CAMP DESCRIPTION: Camps are designed for all ages and ability levels, from beginner to advanced players- we use age appropriate practices to help players develop at their own pace, learn brand new skills and become an all-round better player...while having an amazing time with our international coaching staff! Includes an educational approach that uses soccer to teach the core values of responsibility, integrity. respect, sportsmanship and leadership.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The registration information for the 2025 Challenger Soccer Camp is now available.

July 28 through August 1st Challenger Soccer Camp registration deadline is on July 15.

CAMP DAYS: The camp dates for the 2025 Challenger Soccer Camp are now available below:

July 28 through August 1 Soccer Camp
9:00am to 12:00pm Ages 7-16
9:00am to 12:00pm Goalie Camp Ages 11-16
10:30am to 12:00pm Ages 5-6
5:30pm to 8:30pm Ages 7-16
5:30pm to 8:30pm Goalie Camp Ages 7-10
6:00pm to 7:00pm Ages 5-6

LOCATION: Wright Park | 4441 S. Folsom St.

FEES: Fees to be posted are posted below:

Soccer Camp Ages 5-6 Lincoln YMCA Members: $109 | Community Members $119
Soccer Camp Ages 7-16 Lincoln YMCA Members: $153 | Community Members $163
Goalie Camp Lincoln YMCA Members: $173 | Community Members $183

T-SHIRT: T-shirt and soccer ball is included in the registration fee.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Registered campers will receive an email with specific camp information one week before the first day of camp. If you are interested in hosting one of the Challenger Coaches, please contact Claire Cantwell at 402-434-9216. 

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TRAINING DESCRIPTION: Preseason Soccer Training offers boys and girls in Pre-Kindergarten* through 4th grade a great start to the soccer season. *Pre-K must be age 4 by July 31, 2024. During the two one-hour sessions, participants will receive fundamentals instruction in a low-pressure environment. An informational letter detailing training times and location will be sent to participants approximately ten days before training begins.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Registration for the Fall Preseason Soccer Training information is now available.

Early Registration Deadline: July 1 (The fee will be an additional $10 after the early registration deadline)

Middle Registration Deadline: July 15 (The fee will be an additional $35 after the middle registration deadline)

Late Registration Period: After July 16 (Teams are made after the middle registration deadline so no guarantees on team placement.)

TRAINING DAYS: The training will be held on Saturday mornings on August 2 and 9.

FEES: Y Members $28 | Community Members $38

LOCATION: YMCA Wright Park | 4441 S. Folsom St.

SHIRT: T-shirt is included in the registration fee.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: There will be some balls provided. However, participants are encouraged to bring their own age-appropriate ball. Participants are encouraged to wear shin guards. Jewelry is not allowed to be worn during YMCA Youth Sports activities. This includes earrings (earrings cannot be taped).

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This program is designed to introduce your child to the sport of soccer. Each week players will spend 30 minutes on skill work and drills. The remaining 30 minutes will be spent on playing games of 4v4 micro soccer. Players will learn fundamental skills, rules of the game and how to be a member of a team. This program will feature age-appropriate activities, rules and equipment to maximize skill development. Children must be at least 4 years old by July 31, 2025.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The registration information for the Pre-Kindergarten Summer Kicks Soccer is now available. The registration deadline is on May 27. There is a max of 50 participants.

CLINIC DAYS: The Summer Kicks Soccer will be held on Thursday's on June 12, 26, and July 10, 17 and 24.

Pre Kindergarten Clinic: Children must be at least 4 years old by July 31, 2025.  5:30pm to 6:30pm

Kindergarten Clinic: Children must be enrolled for Kindergarten starting the Fall of 2025. 6:40pm to 7:40pm

LOCATION: LPS Southeast Athletic Complex at Standing Bear High School | 11100 S. 70th St., Lincoln NE 68516

FEES: Y Members $50 | Community Members $60

T-SHIRT: T-shirt is included in the registration fee.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: Shin guards are highly recommended (socks must be worn over shin guards). Eye glass strap is also required. No screw-in, baseball, or football cleats allowed. Tennis shoes are fine. Jewelry is not allowed to be worn during YMCA Youth Sports activities. This includes earrings (earrings cannot be taped).

ACADEMY DESCRIPTION: Soccer Academy teaches fundamentals through instruction and activities in five sessions that meet once a week for 50 minutes.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:  The Summer registration information is now available. The registration deadline is on May 27. There is a max number of 25 registrations per hour.

ACADEMY DAYS: The Summer Soccer Academy will be on Thursday's on June 12, 26 and July 10, 17, and 24.

