It is fairly common. My daughter’s college team scrimmaged three teams on a Europe tour. Had to be clear they were scrimmages - no ref, no score kept - so as to fall within NCAA rules.

Capelli paid to send some kids over, they were selected at a tournament, not a camp. I believe the boys are there right now, high school age. Two kids from Pipeline, it is on their Instagram.

A few years ago, I remember Dutch Soccer School or something like that ran some camps and they selected a team from the players that attended and went to Holland for a tournament. The kids were younger like U12s, but it was all legit. Maybe some might say expensive but they all went to Holland, stayed at a hotel, trained there, played in a tournament, etc.

I think it is meant to be more of a cool experience rather than an chance for someone to be “discovered” on one of those things. We had a friend whose kid was “selected” for a Barca camp at Camp Nou the following summer, and they treated it like what it was- a chance for their son to go to see Spain and play a bit of soccer in a famous stadium. Kid had a great time and parents felt it was a good cultural experience. Wasn’t seen as a “scam” because they went into it knowing what it was.

Anonymous wrote:I know people who have sent their kids to UK and Spain for camps and tournaments. Still not good enough to play in college but I'm sure they had fun. Parents probably flew them over and toured while kid was in camp - like a free European babysitter.

Sorry NOT FREE haha

I know people who have sent their kids to UK and Spain for camps and tournaments. Still not good enough to play in college but I'm sure they had fun. Parents probably flew them over and toured while kid was in camp - like a free European babysitter.

Anonymous wrote:I have seen several camps advertise- train with our European players for camo (Dutch, italian, Spanish) and you might get selected to play in tournament in Europe. Has anyone's kid been selected and experienced the playing in the tournament part? It seems sort of scam-ish but would be a cool experience.

I have a friend who sent his son to a camp in Spain and they played a tournament while there.

Is that the same thing?

You don't need to be "selected" to do it.

Can’t complain about climate change and be upset a pointless soccer trip doesn’t happen anymore

"Selected" but passed.

I appreciate the entrepreneurship, but no thanks.

Some of the bigger clubs take teams to Europe over the summer to play games or tournaments, unfortunately Covid has put a stop to that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Expensive cool experience

Like plane tickets to Rome and hotel expense expensive or also outrageous cost to play too?

Or also outrageous cost to play too FTW of course.

Anonymous wrote:Expensive cool experience

Like plane tickets to Rome and hotel expense expensive or also outrageous cost to play too?

Anonymous wrote:Expensive cool experience

and scam-ish

Expensive cool experience

I have seen several camps advertise- train with our European players for camo (Dutch, italian, Spanish) and you might get selected to play in tournament in Europe. Has anyone's kid been selected and experienced the playing in the tournament part? It seems sort of scam-ish but would be a cool experience.