Williamsburg Soccer Club Announces New Program

College Transition Program will help athletes deal with the move to playing at the next level

 

Today the Williamsburg Soccer Club (WSC) announced the creation of its new College Transition Program (CTP). With the help of local college coaches Deidre Connelly, Ph.D., Sport Psychology Consultant at the College of William and Mary, this program will help make the jump from youth soccer to college soccer easier. Connelly along with Richard Butler, Director of Coaching for the WSC, and the college coaches will address what players can expect at the college soccer level, how to deal with a completely new environment and how to be best prepared going into a college preseason.

 

The session will be held at the Human Services Building on Longhill Road on Thursday June 23, 2005 at 6:30pm. The session will be mandatory for WSC players moving on to play in college and at least one parent will need to be in attendance. The WSC has placed over 120 players in colleges across the nation over the past 13 years. This year players have been recruited to and will be playing soccer at William and Mary, Methodist College, Longwood University, Hampden-Sydney College, Coastal Carolina University, Roanoke College, Christopher Newport University, Campbell University, Radford University, High Point University and Georgia Southern University.

 

“We have a history at the WSC of developing soccer players that are able to play at the next level’, said Butler. “This is down to our excellent coaching staff and the curriculum that our players and staff adhere to in each year of the developmental process. With the College Transition Program now in place, and with the help of Deidre Connelly and the college coaches, I hope that we can alleviate some of the stresses and difficulties of stepping up into a new soccer environment”.

 

Deidre Connelly commented, “Moving up to the collegiate level can be extremely challenging. Adjusting to college life and a new soccer team and coach, staying confident, avoiding distractions, and continuing to improve are all issues which our athletes can address now in order to be better prepared for the transition. WSC players will be a step ahead of other college freshmen, and I think the Club is providing a great service with this resource program.”

 

For more information on the Williamsburg Soccer Club go to www.williamsburgsoccer.com.