Kindergarten through 2nd Grade: 6:00pm to 6:50pm
3rd Grade through 6th Grade: 7:00pm to 7:50pm

LOCATION: LPS Southeast Athletic Complex at Standing Bear High School | 11100 S. 70th St., Lincoln NE 68516

FEES: Y Members $62 | Community Members $72

T-SHIRT: T-shirt is included in the registration fee.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: Shin guards are highly recommended (socks must be worn over shin guards). Eye glass strap is also required. No screw-in, baseball, or football cleats allowed. Tennis shoes are fine. Jewelry is not allowed to be worn during YMCA Youth Sports activities. This includes earrings (earrings cannot be taped).

ACADEMY DESCRIPTION: Soccer Academy teaches fundamentals through instruction and activities in five sessions that meet once a week for 50 minutes.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:  The Fall registration information will be available after July 1 There is a max number of 25 registrations per hour.

ACADEMY DAYS: The information for the Fall Soccer Academy sessions will be listed below after July 1.

LOCATION: YMCA Wright Park | 4441 S. Folsom St, Lincoln NE 68523

FEES: Y Members $62 | Community Members $72

T-SHIRT: T-shirt is included in the registration fee.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: Shin guards are highly recommended (socks must be worn over shin guards). Eye glass strap is also required. No screw-in, baseball, or football cleats allowed. Tennis shoes are fine. Jewelry is not allowed to be worn during YMCA Youth Sports activities. This includes earrings (earrings cannot be taped).

ACADEMY DESCRIPTION: Soccer Academy teaches fundamentals through instruction and activities in five sessions that meet once a week for 50 minutes.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Registration for Winter Soccer Academy will be available around September 1. Soccer Academy sessions have a max of 22 participants per hour. The Goalkeeper Clinic has a max of 10 participants per hour.

ACADEMY DAYS: The Winter Soccer Academy and Goalkeeper Clinic dates will be available around September 1.

6:00pm to 6:50pm Kindergarten through 2nd Grade
7:00pm to 7:50pm 3rd through 6th Grade
8:00pm to 8:50pm Goalkeeper Clinic 3rd through 8th Grade

LOCATION: Park Centers | 2608 Park Blvd, Lincoln NE 68502

FEES: Y Members $77 | Community Members $87

T-SHIRT: T-shirt is included in the registration fee.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: Shin guards are highly recommended (socks must be worn over shin guards). Eye glass strap is also required. No screw-in, baseball, or football cleats allowed. Tennis shoes are fine. Jewelry is not allowed to be worn during YMCA Youth Sports activities. This includes earrings (earrings cannot be taped).

CLINIC DESCRIPTION: Soccer Clinic teaches fundamentals through instruction and activities in five sessions that meet once a week for 45 minutes. Children must be at least 4 years old by July 31, 2025.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The registration information for the Pre-Kindergarten Winter Soccer Clinic will be available around September 1.There is a max of 22 participants per hour.

CLINIC DAYS: The Pre-Kindergarten Winter Soccer Clinic information will be available around September 1.

Children must be at least 4 years old by July 31, 2025.

LOCATION: Park Centers | 2608 Park Blvd, Lincoln NE 68502

FEES: Y Members $70 | Community Members $80

T-SHIRT: T-shirt is included in the registration fee.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: Shin guards are highly recommended (socks must be worn over shin guards). Eye glass strap is also required. No screw-in, baseball, or football cleats allowed. Tennis shoes are fine. Jewelry is not allowed to be worn during YMCA Youth Sports activities. This includes earrings (earrings cannot be taped).

TRAINING DESCRIPTION: Five-week skills training is designed for the Spirit Soccer or more experienced soccer player. The training to help players continue to develop their mastery of the soccer ball.  Focus is on maximum touches, footwork, agility and confidence on the ball. Sessions will be led by Spirit Soccer Academy staff.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Registration for Winter Soccer Foot Skills will be available around September 1.  There is a max of 10 participants per session.

TRAINING DAYS: The Winter Soccer Foot Skills Training dates will be available around September 1.

6:00pm to 6:45pm Birth Year 2016
6:50pm to 7:35pm Birth Year 2015
7:40pm to 8:25pm Birth Year 2013 and 2014

LOCATION: Park Centers | 2608 Park Blvd, Lincoln NE 68502

FEES: Y Members $85 | Community Members $95

T-SHIRT: T-shirt is included in the registration fee.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: Shin guards are highly recommended (socks must be worn over shin guards). Eye glass strap is also required. No screw-in, baseball, or football cleats allowed. Tennis shoes are fine. Jewelry is not allowed to be worn during YMCA Youth Sports activities. This includes earrings (earrings cannot be taped).

