ELLISVILLE —
Dolores Deasley was hoping the Jones County Junior College Women’s Soccer Camp would be successful.
And the third-year Lady Bobcat head coach got her wish.
“You could not have asked for a better camp, to be honest with you,” Deasley said. “It went very well and ran smoothly. We had lots of positive feedback from parents and coaches who sent their teams.”
There were six high school teams and a total of 95 girls participating. Defending 4A state champion Northeast Jones, West Jones, West Lauderdale, Florence and the varsity and junior varsity teams from Sacred Heart School in Hattiesburg were at the camp.
But what Deasley was most proud of was the quality of instruction the young ladies received during the camp, which took place July 19-23 at the Bobcat Soccer Field, JCJC band practice field and JCJC football practice field.
“The quality of coaches was absolutely brilliant,” she said. “They all seemed to really enjoy it. They did a great job and to get some of them to come to a two-year college for a week was a good thing.
“I don’t think you are going to find any better coaching than we had here for the camp.”
The camp had an international flair with instructors Holly Cox and James Gledhill of England, Luis Perdomo of Honduras and John Kehoe and Deasley of Ireland on hand. West Jones’ coach Aaron Avilla, Hattiesburg High School and Hattiesburg Youth Soccer Association coach Katie Adams and Southern Miss assistant Jennie Altherr were also the instructors at the camp, along with the members of the Lady Bobcat team.
Adams is a former All-Conference USA standout at Southern Miss and Altherr is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, a perennial power in women’s soccer. She played on the 1987 national championship team with the Tar Heels.
Each coach was responsible for a team during the week, but there were several different sessions for the players to attend, as well. Cox, for instance, worked mostly with goalkeepers.
“We had different tactical sessions in the morning and in the afternoon,” said Deasley. “At night, we were able to bring together what they had learned during the day and play some scrimmages. It was really a great week.”
Deasley said more teams could be added to the camp in the future. Different sessions would have to be added, she said, but it could be done.
“I would like to see it continue to grow,” she said. “For me, it was a good thing to get the local high schools to come here. A lot of girls would not have the opportunity to go to a camp like this. To offer the quality of camp we had at such a good price was a big thing for me.”
“To get those kids here and expose them to such good coaching was important. Plus, it was a chance for some of these girls to be noticed by college coaches.”
The camp also provided teams an opportunity to work together in preseason as they prepare for their upcoming regular seasons.
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