HARE GOALKEEPER ACADEMY

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2025 SUMMER CAMPS

Welcome to Hare Goalkeeper Academy Camps!

Welcome to the Hare Goalkeeper Academy Camps. Our mission is to provide young players with the opportunity to learn and prepare for a higher level of goalkeeping and competitive soccer. We want to maximize the potential of individual players in a challenging, fun atmosphere. Whether you are a player just starting out, a seasoned player looking for an edge to raise his or her game to a higher level, or an experienced player looking to find out what it takes to play at the collegiate level, the Hare Goalkeeper Academy offers a training program and environment for you that is second to none. The Academy is open to boys and girls in upcoming Fall Grades 9-12. The hotels are available near our camp for those who wish to stay overnight.

The Hare Goalkeeper Academy will be working in conjunction with Westminster College Soccer Camp this summer with their College Bound ID Camp.

Goalkeeper ID Academy

Who: Girls only, entering 2025 Fall Grades 9-12

Date of Session 1: June 14, 2025

Date of Session 2: July 26, 2025

Time: 9:00am-2:45pm

Cost: $100

For those who are interested in our Boys Goalkeeper ID Academy Camp, please check back later for further details in mid-April.

LOCATION:

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE – UPMC Sports Complex

(New Wilmington, PA is 60-minute drive north of Pittsburgh, PA)

Goalkeeper ID Academy (One-Day)

(in conjunction with Titan Soccer - College Bound ID Camp)

The Goalkeeper ID Academy is one-day camp offering boys and girls who are entering 2024 Fall Grades 9-12 to train with Jerry Hare, Director of HGA and the Goalkeeper Coach at Westminster College along with Girish Thakar, Head Coach of Westminster College Men’s & Women’s Soccer. Current members of Westminster College Soccer teams will be our camp assistants. The Goalkeeper ID Camp is for the serious goalkeeper with ambitions of playing collegiate soccer. We recommend this camp for anyone who plays competitively at the club level or competes to play for the varsity team at their high school. Westminster College now has a second turf field for soccer and lacrosse, which opened in 2021.

This camp will introduce all goalkeepers to technical and tactical elements necessary to play soccer at Westminster College and the college level. The camp is specifically designed so that players are exposed to Hare Goalkeeper Academy and the Westminster College coaching staff for development and evaluation purposes. The Player Profile Form is included in the confirmation packet that will be sent out upon receipt of camper’s registration.

The Goalkeeper ID Camp includes on-field instruction, campus presentation, campus tour, lunch, small-sided games and full-field games. At the conclusion of camp, you will have better understanding on what it takes to compete at the collegiate level.

(Registration Form) (Brochure) (Camp Schedule)

Coaching Staff

The coaching staff will be led by Gerald “Jerry” Hare, Director of Hare Goalkeeper Academy and Goalkeeper Coach for Westminster College Men’s & Women’s Soccer. The HGA and Westminster College Coaching Staff includes top-level college, high school, ODP and club coaches. They all have many years of experience playing and teaching soccer of all levels. The coaches on the staff are all certified and nationally licensed from United Soccer Coaches (formerly NSCAA), United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and the United European Football Association (UEFA). Members of Westminster College Men’s & Women’s Soccer will serve as assistants.

For listing of our camp staff, click here.

CAMP HIGHLIGHTS

· T-shirt for every player.

· First rate facilities

· Small college campus-like setting

· Safety priortized.

· 1:8 coach-to-players ratio, personal attention assured.

· Speed, Agility & Quickness training / Plyometric training.

· Pre-season preparation for the upcoming fall season.

· Coaches with passion for the game.

· Meet and create new friendships with other players.

· Written evaluation for high school goalkeepers.

Weather Policy: Our top priority is the campers’ safety. We will train and play outside in the rain. If we are outdoors and lightning occurs, we will immediately leave the field to go indoors. We will not return outside until 25-30 minutes after last lightning strike.

Scheduled check-in and check-out times must be met by all campers regardless of weather conditions. During inclement weather, the drop-off and pick-up locations for campers will be at the fieldhouse on Westminster Campus.

Tuition: The tuition for GK ID campers includes HGA / Westminster t-shirts, instruction, lunch and dinner.

Facilities: Our Goalkeeper ID Academy will be held at Westminster College, one of the best small college campuses in the United States located at New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, an hour north of Pittsburgh. Westminster College sits on a 300-acre, tree lined campus with 22 buildings, 8 athletic fields including 4 soccer fields, 10 tennis courts, a 100-acre outdoor laboratory, Brittain Lake for boating and a fitness center. The field training sessions will be held at the new UPMC Sports Complex (turf) where Westminster College plays Division III soccer during the regular season. Westminster College is easy to get to by car from all directions with major interstate highways and the Pennsylvania Turnpike nearby. The Pittsburgh International Airport is a 60-minute drive to Westminster College.

All of our camps are within 60-minute drive from downtown Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh International Airport.

Meals: The campers will eat their meals inside the Westminster College Memorial Field House.

Medical: A certified athletic trainer will be on duty on campus at Westminster College. A doctor is on call at UPMC Jameson Hospital within 15-minute drive from Westminster College campus. Because of the rigorous daily schedule, each camper should come to camp in good physical condition. Our medical staff will be on hand at check-in to answer any questions or address any concerns regarding medication or other medical issues.

Medical History Form: Upon receipt of a camper registration and medical release forms, a confirmation packet, which includes a medical history form, will be sent out by email that needs to be completed by parent or a medical doctor. Physical exams conducted as of September for the current school year may be attached to our Medical Form provided all necessary information is provided. It is imperative that you remember to bring your medical form to camp. Please note that a camper cannot participate without a completed medical history form.

Player Profile Form (high school goalkeepers only): The Player Profile Form is for the high school goalkeepers for Goalkeeper ID Academy and This form will be provided for purposes of evaluation and recruitment. The form will be available in the confirmation packet that will be sent out by email upon receipt of camper’s registration.

Parking: For camps at Westminster College, high school commuter campers must park in one of the Student Lots between the Memorial Fieldhouse and the UPMC Sport Complex or Burry Stadium. For campus map at Westminster College, click here.

For those parents who are driving their son or daughter to camp at Westminster College, can park their car in the parking lot next to Harry Burry Stadium. Parents are welcome to watch any field session.

IMPORTANT RULES: No tobacco, alcohol or drugs of any kind are allowed at all Hare Goalkeeper Academy Camps. Any violation of this rule will result in immediate removal from camp at the parent's expense. Also, the campers are responsible for any damages they might cause to any camp facilities or equipment, except when on the field during training. Thank you for your understanding.