Camp Director: The Thornton Academy Soccer Camp is organized under the direction of Coach Andrew Carlson. Since the fall of 2000, Coach Carlson has run the men’s soccer program at TA. Prior to coming to Thornton Academy, Andrew served as the grade eight boys’ coach and varsity women’s coach in the Noble School district. Additionally, Coach Carlson was a clinician with the Berwick Youth Soccer Association and worked with boys’ and girls’ teams through the Seacoast United Soccer Club. Finally, Coach Carlson has served as a staff coach at the Colby College Soccer Camp and worked as a coach throughout New England at Championship Soccer Camp, #1 Strikers Camp, and SUSC Camps. Andrew is a 1994 graduate of Colby College where his team captured an ECAC New England Championship in 1993. Coach Carlson has continued to develop his teaching and coaching skills over the years earning an MA in Sports Management from the United States Sports Academy and a CAS in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern Maine. Andrew holds a D-level coaching certificate from the United States Soccer Federation and a National Diploma coaching certificate from the National Soccer Coaches Association.
Coaching Staff: Additional coaching staff are selected from current Thornton Academy coaches and former Thornton Academy players for their ability to teach and demonstrate the game of soccer. Coach Carlson has worked with these coaches in the past and has only the highest of praise for their experience and skills.