Ocean City Nor'easters Announce College2Pro Prep Camp

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The Ocean City Nor'easters soccer club has been helping college players on its Premier Development League (PDL) roster make the jump to the professional game for nearly 15 years. Now, there’s a camp for that. The Nor’easters announced the launch of the College2Pro Prep Camp this week.

Nor'easters Sporting Director Tim Oswald and Technical Director David Castellanos will lead the camp, which will run from July 31-Aug. 4. Since 2012, as head coaches in the PDL, they have had 48 players move on to sign professional contacts. Of those players, 25 were selected in the MLS SuperDraft.

Oswald with found success with the Ocean City Nor'easters, and Castellanos did it with Reading United AC and Lehigh Valley United.

The goal of the College2Pro Prep Camp is to provide the highest level of training and mental preparation possible for graduating high school and college players looking to take his game to the next level. Players can sign up for $150. Each player who registers will receive one season pass for the either the 2017 or 2018 PDL season.

Each session will be competitive, mirroring an actual professional training environment. Each day will have a specific training theme, covering the major concepts of the game.

In addition to the competitive training there will be invited guests throughout the week to help motivate and encourage players individually as they work toward their soccer goals. The identities of the special guests will be announced at a later date.

"We wanted to create a professional training environment for college athletes preparing for the fall season at an affordable price point," Oswald said. "As we create enhanced relationships with players that want to get into our club network, the prep camp is the ideal setting to catch our eye while pushing the envelope on their progression as a player. All players want to play at the highest platform possible and our structure as an organization has proven that opportunities are there to play at the next level."

The camp will also serve as a recruiting tool for the club as the Nor'easters will be on the lookout for talented players to join the Under-20, Under-23 and PDL rosters for the 2018 season.

A typical session will look like this:

1.) Dynamic warmup/Activations
2.) Technical/passing work
3.) Functional training/small sided games
4.) Full field matches
5.) Regeneration

Players can choose which session works best for their schedule, a morning session (Camp 1) or an evening session (Camp 2).

Camp 1 (Morning)
Monday, July 31 - Friday, Aug. 4
Rutgers University Camden
Camp: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Seminar: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Camp 2 (Evening)
Monday, July 31 - Friday, Aug. 4
Rutgers University Camden
Seminar: 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Camp: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

CLICK HERE to register for the Ocean City Nor'easters College2Pro Prep Camp

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