Eurotech® Soccer Academy is excited to be partnering with SMC on it’s first year of entering the Northern California market! This first class camp venue will attract campers from not only the the Bay Area, Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento and the also close to Lafayette, Orinda, Walnut Creek and the Danville area, and just 20 miles east of San Francisco. This campus is ranked among the top 20 most beautiful campuses in the country and enjoys a moderate climate which permits year long outdoor recreation.as well. Eurotech® and SMC are both known for their great programs and we believe SMC will be one of Eurotech’s top host facilities in 2011! Steeped with summer camp tradition and combined with a fantastic location and located in Moraga, the 420-acre campus enjoys a moderate climate which permits year long outdoor recreation. Moraga has approximately 16,650 residents, hiking-biking trails, several parks and two shopping centers.
Athletic Facilities
SMC offers incredible athletic facilities with plenty of natural grass fields and a huge muli-purpose modern turf field for soccer and lacrosse which are surrounded by the hills of Moraga and and an incredible view of the campus. Saint Mary’s Stadium is the home to the men and women’s soccer, and women’s lacrosse teams. Located in the southeast corner of campus with views of the rolling hills of Moraga, Saint Mary’s Stadium seats 5,500 spectators in one of the most picturesque settings in the country. The intramural fields are located at the front of the campus and are just literally steps away from the dormitories that campers stay in! In addition to the plenty of training space, other athletic amenities include basketball courts, dance studios, tennis complex, volleyball courts, the "Redwood Grove" and the Power Plant Weight Training Facility. Madigan Pool Complex is an Olympic sized outdoor pool venue used for recovery, regeneration, and recreation by campers pending availability during the week of camp. The McKeon Pavilion is the home to the Saint Mary’s College men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball teams. The Pavilion features a 3,500-seat basketball court with six moveable baskets. Campers are encouraged to bring indoor training soccer shoes in case of inclement weather.
Dormitories/Rooming
The dorms are a very short walk to the fields and Eurotech® campers are housed in modern dormitories complete with a common area, billiards hall, laundry facility, internet lounge, and outdoor picnic amenities. Room types in most SMC dormitories include, doubles, triples and a limited number of singles. Renovations done in 2009 include adding student space that house clubs, offices, and a coffee shop. Roommate requests are typically honored and attending teams and groups of players will always be roomed in adjacent rooms on the same floor whenever possible. Laundry facilities in the dorms feature plenty of coin operated washers and dryers accessible to all campers, guests, and staff.
Campus Dining
The Oliver Dining Hall is located at the heart of campus and offers buffet style meals with several entrees daily, full salad/fruit bar, dessert bar and drink bar. Campers will also enjoy all their favorites like pizza and burgers during their week of camp! The Cassin Student Union is a student lounge that also has a workout facility inside. Attached is Café Louis, features a sandwich shop and grill as well as a coffee shop, operated by Sodexho, the same company that runs the dining hall. There are also drink vending machines in the dormitories and Eurotech® will offer the optional nightly Pizza Party for those who have pre-ordered the package for $35 per person during registration.
Camp Enrollment
As a first year camp site, Eurotech expects 60-80 campers with a sell-out being 100 campers. Nationwide Eurotech® enrollment numbers have averaged anywhere from 60-300 campers per venue pending the year, location and interest in a specific region. Both teams and individual players from all over Northern California and the region are welcome to join the national and international coaching staff that Eurotech® Soccer Performance Centers are known for. As always, enrollment will be on a first come, first serve basis and be set-up to guarantee the correct ratio of goalkeepers to field players.
Campus Security
Saint Mary’s College is a very secure campus and features 24-hour campus security guards who work directly with the Eurotech® Director on-site along with experienced SMC Summer Camp Staff, Eurotech® Coaching Staff, Medical Staff, and Counselors who also live in the dorms and monitor camper activity daily. SMC also maintains local physicians on call for medical attention as needed. A Medical Center is located just a short distance from campus as well.
About Saint Mary’s College of California
Saint Mary’s is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about 10 miles east of Oakland, California with wonderful landscape and impressive buildings. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and administered by the De La Salle Christian Brothers. St. Mary’s College began in 1863 as a diocesan college for boys established by Most Rev. Joseph Alemany, OP, Archbishop of San Francisco, California. Unhappy with the archdiocese’s operation of the college, Archbishop Alemany applied for assistance from Rome and Saint Mary’s College was handed over to the De La Salle Christian Brothers in 1868. The nickname of sports teams at Saint Mary’s is the Gaels, which had been changed from the "Saints" in the late 1920s. Almost all of the NCAA Division I varsity teams compete in the West Coast Conference.
Please visit the Saint Mary’s website at www.stmarys-ca.edu to learn more about the campus and location.
