The coaching is outstanding, the curriculum is challenging, the facilities are excellent, the support staff is caring and the Callaway House residence hall provides an unbelievable living experience.

All campers receive great coaching, a Texas A&M Camp Jersey, a Highlight DVD, tickets to A&M home games and a written evaluation of their playing strengths and deficiencies. The overall experience can only be described as “WOW!”

Here is our 2012 summer schedule of camps:
June 4-8 – (Day Camp) For 5-10 year old Boys and Girls (Cost is $175)
June 4-8 – (Academy camp Day & Evening Sessions) For 8-10 year old Boys and Girls (Cost=$275)

June 16-20 – (5 Day Overnight Camp) For 11-18 year old Boys and Girls (Cost is $645, or $595 if not in dorm)

June 20-24 – (5 Day Overnight Camp) For 11-18 Girls Only (Cost is $645, or $595 if not in dorm)

July 8-10 – (3 day Overnight Camp) For 8-10 Boys and Girls (Cost is $425, or $375 if not in dorm)

July 10-14 – (5 Day Overnight Camp) For 11-18 year old Boys and Girls (Cost is $645, or $595 if not in dorm)

July 14-18 – (5 Day Overnight Camp) For 11-18 Girls Only (Cost is $645, or $595 if not in dorm)

To get more information, and to sign up TODAY, visit www.AggieSoccerCamp.com

The Ellises – parents of three Aggies, Preston ’11, Jenna ’13 and Sara ’14 – pledged their donation of $1 million over a year ago to be put toward improvements to the stadium. The field, formerly known as the Aggie Soccer Stadium, has been the centerpiece for several major events in the soccer community, including a Women’s College Cup, games featuring women’s national teams from foreign countries and Major League Soccer matches.

The stadium renovation includes upgrades to each section of bleachers to be finished before the Maroon and White Game on Aug. 15. A public restroom facility will be completed in the southwest corner of the stadium in mid-October and permanent roof structures over parts of the east and west grandstands will be constructed in 2012.

“I’m really excited about all of the incredible upgrades being done to the stadium and am thankful for the overwhelming generosity of Julia and Mark Ellis,” head coach G Guerrieri said. “Their incredible gift has made all of these positive changes possible.”

Construction crews broke ground at Ellis Field in June, and have worked continuously throughout the summer to be ready for the 2011 season. The bleachers on each side of the stadium have been restructured to improve seating for fans.

The west grandstand has been expanded from 400 to 700 reserved seats, and each ticket holder in that area will now be able to enjoy the match from a chair-back seat. In addition, the west side of the stadium now features an Aggie Soccer Club deck that spans the top of the entire grandstand.

Temporary general admission structures at the north and south end zones have been removed and replaced by permanent bleacher seats. The former team bench structures on the west side of the stadium have also been removed to make way for additional reserved seating.

The east grandstand will feature a Junior Aggie Club party deck, added to the top of the northeast bleachers for the enjoyment of young soccer fans. Also on the east side of the stadium, a student section has been added to the midfield directly in front of the press box to give A&M students the chance to be in the center of the action.

“These upgrades don’t really increase the capacity of the stadium, but they will greatly improve the comfort and game-day experience of all of our great fans,” Guerrieri said. “Our fans are the best in America and now they will be in a stadium that comes closer to matching that level of excellence.”

Season tickets will remain at the 2010 prices, giving season ticket holders an advantage with upgraded seating.

“Finally, all of our season ticket holders with a reserved seat will be able to sit with the sun at their backs in a comfortable seat with enough legroom, and our students will move right into the middle of the action,” Guerrieri said. “I love how loyal our fans have been over the years, and we’re so happy to know that they will get even more for their money this season.”

The reigning Big 12 Champion Aggies begin their 2011 campaign at home against Fresno State on Aug. 19. Ellis Field will be the site of 11 regular-season matches, including four conference contests this season. The Maroon and White Game on Aug. 15 will break -in the new turf. For more information on Texas A&M soccer, log on to AggieAthletics.com.

“Once the season is completed in December, there are additional plans to add roof structures over the east and west club decks and seating areas,” Guerrieri said. “This will complete this phase of upgrades and make Ellis Field as impressive as any college soccer facility in the nation.”

Come and be a part of something SPECIAL – the camp that many call the Best Soccer Camp in America, because of the great coaches, facilities, curriculum, tradition of excellence, and fun in a competitive team oriented environment.

In 2011 we offer team, goalkeeper, and field players camps packaged as 5 -Day Overnight sessions -Or - a special 3-Day Overnight camp for younger players.  Plus we offer Day and Academy Camps.  You can check it all out at our camp website – www.AggieSoccercamp.com. 

