August 3-6, 2026
Registration opens Monday, March 16 at 10:00am
Registration Closes Monday, July 27 at 11:59pm
Registration Changes for Summer 2026:
- Registration will be available online only.
- Only one participant may be registered per transaction; a shopping cart option will not be available.
- Siblings will need to be registered separately.
- Registration can only be completed by the participant's parent or legal guardian.
- All required paperwork, including the release waiver and health history, is now built directly into the registration process and must be completed before payment can be submitted and registration completed.
Thank you for your understanding as we implement these changes. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to a great camp!
New Registration System For Summer 2026!
We've upgraded to a new recreation program registration system to better support youth and adult programs!
Important for Parents/Guardians:
To register your child for any summer camp, you'll need to:
1. Create your account *Note: Due to system constraints, only current MTU students, faculty, and staff may use an MTU email. All others must use or create a different email address to create an account.
2. Add your children as your affiliates (with their date of birth).
3. Register your child through their affiliate profile (profile options in top right corner), not your own, for any program with an age requirement.
This ensures accurate participant info and correct age group placement. Create your accounts early to be ready!
Additional information on how to create your user account can be found here.
Additional information on how to create your child's affiliate account can be found here.
Registration and payment can only be completed online.
MTU Recreation Programs Cancellation Policy
All program participants are required to consent to the MTU Athletics & Recreation Liability Waiver and Concussion Awareness Form at time of registration.
Email sportscamps@mtu.edu to be added to our list for future announcements, notifications, and reminders.
Cost
$61.50 per participant
Camp Overview
This camp is open to boys and girls entering grades Pre-K through 8 as of Fall 2026. Campers will learn a variety of soccer skills that will help them fall in love with the game! Hands-on coaching from current MTU players and the coaching staff will allow the camper to develop better skills and knowledge of the game.
What to Expect
Each day will have a different topic and the campers will be put through a variety of drills to help them develop. Topics include passing, dribbling, attacking, and defending. It will be a mix of fun and soccer all week long!
Daily Schedule, Monday - Thursday
| Grades Pre-K - 3 |
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| 5:00-5:30 pm |
Check-In (Monday, August 3 only, camp will meet at Sherman Field or Multipurpose Room at 5:30pm on Tuesday, August 4 through Thursday, August 6) |
| 5:30-6:30 pm |
Skill Session |
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| Grades 4-8 |
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| 6:15-6:45 pm |
Check-In (Monday, August 3 only, camp will meet at Sherman Field or Multipurpose Room at 6:45pm on Tuesday, August 4 through Thursday, August 6) |
| 6:45-8:15 pm |
Skill Session |
Location
Student Development Complex
500 MacInnes Dr, Houghton MI, 49931
SDC Multipurpose Room or Sherman Field
What to Bring
Participants need to bring a ball, shin guards, and a water bottle. Outdoor training sessions will be held on Sherman Field. In case of rain, camp will be moved to the SDC Multipurpose Room. So please bring the proper footwear to play on a gym floor.
Parking
Parents and commuter campers will receive a parking permit when you check in for camp. The permit will allow you to park in SDC Lot 22 (at the main entrance to the SDC). You must display the permit on the driver-side dashboard while parked in Lot 22. The permit is valid for only the dates listed on the permit. Parking tickets will be issued to violating vehicles and will not be the responsibility of Michigan Tech Sports Camps.
Questions?
Michigan Tech Recreation: 906-487-2975, sportscamps@mtu.edu
Camp Coordinator: Coach Kuhar, 906-487-2887, makuhar@mtu.edu
Meet the Coaches
Melissa Kuhar is the third soccer head coach in the program's history. Kuhar has served as an assistant coach under head coach Justin Olson, spending the last four seasons at Division II Institution Drury, an affiliate of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. She helped the Panthers to an overall record of 39-18-15 in four seasons, which included a GLVC Championship in 2021 and the program's first NCAA Tournament bid since 2007. That year Olson and Kuhar were honored as NCAA Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year.
She was also the head girls' soccer coach at Greenwood High School in Springfield, where she guided the Blue Jays to the Missouri state semifinals, a third-place finish in Class 1 and a 16-4 record in her first season at Greenwood.
Prior to her four seasons as the assistant coach for Drury, Kuhar served three years as an assistant coach at Bethany College under Coach Olson where the Swedes went 27-24-4 during the duos three years at Bethany. She also worked as a sports information assistant and an adjunct professor teaching classes in the Exercise Science department.
Kuhar also coached at the high school level with stints at Salina and Saint Joseph High School, where she helped Saint Joseph reach the Indiana 3A State semifinals.
Kuhar played collegiate soccer at St. Joseph's, Ind., a former NCAA Division II GLVC affiliate institution from 2014-16 and graduated with a degree in Sport Management. She also owns a master's degree in Sports Administration from the American Public University System.
AJ Ostrowski - Assistant Coach
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