SEC champ to instruct at soccer clinic

Published 12:00 am Friday, August 29, 2003

Southeastern Conference soccer champion Erin Hinson will be the featured instructed at a soccer clinic being held in Andalusia beginning Tuesday.

Hinson, the granddaughter of Helen and Harry Hinson, is a member of the Auburn University Women's SEC Soccer Championship Team.

She will be conducting a soccer clinic at the Andalusia Sports Complex soccer field beginning Tuesday, Aug. 5. The clinic is open to players and coaches.

The soccer clinic is divided into three separate divisions.

A clinic for players ages 4 to 7 will be held Aug. 5 through Aug. 7 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday; 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Wednesday and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday.

A clinic for soccer players ages 8 to 10 will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday; 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday and 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

A soccer clinic for older players will also be held this week. Soccer players ages 11 to 18 will have a clinic from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday; 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday and 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday.

Also, registration for the youth soccer season is being held through Aug. 15 at Johnson Park. registration is open from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is a $25 registration fee and first-year players must bring a copy of their birth certificate.

During registration, players amy also sign-up for club soccer. There is an additional $10 registration fee to participate in club soccer.

The Andalusia Soccer League is also anticipating a week-long soccer clinic next summer. the clinic will be conducted by the Troy State University soccer team. The cost of the clinic is expected to be approximately $80 per player. Parents are asked to let Barbara Tyler at Johnson Park known of any interests in the clinic which will be held next July.

For more information about the Andalusia Soccer League or next week's clinic with SEC Champion Erin Hinson contact Barbara Tyler at Johnson Park at 222-2714.