All Level Soccer Camps
Youth Soccer Camps
Located in Portland, OR
Soccer Camps at Clinton Park | Soccer Camps at Fernhill Park | Soccer Camps at Alberta Park
More than just a summer soccer skills clinic
BaxterSports Soccer Camp is a unique experience! Of course, campers get skill instruction specific to their age and experience level. They will learn positioning and teamwork. They will play small-sided games and scrimmages. But, it’s so much more than that!
What does a typical day of camp look like?
Campers start the day with free play, giving them time to just play, be creative and try new things without instruction. Then they break into small groups by age/skill level to work on soccer skills like dribbling, first touch, passing, and shooting. The next progression is small-sided games to put the new skills into practice in a lower-stress environment. After lunch, there’s more free-play and camper favorites like Coach Trivia, Talent Show, Coaches vs. Campers, and more. We finish out the day with larger group games and mini tournaments where campers have the opportunity to execute their skills in a real game situation.
Our Coaches
Our coaches are local high school, club, and collegiate soccer players who love the game. Many of them have attended BaxterSports as campers in the past, so they understand the culture and are looking to give back to the next generation. Coaches go through extensive training to be able to teach our campers to be well-rounded, positive athletes and supportive teammates. This camp introduces new skills at all levels and allows campers to progress from one week to the next. We look forward to seeing kids year after year as they grow stronger and more advanced, but never lose the idea that playing soccer is something we always do for fun!
We Play The R.I.G.H.T. Way
In addition to the technical and tactical skills of soccer, we focus on the mental side of the game as well. Beyond the skills and strategies are the life lessons that can be learned through participation in sports. Each day, campers will be introduced to a new piece of the R.I.G.H.T. Way philosophy:
Responsible, Inclusive, Growth Mindset, Heart, Teamwork
Soccer is the world’s game. It brings us all together, and these qualities help build better people on and off the field.
Is this camp near me?
From June through August, we run weekly camps at parks at a Portland park near you. This year, we will see you at Clinton Park | Fernhill Park | Alberta Park with more to come in the future.
What do campers get out of a week of soccer camp?
Each camper comes home with a t-shirt, a soccer ball, new skills, new friends, and awesome memories that will leave them wanting to come back for more!
Grow your skills and have a total blast
We Focus On The Fundamentals
When your daughter or son arrives at BaxterSports Camps, the first thing they will notice is that our coaches love to what they do and they love working with our campers. We are excited to meet new players and to see how return players have advanced. We work in small groups to improve fundamental soccer skills through drill and repetition, fun contests, and group challenges. Our young athletes have the opportunity to learn basic dribbling, passing, and shooting skills, and then progress appropriately to advanced techniques for penalty kicks, or slide-tackles, or goal-keeping. We introduce our players to skills specific to the various positions on the field and the offensive and defensive responsibilities of each one.
Teams and Tournaments
BaxterSports soccer camp gives kids the chance to develop as individual players as well as members of a team. Each day, we have time for full soccer games between well-matched teams and each week, our players compete in Camp mini-tournaments. Everyone gets to play and participate in the team effort. Each young athlete can try different positions and discover different strengths in a live-game setting. Players importantly learn that having fun and being a good sport is not about being the star or the highest-scoring player, but about working together to accomplish the team goal.
The Whole Athlete
Our Core Values at BaxterSports are our love of playing sports, our commitment to our team and our Portland community, and our belief that having fun and living a healthy life makes us successful athletes. We build these values into every Camp program, but find these to be especially important lessons to teach in our Youth Soccer Camp. We treat Sport Psychology, positive growth mindset, communication and respect with as much importance as we do passing, dribbling, and scoring.
Our Soccer Camp provides a proven-successful balance of structure and freedom. Even serious training and technical maneuvers are taught as part of a fun, healthy day outside. We foster a strong sense of community between teammates, between players and coaches, and between kids, parents, and other members of our Portland community. We encourage our players to take our lessons home about healthy eating, respectful communication, and positivity. At the end of the day, BaxterSports Summer Soccer Camp is successful because our players become better sports, more positive players, and happier kids overall.
Probably the most fun your child will ever have at a sports camp. Sign them up and let your little ones be the judge!