 national ranking on the men's side.
A native of Warren, Ohio, and graduate of Howland High School, Capellas also coached the boys' team at St. Joseph's High School in Huntington, West Virginia, to a 20-1-1 overall record, season-long #1 ranking, and a state runner-up finish in 1998. He also coached state championship club teams in West Virginia and currently serves as an Ohio North state team coach for boys born in 1992.
Capellas and his wife Maureen reside in Kent, Ohio.
Questions?
Carl Capellas
Hiram College Men’s Soccer
P.O. Box 1777
Hiram, Ohio 44234
330.569.5344