These camps are in demand and they do fill up and close.  So, do your player a big favor and get him or her signed up today at www.AggieSoccerCamp.com

Here is a session by session breakdown of what we’ll offer this summer!

June Soccer Camps at Texas A&M

• June 8-12, 2011 – 5-Day Overnight Camp – Girls Only ages 11-18
• June 12-16, 2011 – 5-Day Overnight Camp – Boys Camp and Girls Camp (trained separately) ages 11-18

July Soccer Camps at Texas A&M

• July 5-8, 2011 – Day Camp (9-11:30am) – Boys Camp and Girls Camp ages 5-10
• July 5-8, 2011 – Academy Camp (9-11;30am and 6:30-8:30pm) Boys Camp and Girls Camp, ages 8-10
• July 9-13, 2011 – 5-Day Overnight Camp – Boys Camp and Girls Camp (trained separately) ages 11-18
• July 13-17, 2011 – 5-Day Overnight Camp – Girls Only Camp, ages 11-14
• July 18-20, 2011 – 3-Day Overnight Camp – Boys Camp and Girls Camp (trained separately) ages 8-10

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I hope we get to coach your player this summer in Aggieland!

Gig ‘em! –Coach G

I hope that you and some of your teammates can be here in Aggieland for this very special weekend of soccer!

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Here’s what we’re offering:

• The College ID Camp – December 18-19, 2010
  • Girls and Boys ages 14-18
  • Genders are trained separately
  • Specific Field Player and Goalkeeper Camps are part of this camp
  • Campers are trained by college coaches
  • Curriculum provides a college level experience and evaluation
  • State of the Art Soccer facilities used on the Texas A&M campus

• The Super Youth Camp – December 18-19, 2010
  • Girls and Boys ages 8-13
  • Genders are trained separately
  • Fun, educational soccer exercises and games are taught
  • Outstanding Coaching Staff of top college, youth, and licensed coaches
  • State of the Art Soccer facilities used on the Texas A&M campus

These camps are great for individuals and TEAMS to attend.  My Aggie coaches and other top coaches will be here!

This is a great Christmas or Chanukah gift for the player that is looking for a fun and invigorating weekend of soccer this holiday season!

You can go directly to THIS WEBSITE for more info and to sign up NOW.

December 18-19 is almost here, so don’t delay.  Sign up your player and team TODAY!

Gig ‘em! -Coach G

www.AggieSoccerCamp.com

This Week with Aggie Soccer

• Tuesday Oct 5^th  – The Monograms & More Aggie Soccer Hour radio show – 6-7pm at CiCi’s Pizza in College Station and live on Sports radio 1150 the Zone and www.kzne.com

• Wednesday Oct 6^th  – Junior Aggie Club Party – 5:30-6:30pm at Reed Arena immediately prior to the A&M-BU Volleyball Game – come hang out and play fun indoor games with the Aggie soccer players!

• Thursday Oct 7^th  – FREE YOUTH CLINIC – 6-7pm at the Aggie Soccer Stadium for kids 7-10 years old. Bring ball and proper footwear.  Come play and learn with the Aggie soccer coaches and players at this fun, free event!

• Friday Oct 8^th  – HOME GAME – 7:30pm vs. Baylor at the Aggie Soccer Stadium! You can also listen and watch for FREE via our Internet TV on www.AggieSoccer.com

• Saturday Oct 9^th  – “Aggie Teammates” program with the College Station Soccer Club.  Teams which sign up for the program will have an Aggie player come to their team’s Rec game on Saturday morning to be on your sideline and yell for your team!  Contact cmagnuson@athletics.tamu.edu for more inf

• Sunday Oct 10^th – HOME GAME – 1:30pm vs. Texas Tech!  Kids get in free to this and all Sunday game at the Aggie Soccer Stadium.

Gig ‘em! -Coach G

 What: The Aggie Soccer Hour – Our Weekly Radio Talk Show!

