2026 Youth Residential Camp

Wake Forest University's 2026 Youth Residential Camp is a three-day women's soccer clinic running July 10–12 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Despite the name, the camp is day-based rather than overnight. The cost is $550 for all participants, including field players and goalkeepers. This is a development-focused clinic hosted by a Division I elite program, not a recruitment-focused ID camp.

This camp is designed for younger players exploring competitive club-level soccer and early exposure to a top Division I program. Wake Forest is one of the nation's strongest women's soccer programs, so the training environment and coaching quality will reflect that standard. Without specified age or grade-year bounds in the camp details, families should assume this targets middle-school and early high school players—likely rising 9th and 10th graders—rather than recruits actively being evaluated for scholarships. If your daughter is in that age range and interested in seeing what elite-level coaching and training look like, this camp offers that exposure at a price point typical for residential programs.

Recruiting families should know upfront that the head coach does not attend this camp, which means the coaching staff is not actively scouting for roster spots or scholarships. This is a skills development and training experience rather than a showcase event. The three-day format allows for more instruction and team-building than a single-day clinic, and the elite program tier means the coaching and field standards will be demanding. Wake Forest's academic selectivity is also worth noting—if your daughter has serious college soccer ambitions at this school level, academics are equally evaluated alongside athletic ability.

This camp makes sense for families with younger players who want exposure to elite-level coaching and are not yet ready for, or focused on, active recruitment. It's a training investment rather than a recruiting investment. If you're looking for direct head-coach evaluation or a recruiting platform where your daughter will be watched for a roster spot, this is not that event. Families interested in attending should check Wake Forest's athletic website for registration details and deadline information.