November Newsletter 2025

Welcome to the Kings Hammer November Newsletter! This edition features our 2025 Winter Camps, Bringing Home Hardware from Columbus, Featured Education: “Fitness & Body – Preparing Our Players for Relentless Action”, and more! If you have a player, coach, or team to be highlighted in future newsletters, please send photos and stories to info@kingshammer.com. Each newsletter will be posted on our website as well as our social pages.

Winter Camp Registration is Open Now

You’re invited to join us this holiday season for our awesome 2025 Winter Camp Series happening December 29th and 30th!

Winter Skills Camp (U8-U12) is a 2-day technical camp where field players will participate in our Skills School for the first hour, with a curriculum focused on ball manipulation, dribbling moves, passing and receiving techniques to help you improve your confidence as a player. During the second hour, the players will transition into finishing activities and small-sided games. This FUN fast-paced camp offers 1000’s of touches on the ball and plenty of technical skill repetition in pressurized situations and small-sided games. Learn more here.

Winter GK Clinic (U10-U14) is the perfect way for goalkeepers to work with Kings Hammer GK Union Staff to shake off the holiday rust and perfect their foundational skills. Our technically focused clinics will provide high-quality training at an intense pace to help you get ready for post-holiday break training. Each session will put goalkeepers in functional situations with an emphasis on technical proficiency and sharpness while following a progressive session model. Learn more here.

High-School GK Clinic (U14-U19) allows players improving their skills as they work with our Kings Hammer GK Union Staff. Our technically focused clinics will provide high-quality training at an intense pace to help you get ready for post-holiday break training. Session topics for this camp include Footwork & Handling w/Shot-Stopping Techniques (Diving Techniques), 1v1/Breakaways (Emphasis on Techniques – Cobra, Smother, Spread Save, K-Saves), and High Ball/Crossing Situation Techniques. Learn more here.

Click here for more information & to register for our 2025 Winter Camps

ONE SHOT FOUNDATION AND KINGS HAMMER SOCCER LAUNCH COMPREHENSIVE ATHLETE SAFETY PARTNERSHIP

The Matthew Mangine Jr. “One Shot” Foundation and Kings Hammer Soccer Club are proud to announce a new partnership dedicated to advancing athlete safety and ensuring players and coaches perform at the highest level within a safe and prepared environment. This initiative honors the legacy of Matthew Mangine Jr., who tragically passed away from sudden cardiac arrest during soccer practice, by ensuring families across Kings Hammer never face the same unimaginable loss.

Through this partnership, Kings Hammer is implementing a comprehensive safety program that includes:

Take10 Hands-Only CPR Training: All Kings Hammer coaches will receive Take10  training, a simple, 10-minute program that ensures they are ready to respond in the event of a cardiac emergency.
AED Access & Availability: Kings Hammer is committed to promoting AED accessibility across all practice and game facilities, and to supporting coaches with mobile AED units when needed.
Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans: Tailored EAPs will be developed for every venue and will be made easily accessible to both coaches and parents through the PlayMetrics app.

Click here to read the full press release!

Kings Hammer Walkouts with FC Cincinnati at Playoffs

What an incredible night at TQL Stadium! This past month, our KH Pre-Academy NKY boys had the awesome opportunity to walk out with FC Cincinnati as they kicked off the first round of playoffs. That night, the Orange and Blue pulled off the victory against the Columbus Crew, and our boys had a blast watching them bring home the big W!

KINGS HAMMER HOSTS GATEWAY SHOWCASE 2025

This month, teams from around the midwest joined us for our 2025 Women’s and Men’s Gateway Showcase event here in Cincinnati. It was non-stop action on the field from sun-up to sundown each day as players showcased their skills in front of the attending college programs. We want to thank all of the teams, college programs, referees and staff members that made this event possible. We can’t wait to do it again next year!

Check out the videos below for a few highlights from each event!

High School Players Return to the Pitch

Back like they never left! We are excited to welcome back our high-school aged players to the pitch for the fall season. We’re so stoked to have everyone back on the grind with their Kings Hammer Cincinnati teams! During their high school seasons, many of our players made incredible, notable achievements. Stay tuned for more…

BRINGING HOME HARDWARE FROM COLUMBUS

Our Kings Hammer Pre-Elite teams traveled up I-71 to finish out their fall season at the Club Ohio Fall Classic in Columbus this month. Congratulations to our Kings Hammer teams who were named Champions and Finalists.

