Come be a part of tradition, with the Bengal Women’s Soccer Camps.

 


Director, Allison Gibson

Allison Gibson completed her fifth season with the Bengals earning her second Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year award after advancing Idaho State to the championship game of the 2009 Big Sky tournament.  She led the Bengals to its sixth Big Sky tournament appearance after the Bengals tied for third in the regular season with a 10-8-0 record.  In her first season with the Bengals, Gibson reestablished the soccer tradition at Idaho State, leading the Bengals to both a Big Sky Conference regular season title and a tournament championship. The tournament title earned the Bengals an automatic bid to the NCAA College Cup, where the team nearly upset 11th-ranked Utah on its home field, falling 3-2 in double overtime.

Under Gibson's direction, 16 Bengals landed spots on the All-Conference First and Second place teams including 2009 Freshman of the Year Ashley Jones.  Idaho State has also had 12 players earn honorable mention. Eight Bengals have earned places on the Big Sky All-Tournament team.  Gibson earned her first Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year for her accomplishments during the 2006 season and has had one of her players, Lyndsay Gensler, earn Big Sky Tournament MVP in 2006.

She came to Idaho State after a five-year stint as the top assistant at the University of San Francisco of the West Coast Conference, considered one of the nation's best soccer conferences. Gibson also serves as the head coach of the Region IV Olympic Development Program’s U-14 Regional Team.


Gibson played college soccer at Sonoma State University, where she was a two time All-American selection. Later, she went on to play professionally in Japan for three seasons with the Fujita Mercury before returning to the United States, where she worked as the Director of Coaching of the Youth Girls for the Colorado Rush Soccer Club in Denver.


Allison graduated from Sonoma State in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology, and she earned her master's in 2004 from the University of San Francisco in organization and leadership. She holds a United States Soccer Federation "A" coaching license.

 

Staff

Becky Hogan

Becky Hogan has a wide breadth of experience in women's soccer, ranging from playing experience to coaching. She helped Idaho State advance to the championship game of the 2009 Big Sky Conference Tournament.  Before Idaho State Hogan was involved in all facets of the club level in Utah, and had been the head coach for the Utah Rush Soccer Club in Bountiful since 2006.  In 2008, she served as the head coach at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City, leading Skyline to a second place finish and their first state tournament appearance in six years.

She also has coached with the Utah Avalanche and the Utah Youth Soccer Association, and she spent one season as an assistant at Winthrop University, a member of the Big South Conference, where they picked up big results, including wins over Western Carolina and Georgia, and a tie against Clemson.

Hogan also has experience playing professionally, playing for RushSLC of the Women's Professional Soccer League, the Boston Breakers of the WUSA, and the Chicago Cobras and the Denver Diamonds of the W-League. Hogan was a three-time All-Big 12 selection for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1995-98, and she also was named to the All-Big 12 Tournament team as a senior. She was a part of three Big 12 tournament titles (1996, '97, and '98), advancing to the Elite 8 in 1996 and the Sweet 16 in 1997 and 1998. She served as a team captain as a senior.

She earned her degree in English in 1998 from Nebraska, and she also has an "A" coaching license from the U.S. Soccer Federation, holds a crossfit level 1 certification, a personal trainer certification from American Muscle and Fitness, and she earned a secondary education teaching certification from Weber State in 2009.


Shannon Boyle

Shannon Boyle also helped the Bengals advance to the championship game of the 2009 Big Sky tournament helping coach the goalkeepers.  Boyle competed for Idaho State as a goalkeeper from 2001-04 and is considered one of the best in program history. She sits atop numerous single season and career records at ISU and holds the career record for most minutes played (5,624), most wins (32), and total shutouts (19).

In her time at Idaho State Boyle saw the Bengals earn three-straight Big Sky Conference Tournament Titles. She was named the Big Sky Tournament MVP in 2002 when she helped lead the Bengals to a Big Sky Conference tournament title as she posted a shutout against Portland State when the Bengals defeated the Vikings 1-0 in overtime.

In 2003, Boyle would lead the Bengals to its third straight title as she posted two shutouts during the Big Sky Conference Tournament to capture the title for Idaho State. With Boyle in the keeper position ISU advanced to the second round of the NCAA College Cup in 2003, Idaho State's furthest advancement in program history.

 

Mission
Our mission is to provide the most complete soccer camp in Idaho with the highest level of quality, knowledge, and professionalism. We are determend to facilitate a supportive, competitive environment which focuses on soccer and enhancing performance.

