PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CAMPS
SUMMER AT FIRST TOUCH
From junior players discovering the game to experienced players seeking new challenges, First Touch Soccer Academy offers summer camp experiences designed around different ages, abilities, and ambitions. Quality coaching, individual development, and enjoyment remain at the heart of every camp.
Junior
Camps
Elite
Camps
High School Camps
Goalkeeper Camps
Residential Camps
THE FIRST TOUCH APPROACH
MORE THAN A SUMMER CAMP
Every First Touch camp combines purposeful coaching with an environment where players can challenge themselves, build confidence and enjoy their soccer. While each camp offers a different experience, our commitment to individual development remains the same.
Purposeful Coaching
Training designed around the needs and developmental stage of each group, helping players improve with clear objectives.
Confidence Through Experience
Encouraging players to take initiative, try new things and become more comfortable in different soccer situations.
Challenge At Every Level
Opportunities for players to test themselves, solve problems and develop through appropriate levels of challenge.
A Positive Experience
An atmosphere that values effort, teamwork, friendships and enjoyment alongside player development.
OUR COMMITMENT TO PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
SIX PRINCIPLES. ONE SHARED STANDARD.
Our camps are built around six principles that guide how we select coaches, organize players, structure training and create a positive experience for every family.
A Safe, Purpose-Built Environment
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Our summer camps are based at Montclair Kimberley Academy, utilizing Van Brunt Field and its enclosed turf playing surface. Additional facilities include a secondary grass field, indoor training options for inclement weather, and air-conditioned spaces for lunch and breaks.
Depending on the camp, players may also benefit from classroom sessions focused on game intelligence and access to strength-training facilities.
Experienced Coaches. Different Perspectives.
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Our coaching staff brings together experienced professionals from clubs and academies throughout New Jersey, creating a genuinely club-neutral environment.
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Coaches have at least five years of experience in the United States, while collegiate players and high-level high school or club players serve as counselors, providing additional support and positive role models.
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We believe exposure to different coaching styles and philosophies adds value to every player's development.
New Teammates. New Challenges.
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Our camps welcome players from a wide range of clubs and academies, with more than 30 organizations represented over the past five years.
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Players are grouped primarily by ability rather than strictly by age or gender, creating appropriate challenges and opportunities to learn alongside players from different soccer backgrounds.
Individual Attention Matters.
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We maintain a coach-to-player ratio of 1:10, allowing coaches to provide individual feedback and support throughout training sessions and scrimmages.
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Our goal is to ensure every player receives meaningful coaching attention and opportunities to develop.
Challenging, Competitive and Enjoyable.
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Our coaches follow a structured curriculum designed to develop players while encouraging a lasting passion for the game.
Camp days combine purposeful training, competitive activities and small-sided games, providing opportunities to learn and apply skills in different situations.
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Selected camps also include specialist strength and conditioning sessions, while athletic training support helps prioritize player health and well-being.
The Details Make the Difference.
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From carefully planned training sessions and player groupings to consistent communication with families, we aim to deliver a well-organized experience from beginning to end.
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Our staff pays close attention to the needs of individual players, ensuring that training groups, coaching support and daily activities contribute to a positive and productive camp environment.