Indoor Youth Soccer Camp

Description: Derek Rhodes Youth Soccer Camp offers individuals an opportunity to improve their soccer ability in a fun and challenging soccer environment. Skill development, technique and game play will be emphasized to enable each camper to reach his or her full potential as a soccer player. Instruction will focus on improving dribbling, passing, shooting and small sided games. Individual attention will give campers the opportunity to improve their own abilities in a competitive safe environment. Campers will have the opportunity to display newly learned techniques in large group games while working with current and former SNC players. All sessions will be directed by Men’s Head Soccer Coach Derek Rhodes.  He brings professional and Division 1 playing experience as well as years of coaching at High School, Club, and College Levels.

Coach Rhodes has completed his 8^th season as the Men's Head Coach at St. Norbert College. The 2019 Season Finished off with the Knights going 5 for 5 with a Midwest Conference Championship in each of the past 5 seasons. In addition to their 5^th Conference Championship in 5 years, the Green Knights were able to advance to the Second Round of the NCAA National Tournament for the first time since 2006. Coach Rhodes was also an assistant coach during one of the Green Knights most decorated stretches 2004-2007. During that time, the Knights won three Conference Championships 2004, 2005, 2007 and qualified for the NCAA tournament in 2004, 2005, 2006 including one trip to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

Coach Rhodes was a four-year Division 1 starter and team captain at the University of Massachusetts. As a co- captain he helped lead his team to a pair of Atlantic 10 regular season championships and one Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship. Additionally, he was selected to the 2002 First Team All-Atlantic 10 team and the 2002 All New England Regional Team.

Players will also have the opportunity to work with the rest of the Derek Rhodes Soccer Coaching Staff.