High School Girls Elite Soccer Camp (Ages 13-18)

High School Girls Elite Soccer Camp is designed to provide the most complete girls soccer camp in the region with the highest level of quality, knowledge, and professionalism. Several current players and incoming freshman are products of the elite camp.  This camp will allow you to experience college soccer by living on campus, receiving instruction from a Division 1 coaching staff, as well as get to know the current players whom will be working as camp staff.

Performance enhancement through:
* Technical Training
* Tactical Awareness
* Team Building Exercises
* Speed and Agility
* Plyometrics/Explosion
* Single Leg Strength
* Core Strength

July 11
3:30 pm Check-in
5:00 pm Dinner
6:30-9:00 pm Field Session
9:30 pm In own rooms
10:00pm Lights out
July 12-13
7:30-8:15 am Breakfast
8:30-11:00 am Technical Session
11:30-12:45 pm Lunch & Rest
1:00-2:45 pm Tactical Session/Video Session
3:00-4:30 pm Non-Soccer Activity (Team Building, Sports Psychologist, Nutritionist, Pool)
5:00-6:15 pm Dinner
6:30-9:00 pm Scrimmages
9:30pm In your own room
10:00 pm Lights out
July 14
7:30-8:15 am Breakfast
8:30-11:00 am Field Session
11:30 am Check-out

Girls Academy (Ages 12-16)

ISU’s Girl’s Academy is a unique camp that is designed to enhance player performance within the four main components of soccer: technical, tactical, psychological, and, physiological (including strength and conditioning, and nutrition). To be a great player, you must develop all aspects of your game and ISU Soccer Camp will equip you with the skills necessary to develop every aspect of your game. Through our experienced staff, we will teach you the importance of nutrition as an athlete, how to set goals and deal with the stress of athletics, and introduce functional strength training methods to help reduce the risk of injury and maximize your potential as an athlete. With so many camps to choose from, it is our goal to offer a camp designed with the total player in mind.

Bengal Mini Camp (Ages 4-12)

Enjoy a week of FUN in the sun, playing soccer and developing basic soccer skills. This camp is designed for boys and girls ages 4-12 with two sessions available.  Prior playing experience is not required. Players who are young or older than suggested may attend with staff permission: contact Becky Hogan with questions at (208) 282-4263 or hogabeck@isu.edu. What to bring – soccer ball, water bottle, cleats, tennis shoes, shin guards, sweatshirt/jacket, a healthy snack for day campers.

Goalkeepers
Our staff recognizes the specialized training that is necessary for goalkeepers to reach their potential, therefore we will offer individualized goalkeeper sessions within each one of our camps. For more information, please contact Coach Hogan directly at 208-282-4263.

Camp Dates

Camp
Dates
Times
Ages
Fee

Bengal Mini I Day Camp

06/21/10
06/24/10
9am to Noon
4-12
$95
Elite H.S. Camp
07/11/10
07/14/10
Residential
13-18 $325
Girls Academy
07/19/10 07/22/10 9am to 3pm 12-16 $230
Bengal Mini II Day Camp 07/26/10 07/29/10 9am to Noon 4-12 $95

 

Location

 

Davis Field - Located at 5th and Humbolt Dr.
Transportation not provided.

Meals
All campers will eat their meals in the cafeteria in Turner Hall. Campers will be supervised by adult staff members at all times.

Payment

Online via credit card or by check payable to ISU Soccer Camp.

Directions

Davis Field is located on Humbolt Drive, in Pocatello, Idaho 83209, across from the Idaho State Student Union Building.

From Salt Lake City:
Take I-15 north to exit 70 (Clark Street exit). Turn Left onto E. Center St. which will become E. Clark St. Turn Left onto 15th street, right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, left on Cesar Chavez until it become Humbolt Drive.  Davis Field will be on the left hand side across from the Idaho State Student Union Building.

From Boise:
Take I-84 east to I-15 south. Take exit 69 (Clark Street exit). The exit ramp will circle around and become E. Clark St. Turn Left onto 15th street, right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, left on Cesar Chavez until it become Humbolt Drive.  Davis Field will be on the left hand side across from the Idaho State Student Union Building.

From Idaho Falls:
Take I-15 south to exit 69 (Clark Street exit). The exit ramp will circle around and become E. Clark St. Turn Left onto 15th street, right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, left on Cesar Chavez until it become Humbolt Drive.  Davis Field will be on the left hand side across from the Idaho State Student Union Building.

 

Questions

Allison Gibson – Head Women’s Soccer Coach Idaho State University

Phone: 208-282-2925

Fax: 208-282-2659

Email: gibsalli@isu.edu 

 


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