KH Pre-Elite NKY G16-1
KH Pre-Elite Cincy G16-1
KH Pre-Elite NKY B16-2
KH Pre-Elite NKY G15-2

Way to finish out the season strong!

Teams bring the Pink Power to Hammer Out Cancer

The rain couldn’t dampen our spirits! We were elated to see so many players and family come out to support their loved ones and this awesome cause at our Hammer Out Cancer 3v3 tournament. We are always so grateful for the wonderful community we have here at Kings Hammer Cincinnati. Thank you to everyone who traveled, braved the weather with us, and helped us raise funds to benefit the Susan G Komen foundation in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month!

Featured Education: “Fitness & Body: Preparing Our Players for Relentless Action” by Nick Rich

At Kings Hammer, we believe relentless action starts with preparation. Technical skills and tactical understanding are critical, but without proper care for the body, players can’t perform at their best. Nutrition, sleep, and recovery aren’t extras; they’re essentials for growth.

Coaches want to push players forward. Parents want to see their children succeed. Most young athletes dream of playing at the highest level, whether that’s college soccer or even the pros. But dreams only become reality when actions match ambition. The players who rise to the top are the ones who take ownership of every controllable detail. They analyze, adjust, and upgrade their habits so their bodies can perform at peak level, day after day.

Fuel Matters
Nutrition is one of the most important factors in athletic development. How players fuel themselves impacts energy, focus, performance, and long-term growth. The right foods at the right times can be the difference between plateauing and progressing toward the next level.

Recovery Is Non-Negotiable
With distractions like phones, gaming, and social media, sleep has quietly become one of the biggest challenges for today’s youth athletes. Yet sleep is arguably the most powerful recovery tool they have. Adequate rest improves speed, decision-making, mood, and injury resilience. As a club and as families, we must help players prioritize the sleep they need.

To support this mission, I’ve created a short video featuring a strength and conditioning expert who breaks down essential habits for youth athletes: nutrition, preparation, recovery, and everything in between. Please take a moment to watch and share it with your player. Every small improvement adds up, and these habits may be the key to unlocking their true potential.

Go Kings Hammer!

– Nick Rich, KH Swan City Elite Girls Director

GK UNION SAVE OF THE MONTH

We’ve got shot stopping down pat! Congratulations to Kendall & Lincoln for securing the October GK Union Save of the Month. Both Kendall & Lincoln made diving stops and used their quick reactions to keep the opponent off the score sheet. Well done!

Did you make an incredible save or a game-saving block? We want to see them! Post your best saves in the Kings Hammer GK Union Facebook group. Be sure to share throughout the upcoming season and YOU could be selected for our Kings Hammer Save of the Month! GK Save of the Month winners will be announced the Friday of the first full week of the following month.

Monthly winners will be posted on the Kings Hammer social pages and on the GK Union page.

SERKAN ORSAN ON NKY SPOTLIGHT PODCAST

Kings Hammer SC is dedicated to impacting student-athletes on and off the pitch. Serkan Orsan, Vice President of Sponsorships and Corporate Affairs, highlights how we’re creating a lifelong passion for the sport of soccer, growth of the sport in Greater Cincinnati, and how local businesses can get involved on the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Spotlight Podcast.

Click here to listen now!

ALUMNI HIGHLIGHT: DENIGAN, BAIN AND SCHLUETER EARN ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

A big shoutout to three of our Kings Hammer Cincinnati alumni, Summer Denigan, Natalie Bain and Amanda Schlueter on earning All-Conference recognition in a few of the top conferences in the country. Summer, a junior at the University of Georgia, earned First Team All-SEC. Natalie, a senior a Xavier University earned back-to-back Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Season as well as another First Team All-Big East. Amanda, a Junior at Ohio State University, earned All-Second Team for the Big 10 Conference. Congratulations to each of these ladies on an incredible fall season!

TAKE OUR PARENT INSIGHT SURVEY

We want to hear from our parents! Please take a minute to complete a quick Parent Insight Survey below. Your answers will help us better understand how our club can better meet the needs of you and your family.

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