Sports Training Soccer summer camp in France
Practice scoring goals safely in France with French students in this Soccer summer camp in France 2025!
If you've studied French and want to improve it while playing Football, enroll in this Soccer camp in France for one or two weeks! This is a full French immersion that's fun and supervised! Book a summer at our Football Academy in France!
Summer camps in France for teens! you can travel with your sibling or best friend! We can place you in the same dorm.
Sports Training Soccer summer camp in France : Description
Soccer summer camps in France for teens: Play football with French teens of your age
Nacel organizes summer soccer camps in France. Book the program and travel to France next summer!
- Football summer camp for one to two weeks in July and August.
- French soccer camps designed for juniors (13 to 17 years old)
- Accommodation in dorms inside the campus during this French soccer camp.
ABOUT OUR FRENCH SPORTS SUMMER
Our summer sports camps are organized in Mâcon in France. This campus is located in a lush green park, 10 minutes from the city center. It offers excellent facilities: dormitories, sports fields, indoor and outdoor courts, water sports facilities nearby (the ones on the campus are used for the Swimming camp), tennis fields, a gymnasium, leisure and activity room, a self-service restaurant, etc. The students will be able to practice sports and educational activities in complete safety at the campus in Mâcon. The Soccer camp is also offer on our Montauban campus, in the South West of France, in a French boarding school (4 bedded rooms).
All our sports camps are developed and organized by our sports affiliate: SPORTS ELITE JEUNES. The sports and activities offered in Mâcon take place in world-class facilities used for training French national teams. Our coaches have years of experience running training and practice sessions, they are experienced and highly skilled. They have a Sports Coach Diploma in their specific field or work in school as sports coaches.
LANGUAGE DURING THE SOCCER SUMMER CAMP IN FRANCE
The majority of participants (90%) are French. Coaches and assistants are all French, and foreign students make the most of these sports camps to improve their French skills because they are immersed in a French-speaking environment, 24 hours a day. French is the language used during all activities - sports, leisure time, social activities, meals etc.
INTENSIVE SOCCER SUMMER CAMP
Participants can select a sport to practice intensively during the French summer camp.
From Monday to Friday, there are 6 hours of football training to improve the individual technical game, the game with other team members:
- Games with 2 or 3 players, games with 7, then 11 players
- practice on different positions: attacker, goal …
- Daily games
- Conferences, shows, meeting
- Team tournaments, individual competitions
Interested in French classes on top of your sports training camp in France? Have a look at the Sports and French summer camp.
Sports Training Soccer summer camp in France : Activities
If you participate in this Football/Soccer summer camp in France, you will be able to:
- Play soccer ( 6 hours per day)
- Participate in evening activities
- Participate in weekend activities
- For 2 weeks: you will be able to go to a theme park with your new friends in Mâcon.
Your French camp leaders will organize nice activities during this Soccer summer camp in France like: games, contests, parties, competitions, etc.
Sports Training Soccer summer camp in France : Accommodation
Accommodation on the Mâcon or Montauban campus on a full board basis.
Students live in student residences (from 2 to 4 beds per room) with shared facilities. French and international campers share the same room based on age and gender. It is possible to specify a person with whom to share the room. Full board accommodation is provided. The 4 meals of the day are balanced menus cooked by the chefs at the center.
Sports Training Soccer summer camp in France : Procedures
DROP OFF AT THE CAMP: Sunday between 3 PM and 4:30 PM
PICK UP AT THE CAMP: Saturday between 10 AM and 11 AM
HOW TO GET TO THE CAMP?
We offer 3 possibilities:
- You bring your child to the camp in Macon/Montauban/Vichy and pick him/her up at the end of the stay;
- or you bring your child to the train station Gare Bercy (Vichy) or Gare de Lyon in Paris (Macon) where he/she joins other campers traveling by train to Vichy/Macon (Accompanied by SEJ staff. Additional fee applies). The trains leave between 12 and 2pm. (this option is not available for Montauban)
- or your child flies to Paris arriving in the early morning at a Paris airport BEFORE 9 AM on the camp's start date; our staff will pick him/her up at the airport and transfer him/her to Bercy (Vichy) or Gare de Lyon (Macon) in Paris where he/she joins other campers traveling by train to Vichy/Macon (Accompanied by staff. Additional fee applies) (this option is not available for Montauban)
HOW TO LEAVE FROM THE CAMP?
We offer 3 possibilities:
- You bring your child to the camp in Macon/Montauban/Vichy and pick him/her up at the end of the stay;
- or your child travels back to the train station Gare Bercy (Vichy) or Gare de Lyon in Paris (Macon) with the group and staff and you pick him/her up there (Accompanied by SEJ staff. Additional fee applies). The trains arrive in Paris late afternoon on the camp's end date. (this option is not available for Montauban)
- or your child travels back to the train station Gare Bercy (Vichy) or Gare de Lyon in Paris (Macon) with group and staff; our staff will pick him/her up at the train station and transfer him/her to a Paris airport (Accompanied by staff. Additional fee applies). His/her flight should NOT TAKE OFF EARLIER THAN 9 pm on the camp's end date. (this option is not available for Montauban)
Sports Training Soccer summer camp in France : Prices
Football/Soccer summer camps in France: choose your dates for 2025!
*Price in Euros
French Soccer Summer Camps in France 2025
Each Football camp session lasts for 7 or 14 days. Arrival on Sunday and departure on Saturday.