TRAINING DESCRIPTION: Preseason Soccer Training offers boys and girls in Pre-Kindergarten* through 4th grade a great start to the soccer season. *Pre-K must be age 5 by July 31, 2026.  During the two one-hour sessions, participants will receive fundamentals instruction in a low-pressure environment. An informational letter detailing training times and location will be sent to participants approximately ten days before training begins.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Registration for the Spring Preseason Soccer Training registration information will be available after January 1.

TRAINING DAYS: Saturday mornings in March. The one hour training sessions will be held from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Participants will receive an informational email detailing training time and location approximately ten days before the start date.

FEES: Lincoln YMCA Members $27 | Community Members $37

LOCATION: Park Centers | 2608 Park Blvd, Lincoln NE 68502

SHIRT: T-shirt is included in the registration fee.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: There will be some balls provided. However, participants are encouraged to bring their own age-appropriate ball. Participants are encouraged to wear shin guards. Jewelry is not allowed to be worn during YMCA Youth Sports activities. This includes earrings (earrings cannot be taped).

ACADEMY DESCRIPTION: Soccer Academy teaches fundamentals through instruction and activities in five sessions that meet once a week for 50 minutes.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The Spring registration information will be available around February 15.  Each session is limited to 25 participants.

ACADEMY DAYS: The Spring Soccer Academy will be offered on Thursday in April and May.

Kindergarten through 2nd Grade: 6:00pm to 6:50pm
3rd Grade through 6th Grade: 7:00pm to 7:50pm

LOCATION: YMCA Wright Park | 4441 S. Folsom St, Lincoln NE 68523

FEES: Y Members $62 | Community Members $72

T-SHIRT: T-shirt is included in the registration fee.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: Shin guards are highly recommended (socks must be worn over shin guards). Eye glass strap is also required. No screw-in, baseball, or football cleats allowed. Tennis shoes are fine. Jewelry is not allowed to be worn during YMCA Youth Sports activities. This includes earrings (earrings cannot be taped).

CAMP DESCRIPTION: The ‘Creative Skills’ Core+ summer camps experience offers a wide variety of fun & games, with soccer at it's core, through it's innovative & exciting camp concept.

On the camp, your children will have a wide variety of fun & unique soccer games to play, learning the advanced street skills from international expert coaches, make great friends from the local area and take home lasting memories of their time on camp with Creative Skills.

Designed with clubs & players in mind

Creative Skills offers a unique camp concept to clubs & organizations, to help complement & support them in their player development needs and help unlock creativity in their players.

Our camps can help take your players to the next level, teaching them to play without fear and teaching them the advanced street skills that lie in the heart of all great soccer players. This accelerates a player's learning and assists them to produce better performance on the field.

Unlike most skill camps being purely technical, this camp also focuses on the psychological & philosophical combined aspects to create an atmosphere which fosters creative player development. This is why we use a combination of 3v3 inflatable fields, music and coaches that can inspire and motivate young players. You will not find another camp like this!

Helping players realize their potential

Our curriculum is very carefully designed and structured to show the importance of creating a learning environment, enabling players to realize their potential in all formats of the game.

On camp, players will receive high-quality coaching, from expert international coaches, who have been developing creative players for years all over the world.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The registration information for the 2026 Challenger Soccer Camp  information will be posted below around February 15.

CAMP DAYS: The camp dates for the 2026 Challenger Creative Skills Soccer Camp information will be posted below around February 15.

LOCATION: Wright Park | 4441 S. Folsom St.

FEES: Lincoln YMCA Members: $205 | Community Members $215

T-SHIRT: T-shirt and soccer ball is included in the registration fee.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Registered campers will receive an email with specific camp information one week before the first day of camp. If you are interested in hosting one of the Challenger Coaches, please contact Claire Cantwell at 402-434-9216. 

TRAINING DESCRIPTION: Five-week skills training is designed for the Spirit Soccer or more experienced soccer player. The training to help players continue to develop their mastery of the soccer ball.  Focus is on maximum touches, footwork, agility and confidence on the ball. Sessions will be led by Spirit Soccer Academy staff.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:  The Summer registration information information will be posted below around April 1. There is a max number of 12 registrations per hour.

TRAINING DAYS: The Summer Soccer Foot Skills Training information will be posted below around April 1.

6:00pm to 6:45pm Birth Year 2017
6:50pm to 7:35pm Birth Year 2016
7:40pm to 8:25pm Birth Year 2015 and 2014

LOCATION: YMCA Wright Park | 4441 S. Folsom St, Lincoln NE 68523

FEES: Y Members $62 | Community Members $72

T-SHIRT: T-shirt is included in the registration fee.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: Shin guards are highly recommended (socks must be worn over shin guards). Eye glass strap is also required. No screw-in, baseball, or football cleats allowed. Tennis shoes are fine. Jewelry is not allowed to be worn during YMCA Youth Sports activities. This includes earrings (earrings cannot be taped).