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Post by samspade on May 20, 2014 14:40:02 GMT -5
Greatings,
First post.
There are many summer soccer camps from 1/2 day to overnight for 3 days to overnight for 5 days. Many have testimonials and advertise having high caliber coaching with licensure to match from local or regional coaches and/or coaches abroad. Has anyone seen a reference or site comparing the best camps here in the Georgia area or southeast? Obviously best is subjective depending on what you’re looking for. I don’t expect a tripadvisor.com site but some form of comparison would be helpful rather than traveling to each site individually or having a bad experience. The information online seems to be promotional mostly. It would be great to learn from someone else’s experience.
The age is U9 who would be highly competitive already playing in academy level A teams basically living, eating, sleeping, soccer and wanting to get improved training, grow skills and encounter higher competition. The club suggests going to our own club summer session and he wants to do that as well as go to a camp.
My early online search has found several programs and all claim to be top training programs with great structure and supervision and little downtime.
Any insight is appreciated on the following:
Clemson
Auburn
Eurotech - Oglethorpe University
No. 1 Soccer Camps in Rome GA - Darlington School
Emory Boys Soccer camp
FC Barcelona Soccer Camp
Thanks,
SS
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Post by spectator on May 20, 2014 15:14:39 GMT -5
U9 is usually too young for the overnight camps. UGA will take campers that young only for the commuter camp. At U9-U10, my female player did the following camps: Kennesaw State University - several sessions -all day - GREAT CAMP for younger ages - after U12, it's mostly rec but at the younger ages, it is outstanding. KSU coaches and players run it, the final day is spent with campers vs coaches in the beautiful stadium and parents can come watch. The staff is outstanding and my daughter went to multiple sessions the summer starting at U9 up through U12. Highly recommend - it's very affordable and convenient (if you're on this side of town). At that age, she also did Future Stars camp at Oglethorpe - it's day and residential - she liked that one a lot, too. Great coaching and a fun time (haul of a drive for us from where we are but we made it work). For the past three years, she's done the residential camp at UGA - the rules changed just as she turned 12 about the commuter age - she would not have been allowed to be residential the first year she attended. She has loved this camp. part of it is the excitement of being away from home but she's gotten great instruction and even more important, had such fun it just enhances her love of the game. This is what she looks forward to every year - that time at UGA with her soccer friends from her own club and others she's met over the years. UGA has one co-ed session in early June - the rest are girls for the residential - I think the commuters are still co-ed. Yuo can look on the UGA website for details - www.georgiasoccercamp.comMy advice - from a formerly crazed pushy soccer mom - U9 is too young for the residential camps. Even if your kid isn't one who would get homesick, at that age, they're not going to make the best choices about what they're eating or doing. My daughter saw a handful of U9-10 girls get pretty sick at UGA camp because they were eating all the junk they probably couldn't have at home. One girl spent two days in the infirmary - which equates to a total waste of her parents money if they paid for a soccer camp. At U9 - try Kennesaw or Oglethorpe first -have your player do some pick up games for fun with friends and teammates over the summer. Skills will come with play - let them enjoy it now and continue to love the game when they're older. We also saw some kids quit completely after their parents burnt them out with a soccer camp a week over summers. It's a fine line between using the summer to hone skills and burning the kid out with a zillion camps and sessions. No personal experience but I hear the Lundy camps are good, too. I've heard mixed reviews about the FC Barcelona camps - I think boys enjoy it better than girls. Good luck |
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Post by Soccerhouse on May 20, 2014 16:00:46 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on May 20, 2014 19:14:49 GMT -5
I know a kid who made huge strides in competitive soccer after spending a week here: nunosoccerexperience.com/camps.htmlMaybe just a coincidence. But this kid had a hunger and seemed to thrive in that environment and thereafter. |
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Post by spectator on May 20, 2014 19:47:37 GMT -5
I know a kid who made huge strides in competitive soccer after spending a week here: nunosoccerexperience.com/camps.htmlMaybe just a coincidence. But this kid had a hunger and seemed to thrive in that environment and thereafter. I've heard the nuno camp is amazing - our problem is that it falls smack in the middle of UGA camp. Wish they had a July session - she'd probably want to go there (albeit with her UGA crew - they love that dorm life LOL) |
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Post by samspade on May 21, 2014 8:04:13 GMT -5
Wow, we really appreciate the thorough and insightful responses. This gives us some great material and thoughts to digest. Other thoughts and experiences are welcome.
Have a great Day!
SS
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Post by silverback on May 21, 2014 11:42:14 GMT -5
I will also throw my support for Nuno's camp. Even though my kids never attended, I've spoken to many parents and players who attended and all were extremely happy. Lots of skills training and fun, but its definitely for the serious player.
Also, I had the opportunity to travel with Nuno a while back and got to know him much better. His passion for the game and his dedication to the players (both GSA players and others) were amazing. He also gave some pre/post game speeches that would make Knute Rockne proud, all the while focusing on the right things. Needless to say, I was very impressed with Nuno and understand why his camp and the teams that he coaches are so successful.
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Post by spectator on May 21, 2014 12:16:39 GMT -5
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Post by bigg on May 26, 2014 23:55:13 GMT -5
I know many soccer players love Kalonji Soccer. The coach is making from them pro. check this out kalonjisoccer.org/ |
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Post by spectator on May 30, 2014 22:09:28 GMT -5
What did you hear? My daughter has loved this camp but since Georgia only has women's soccer, if that critique came from a parent if a male player, I would take it with a grain of salt
Sub par ? I'd love more details on that
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