Smothermon Soccer L.L.C. has been providing summer soccer camps for beginners, advanced players, and teams in the Greater New Orleans Area for 10 years!
In 1997, Louie Smothermon moved to New Orleans to play for the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers professional soccer
team. During the season, he worked summer soccer camps for team in addition to playing. In 1998, Smothermon became a player/assistant coach. As assistant coach, Smothermon was responsible for team administration and the director of the summer soccer camps. In 1999, the team changed it's name to the New Orleans Storm and participated in the professional "A" League. Smothermon continued as a player/assistant coach and director of the summer soccer camps. In 2000, the team folded.
Smothermon continued to conduct summer soccer camps in and out of the city as Smothermon Soccer Camps L.L.C. He is proud to have developed great relationships around the area and intends to offer the best staff and training to as many youth soccer players as possible. Smothermon has worked with players and conducted camps and clinics in Baton Rouge, Covington, Houma, New Orleans, Slidell, and St. Charles for the past 10 years and hopes to continue developing youth soccer players for years to come.
The key component in developing youth soccer players and helping them to excel is to provide the very best coaching and training in a fun, age-appropriate, developmental atmosphere. Smothermon is proud to offer some of the best and most highly qualified coaches in his programs. Some of them are below and can be found on the coaches page:
Louie Smothermon (USSF “A” License, USSF "B" License, USSF "Y" License, NSCAA Premier license, NSCAA Advanced National License, NSCAA National License, CSA Director of Coaching, Brother Martin Head boys soccer coach, former New Orleans Storm player/assistant coach, "A" League South Carolina Shamrocks, CISL Arizona Shamrocks, 2 time college All American, 1991 Palmetto State Conference and District 6 Player of the Year, Master's Degree East Tennessee State University, Bachelor's Degree Lander University.
Winston Lewis (USSF “C” license, USSF “Y” license, Smothermon Soccer camp Director, CSA Assistant Director, Huntingdon College, Ursuline Academy girls head soccer coach, csa staff coach)
St. Nick Benjamin (Trinidad and Tobago youth system, former Lindsay Wilson University assistant coach, McGeehee girls head soccer coach, csa staff coach)
Matt Millet (USSF "B" License, USSF "C" License, "A" League El Paso Patriots, University of Mobile, St. Martin's boys head soccer coach, csa staff coach)
Ryan Lazaroe (USSF "C" License, USSF "Y" License, NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, Northshore High School head boys soccer coach, csa staff coach)
Andy Smothermon (USSF "D" License, Northern Arizona University, former player at Francis Marion University, Arizona State University, Physical Education teacher at Trinity School, csa staff coach)
