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My '93 son and a handful of his teammates went to the Clemson Elite Camp summer of 2004 and did not have a good experience. Training was adequate, competition was mediocre. Main thing was that facilities and supervision were terrible.
One of our kids lost 5-6 pounds because of not eating. Only got so much time to eat and long lines in cafeteria due to other camps resulted in not enough time to eat. Some meals consisted of an apple. After the fact complaints went unanswered.

Lundy camp last summer....was fabulous. Well organized, great facilities at Christ School. Coaches ate with the kids. Very tough....excellent, intense sessions. My son came home and slept for about a day and a half. But he loved it and can't wait to go back this year.

For keepers, I would definitely go to Technical Soccer Clinics. The high level of difficulty and honesty of the keeper coaches will improve anyone's game. Here is the link to the file on the head keeper coach:
http://www.technicalsoccer.com/staffABEL.htm

For GKers, you cannot beat SoccerPlus.

www.soccerpluscamps.com

I continually return to work for them b/c the quality of GKers and staff is second to none. I enjoy coaching talent and working with talented coaches-- i get both at Plus. It is also a GKer specific camp. There are usually 75+ GKers at each site with a player to coach ratio of about 8:1. This provides you GKer the chance to interact and learn from an array of different ages, location and styles of GKer-- unlike some camps where there are only 8 GKers in the whole camp. That kind if feeling for a GKer is indescribable.

I have worked and talked to people who have attended and worked other camps and their experiences and comments about other GKer camps pale in comparison to SoccerPlus. It is run by Tony DiCicco and all directors are former college and professional players and are all excellent coaches. The staff is made up of current college coaches and a few college players.

The main thing to remember is that just b/c a person was a professional player it does not automatically make them the best coach. Don't get caught up too much in playing credentials. You are sending you child to camp to be coached.

Not trying to start an arguement or anything but I've gone to the Clemson Elite Camp for the past 3 summers now and has been the best camp I've ever gone too. I've tried Lundy, Berson, Furman even, and I think its the best around. Lundy may be the hardest camp, but I don't think it does as much for you as a player as does Clemson Camp, but thats only my opinion.

No arguments Midlands.....glad its worked out for you. We just didn't share your experience. The level of play in the 10-13 year age group was mediocre at best.....our 10 year olds were near the top of the ladder from what I witnessed and that shouldn't happen when playign against older kids. Plus......the lack of supervision was an issue and ensuring that the kids were eating properly.

But if none of those things were factors for you....then thats great. Its a popular camp and I'm sure its that way for a reason.