FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU women's soccer team and head coach
Jim Blankenship announced this week that about 100 spots remain for the annual Summer Elite Camps. The Elite camp has 71 spots available, while the Jr. Elite Camp has 19 and the Day Camp has just 12.
Blankenship, who has been named ASUN Coach of the Year four times in his esteemed career, has led the Eagles to eight-straight regular season titles (2010-17) and six tournament crowns. He and his staff will lead a highly-competitive and informational camp atmosphere at the FGCU Soccer Complex.
Day Camp (12 Openings) - June 10-14, 2019
The FGCU Soccer Day Camp is designed for players wanting to learn the fundamental skills of soccer. Individual instruction emphasizes the use of correct techniques.
Ages: 6-13
Cost: $250 Full Day Campers- 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
$150 Half Day Campers- 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
$100 Deposit Required with Registration
Campers should arrive June 10 and check in at the FGCU Soccer Complex from 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Elite Junior Soccer Camp (19 Openings) - June 10-13, 2019
The Junior Elite residential camp focuses mainly on the technical education and development of players ages 10-13. Tactical ideas will be introduced as well. Our goal is to get young players to the next level as they prepare for all of their future successes in the game.
Ages: 10-13
Cost- $550 Overnight Campers
$425 Day Campers; 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
$100 Deposit Required with Registration
Campers should arrive June 10 and check in at Alico Arena from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Elite Camp (71 Openings) - July 22-25, 2019
Our Elite College Showcase residential camp is designed to improve the skill level and tactical understanding of players 14-18. It also serves as an ID Camp for all of the Colleges and Universities represented at the camp. Practice sessions will be intense and very competitive to challenge every level of the players' abilities. This camp is staffed by FGCU Coaches, NCAA Division I/II/III Coaches as well as NAIA Coaches and ODP Coaches!!!
Ages: 14-18
Cost- $595 Overnight Campers
$495 Day Campers; 9:00 a.m. -8:00 p.m.
$100 Deposit Required with Registration
Campers should arrive July 22 and check in at Alico Arena from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Teams or groups of 11 or more who send their applications and deposits together are eligible for a $25 discount per camper. FGCU employees are eligible for a $25 discount and siblings will receive $10 per camper discount (only one discount per camper).
To Register visit
fgcusoccer.com and forward any questions to
Ali Rogers at
arogers@fgcu.edu.
This fall, under
Blankenship's guidance, now-graduate
Holly Fritz became the first Eagle in FGCU history to be named a Google Cloud Academic All-American. Fritz was also one of three players to be selected to the South All-Region First Team. Seniors
Evdokia Popadinova and
Lindsey Patton landed on the first team, while classmate
Marjorie Boilesen was tabbed as a South All-Region Third Team selection.
In addition to her postseason awards,
Popadinova was named Second Team All-American. She became the eighth Eagle in program history to receive All-American accolades and the second to be selected to the Second Team.
Popadinova,
Patton,
Boilesen and
Fritz were all selected to the ASUN First Team All-Conference, while senior goalkeeper
Melissa Weck was named to the Second Team. Both
Patton and
Fritz made the All-Academic Team and
Fritz was selected as the 2018 ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
As a team, FGCU closed out the 2018 season ranked in the top-10 nationally in four different statistical categories: assists per game (2nd, 2.74), points per game (4th, 7.58), total assists (5th, 52) and scoring offense (9th, 2.42).
FOLLOW ALONG
For constant, news, photos, videos and updates you can follow the women's soccer team on Twitter @FGCU_WSoccer, on Instagram @FGCU_WSoccer or on Facebook: Facebook.com/FGCUWSoccer. You can also find FGCU athletics on YouTube by visiting YouTube.com/FGCUEagles.
COACH JIM BLANKENSHIP
A veteran of over two decades in collegiate coaching, head coach Jim Blankenship, who was named the ASUN Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, has built FGCU women's soccer into a yearly contender in the ASUN Conference and a rising program in the South Region in just 12 seasons. Blankenship started the program in 2007 and has since guided the Eagles to 11 double-digit win seasons, culminating with ASUN Regular Season Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. In 2011 and 2012 he also led the Eagles to back-to-back ASUN Tournament titles and became the first team in the history of the university to make it to the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles went on to win the 2014 ASUN Tournament and hosted the first NCAA Championship event on campus. The Eagles earned their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance with the 2015 ASUN Tournament Championship and won their first NCAA game at USF in 2015 while finishing 24th in the nation. In 2016, the Eagles made it three-consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament with a third-straight ASUN Tournament title. A year later, the Eagles became the first ASUN women's soccer program to make four-straight NCAA Tournaments with another tournament title in 2017. Blankenship has guided FGCU to a 156-55-23 (71.6 W%) overall record through the first 12 seasons of the program's existence, including a 76-14-14 (79.8 W%) mark in the ASUN. Blankenship's impressive career record of 396-126-34 (74.3 W%) over 26 seasons has come while leading FGCU, the University of Miami, Lynn University and St. Thomas University.
#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 77 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 11+ seasons at the Division-I level. Additionally, in just seven+ seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 36 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including both men's soccer, women's soccer, and women's basketball again in 2018-19. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.35 GPA in the classroom in spring 2018 and have outpaced their institution's undergraduate student body GPA each of the past twenty semesters. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl in 2017.
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