The Capital Athletic Soccer Academy hosted University of Arizona coach Dan Tobias on Monday night for a free clinic.  Thirty 9th, 10th, and 11th grade girls from many different clubs in the Sacramento area attended this open clinic in which Tobias worked on speed of play and offensive decision making.

"This was a great opportunity for girls in the Sacramento area to work with one of the elite soccer coaches in the country," said Girls' Director of Coaching Gabriel Bolton.  "The training session was outstanding and I think the girls that participated got a great feel for the qualities needed to play at the next level.  Exposing the players in the Sacramento area to top college, professional, and US National Staff coaches is a priority for our club and something we feel very strongly we can contribute to the Sacramento soccer community."

Tobias was named National Coach of the Year by Soccer America in 2004.  He is also two-time Pac-10 Women's Soccer Coach of the Year (2004, 2002).  In 2004 Tobias led the Wildcats to a Pac-10 Championship. This past season he guided Arizona to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.  Prior to coming to Arizona Tobias was the head coach at Washington State University for five years.  He re-built the WSU program taking the Cougars to the NCAA tournament in both 2000 and 2002.

Tobias is a member of the United States Soccer Federation, the Latin America Soccer Coaches Association and holds a Premier Diploma from the NSCAA. He has been an active member of hte coaching staff for the Region IV Olympic Development Program, with recent responsibilities as an assistant head coach for Region IV and head coach for the '89 age group.