Pro Soccer Camp in Florida

Every option includes the two daily soccer sessions, three strength & conditioning sessions and one mental performance session a week. Pro Camp is exactly that, and it's plenty for most first-timers. Pro Athlete adds one extra session a day with a focus your child picks for the week — for example speed & agility, strength & power, mental performance, or English as a second language (a daily ESL class with conversation, vocabulary and grammar, which is a nice way to fit English lessons into a sports camp). Pro Coaching adds an hour of personalised or small-group soccer coaching four days a week, for players who want to work on something specific. Pro Complete combines both, and Pro Coaching and Pro Complete also include online one-to-one coaching sessions. In summer, Pro Camp starts at age 9 and the other three options at 11. Not sure? Tell us about your child and we'll help you choose.

Any week in Oct 25, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027, Jan 3 – Jun 5, 2027 or Jun 6 – Aug 14, 2027, and as many weeks as you like. Every week runs Sunday to Saturday: check-in is on Sunday and takes about an hour, training runs Monday to Friday, and campers leave on Saturday morning. An early check-in on the Saturday before, with an extra night on campus, costs US$179. Weeks can be added while your child is at camp if there's space — just let us know by the Wednesday before. Outside the summer some weeks have different age limits and training options (often from age 12 or 13), so tell us your child's age and the dates you have in mind and we'll confirm what's possible.

These are the academy's early-booking prices for 2027 camps, per camper, boarding, for 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 weeks — Pro Camp: US$2,599 / 4,999 / 7,399 / 9,799; Pro Athlete: US$3,079 / 5,959 / 8,839 / 11,719; Pro Coaching: US$3,749 / 7,299 / 10,849 / 14,399; Pro Complete: US$4,229 / 8,259 / 12,289 / 16,319. They include training, the campus room, three meals a day and the camp activities. With the early-booking rate you lock in the price now and choose the dates later (at least 60 days before arrival, subject to availability), but it's non-refundable and the academy expects the rates to go up in the next few weeks. Weeks in autumn 2026 currently cost from US$2,949 and the Christmas holiday camps from US$1,859 (boarding). Prices for specific dates change often, refundable bookings are possible, and longer stays too — ask us and we'll get you an exact quote.

Not at all. Campers come from around 70 countries, so lots of them are using English as a second language, and coaches are used to that. Your child will speak English all day, in training and off it. If you'd like actual lessons, choose Pro Athlete or Pro Complete with the ESL focus — a daily English class with weekly themes.

In summer 2027 there's also a 7-a-side tournament camp (13–20 June) and a week for strong junior players (1–7 August), and goalkeepers can do a specialist goalkeeper camp. Ask us for details.

Two pairs of football boots (cleats), shin guards, trainers, and two sets of shorts, shirts and socks per day — it's hot. Add a swimsuit, sunscreen, a water bottle and a small combination lock for the room lockbox. We'll send the full packing list when you book.

Outside training, the academy's team of residential mentors is in charge: they live on every floor of the residence halls, run the evening activities, do curfew checks (10 pm for campers aged 10 and over, 9 pm for younger ones, 7 pm on arrival Sunday) and help with homesickness or any problem. Each sport has a camp director you can contact at any time. Campus security guards the two gated entrances and patrols 24 hours a day, and nurses from a leading children's hospital staff the health centre round the clock — they look after medication and injuries, and athletic trainers are at every training venue. One thing to know: the academy believes in 'structured independence', so campers find their own way around the big campus and get themselves up and to sessions on time — mentors help anyone who needs it. Passports can be handed in at the campus front desk for safekeeping.

Very — safety is taken seriously here. The campus is fully fenced, with controlled entrances, ID badges for campers, staff and parents, and security staff on duty day and night. It's smoke-, alcohol- and drug-free, with random checks. Staff are carefully vetted and trained in safeguarding, first aid and emergencies, and there are regular emergency and severe-weather drills. Licensed counsellors are available if a camper is struggling, with extra support for international campers settling in, and campers can report any worry anonymously. If anything happens, families are told straight away.

Up to three other campers of the same gender, within about two years of their age. Rooms are given out at check-in. If your child is coming with a friend or sibling, tell us at least a week before camp and we'll ask for them to be put together — the academy tries hard to honour requests but can't guarantee them. A single room can be requested at extra cost, depending on availability.

Yes. Campers keep their phones, are expected to limit phone use during training, and lock valuables in the lockbox in their room. The academy sends families updates through an app, and you'll have the phone and e-mail of your child's residence hall. There's no stricter phone policy; if that matters to you, ask us and we'll check for your child's age.

Fly to Sarasota–Bradenton (SRQ, about 15 minutes from campus) or Tampa (TPA, about an hour). We arrange the transfer between the airport and campus at both ends of the stay, so your child can travel on their own. From both airports you can choose a private car, the shared camp shuttle (in summer: Sundays in, Saturdays out) or the unaccompanied-minor service, where your child is met at the gate — the airline charges its own fee for flying as an unaccompanied minor. Transfers from other Florida airports are possible on request. We book the transfer together with the camp. Flights aren't included.

The campus life team runs something every evening and at the weekend — movie nights by the pool, s'mores, tournaments, cultural dinners, trips to the beach, the mall or for ice cream — at no extra cost (on local trips campers pay for their own food and tickets). In summer (June–August) there are also bigger optional excursions on Fridays and weekends, such as Busch Gardens, Universal's Islands of Adventure or a Tampa Bay Rays game; they're booked and paid separately, at least 72 hours ahead, and campers staying more than one week can do more than one. The list for each summer comes out shortly before the season — ask us and we'll send it. Campers need a bank card or phone payment for spending money, as the campus is cashless.

It depends on how you book. The early-booking rate is non-refundable, but you can choose or change the dates until 60 days before arrival (and by 1 November 2027 at the latest). A refundable booking for specific dates gets its money back minus a 2.5% fee if you cancel at least 48 hours before arrival. A non-refundable booking for specific dates can be changed or cancelled up to 7 days before arrival for a US$100 fee, and you get the rest as a credit for another camp at the academy within a year. Once your child has checked in, the camp becomes non-refundable. We'd recommend travel insurance that covers cancellation.

After booking you'll get an invitation to the academy's online system for the registration and health forms — including a doctor's report and your child's vaccination record, plus a medication form if they take any medicine. They're due 30 days before arrival, so it's best to do them as soon as the invitation arrives. You'll also be asked for a headshot for your child's campus ID card.

Families arrange travel documents themselves. Children with a passport from a Visa Waiver country — Czechia and most of the EU included — need an approved ESTA (the online US travel authorisation) before they board, so apply a few weeks ahead. Children from other countries normally need a B-2 visitor visa for a camp, not a student visa. For any other passport, ask us and we'll check what applies.