June Newsletter 2025

Welcome to the Kings Hammer Murfreesboro June Newsletter! This edition features Good Luck Academy Girls G08 & G10, KHA G11 & G12 at Southeast Regionals, Five KHM Coaches Earn U.S. Soccer B Coaching Licenses, Summer Camps, Fall Grassroots Registration Open, Save of the Year Winners, and more! If you have a player, coach, or team to be highlighted in future newsletters, please send photos and stories to lgill@kingshammer.com. Each newsletter will be posted on our website as well as our social pages.

Good Luck Academy Girls G08 & G10 Teams!

Wishing the best of luck to our Murfreesboro Girls 2008 and 2010 Academy teams as they continue to compete this summer. The G08’s are headed to Dallas, Texas to take part in the USYS Southern Regional Championships from June 27 to July 2. Shortly after, both the G08’s and G10’s will travel to Denver, Colorado to compete in the NPL Finals, taking place July 7–11. We’re incredibly proud of all your hard work and dedication, and we can’t wait to see you compete!

KHA G11 & G12 at Southeast Regionals

Big congratulations to our KHM Academy Girls 2011 & 2012 teams for advancing to the Southeast Regionals this past weekend in Bermuda Run, North Carolina! We are incredibly proud of each and every one of you. Your hard work, commitment, and passion for the game truly showed on and off the field. Keep working hard!

Five Kings Hammer Murfreesboro Coaches Earn U.S. Soccer B Coaching Licenses

Congratulations to Mo Adan, Mark Champion, Blake Moore, Paul Parkerson, and Thomas Parkerson on achieving their U.S. Soccer B Coaching Licenses this past week. Your dedication and commitment to coaching excellence make our club proud. Join us in applauding their incredible accomplishment!

Summer Camps

Join us at Richard Siegel Sports Park for Kings Hammer Murfreesboro’s Summer Camp Series beginning July 7th. Learn some new soccer skills this summer with options for U7-U19 field players and goalkeepers!

For more information and to register, click here!

Fall Grassroots Registration Now Open!

Grassroots registration is open for the Fall season! Open to U5-U19 boys & girls, our youth programming offers a less challenging and competitive level, while still emphasizing learning and fun.

Click here for more information and to register today!

SportsBreaks

In case you missed it, through our partnership with inspiresport, we have access to Official Premier League Packages for 2025/2026. Why not head over to the UK with SportsBreaks!

Sign up now to find out all about their 25/26 Premier League packages to some of the biggest Premier League clubs like Liverpool FC, Manchester United & more!

Click here for more information!

Liam Lean Makes Clutch Saves for SYC MLS Next 2011

Big shoutout to Liam Lean, one of our KH Elite players, who made a huge impact this past weekend while guest playing for SYC MLS NEXT 2011 in a high-level matchup against Inter Miami’s MLS NEXT Academy.

With the game tied late, it went to a nerve-wracking penalty shootout — and that’s when Liam delivered! He came up massive with three incredible saves, helping SYC advance past Inter Miami and into the quarterfinals.

SYC’s run came to an end in a heartbreaking shootout loss to Houston Dynamo MLS Pro Academy, narrowly missing a spot in the national championship. Still, they secured a Top 4 national finish.

Click here to check out the shootout highlights featuring Liam’s clutch saves!

June Education: Continuing Development Over the Summer

Summertime means the days are longer, the weather is warmer, and the skies are typically brighter. But for many youth athletes it can also mean a loss of structure to our days; no school, no practices, no formal games, and a loss of some of the development gains made throughout the past season. However, with some simple planning and the right focus, athletes and their families can make great use of the summer weeks to maintain, or even improve themselves and be prepared for the next season.

Here are three key areas young athletes can work on this summer:

FOCUS ON SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT
IMPROVE OVERALL ATHLETICISM
INCREASE SOCCER AWARENESS

Focus on Specific Individual Development

The summer off season can be the perfect opportunity to spend time focusing on your own individual development by working on specific aspects of your play. We would encourage each player to reflect on two technical aspects of their play that are strengths and two areas that they wish they were stronger at. Kings Hammer players may be able to utilize prior Player Report Cards to assist in identifying these areas. Once identified, lay out a plan to work on these areas 30-45 minutes 3-4 days per week. Having a structured approach to this can be very helpful. There are several options that can assist with this.

Connect with your coach – Most of your coaches should be able to provide you with foundational exercises to work on at home on your own or with a sibling, friend, or teammate.
Surf YouTube – Search for desired areas you want to work on and many options will be available for you to follow-along with or to build your own training plan from.
Try Private Coaching – There are a number of resources available in this area. You can work on your own or with a small group (get some teammates or friends involved.) Several Kings Hammer coaches are available over the summer to conduct sessions as well.
Attend Soccer Focused Camps – We are fortunate in this area that there are numerous soccer camp options available. Be sure to check out the coach-to-camper ratio, the history of the camp and staff, as well as the general theme or objective of the camp prior to signing up in order to ensure it will meet your specific needs. Remember that Kings Hammer hosts camps throughout our program areas that may be perfect for your continued growth!

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GK Union Save of the Month

Congratulations to Aidan from KH Cincinnati and Alyssa from KH Murfreesboro for being our May winners!

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 spring 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.

GK Union Save of the Year

The wait is over! All season long, goalkeepers from across the Kings Hammer landscape have been submitting top-tier saves in hopes of being selected as our Aubrey Bledsoe Save of the Year winner! So many great saves, but it all came down to two! Congratulations to Gavin Henderson and Makenna Doherty on being selected as the 2025 Aubrey Kingsbury Save of the Year winners. Outstanding job & congratulations to both of you!

Kings Hammer is excited to announce the 2024-2025 season winners of the Aubrey Kingsbury Save of the Year Award! Congratulations to Gavin Henderson and Makenna Doherty. Your courage and bravery in the goal did not go unnoticed as you represented the GK Union this season! We had so many great saves from this past year and would like to congratulate everyone that was selected as the monthly winners as well. Here’s to another great season for the GK Union!

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