NYC Soccer Academy is recognized as
the best soccer camp in New York.
Academy Philosophy
We are committed to training players between the ages of 6-18 in the technical, tactical and athletic aspects of soccer. Players will be exposed to an experience of intense game situations that will help them develop the skill and confidence required to succeed at every level. Each day campers will take part in at least two matches (small-sided and full) that supplement focused training sessions. Our staff blends together a wealth of teaching and playing experience that can be matched by few other camps. We are dedicated to enthusiastically making better players of all campers.
Tuition Includes
At NYC Soccer Academy players receive expert instruction from accomplished, experienced NCAA Division I coaches and student athletes. Campers are also able to develop their techniques and skills by using the world-class athletic facilities at the Baker Athletics Complex. Each camper who attends NYC Soccer Academy receives an official camp T-shirt and additional prizes throughout the week. Supplemental insurance coverage for each child is also included in the cost.
Camp Staff
Director Kevin McCarthy
The 2011 season will mark Kevin's 18th year as the Head Coach of the Columbia University women's soccer team. His teams have won an E.C.A.C. championship in 2004, an Ivy League title in 2006 and most recently finished the 2008 season ranked third in the Northeast by both the N.S.C.A.A. and SoccerBuzz. Kevin has also coached two of the last four Ivy League Players of the Year. He was an All-Ivy League player on four of Columbia’s top ten nationally ranked teams in the 1980s and more recently captained the New York Athletic Club team to the National Finals of the Amateur Cup in 1998. Kevin earned his B.A. in History and his Master’s in American Studies from Columbia.
Director Kevin Anderson
The 2011 season will mark Kevin’s 3rd year as the Head Coach of the Columbia University men’s soccer team. The five-year veteran of Major League Soccer was ranked as one of the nation's Top Assistant Coaches by College Soccer News while helping guide Boston College to the ACC regular-season and tournament titles, and the NCAA Tournament's top seed. As a player and coach he has been a part of three NCAA national championships and helped produce 15 All-Americans. Kevin earned his bachelor's degree in liberal studies from Southern Connecticut State University in 1992. He also holds a USSF National "A" Coaching License.
Director Ken Torrey
Dr. Ken Torrey, Chair of the Physical Education Department, has been at Columbia University for the past 37 years. He received his B.A. and M.A. in Physical Education from Cortland State College and earned his doctorate from Columbia University Teachers College in Exercise Physiology. In addition to his outstanding academic and administrative background, Ken has a long history of athletic and coaching experience. After an All-American baseball career at Cortland, he was the coach of the Columbia University squash team for 14 years. He was also the co-director of the Clarkstown Sports Club Intramural Soccer Program from 1983 to 1988 (a program that included over 600 children a season). In addition, Dr. Torrey is an instructor in CPR and is certified in first aid.
Kate Galante
Kate Galante rejoined the Columbia University women's soccer team in 2007 aas an assistant coach under her former head coach. During her playing career at Columbia, Galante started matches as both a goalkeeper and a midfielder—the only player to do so in the history of the program. Galante has been a member of the Region I Olympic Development Staff for three years and recently trained and coached a nationally-ranked under-16 girl’s team from New Jersey, the Montclair Aristocats. A 2005 Columbia College graduate with a B.A. in Sociology, Galante is currently pursuing a Physical Education degree at Teachers College.
Tommy McMenemy
A standout student-athlete for four years, Tommy McMenemy returned to Columbia in 2006 as a volunteer assistant coach. McMenemy was Columbia's most recent NSCAA/Adidas All-American, earning the honor as a senior in 2003. Twice an All-Region selection, McMenemy earned All-Ivy League honors three times from 2000-03, including consecutive unanimous first team All-Ivy nods in 2002 and 2003. A three-time Academic All-Ivy League selection, McMenemy has worked at the NYC Soccer Academy since his first year as a student at Columbia.
Facilities
The NYC Soccer Academy will be held at Columbia University’s Baker Athletics Complex, located at the northern tip of Manhattan at 218th Street & Broadway. Facilities include: the Columbia Soccer Stadium, which is one of the largest soccer-only facilities in the nation with seating for 3,500 people; the Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, which is a 17,000 seat facility featuring an Astroturf XL state-of-the-art surface; Wien Stadium Inner Concourse and practice fields.
Directions
Or use
the form to the right for the best route from your
location.
From Manhattan and New Jersey:
Take the Henry Hudson Parkway (West Side Highway) north to Dyckman Street exit. Proceed east to Broadway (first major intersection). Turn left on Broadway, and go 20 blocks to 218th Street. Turn left at 218th. The Baker Athletics Complex is immediately on the right.
From
Westchester:
Take the N.Y. Thruway (I-87) South (becomes Major Deegan Expressway in New York). Exit at Fordham Rd. (207th Street) and turn right, going five blocks to Broadway. Make a right on Broadway and proceed to 218th Street. Turn left at 218th Street. The Baker Athletics Complex is immediately on the rightt.
Further Information
Contact Kevin McCarthy,
Head Women’s
Soccer Coach,
319 Dodge Fitness Center, Columbia University,
New York, NY 10027
845-548-7621
email: nycsocceracademy@gmail.com