When: Every Tuesday evening LIVE from 6-7pm, starting  Aug 17 and running through the entire season

Where: Broadcast Live on KZNE Radio 1150 AM “The Zone” from CiCis Pizza in College Station

We are proud to announce that the Aggie Soccer Hour will kick off its inaugural season on the radio this coming Tuesday night!  That’s right, our own radio talk show that will be broadcast on KZNE “The Zone” 1150AM here in Aggieland and on internet radio via  www.aggiesoccer.com. You can also listen to the show live on your smartphone by downloading the www.radioaggieland.com app

This is the first radio talk show dedicated to women’s college soccer in the United States, so we’re very excited to kick things off!  We’d like to thank Texas A&M Sports Properties and our sponsors: Monograms & More, CiCis Pizza, Allstate Insurance, Brazos Valley Automotive, RE/MAX BCS, Pro Soccer, the Aggieland Business Park, and Douglass Jewelers …  All of those companies are locally owned and operated and we really appreciate their helping us move this idea forward!  We look forward to a fun season on the radio!

Each week David Ellis and I will be at CiCis Pizza in College Station to talk Aggie Soccer.  We will have guests, special features, questions from the audience, and prizes with us every week.  So I hope that you’ll tune in or come on over to catch the show!

Gig ‘em! -Coach G

Here are some fun music slideshows from this summer’s Aggie Soccer Camps!

 Session 1: FOUR-DAY OVERNIGHT CAMP June 6-9, 2010

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Session 2: FIVE-DAY OVERNIGHT CAMP June 9-13, 2010

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Session 3: THREE-DAY OVERNIGHT CAMP June 10-12, 2010

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Session 4: THE DAY CAMP July 5-9

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Session 5: ACADEMY CAMP July 5-9

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Session 6: “Girls Only” FIVE-DAY OVERNIGHT CAMP July 14-18, 2010

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Session 7: FIVE-DAY OVERNIGHT CAMP July 14-18, 2010

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Gig ‘em! -Coach G

We have enjoyed going around the state to work with top young players.  For those of you who have come to play with us, we want to say “THANKS!”

We hope to see you in Aggieland this summer for the Texas A&M Soccer Camp session of your choice.  By the way, we have lots of great opportunities to fit the Aggie Soccer camp Experience into your busy summer schedule.  Go to www.AggieSoccerCamp.com and you’ll see our dates and different types of sessions.  It’s a great website which describes everything about the camp and even has a little music video featuring photos taken during last summer’s sessions.

For those of you who’ve come to our clinics this spring, here are the ANSWERS to the Homework Questions:

1. Only 1 Team from the state of Texas earned a big to the most recent (2009) NCAA Soccer Championship Tournament; The Aggies of Texas A&M.  In fact, A&M was the 1 and only team; men or women!
2. Since the Big 12 Conference began in 1996, the Aggies have WON 10 Big 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS.  By the way, that is the most of any program.
3. Texas A&M has been invited to the last 15 NCAA Soccer Championship Tournaments in a row!  No other program in this part of the world comes close to that; only 4 teams across the nation have been in the past 15 straight!
4. The Aggies set a single game NCAA Attendance record of 8,204 at the Aggie Soccer Stadium when A&M beat North Carolina 1-0 (FYI – Ashlee Pistorius scored the goal)!

Thanks again for coming to play with us and in doing your homework!  I hope to see you this summer at The Texas A&M Soccer Camp!

Gig ‘em! –Coach G

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In a conversation earlier this week, a supporter summed it up this way – “When people look at athletes from our other sports they’re rightly impressed with the physical dimension of that person, but when we look at Aggie soccer players, we’re blown away by the total person – their intelligence, manners, athleticism, character – they ARE the way we’d like our college kids to look and behave.  It’s just a bonus that your soccer team is great year after year after year…”

We teach our players that the more you give to your community, the better your community becomes.  Thus, our players and coaches work hard to be good citizens and neighbors.

Here is a nice email that my wife received earlier this week:

Subject: Nicole Ketchum – FCA meeting

“I wanted to let you know how awesome and impressive Nicole was today at our FCA Board meeting.  She shared how she and 18 fellow Aggie soccer players participated in a weekend FCA retreat (19 out of 27 players is a strong showing).  It was obvious how grounded she and her teammates are in their faith.

“I am glad they were able to participate and appreciative of her feedback to see how FCA and God is working in their lives seeking His guidance.

“While I’m continually amazed at what your team does year in and year out on the field, it’s nice to see what solid leaders and persons you’re coaching/educating, too.”

Keep up the good work,

Michael J. Ashfield

Here’s another from a youth leader in town:

Coach G,

“I just wanted to say thank you so much for arranging for Mary and Kat to come out and talk with our youth Friday night!  They did a great job and we so appreciate their time and service.  Please be sure to let me know if there’s ever anything we can do for all of you.”
-John Kral, CFLE

I have a drawer full of nice cards with comments similar to the messages above.  I’m a lucky guy to be able to work in a place that attracts these kinds of kids!

Gig ‘em! -Coach G