Golden Goal Soccer Academy 2008

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Welcome | Dates & Location | Instructors | About Us

Welcome to Kert Mease's Golden Goal Soccer Academy!

Our soccer day camps provide constructive physical activity for boys and girls. Courses are tailored to the needs of all skill levels from beginning to advanced soccer players. Younger children will receive an introduction to the game of soccer while older children are exposed to progressively advanced skills.

Ultimately, the Golden Goal Soccer Academy is committed not only to teaching soccer skills, but also developing self-esteem and confidence for young athletes.

Click on the menu above or e-mail Coach Mease for more information about our programs and to sign up for our Summer 2008 courses.

Location

All soccer camps are held at the Maryland SoccerPlex (except July 21-25). The SoccerPlex boasts over 20 outdoor fields and 2 indoor fields, including a championship outdoor field. More information can be found at www.mdsoccerplex.org.

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Dates

Soccer camps are offered on the following dates:

July 7-11 (Soccerplex)

July 14-18 (Soccerplex)

July 21-25 (Whitman HS)

July 28-August 1 (Soccerplex)

August 4-8 (Soccerplex, HS Prep week, ages 4-18)

All camps last for five days. Both full-day (9am to 3pm) and half-day (9am to 12pm) programs are available each week. All weeks except the last are ages 4-15.

About Us

Kert Mease's Golden Goal Soccer Academy has been teaching soccer skills to young people since 1999. Our staff includes highly qualified instructors including award winning high school soccer coaches and former professional players.

We would love to have your son or daughter join us for our summer soccer camps! You can register online by clicking the 'Sign Up!' button.

How to Contact Us

Kert Mease's Golden Goal Soccer Academy, Inc.
252A Market Street
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Telephone: (301) 385-5885
E-Mail: coachkrm@aol.com

Instructors

Kert Mease played professional soccer and has a national coaching license. He has played for the Washington Warthogs and collegiately for Robert Morris College. His coaching experience includes (click for more)

ODP, DDP, college, high school, and club. Kert led the Bethesda Freedom (91/92) to the 2005 U-13 Maryland State Championship. He is currently the head coach of the U-10 Bethesda Rovers and the Northwest High School boys varsity. Kert is a physical education teacher at Concord Hill School. (click to hide)

Keith Bauer played soccer at North Carolina Wesleyan College and after graduation played with Iberia, a semiprofessional team in Northern VA. Keith currently coaches the Gaithersburg (click for more)

High School boys varsity team and has led the team to its only two playoff wins in school history. (click to hide)

Peg Keiller played collegiately at Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. She was twice named to the Patriot League All- Conference team, and was selected Co-MVP of the league in her senior year. (click for more)

Keiller continued her playing career in the W-League, playing for the Maryland Pride. In addition Keiller was named to the US National “B” team player pool. Peg has served as an assistant coach and goalkeeper trainer at the college level for 3 years. She has been coaching the varsity girls’ team at Quince Orchard since 1999. The Cougars captured the 2002 Maryland 4A State Championship, and Keiller was named All-Met Coach of the Year by the Washington Post. In 2006 the Cougars were Regional Champions and State Finalists, with Keiller being named Coach of the Year by the Washington Post (All- Extra), Gazette, and Washington Examiner. Quince Orchard won the 2007 Maryland 4A State Championship (click to hide)

Sean Keiller won a state championship as a player at Sherwood High School in ’88. As a coach, he is an assistant for the varsity girls’ team at Quince Orchard High School, where he has helped lead them to a 37-12-1 record in the three years he has (click for more)

been with the program. In ’06 he lead the team through the playoffs to the state championship after his wife, the head coach, had their second child. Sean also coaches in the Maryland Player Development Program and is the boys’ soccer coach at Lakelands Park Middle School. (click to hide)

Emily Janss is a midfielder for the Washington Freedom with a variety of accolades throughout her storied career. She was a member of the All ACC Second Team in 1997 and 1998 (click for more)

for the University of Maryland. Prior to that she was named Freshmen All American by Soccer Buzz in 1996. Her coaching credentials are equally impressive. She is a former assistant coach at the University of Maryland in Spring 2004-Winter 2005 and the interim head coach in Spring 2005. She was also the assistant coach at University of Arkansas from 2002-2004. Currently Emily coaches for the Bethesda club and is a youth training coach for the Washington Freedom. (click to hide)

Sarah Huffman is a star midfielder for the Washington Freedom with a decorated collegiate career at Virginia. In 2004 she was named First Team All-ACC & ACC Tournament Co-MVP in 2004, (click for more)

ACC Defensive Player of the Year, a finalist for SoccerBuzz National Player of the Year in 2004 and Soccer America MVP. 2005 was just as impressive as she was named State Player of the Year, a NSCAA All-American, SoccerBuzz All-American and once again Soccer America MVP. (click to hide)

Musa Shannon has an impressive soccer resume. Shannon has earned 14 CAPS for the Liberian National Team, scoring a goal against Ghana. He has played in Major League Soccer as a member of (click for more)

the Tampa Bay Mutiny and the Colorado Rapids. In Tampa, he was named Major League Soccer Player of the Month in April 1999. Musa also played in Portugal for S.C. Maritimo, as well as in Canada, Sweden, and China. Shannon was a teammate of Kert Mease’s at Robert Morris College where he led the team to two NCAA appearances and a #16 national ranking. (click to hide)

Paul Dowell played soccer for Frostburg State University where he was named MVP in 1996 and to the All South honorable mention team. Paul has served as an assistant coach and technical trainer (click for more)

on the college level for 2 years. He has coached the J.V. soccer team at Sherwood High School for 4 years and recently completed his third year coaching the Gaithersburg High School girls varsity. He has also been involved with the Calverton Club teams as a technical trainer. (click to hide)