Four players with Eclipse Select ties bound for national team camps

CHICAGO – Mid-April will have a heavy representation of players with Eclipse Select ties at USA national team camps.

Former Eclipse Select forward Alexa Ben (Schaumburg, Ill.) and goalkeeper Caroline Brockmeier (Tallahassee, Fla.) have been called into a U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team camp. Meanwhile, current Eclipse Select forwards Zoe Redei (Highland Park, Ill.) and Alissa Gorzak (Naperville, Ill.) will represent the U.S. U-19 Women’s National Team.

The U-19 and U-20 camps both consist of 24 players and run April 11-18 at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. For the U-20s, the camp will also include split-squad matches against USC and UCLA on Friday, April 17.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Eclipse Select's Martin, alumna Brockmeier headed to YNT camps

Caroline Brockmeier and Alia Martin

Eclipse Select Soccer Club midfielder Alia Martin (Carmel, Ind.) has been called up to the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team for a Dec. 7-14 camp taking place at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.

This group consists of 24 players who were born in 1998 and will potentially make up the group that will take part in qualifying for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The camp will be led by U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs.

Former Eclipse Select goalkeeper Caroline Brockmeier (Tallahassee, Fla.) is one of 16 players taking part in a four-day Women’s Youth National Team Goalkeeper Camp from Dec. 14-17 in Chula Vista. Brockmeier was part of the Eclipse Select U-17 team’s 2013-14 ECNL national runner-up group. She then moved on to the collegiate ranks at Florida State, which has reached its fourth consecutive NCAA College Cup and eighth appearance overall in the semifinal stage of the tournament.

For more, visit EclipseSelect.org.

Tallahassee Democrat: Dream comes true for Eclipse Select's Brockmeier

Caroline Brockmeier -- Democrat photo

By Jim Henry
Democrat writer

Caroline Brockmeier has developed into one of the country's top youth soccer players. The sophomore goalie at Chiles High was invited to a national select camp two years ago and actually plays club soccer in Chicago. Established collegiate programs have started to express interest.

Impressive, yes.

But a dream came true over the weekend when Brockmeier earned an invitation to the U15 Girls National Team Camp next month in Carson, Calif. Thirty position players and two to four goalies will be vying for spots on the final roster during the week-long camp.

"It has been a goal of mine for a long time and I've always dreamed of doing it," said Brockmeier, who recently turned 15. "I've always worked hard, but I am going to work 10 times harder trying to get fit and ready and being the best I can when I get into camp."

Brockmeier plans to rely on her experiences to help in her preparation. Her Eclipse Select Club in Chicago travels and faces some of the country's best competition. Brockmeier also learned plenty when she attended the national select camp in Oregon with more than 70 age-group players also recognized for their skills and talents.

Read more at Tallahassee.com.