Arrival dates for July/August 2025 in Macon are:
- June 29th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 6th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 13th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 20th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 27th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
- August 3rd 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
- August 10th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
- August 17th 2025 (1 week)
Arrival dates for July in Montauban are:
- July 6th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 13th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 20th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 27th 2025 (1 week)
Are you interested in taking French lessons AND practicing Football for 3 hours in the morning? Opt for a sports camp in France WITH French lessons: French and Sports summer camp in France. This camp combining French and Soccer is offered from July 6th to July 19th 2025.
All our sports camps in France are developed and organized by our sports affiliate: SPORTS ELITE JEUNES.
Price includes
- Administration fees
- Full board accommodation in shared rooms
- Sport activities carefully supervised and led by certified staff
- Access to all sports equipment of the campus
- Social activities during the weekend and on evenings
- Support, assistance and 24H emergency response phone number during the whole program
Price does not include
- Round-trip international airfare
- Non compulsory insurances (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
- Premium transfer package
- Personal expenses and spending money
- Medical, Liability and Emergency Repatriation insurance: please provide an insurance certificate
Sports Training Soccer summer camp in France : Testimonials
"I enjoyed the experience very much and it was great that everybody at the camp was so friendly & helpful to us. It was a very enjoyable way to learn French. Thank you."
This soccer camp in France is amazing!
Kids are having fun. They say they want to come back next year.
Nacel, since we contacted them about these summer camps in France.. they have been very kind to us. They organized a supervised transfer for Sebastian and made sure he felt comfortable at this soccer camp. Sebastian had a great time playing football, his passion. With his father we are happy with Nacel's services.
Sports Training Soccer summer camp in France : Eligibility
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 friendship with other participants
- You have to do 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
Thanks to this program, you will be able to improve your French, practice a sport and meet new friends. Our campers are expected to be mature and flexible.
THIS IS A NON SMOKING PROGRAM.
Sports Training Soccer summer camp in France : FAQ
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.
The most suitable program for you depends of your goal, your personality, and many other criteria. You must first think about your own motivations to travel abroad: do you want to improve your language skills, discover the local way of life or you prefer to visit the country or have fun with other students? These are the first questions you should ask yourself. You can also check with us which program is best for your needs. To help you with that selection, here is a brief description of our programs:
High School Programs:
You definitively want to experience life abroad and be totally immersed in the country and culture of the language you study; you’re not afraid to stay away from home during several months; you are not afraid of challenges and you really want to be an international student? Get ready for your High School program. Description: Long-term all-year-round programs (3 to 12 months), during which students attend academic classes in a local school of the host country. Best choice for: Really mature participants, with a good level in the language studied, ready to cope with distance or homesickness (students stay away from home for several months), who show a real willingness to discover another country’s life and to adapt. Age: 13 to 19 years old (depends on destination).
Home Lessons:
You would like to improve your language skills quickly and you don’t have so much time available? This program is for you. Description: Short-term all-year-round programs (from 1 week), during which students live at their teacher’s home and receive private language courses on a daily basis. Best choice for: Mature and independent students, able to arrange activities themselves after classes, and who need a personalized and individual teaching. Age: from 16 years old
Homestay Programs:
You would like to improve your language skills, discover the local way of life and communicate with local people but you don’t want to attend classes? You’re not afraid of being totally immersed in your host family and to not meet with people speaking your mother tongue? Then choose a homestay program. Description: Short-term summer programs (1 to 10 weeks) during which students live in a host family in the country of their choice. Generally speaking, there are no group’s and planned activities in this program, and students should adapt to the daily life of their host family; consult our homestay program’s page to get more information. Best choice for: Independent and mature students, with at least 1 or 2 years of language studies and ability to communicate in the language, who are interested in improving their language skills by sharing the daily life of a local family. Age: 13 to 18 years old (depends on destination)
Language Courses:
You would like to attend language classes and participate in activities on afternoons? This program is the most suitable for you: you will get an insight of the life of a local family, study intensively the language and enjoy activities with your classmates. Description: Short-term summer programs (2 to 4 weeks) during which students live in a host family, receive language courses in small groups on mornings, and have activities during the afternoon. Best choice for: Students who want to experience the life abroad with a family immersion but need a structured framework to improve their language level, or want to do supervised activities. Age: 13 to 18 years old
Language Schools:
Flexibility is the main advantage of the language school program: you can adapt your course to your available time, your language level, your learning abilities and you can choose options and activities on location! Description: Short to long-term all-year-round programs (from 1 week), during which students attend language classes in small groups (maximum 15 students/class) in a language school. They can choose various options and course’s intensities. Best choice for: Really independent students, who don’t need supervision and are able to manage things by themselves while abroad. Age: from 16 years old (depends on destination)
Study and Volunteer:
You would like to combine your own interests with the ones of the local community? Improve your language level, practise the language and give your time in return to a project of general interest. Description: Long-term all-year-round programs (5 weeks at least), during which students, after having attended a language course in a local language school, help a local organization with their voluntary work. Best choice for: Very independent, mature and adventurous students, who want to give a bit of their time to help others. Age: from 18 years old
Summer Camp:
Study in class, make life-long friends with teenagers and have fun with them practising sports on afternoon! This is your summer camp abroad! Description: Short-term summer programs (2 weeks), during which students attend language courses on mornings and practise sports on afternoons. Best choice for: Students who need to be supervised, who want to experience life abroad and improve their language skills but also want to spend their time with other teenagers sharing the same interest in sports. Age: 12 to 17 years old (depends on destination)
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.
Booking deposits are not refundable for voluntary cancelations.
Cancellation fees differ depending on the program, with a minimum of 350 USD.
Refunds depend on the camp you choose. Please request the program handbook for the latest refund policy.
No refund will be given to a participant who shortens their stay at a summer camp abroad.