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Jon Keister Resigns At Missouri S&T

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Jon Keister, Missouri S&T Miners

Jon Keister, Missouri S&T Miners

Jon Kiester, who has served as the head coach for the Missouri S&T women’s soccer program since 2005, is stepping down from the post to join the staff at the University of Hawai’i as an assistant coach for the women’s team.

Kiester became the head coach at Missouri S&T prior to the 2005 season – the Lady Miners’ first as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference – after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Oregon and Baylor University. He is returning to the state where he played collegiately and earned his Bachelor’s degree, as he graduated from Hawai’i Pacific University in 1994.

“Jon has done a great job with the program,” said S&T director of athletics Mark Mullin. “We are sorry to see him leave but we wish him well in his new position. We have seen the program improve during his tenure.
“He is leaving the program in a solid state and I look forward to finding the right individual to successfully lead the S&T women’s soccer program in the future,” Mullin added.

Kiester inherited a team that had won only three games in 2004, but the team made improvement during his tenure and was in contention for a playoff spot in the final weekend of each of the last two seasons in the competitive GLVC. In addition to his work at Missouri S&T, Keister also worked with the Missouri ODP program, most recently acting as an assistant for the Missouri 1993 girls team that reached the national finals. Prior to that he was head coach for a team that also reached the finals.

I always enjoyed the opportunities I had to talk soccer with Jon. As a former Hawaii resident myself, I know the lure to return, if for no other reason than to be a bit warmer on the sideline than the photo above from a Drury game last year. Good luck Coach!

Missouri S&T Miners High School Girls Soccer Camp August 5-7

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Missouri S&T MinersMissouri S & T Miners Soccer Camp
August 5th, 6th, & 7th, 2008
High School Age Girls Grade 9-12
5:30pm — 7:30pm

$50 / Camper
Limited to the first 50 campers
*A $10 discount is available for enrollment of two or more children from the same immediate family. Each child then pays $40 for the camp.

Camp Schedule
5:30—6:00pm Warm-up
6:00—6:30pm Technical exercises
6:30—7:30pm Small sided games

Camp Philosophy
The camp is designed to focus on fundamentals in a challenging environment. Campers will be grouped
based on ability, so that appropriate drills and games will be implemented to create a challenging learning environment for each group.

Registration
Final and on-site registration will be available the first day of camp on August 5th beginning one hour prior to the start time. Additional campers will be allowed to register as space permits providing the staff to camper ratio will not be affected in a way that diminishes the quality of the camp.

Registration and Camp brochure

T-shirt
All participants will receive a camp t-shirt. Be sure to mark the appropriate size on the camp application.

Equipment
Soccer ball, shin guards, water bottle and appropriate footwear. It is recommended that campers bring tennis shoes for indoor sessions in the case of inclement weather.

Location
The camps will be held on the MS & T campus. The primary location will be the MS & T soccer field, located behind the Gale Bullman Building on Bishop St. and 10th St. Location for inclement weather is either Miner Rec. located directly across from the Gale Bullman Building or inside the Gale Bullman Multipurpose Building.

2008 MS&T Soccer Camp Reward
Campers that attend the MS & T Soccer camp will gain free admission into every MS & T home soccer game when they wear their camp T-shirt and are accompanied by a paying adult

Missouri Science and Technology Women’ Soccer College Prep Camp

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER PREP CAMP

Miners Logo headSunday July 27th, 2008
10am-2pm
Who: 9th-12 Graders

The objective for this camp is to provide the committed soccer player the opportunity to train and be evaluated by the Missouri S&T soccer staff in a competitive training environment.

The focus of the field sessions will be on the development of technical and tactical awareness through speed of play, small sided and 8v8 games. Information sessions on the recruiting process, player development and the demands and expectations of a college student-athlete will also be provided.

Schedule:
10:00-11:45am Training Session
11:45am-12:30pm Snack and Info
12:45am-2pm 6v6, 8v8

Coach Kiester is entering his 4th Season with the S&T Women’s Soccer Program. He comes to the program after Asst Coaching stints at the University of Oregon (PAC-10) and Baylor University (Big 12). He is the state team coach for the Missouri ODP girl’s ’92 team, which competed for the ODP National Championship in Frisco, TX. He holds his coaching certifications from US Soccer as well as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)

The camp is open to all girls entering the ninth through 12th grade in the 2008-09 school year. All campers will be required to bring indoor and outdoor shoes, shin guards, a water bottle and appropriate attire for the weather.

COST is $45 per girl. All campers will receive a camp shirt. Registration forms are available from the Missouri S&T athletics department. Those planning on participating should register by Saturday, July 19.

FACILITIES The Miner CSP Camp will be held on the campus of Missouri S&T.

Please register by July 19th, Space is Limited.
$45 Check Payable to:
S&T Women’s Soccer CSP
705 W 10th Street
Rolla, MO 65401
kiesterj@mst.edu

Download Camp Flyer

Missouri Girls Representing at ODP Nationals This Weekend

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The 2008 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) National Championships are set to be played this weekend, March 7 and 9, at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. State-level boys and girls teams in the 1991 and 1992 age groups will play semi-final matches on Friday, March 7, with championship and consolation matches to be played Sunday, March 9. The teams competing have qualified by winning their respective age division at their US Youth Soccer ODP Regional Championships.

National Qualifiers
1991 Girls Teams: New Jersey, Minnesota, North Texas and California South
1991 Boys Teams: Eastern New York, Illinois, North Carolina and California South
1992 Girls Teams: Maryland, Missouri, North Texas and California South
1992 Boys Teams: Virginia, Indiana, North Texas and California South

Jon KiesterThe team is coached by Jon Kiester, also Women’s Coach at Missouri Science & Technology (formerly UMR). I asked Coach Keister for some background:

We open with California-South, which is probably the best team out there. We are taking 18 girls, most of which were on the team last summer when we won the regional tournament at ODP Regional Camp in Dekalb, IL. If I remember correctly we beat OH-South, Michigan and Illinois in Pk’s for the championship. I don’t think we have any girls from the Springfield area, most of the kids are from Kansas City and St. Louis areas. We have 4 national pool players, Kelley Gravlin, Sarah Doggendorf, Maegan Kelly all from the ’92 pool and Delaney Kiely from the ’93 pool. Mandy Laddish is another regional team player on our roster.

On a related note, Sarah Doggendorf, a member of the St. Louis SC Blue U16 girls team coached by Scott McDoniel and a sophomore student at Incarnate Word Academy, was selected by the United States Youth Soccer Association to attend the 2008 US National Development Camp with the Midwest Region of the United States. The camp was held at the US Youth Soccer National Training Camp February 20-25, 2008 at Cal-Poly in Pomona, California.

Looking at the history of the event, this is the first time Missouri will represent Region II at the event. In the eight years of the competition, Illinois boys teams have won a title (2003, 2005-2007) while Michigan girls won in 2000 and 2001. The 2001 winners included current national team player Lindsay Tarpley who also won the Golden Boot that year. Good luck ladies! Track the results here.