The camp · The benchmark
The Immersion
Ten days of their life. Yours.
10 to 12 days inside La Gaillette, the RC Lens academy, a few yards from the professional squad. Not a visit. You do what they do, at the time they do it.
10 to 12 daysOn-site accommodationMeals at the academy15 players per coachFull-time supervision
For who
Players selected at the Prep Camp, boys and girls.
For what
Live ten days of an academy player's life, and leave with a written report.
How
10 to 12 days at La Gaillette, the RC Lens academy, in France.
The Immersion
10 to 12 days at La Gaillette
RC Lens Soccer Camp USA
On site
What the player lives
An academy rhythmSleep, eat, train and recover on site. Sessions follow one another exactly as they do for an academy player: the load, the schedule, the repetition.
A professional environmentThe pitches, the locker rooms, the academy restaurant, a few yards from the professional squad. The standard is passed on by the place as much as by the words.
FilmedReal competitionTwo matches , filmed, then reviewed with the staff.
SupervisionFull-time supervision, physio screening on arrival, recovery every day.
Why it is unique
A camp like no other
Everywhere else you train by day and sleep at a hotel, with coaches hired for the camp. Here, everything happens inside the club.
Everywhere else
- You train by day, you sleep at a hotel.
- Coaches hired for the camp.
- A group photo and a certificate.
- A week that ends when the plane leaves.
Here
- You sleep inside the academy.
- Meals cooked by the academy chef.
- Coached by the club's own staff.
- A written report, and a year of follow-up.
The rhythm
A day at the academy
- 07:00Wake-up and breakfastUp early, like the pros. Breakfast in the academy dining hall.
- 08:30Morning briefingVideo analysis and the day's objectives with the staff.
- 09:30Technical sessionBall mastery, passing combinations, finishing, position-specific work.
- 12:00Lunch and recoveryA balanced meal, then rest. Nutrition and recovery protocols.
- 14:00Tactical sessionGame situations, positioning, team organization, set pieces.
- 16:30Physical trainingSpeed, agility, power, endurance, at a professional level.
- 18:00DinnerCooked on site, menus built with the club nutritionist.
- 19:30Video analysisThe day reviewed, corrected, and set up for tomorrow.
- 21:45Lights out
The RC Lens method
Eight things we work on
- Technical& tactical
- Gameintelligence
- Physicalperformance
- Mentalstrength
- Recovery& prevention
- Nutrition& hydration
- Rest& sleep
- Teamwork& discipline
Train.Develop.Compete.Recover.Perform.
What you leave with
A written answer, not an impression
- An evaluation on five areasTechnical, athletic, game intelligence, mental, cognitive. The same grid the club uses.
- A player profileWritten, individual, handed to the family. No generic grades, no vague feedback.
- A place to go nextElite, Premium or Pro: the follow-up continues from home, all year.
Next step
It starts September 27, in Fort Lauderdale
The Immersion is not an entry point. You get there through the tryouts, then the Prep Camp.