Jan. 23, 2008
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The 2008 National Soccer Coaching Seminar will be held March 14th and 15th on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. This year’s guest clinician is Bill Beswick, the former Manchester United and England FA psychologist.
As always, Notre Dame head coaches Bobby Clark and Randy Waldrum will round out this year’s clinicians.
Another added highlight to the seminar is the match between the Notre Dame women’s team and the Mexico women’s Olympic squad. That contest will take place on Friday, March 14 at 7:00 p.m. All seminar attendees will receive a ticket to the game. In addition, Mexico head coach Leonardo Cuellar will also use the national team during the clinic.
Beswick is recognized as a leader in the field of applied sports psychology and especially renowned for his work with professional elite soccer teams. With an academic background and experience as head coach to England men’s basketball team (Commonwealth gold medal winners), Beswick was ideally placed to become the first sports psychologist operating fully in English professional soccer.
Clark just finished his seventh year at Notre Dame by taking the men’s team to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the second straight season. He is a two time BIG EAST Coach of the Year and holds a Scottish FA “A” License. Not only has Clark coached at a high level, but he has also enjoyed a distinguished professional career in the Scottish League making more than 800 first-team appearances, 696 of which were with the Aberdeen Dons. He was also involved in three of Scotland’s World Cup appearances as a player in 1970, 1974, and 1978.
Randy Waldrum
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Waldrum completed his ninth year at Notre Dame bringing the women’s team to the College Cup for the second consecutive season and the fifth time during his Fighting Irish career. He was also at the helm during Notre Dame’s run to the 2004 NCAA title and also took the Fighting Irish to the College Cup in 1999 & 2000. Waldrum has been a member of the U. S. National team coaching staff since 1992 and was named an NSCAA staff instructor in 2004. He is a four time BIG EAST Coach of the Year recipient.
We will be offering online registration this year. Beginning in February you can go online to the Notre Dame men’s or women’s soccer websites and register for the clinic. Payment will then be made at registration for the pre-registered fee of $160 or $110 for groups of 5 or more. Please contact Notre Dame women’s soccer assistant coach Dawn Greathouse at (574) 631-5870 or e-mail her at greathouse.1@nd.edu if you have any questions.
One of the many features of this year’s seminar will be a lecture by Notre Dame’s strength and conditioning coach Rick Perry. Coaches will be exposed on the importance of conditioning athletes for the next level.
There will be a dinner on Friday night at 5:00 p.m. The dinner fee is included in the registration fee. All coaches and clinicians will attend the dinner, as will all Notre Dame players who will be the demonstrators throughout the week. There will also be `dinner talk’ with Beswick.
Following dinner will be the Notre Dame women versus the Mexican women’s Olympic team at 7:00 p.m. There will be post-match analysis by the coaches and clinicians.
Other Seminar Features
• NSCAA Professional Development Certificate available
• Free adidas t-shirt and adidas gift
• Opportunity to meet and talk with clinicians
• Seminar book with session outlines
• Full size indoor field for sessions
• Internationally renowned clinicians
• Demonstrations by current Notre Dame players
Fees for the seminar are $160 if you pre-register and $175 for on-site registration. Special group rates are also available for groups of five or more at $110 each. All fees cover the Friday night dinner. For additional information, please call Notre Dame women’s soccer assistant coach Dawn Greathouse at (574) 631-5870 or e-mail her at greathouse.1@nd.edu. Registration takes place from 11:00-11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 14th, while the seminar concludes at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 15th.
Waterford Estates Lodge is serving as the “Official Host Hotel of the 2007 NSCS”. The Rate is $76 a night, which includes breakfast each morning. Please call (574) 272-5220 and mention the National Soccer Coaching Seminar to make reservations at the discounted room rate.