| Start Date: | 10/07/18 |
| End Date: | 10/07/18 |
| Registration Opens: | 08/09/18 |
| Registration Closes: | 10/08/18 |
| Camp Fee: | $100 |
RIT Men’s Soccer invites you to join us for a great athletic experience. Our Fall ID Clinic Prospect Weekend provides the opportunity for prospective student athletes to watch a game against a key Liberty League opponent, experience our training approach, be evaluated by the RIT soccer coaching staff, and attend an Admissions Open House.
Training sessions will provide players an opportunity to improve their technical ability and tactical knowledge of the game. RIT’s coaching staff will instruct & evaluate players within a challenging environment that promotes playing in both small-sided and full-sided game scenarios. Prospective players and their families will participate in a Q&A session with the coaching staff and current student athletes from our team.
This weekend will provide a comprehensive experience for prospective student athletes considering RIT including:
Attendance at our game on Saturday and at the Fall Open House on Monday is optional. Note that registration for the Open House on Mon, Oct 8 is required through RIT Admissions (register here).
Age: High School Aged Boys (9th – 12th)
Registration: Clinic fee - $100 includes instruction and clinic jersey.
Equipment: Please bring molded/or turf shoes for field turf, shin guards and a change of clothes and rain gear.
Clinic Directors
Bill Garno
Bill Garno begins his 23nd season at the helm of Rochester Institute of Technology men’s soccer team. Garno is one of only two coaches in RIT history to eclipse the 100-win plateau, and sits in second place in victories behind the late Doug May, for whom Garno played. Garno has also led the Tigers to three appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament (2000, 2001 and 2004), and three Empire 8 titles. In 2017, the RIT Coaching Staff was recognized as co-Coaching Staff of the Year in the Liberty League.
Under Garno’s tutelage, 60 different Tigers have earned All-Empire 8/Liberty League honors since the 1999 season. He has coached four Empire 8 Players of the Year, three Empire 8 Rookies of the Year and 3 Academic All Americans.
From 1983 to 1986, Garno was a defender on the Tigers soccer team, helping lead RIT to an impeccable 59-8-6 record, four conference titles and four appearances in the NCAA Tournament. After a successful collegiate career at RIT, he turned to coaching. Prior to taking over at RIT in the spring of 1996, he served as an assistant coach at the University of Rochester from 1992 to 1995.
Garno is active in the youth soccer scene, currently coaching for FC Dynamo ROC and also having coached in the Rochester Junior Rhinos, Empire United Soccer Academy and the Hilton Heat soccer clubs. Garno served as a head coach for the New York State West Olympic Development Program.
Yuri LavrynenkoYuri Lavrynenko enters his 10th season as associate head men's soccer coach at RIT. He brings a wealth of elite level playing and coaching experience to the Tigers program. After leading Gates-Chili High School to a New York State Championship in 1995, Lavrynenko helped Indiana University to two NCAA and four Big Ten championships from 1996-99. While at Indiana, he earned All-American, All Big Ten and Final Four MVP accolades.
Lavrynenko excelled in the classroom at Indiana University, earning Academic All Big Ten honors in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 as well as being inducted into the Alpha Beta academic fraternity. In 2004 Lavrynenko earned a master of business administration from RIT with a concentration in marketing and finance.
Lavrynenko had a very successful professional career. Between 2000-2001 Lavrynenko played for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He helped the Fire to the U.S. Open Cup championship in 2001. He played for three teams in MLS A-League from 2001-2004 including the Rochester Rhinos. He helped Montreal to the A-League championship in 2004. In 2005 Lavrynenko founded “Yuri Lavrynenko Soccer” which specializes in academics, individual training, team sessions and camps and clinics for youth soccer players. In 2006 he earned his USSF “B” coaching license and earned his USSF “A” license in 2009.
Weekend Itinerary (subject to change)
Saturday, October 6th
2:00PM RIT vs. St. LawrenceRIT Tiger Stadium
Sun, October 7
7:40 - 8:00 AM ID Clinic sign-in at Turf Field
8:00 -9:20 AM Session 1: Technical/Tactical small-sided games
9:20-9:30AM Break
9:30-11:00AM Session 2: 11 v 11 games
11:00-12:00PM Q&A Panel Discussion with current RIT Men's Soccer members - Parent's welcome!
Wrap up/close
Mon, October 8
8:30 AM-4:00 PM RIT Admissions Prospective Student Open House