Two hours. Four days a week. 16 elite players from MLS Next and ECNL battling it out. Real small-sided matches. No drills you've done a thousand times. No T-shirts. Just the kind of competitive pickup game American soccer forgot how to make.
Take a Spot →If your kid is playing club or MLS Next, summer camps are a waste of their time. The drills are too easy. The competition isn't there. They come home having played soccer for five hours and learned nothing.
Meanwhile, the rest of the world's best players grew up playing pickup games every day. American kids almost never get that.
16 elite players show up. Two hours of structured small-sided games — 4v4, 5v5, rondos, tournaments. The pace is fast. The competition is real. The learning happens because the game itself demands it.
No medals. No certificates. Just better soccer.
Built for players who already love the game and want to be tested by it. Every minute is a touch on the ball.
4v4 and 5v5 on appropriately sized pitches. More touches, more decisions, more goals than 11-a-side.
16 elite players per session, all currently rostered in ECNL, ECNL RL, or MLS Next. Real peer-level competition.
You won't stand in a line waiting for your turn. You won't watch a 20-minute demonstration. You'll play.
A certified soccer referee facilitates, manages, and structures every session. Plus dedicated CPR/AED-certified safety support. Insurance carried.
To register, you must be a current rostered player on a team competing in one of the four leagues below. We verify at registration. This is the floor — not the ceiling — of who shows up.
★ Roster verification required at registration. No exceptions.
Three weeks of summer sessions. Each week is capped at 16 players. Pick a week below to see who's signed up — rosters update as registrations come in.
Not in the traditional sense. There's no theme days, no T-shirts, no certificate at the end. The format is structured but the substance is competitive small-sided games — closer to a high-intensity training environment than a typical summer camp. If you want a babysitting solution for your kid, this isn't it. If you want them to play hard with better players for two hours, it is.
You are the elite players. You play at the highest level of competitive youth soccer in the United States. Play against rostered players from ECNL, ECNL RL, or MLS Next teams. Note: Not a Soccer Camp is independently operated and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by MLS Next, ECNL, or any of the clubs mentioned.
To register, your player must currently be on an active roster for a team competing in ECNL, ECNL RL, MLS Next Academy, or MLS Next Homegrown. We verify rostership at registration. This isn't a developmental camp — it's high-level competitive play, and everyone who shows up should be playing at or near this level already.
Every session is run by a certified soccer referee who facilitates, manages, and structures play, plus dedicated CPR/AED-certified safety support. We carry general liability insurance with a sports rider, and a participant waiver is required at registration. As with any contact sport, injuries can happen — we take reasonable precautions, but we don't pretend the risk is zero.
When you register, we publish a basic roster for that week so registrants and their families know who's playing. The default published info is first name, last initial, club, league, and position — same level of detail as a typical tournament roster. Photos and social media handles are optional and only shown if you explicitly opt in during registration. Full last names, contact info, and personal details are never published.
Full refund up to 14 days before your week starts. 50% refund within 14 days. No refunds once the week has started, though we'll work with you on a makeup session if there's a real conflict.
Yes. Each week is priced and registered separately so you can pick the weeks that fit your summer.
Because we kept hearing the same thing from parents of strong players: "soccer camps are a waste of money." Rather than building another one, we built the alternative.
16 spots in each of the three weeks. Once a week is full, it's full. We'll verify your roster spot in ECNL, ECNL RL, or MLS Next within 24 hours and send payment instructions for the $399 weekly fee.