February 20, 2025

2025 Top-Rated Nike Soccer Camp Directors

Nike Soccer Camps is thrilled to announce the 2025 Top-10 Rated Director Awards winners! The winners of the Top-Rated Director Awards have helped set a standard of how we want our camps to be run across the nation. Their camp's quality is backed up by registration numbers, parent reviews, and the ease of collaboration between our offices and the camp staff. Each of the camp and director is honored by this award, having taken great initiative and set high expectations for all camps moving into 2026.

This year’s recipient of the 2025 Top-Rated Director Awards for Nike Soccer Camps is Ben Maxwell, director of Player One Performance. Ben, and Player One Performance have worked methodically in partnership with US Sports Camps since 2017 to develop a comprehensive, and productive soccer camp experience. Bringing his coaching philosophy across the San Francisco Bay Area, Ben has staked his claim as one of the premier coaches in Northern California. In 2025 P1P camps accrued over 1200 campers across 15 sessions.

We spoke with Leonard Griffin and asked him what he thinks is the key to running a successful camp. Here’s the insight he shared.

“At the heart of our camp is the belief that high character leads to high performance. As a player, I saw firsthand how the most successful teams — both in college and professionally — were built on strong values, discipline, and teamwork. As a college coach, I’ve carried that lesson into every team I’ve led. That’s why, when we brought the Cal Men’s Soccer experience to San Francisco Soccer Camp, we knew character development had to be embedded into our program.

But it’s not just about building strong individuals; it’s also about ensuring that the game remains fun. Just like with our college players, we make it a priority that every camper understands the joy of soccer. Too often, we see young athletes losing sight of why they fell in love with the game in the first place. At San Francisco Soccer Camp, we create a space where players can work hard, grow technically, and most importantly — have fun. It’s that balance of passion, skill, character, and joy that makes our camp so unique."

— Leonard Griffin, Head Coach, CAL Men's Soccer

Nine other directors excelled in parent participation, reviews, and camp quality. Each showcased the importance that sports camps can hold in a community. These camps provided safe, educational, and fun experiences for kids — proving themselves valuable members of the US Sports Camps family.

• Matthew Bambrick - SoCal Youth Sports Solutions
• Kyle Jones - Illinois Skills School
• Yossi Raz - Futbol Movement
• Rich Schreiner - Seattle University Women's Associate Head Coach
• Leonard Griffin - San Francisco Soccer Camps
• Nick Carlin-Voigt - University of Portland Men's Head Coach
• Michael O'Neil - Northern Illinois University Women's Soccer Head Coach
• Nicholas Woodruff - Next Step Training
• Harry Forester - Prospect Soccer Academy
• Zohair Ghenania - French Football Federation

Sign up today for a Nike Soccer Camp near you: https://www.ussportscamps.com/soccer