January 17 - February 28, 2027
Registration opens November 15 at 8:00am
Registration closes January 14 at 11:59pm
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Important for Parents/Guardians:
To register your child for any 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 be completed
online or in person at the
SDC Ticket Office.
MTU Recreation Programs Cancellation Policy
Email
sportscamps@mtu.edu to be added to our list for future announcements, notifications, and reminders.
Cost
$100.00 per participant
Camp Overview
This camp is open to boys and girls, grades K-8. Join the Michigan Tech Soccer team for six sessions throughout January and February to help learn and develop soccer skills. Players will be divided into appropriate age groups and get the chance to work on various soccer skills alongside the current MTU players and coaching staff. Each session will have a specific topic with a variety of different drills each day! Some of the topics that will be worked on include dribbling, passing, shooting, defending, and 1v1!
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. Training sessions will be held in the SDC Multipurpose Room. So please bring the proper footwear to play on a gym floor.
Schedule
Group 1 - Grades K-4
January 17 - February 28 (no 2/7)
Sundays, 12:00-1:00pm
Group 2 - Grades 5-8
January 17 - February 28 (no 2/7)
Sundays, 1:15-2:15pm
Location
SDC Multipurpose Room
Special Requirements
Participants need to bring shin guards, a ball, and a water bottle as well as non-marking shoes (no black soles) to play on the gym floor.
Questions?
Michigan Tech Recreation: 906-487-2975, sportscamps@mtu.edu
Camp Coordinator: Melissa Kuhar, 906-487-2887, makuhar@mtu.edu
Parking
QUICK LINKS : SDC Lot 22 and Gates Lot 23
The two-hour free parking window for MTU students, members and community patrons using SDC and Gates Tennis Center facilities is now administered through the ParkMobile app.
Parking sessions beyond two hours will be charged $1.50 per hour for the additional time, plus a 45-cent ParkMobile transaction fee.
To start a ParkMobile session, scan the QR code posted on signage in the lot, visit the ParkMobile website, or download the ParkMobile app from the App Store or Google Play. Don’t have a smartphone? You can still start a session by calling 1-800-280-4149 or texting “Park” to 77223.
Have Questions?
Contact Michigan Tech Transportation Services by visiting us on campus in Room 100 of the University’s Administration Building, calling 906-487-1441 or emailing parking@mtu.edu. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. After-hours support is available through Michigan Tech Public Safety at 906-487-2216.
Meet the Coaches
Melissa Kuhar is the third soccer head coach in the program's history. Kuhar comes to Houghton after four seasons as an assistant coach at Drury.
"I am pleased to welcome Melissa to Michigan Tech," Sanregret said. "She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as an assistant for seven years at the collegiate level. I believe her enthusiasm for guiding student-athletes on and off the field will make her a great fit for our program."
"I am excited and honored to be named the next head coach of the Michigan Tech soccer program," Kuhar said. "I want to thank Suzanne Sanregret, Rhys Edwards, and the entire search committee for entrusting me with this amazing opportunity."
"From the moment I stepped foot on campus and in the Houghton community, I knew this would be a good fit for me. The academic and athletic reputation of Michigan Tech is top notch and I am confident I can help build something special here. I am beyond thrilled that I get to work with a great group of student-athletes on and off the field. There is a tremendous pride and sense of community throughout the Athletics Department and I can not wait to be a part of the Husky family."
"I would also like to thank my family and friends for their constant support over the years. Another big thank you to my boss for the last eight years, Justin Olson. I would not be the coach I am today without his guidance. I have tremendous gratitude for the players and staff that shared in my journey at Drury University, thank you for believing in me."
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.
Jason Dellinger - comes to the Michigan Tech women’s soccer program after a five-year coaching stint with local youth soccer club Houghton FC. While at HFC, Dellinger served as the coaching director for two years.
Along with his duties as the assistant soccer coach, Dellinger also is the assistant strength and conditioning coach for MTU Athletics. He works closely with women’s soccer, Nordic skiing, and esports programming their strength and condition workouts year-round.
Dellinger brings a plethora of experience in the strength and conditioning realm. He is a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist who formerly owned and operated a CrossFit gym in Colorado. In 2017, Dellinger was a member of the Project Adapt Workout Committee with the United State Paralympic Team at the Olympic Training Center. He is also an instructor in IKI Krav Maga and Brazilian Jiujitsu.
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