Building for their future:WCHS soccer holds youth camp
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Warren County High School soccer coach Keith Hamilton and assistant coach Alan Brownyard, with the help of the Lady Pioneer soccer team, have been busy this week working at the camp, which ran from 5:30 until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Hamilton was very pleased with the turnout and is excited to see so many young players interested in soccer.
“This is such a great thing the soccer association is doing and were happy to be a part of it,” Hamilton said. “We have kids out here from ages 4 -10 and everybody is having fun, and hopefully the campers will learn some of the basic skills needed to improve their game.
“The camp is intended to develop their abilities, while creating a fun atmosphere. The high school players have done an excellent job. It helps everyone, including myself. The girls are learning how to teach and work with the campers and it just brings everybody together as one unit.”
The campers have been going through a series of drills, such as passing, handling the ball with both feet and learning how to play different positions.
“The kids you see out here tonight are the same kids that will be playing at the high school in a few years,” Hamilton noted. “The youth programs are our feeder programs at the middle school level and high school level. So I feel it’s very important to give something back to the youth programs and that’s one reason were out here. Every player at the high school as gone through the youth programs and this is were it all starts.”
The Lady Pioneers have been practicing everyday before the camp gets started and will be holding a play day Saturday at the Warren County High School soccer complex. The Lady Pioneers will take on GPS out of Chattanooga, Knoxville West and Shelbyville starting at 9:30 a.m.
There will be a booster club meeting after the games on Saturday, and all parents need to attend.