What is CLASS A Soccer?

CLASS A is an acronym for Character, Leadership and Sports Skills Academy. It was created to provide players with exceptional instruction in soccer skills, conditioning and team competitiveness and to help develop high school and pre-college athletes in their leadership and character development. This is a Christian based organization, which has partnered with other well established organizations in order to fully equip these players to become better and stronger athletes on and off the field. More information can be obtained from our website at www.classasoccer.com.

CLASS A has partnered with Asbury College, which is a Christian Liberal Arts college in Wilmore, Kentucky (www.asbury.edu). Asbury has a long standing commitment to the development of Christian men and women and has a strong interest in developing Christian athletes as well. Their facilities are state of the art and their new soccer field is one of the finest playing surfaces around. We are also fortunate to have their award winning Men’s soccer coach, Josh Oakley, as a member of the CLASS A Soccer staff for the boys and Paul Nesselroade for the girls.

We have also partnered with the Charlotte Eagles Professional Soccer Franchise to provide first class instruction and leadership training. The Eagles Men’s Team plays in the United Soccer League (USL), Division 2, and the Lady Eagles play in the USL “W” League. What is unique about the Charlotte Eagles is that they are a ministry based organization with vast experience running Team camps for colleges and high schools around the world. We are fortunate to have several of their professional players leading instruction at Camp with Danny Harvey serving as one of our Directors for the boys and Ashley Swinehart for the girls. Please visit their website for more information on the Charlotte Eagles (www.charlotteeagles.com).

Additionally, Ichthus Ministries has partnered with CLASS A Soccer and has been instrumental is the retention of partners and development of worship opportunities and concerts. They have been kind to provide all participants with a complimentary weekend pass to the Ichthus Music Festival that will has included many of the most recognized Christian Artists, such as Toby Mac, Switchfoot, Reliant K, Kutless, Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, Skillet, Grits, David Crowder, Hawk Nelson, Red, Building 429, Leland, Family Force Five and Stellar Kart – just to name a few. There will also be nationally renowned speakers such as Justin Lookadoo and Efrem Smith. The Festival runs June 11-13, 2009 and you can visit their website for more information (www.ichthus.org).

Finally, we are fortunate to have Tim Rucker from Carmichael Training Systems to provide Individual agility and physiological assessments for those who sign up. Carmichael Training Systems is one of the leading training systems in the Country. They have trained athletes such as Lance Armstrong and many others. Tim Rucker is an Expert Coach with Carmichael. He has earned a Bachelor of Sport Science in Exercise Physiology from Ohio University (2003) and a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology from Ohio University. He is currently the Assistant Strength Coach at Dennison University. Tim is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and an American College of Sports Medicine: Health Fitness Instructor. The assessments to be performed by Tim can be use to compare the individual athlete with others at the camp, as well as similar athletes across the country. . Please visit their website at www.trainright.com.

If you need additional information, please feel free to contact us