Registration Now Open for 2017 COC Boys Soccer Summer Camp

The College of the Canyons men's soccer program invites boys in the first through eighth grades to participate in the 2017 Boys Soccer Camp, with two sessions running this summer. 

Staffed by coaches, players and alumni from the COC men's soccer program, this all-boys camp offers a high-caliber curriculum that will create a uniquely fun learning environment for players wanting to build and improve their soccer skills.

By combining skill-emphasized training sessions, player-centered drills, scrimmages and small-sided games, the camp's focus is on player skill development, balance, coordination and endurance, with an emphasis on building confidence in young soccer players.

All participants will receive a COC Soccer Camp training T-shirt and soccer ball. Players should bring their shirt and soccer ball to practice each day, while also providing their own cleats, shin guards, soccer socks, sunscreen and water.

Camp sessions will be led by COC men's soccer head coach Phil Marcellin and a staff of coaches from local high school and club teams.

Marcellin is entering his 15th season at the helm of the college's men's soccer program and his 25th year working in California community college soccer. He has coached the COC men's team since its inaugural season in 2003. 

"College of the Canyons has a long tradition of quality youth soccer training and we are excited to begin offering a boys soccer camp," said Marcellin. "This camp will provide a focused atmosphere for young men to develop the skills, confidence and experience needed to take their game to the next level."

The 2017 COC Boys Soccer Camp will run during the following dates and times:

• Session 1 (Advanced/Intermediate players): June 26-29 –5 to 8 p.m. (M/T/W/Th)
• Session 2 (Intermediate/Beginning players): July 17-20 – 5 to 8 p.m. (M/T/W/Th)

All camp sessions will be held at the state-of-the-art COC soccer facility located on the college's Valencia campus.

Registration for individual players is priced at $150. Families with multiple players will be charged $130 for a second camper and $110 for a third participant. Campers registering as part of a team will be charged $120 per player (minimum of seven players) and will be required to register together.

Space for the 2017 COC Boys Soccer Camp is limited.

To register, please mail a completed registration form, signed waiver and registration fee to: College of the Canyons, ATTN: Phil Marcellin — COC Women's Soccer Office, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.

The registration form and camp waiver can be downloaded at http://www.cocathletics.com/information/summersportscamps. 

Please make checks payable to College of the Canyons/ASG and note "boys soccer camp" in the memo line. 

All proceeds directly support the COC men's soccer program. 

For more information please contact COC men's soccer head coach Phil Marcellin at (661) 362-3544 or phil.marcellin@canyons.edu.