Thursday, July 21, 2011
2011 Cougar Soccer Camps are BIG success!
Mid July in the Midwest brings two things to the SIUE campus: summer soccer camps and HEAT! But the heat didn't stop us from having a great time at both of our camps this past week. The Advanced Training Camp ran from Friday, August 8th to Sunday, August 10th and we had the opportunity to train 74 girls, ages 13-18. The following three days, Monday, August 11th through Wednesday, August 13th was our Junior Cougar Camp. We taught basic soccer skills and played fun, skill building games with 23 boys and girls, ages 6-12. The heat advisories were cause for many more water breaks than normal but we managed to stay cool and enjoy the time getting to know and train many kids from local communities. The Advanced Training Camp especially gives us a chance to evaluate the talent in the area and training our Junior Cougars gives us a bright future to look forward to! Below is a picture of our Junior Cougar campers.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
SIUE Shines!
Hello again. I wanted to share a couple releases with everyone. First, our release of the Fall 2011 schedule. Here is a link: 2011 Schedule. Also, we've added it as a headline/link on the right of the main blog page --->
We are all excited to get going and especially to be able to play our innaugural season in the Ohio Valley Conference!
Also, I wanted to share a release that was put out by the OVC yesterday. It's a summary of the academic accomplishments of the entire SIUE Athletic Department, in relation to the OVC's Annual Academic recognitions. Link here: OVC Academics! You'll see that we ranked 3rd in overall academic rankings of the 11 OVC members. And of course you will see the 17 different Women's Soccer players who garnered recognition for their excellence in the classroom :)
Two weeks from today we will welcome the 2011 team onto campus and get going with preseason! Summers keep getting shorter and shorter! As always, we'd love to hear from you! Take care.
Coach Burton
We are all excited to get going and especially to be able to play our innaugural season in the Ohio Valley Conference!
Also, I wanted to share a release that was put out by the OVC yesterday. It's a summary of the academic accomplishments of the entire SIUE Athletic Department, in relation to the OVC's Annual Academic recognitions. Link here: OVC Academics! You'll see that we ranked 3rd in overall academic rankings of the 11 OVC members. And of course you will see the 17 different Women's Soccer players who garnered recognition for their excellence in the classroom :)
Two weeks from today we will welcome the 2011 team onto campus and get going with preseason! Summers keep getting shorter and shorter! As always, we'd love to hear from you! Take care.
Coach Burton
Friday, July 1, 2011
Great to be back on campus!
Alaina and I have been super busy travelling all over the midwest in the last 3 weeks! Coach Schlaefer was in Rockford, IL for Illinois State Cup for three days while I was in St.Louis for Missouri State Cup the same weekend. Then we both attended Missouri State Cup throughout the rest of the week full of games. Which of course were interrupted by a massive overnight rain on the the second day.
After some time back in the office, I was off to Appleton, Wisconsin for the Region II Midwest Championships to continue recruiting for the classes of 2012 and 2013. Great competition with a ton of talent from all 13 states in Region II. And the weather was fantastic: 75 and breezy. Can't ask for anything better than that.
In can be a grind sometime, with the driving and eating out and hotel rooms. But our staff thrives on the challenge and the opportunity to continue bringing in quality student-athletes to SIUE. We are proud of our team and the young women who are on their way her, as well as those who have verbally committed to be a future Cougar. And the quest for continuing in that direction is always in front of us.
Just thought I would update everyone on what's going on this summer. Don't forget, Summer Camps start next weekend and go through the following week! And there will be more Fall 2011 Alumni Day information on its way soon! Stay tuned. Enjoy the summer!
After some time back in the office, I was off to Appleton, Wisconsin for the Region II Midwest Championships to continue recruiting for the classes of 2012 and 2013. Great competition with a ton of talent from all 13 states in Region II. And the weather was fantastic: 75 and breezy. Can't ask for anything better than that.
In can be a grind sometime, with the driving and eating out and hotel rooms. But our staff thrives on the challenge and the opportunity to continue bringing in quality student-athletes to SIUE. We are proud of our team and the young women who are on their way her, as well as those who have verbally committed to be a future Cougar. And the quest for continuing in that direction is always in front of us.
Just thought I would update everyone on what's going on this summer. Don't forget, Summer Camps start next weekend and go through the following week! And there will be more Fall 2011 Alumni Day information on its way soon! Stay tuned. Enjoy the summer!
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