Wake Forest Athletics
Deacons Host Walt Chyzowych Memorial Fund Soccer Clinic
8/23/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 23, 2007
Winston-Salem, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's soccer team will host the 7th Annual Walt Chyzowych Memorial Fund Soccer Clinic on Sunday, August 26th .
The clinic will begin at 3:30 PM on the Demon Deacon soccer practice fields adjacent to Spry Stadium. The clinic will be run by the Wake Forest coaching staff and players.
Admission is free and children are encouraged to bring their own water and soccer ball.
Season tickets will be available for purchase as well as an autograph session with the Demon Deacon players after the clinic.
The first Walt Chyzowych Memorial Fund (WCMF) soccer clinic was organized and conducted by College of Charleston men's soccer coach Ralph Lundy in 1995.
Since then clinics have been conducted nationwide including UAB, Indiana and at the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla.
For more information contact the WFU soccer office at (336) 758-5516.
About Walt Chyzowych
When Chyzowych stepped in as Wake's men's soccer head coach in 1986, the Deacs had only posted one ACC win through two seasons. Under his leadership, the squad saw rapid improvement, and within three seasons, the Deacons took their first ACC title in 1989.
But Chyzowych's influence extended far beyond the Winston-Salem city limits. Before landing at Wake Forest he served as the United States Soccer Federation's (USSF) Director of Coaching. In addition to leading U.S. National teams, Chyzowych designed and conducted licensed courses across the country to train aspiring coaches.
Chyzowych is known as "a pioneer for American collegiate coaches" for his role founding, organizing and promoting the nation's first soccer education program.
Chyzowych passed away on Sept. 2, 1994, just one day before the start of the '94 season.
