Join our Soccer Summer Camp in France for teens aged 13–17! Train for over 30 hours per week with certified French soccer coaches, improve your skills, and play alongside French teenagers. This one or two-week residential football camp in Mâcon combines intensive soccer training, natural French language immersion, and supervised activities. Experience a summer of soccer, new friendships, and French culture!
Why choose Nacel's soccer summer camp in France?
Where does the soccer summer camp take place?
The sports complex includes natural and synthetic soccer fields, a futsal court, a covered sports hall, outdoor tennis courts, and other recreational facilities.
What soccer training will teenagers receive?
With one coach for every 7 participants, players are grouped by age and skill level to ensure training is appropriate for their abilities.
Training sessions focus on several aspects of the game:
- Technical skills: Dribbling, passing, feints, ball control, and defensive techniques.
- Tactical awareness: Attacking and defending strategies, positioning, and teamwork.
- Match practice: Daily games, precision challenges, and mini-tournaments.
- Physical and mental preparation: Recovery, concentration, confidence, and preparation for competition.
- Performance analysis: Video analysis, individual feedback, and opportunities to evaluate progress.
How can teenagers improve their French at a soccer summer camp?
There are no formal French language lessons in this program. Instead, students learn through real conversations and everyday interactions with French-speaking teenagers.
What makes our sports summer camps in France special?
What activities can you enjoy at our soccer summer camp in France?
At Nacel's soccer summer camp in Mâcon, France, you'll enjoy a full schedule of intensive soccer training, team activities, and evening entertainment alongside French campers.
During the camp, you will:
- Train for approximately 6 hours per day, Monday through Friday, with certified French soccer coaches.
- Play matches and mini-tournaments to practice your skills and teamwork.
- Enjoy free time with other campers between training sessions and after dinner.
- Participate in organized evening activities, including games, contests, and group entertainment.
- Take part in weekend activities, with opportunities to socialize and make new friends.
If you stay for two weeks, a theme park excursion may also be part of your program, depending on the camp schedule.
What soccer level do you need to participate?
You should already have experience playing soccer at a club and be physically prepared for approximately six hours of daily training. The camp is best suited to motivated teenagers who enjoy regular training, competitive matches, and developing their skills as part of a team.
Where will you stay during the soccer summer camp in France?
During the soccer summer camp in Mâcon, you'll stay in on-campus residences with meals included.
You'll share a room with 2 to 4 campers, with shared bathroom facilities. French and international students are accommodated together, with room assignments based on age and gender. If you're traveling with a friend or sibling, you can request to share a room.
What meals are provided at the soccer camp?
You'll enjoy four meals a day, prepared by the campus chefs and served in a self-service dining hall overlooking the Saône River. Meals are balanced and varied, with menus designed to meet the nutritional needs of young athletes participating in intensive sports training.
Sharing meals with French campers also gives you another opportunity to practice your French naturally and make new friends outside the soccer field.
Each soccer camp session lasts for 7 or 14 days. Arrival on Sunday and departure on Saturday.
Arrival dates for in Macon are:
- July 4, 2027 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 11, 2027 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 18, 2027 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 25, 2027 (1 or 2 weeks)
- August 1, 2027 (1 or 2 weeks)
- August 8, 2027 (1 or 2 weeks)
- August 15, 2027 (just 1 week)
Football/Soccer Summer Camp in France 2027
*Price in Euros
TRAIN TRANSFERS
For an additional fee, we can arrange accompanied transportation by train from Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Rennes, Metz, and Bordeaux to the camp and back.
This extra option includes:
A round-trip train ticket
Camp supervision throughout the journey
Transfers between the train stations and the camp
Students may also join the group directly at the designated train station and travel to the camp using our daily shuttle service.
Please note that this shuttle operates only once per day, at the same time as the group arriving from Paris, for both arrival and departure. (Please contact us for the exact schedule.)
AIRPORT TRANSFERS (On Request)
We can arrange airport transfers on request through a trusted taxi service specialized in transporting minors. This service is available for arrivals and departures, and pricing is customized based on the airport and schedule.
Please contact us to receive a personalized quote.
💰 What's Included in the Price?
- Administration fees
- Full board accommodation in shared rooms
- Sports activities are carefully supervised and led by certified chaperones
- Access to all sports equipment on the campus
- Social activities during the weekend and in the evenings
- Support, assistance, and 24H emergency response phone number during the whole program
🚫 What's Not Included?
- Round-trip international airfare
- Non-compulsory insurance (luggage lost, flight delay, etc.)
- Visa, passport, and medical exam fees
- Group transfer from a Paris train station to the Vichy campus by train, with French chaperones, and back
- Personal expenses and spending money
- Medical, Liability, and Emergency Repatriation insurance: please provide an insurance certificate
If you want to be part of our Soccer Camp in France, you must consider that:
- We only accept students from 13 to 17 years of age
- You must have studied French for about two years
- You must have strong motivation and willingness to create friendships with other participants
- You have to make your best effort to speak in French at all times
- You have to make sure that you have the physical and mental condition to be part of this program
This program lets you improve your French, practice a sport and make new friends. Our campers are expected to be mature and flexible.
THIS IS A NON SMOKING PROGRAM.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We offer programs with a residence accommodation.
