Soccer


Train Hard. Play Better. Love the Game.
Academy Camps offers an alternative to the typical summer youth soccer experience of tournaments that focuses primarily on games and minimal skill development.
At Academy Camps, skill progression is at the forefront of what we do. Our campers improve and refine all facets of their soccer game in a positive, progressive and challenging environment. Every day.
Our high-performance coaches lead individual and group sessions, position-specific drills, competitive scenarios and game-play that cover every position on the field.
Core Skills
Our coaches are dedicated to creating a positive, encouraging environment where every player can grow.
Rick
Warren

Coach Rick Warren brings vast knowledge and expertise to the AC Team as our Director of Soccer. With an extensive collegiate and prep school coaching background, Rick also holds his National Soccer Coaches Association of America Premier Diploma and a USSF Coaching License. In addition to his coaching achievements, Rick is also a former member of the Jamaican Youth National Team.
At Suffield Academy, Rick’s resume speaks for itself. He has amassed nearly 150 career wins and numerous accolades, including being named Connecticut’s Large Preparatory High School Coach of the Year. Rick also serves as the President of the New England Prep School Soccer Association (NEPSAC).
Rick’s passion, enthusiasm, and love of the game are unmatched, making him the perfect person to lead The Academy Camps Soccer Program.
Rick and his wife Liz, Suffield Academy’s Cultural Diversity Director, are the proud parents of four boys.

Shay Field
Academy Camps Soccer takes place on the newly installed Shay Field and is supplemented by 6 natural grass fields. Athletes will also have access to the 30,000 square-foot Tisch Field House during inclement weather.
2026 DATES & FEES


Pay-In-Full
Receive 3% Discount if you enroll and pay-in-full by January 15.
Standard
$1,000 Deposit due upon enrollment. Remaining balance paid in 3 installments on January 15, March 15, and May 15.
Monthly Auto-Pay
Balance after deposit is broken up into even monthly payments until final balance due on May 15.