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Soccer majors at Kents Hill Sports Camp have every opportunity to develop and improve their skills in a fun and structured environment. Our soccer majors share the same passion for the sport and are eager to learn. Emphasis is placed on the development of our campers’ core soccer skills (shooting, passing, heading), as well as advanced skill training such as formations, off the ball movement, dribbling moves, juggling and goalie techniques. Our program is based on a mix of instruction and drills followed by games, scrimmages, and challenges against other local camps.

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Overall, our job at KHSC is to make sure that the girls leave camp as better, more efficient and confident soccer players while allowing them to enjoy the overall camp experience at the same time.
Connor McTaggart, Kents Hill Sports Camp Soccer Director

Connor McTaggart

Soccer Director

Conner is a highly ambitious and driven UEFA Licensed Coach with a Degree in Sports Coaching attained from the University West of Scotland. Connor has amassed experience within a variety of coaching roles in Scotland with professional Clubs such as Rangers Football Club, Motherwell Football Club, and Currently Patrick Thistle Football Club coaching their Under 16s age group. Connor made the decision to commit fully to coaching after playing for a few different academies at a younger age such as Clyde Football Club and Kilmarnock Football Club for over 4 Years.

Over the past 6 summers, he has coached at a variety of summer camps throughout the United States. Connor is an athlete-centered coach who has a passion for developing players and helping them progress as players and people. He is fully committed to furthering the skillset of players and has demonstrated a proven capacity to design and implement forward-thinking and innovative coaching programs within elite club academies that focus on the technical, tactical, physical, and mental development of players.

Sample Soccer Schedule

Period 1

  • 10 minutes – juggling exercises to improve first touch on the ball
  • 5 minutes – dynamic warmup
  • 20 minutes – 3 man passing/receiving with 2 progressions (hips open, receive across body with back foot, positive first touch)
  • 5 minute water break
  • 20 minutes – 3v1 ladder with progression to goal (movement off the ball, open your passing lane, if possession is lost was it the decision, touch, movement or pass?)
  • 5 minute water break
  • 25 minutes – 3v3, 4v4

Period 2

  • 10 minutes – foot skill work to improve technical ability on the ball
  • 5 minutes – dynamic warm up
  • 20 minutes – timed 3 pole dribbling challenge: both feet, right foot, left foot (big vs small touch, recover/adjust with sole, pull pivot etc from foot skill work)
  • 5 minute water break
  • 20 minutes – dribbling to combine and shoot at full size goal (shooting technique)
  • 5 minute water break
  • 25 minutes – expanded game