Cubs Soccer

Information Packet

Join the BYU Cougars for great soccer action headed by the women’s head coach Jennifer Rockwood and the men’s head coach Chris Watkins. Also on staff are current and former BYU soccer standouts from both nationally ranked programs. Campers will learn the basics of footwork, dribbling, passing, shooting, and heading. They will incorporate these skills in training settings and game scrimmages. Small coach-to-camper ratios allow kids to benefit from individual instruction and attention.

Camp Director—Jennifer Rockwood
Now completing her 12th season, head coach Jennifer Rockwood has taken the BYU women’s soccer team to national prominence and established herself as one of the premier coaches in Division I soccer today. Rockwood currently has an impressive 193-61-18 overall record for her career. Over the last twelve seasons, Rockwood has amassed a .742 winning percentage.

In the past 12 years, Rockwood has guided the Cougars to six conference championships. On the national scene, her teams have made 9 appearances in the NCAA Tournament in the last nine years and reached the “Sweet Sixteen” in 1998, 2000, and 2003. The Cougars regularly maintain a consistent top-25 ranking. During Rockwood’s tenure, the team finished in the top 10 three times, including a recent run in the 2003 NCAA College Cup. The tournament ended with BYU finishing No. 5 in the country after making their first “Elite Eight” appearance in the program’s history.

The Lake Oswego, Oregon native was a four-sport athlete in high school playing soccer, softball, basketball and track. After one year at Rick's College on a basketball scholarship, she transferred to BYU where she became a four-year starter at center midfield on the Cougars' club soccer team and graduated in finance, business management.

Camp Director—Chris Watkins
Chris Watkins, who led the Cougars to five national collegiate club championships, returns for his 12th season as head coach of the BYU mens’ soccer team. Watkins was the driving force behind BYU's move from collegiate to semi pro status in 2003.

He also remains as an assistant coach for the BYU womens’ soccer team, which reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 2003. Coach Watkins had impressive credentials when he was hired, both professional and collegiate. From 1992 to 1995, he played for the semi pro Salt Lake City Flamengo. He also played for the Utah Blitzz in 2002. While at Drake University, Watkins set the schools’ single-season scoring record and made the All-Missouri Valley team. Watkins later graduated from BYU.

BYU mens’ soccer has a great reputation nationally and internationally because of Watkins' knowledge of the game, which not only builds great athletes but also quality players on and off the field. Chris and his wife Karen live in Mapleton, Utah with their sons Drake, Ethan and Tanner.

Special Features

• Personal instruction from BYU head coaches
• Camp T-shirt
• Individual and small-group attention
• Watch highlight videos
• BYU miniball
• Men’s and women’s teams promotional items

Tuition
Camp I: June 2–6: $119 ($25 nonrefundable)
Camp II: June 30–July 3: $99 ($25 nonrefundable)

Three convenient ways to register: Check Space Availability.

1. Online: This is definitely the quickest method!
   
   

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2. By phone: Call (801) 422-4851. Phone registration will be open between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
3. In person: Harman Continuing Education Building lobby at BYU between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.

Registration Notes

• A full refund ($25 nonrefundable) will be granted to all cancellations requested by 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 26, for Camp I; Monday, June 23, for Camp II (one week before camp begins). No refunds will be given after these deadlines.
• Full tuition is due at the time of registration. No deposits will be accepted.
• Information packets with updated check-in times will be available on our Web site six to eight weeks before camp begins.