The residence can be the boarding house of a school, or a youth residence.
The accommodation may be organized in multishared bedrooms (up to 6 beds per room). Note that the bedrooms may not be locked for security reasons in some residences.
Bathrooms may be common to several bedrooms. Bedrooms and bathrooms are single sex.
A room deposit can be requested by the residence’s representative; this room deposit is given back at the end of the program when no damage due to the participant is noticed.
For some programs like language school, we offer accommodation in residence. Please see the description of the residence on each school’s webpage.
Check your language level on our website. This will give you an idea of your level before you choose the most suitable program for you.
We are proud to offer a safe and inclusive space for campers from all over the world. Some of the most popular nationalities participating in our programs are from the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Ireland, Spain, and Mexico. The diversity of our campers makes it an ideal environment and an exciting opportunity to learn about different customs and traditions while making new friends.
During our sports camp in France your child will be surrounded by French teens. Improvement comes from constant immersion, using the language daily with native speakers. Studies show that four weeks of immersion can be as effective as a year of college language study due to the constant practice.
Cell phones are allowed at the camp and their use is subject to the following rules:
- They may only be used during free time and just before meals.
- They cannot be used during camp activities to ensure smooth operation.
- Phones are collected by the management team every night to avoid disturbing campers while they sleep.
- Wifi access on campus is not guaranteed.
- Parents can contact the camp director daily from 6 pm to 7 pm.
- In case of an emergency, parents can contact our 24/7 emergency phone number.
Please remember to disclose any allergies during registration. If you indicate on the booking form that your child has allergies, we will provide you with an allergy form. Please complete the allergy form as soon as possible so that we can assess the camp's ability to accommodate your child's condition.
For stays of two consecutive weeks, laundry will be done at the end of the first week. However, we advise you to bring clothes for 10 days.
The supervision ratio is one adult for every 6 children. The camp staff is present during the campers' daily activities, including waking up, meal times, bedtime, evening entertainment, sports training, and language classes. Campers are not allowed to leave the campus unsupervised.
It is common in France not to have A/C in school buildings. As the camps are held in boarding schools that are available during the summer, they do not have A/C.
Their day starts at 7:30 am and ends at 10:00 pm
Yes. Your child can be dropped off between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm on the first day. Pickup time on the last day is between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm.
If you are unable to collect your child yourself and allow another person to pick them up, we will send you a parental authorization form, which you will need to complete and sign.
If you authorize your child to return home alone, we will send you a parental authorization form, which you will need to complete and sign. For those traveling on their own, we provide a free shuttle service between the station and the accommodation center, at a fixed time on arrival and departure. The shuttle times will be shared 1 week in advance. We recommend booking a taxi in advance to make sure your child catches the train/plain.
After booking you will receive a welcome pack with all the information about the camp including a packing list with clear instructions what to bring for each sport.
.If your child's train timetable does not correspond to the free shuttle bus timetable you'll need to book a cab in advance. You must let us know the name of the cab company, phone number and pick-up time
Once classes are booked, they are non-refundable.
Your child may need a medical consultation. In that case one of the staff members will accompany your child to the doctor or hospital. The cost of the visit is their responsibility and should be immediately paid at the location of the appointment.
- Estimated price for a doctor who comes to see the patient: 45€
- Estimated price for a visit to a general practice doctor: 23€
- Estimated price for a visit to a specialized doctor: 45€
Please keep in mind the following information:
- To fully immerse your child in the French experience, we would like to encourage you to limit contact with them. However, your child may reach out to you if necessary.
- In case of an emergency, please contact our 24/7 emergency phone number
- A blog with daily updates and pictures of the camp will be available. You will receive the login and details a week before the camp.
All stays include full-board meals (breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner) served either self-service or at the table, well-balanced and adapted to sports activities.
- 7:45 am - 8:15 am: Wake-up call
- 8:15 am - 9:00 am : Breakfast
- 9 am - 12:30 pm: Sports program
- 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch
- 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Free time
- 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Sports program or French courses
- 5:30 pm - 7 pm: Showers + Free time
- 7 pm - 8 pm: Dinner
- 8 pm - 9 pm: Free time
- 9 pm - 10 pm: evening activities
We recommend that participants have 25 € pocket money per week. To avoid loss or theft, the pocket money must be given (it is compulsory) to the center's director. A coach opens the “bank” daily.
We are committed to doing everything in our power to motivate your child to stay and provide the necessary support. However, if your child decides to leave early and you agree to end the camp, please note that there will be no refund for the remaining days.
Arrival:
Direct Drop-off: Bring your child to the camp in Macon, Montauban, or Vichy on Sunday.
Train Arrival: Bring your child to Paris' Gare Bercy (for Vichy) or Gare de Lyon (for Macon) to join campers traveling by train between 12-2 p.m.
Departure:
Pick-up: Collect your child from camp on Saturday.
Train Return: Your child can return by accompanied group train travel to Gare Bercy or Gare de Lyon. You may pick them up at the station.
Other French stations available upon request. We do not offer Airport transfers.
Yes. As part of the application process, students must provide a copy of their vaccination record before joining the programme. Families should make sure that all required health information is updated and submitted to Nacel during the registration process.
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