Lens, France · La Gaillette
Train inside a
Champions League club
The only camp where you sleep, eat and train inside the club.
10 to 12 days at La Gaillette, the RC Lens academy. You live there. The people who coach you are the ones who coach the pros. Boys and girls, from any club.
For who
Boys born 2008-2014, girls born 2010-2014.
Any club, any level.
For what
Find out exactly where you stand,
judged by a pro academy.
How
One tryout day, September 27 in Fort Lauderdale.
Then ten days in Lens.
Why it is unique
A camp like no other
Everywhere else you train by day and sleep at a hotel, with coaches hired for the camp. Here, everything happens inside the club.
Everywhere else
- You train by day, you sleep at a hotel.
- Coaches hired for the camp.
- A group photo and a certificate.
- A week that ends when the plane leaves.
Here
- You sleep inside the academy.
- Meals cooked by the academy chef.
- Coached by the club’s own staff.
- A written report, and a year of follow-up.
The Lens method
The method that built a Champions League squad
RC Lens finished second in Ligue 1, won the French Cup, and plays in the Champions League. Four out of ten players in that squad came through its academy. The method that produced them is the method your player trains in.
4
phases, always in this order
5
areas of work
12
months a year
All the programs
Seven programs, one pathway
Everything starts with one day in Florida. The Immersion is the heart of it. The rest is what comes before, and what continues after.
We do not dream about the highest level. We prepare for it.
Who it is for
Boys and girls
Two age brackets, one camp, the same coaches and the same evaluation criteria.
Boys
Born 2008 → 2014
From 12 to 18 years old at the time of the camp.
Girls
Born 2010 → 2014
Same camp, same coaches, same criteria.

Same pitch. Same standard.
How it works
Four steps, one path
You do not simply land in Lens. You get there after being seen, then prepared. It all starts with one day in Fort Lauderdale, on September 27.
The RC Lens method
Eight things we work on
- Technical& tactical
- Gameintelligence
- Physicalperformance
- Mentalstrength
- Recovery& prevention
- Nutrition& hydration
- Rest& sleep
- Teamwork& discipline
What you leave with
A written answer, not an impression
- An evaluation on five areasTechnical, athletic, game intelligence, mental, cognitive. The same grid the club uses.
- A player profileWritten, individual, handed to the family. No generic grades, no vague feedback.
- A place to go nextElite, Premium or Pro: the follow-up continues from home, all year.
The experience, first-hand
They lived it
Unscripted and unfiltered: what players say as they leave La Gaillette. The questions have been removed, only their answers remain.
Sessions fill in order
It starts September 27, in Fort Lauderdale
One day. You play, the RC Lens coaches watch, and you know where your child stands. Entry is $75. Boys born 2008-2014, girls born 2010-2013.

