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San Francisco Dragons Soccer Camp is a premier youth soccer camp for all kids K-8th grade that offers two specialized programs to support the development of players. It was created to foster the technical skills of our school teams and to extend it to our community. We believe that having fun and instilling values are just as important as developing campers ability on the field. We teach our campers to love the game as much as we do while educating them on the important principles for any successful young athlete. Additionally, we will host individual instructions, goalie clinics, foot tennis, arts, and soccer-themed enrichment activities.
We use a Mindful approach during our practices as studies show how they can benefit sports performance. Through mindfulness tools, we will help our campers to develop awareness, focus, be present, and put their attention where it needs to be. By learning to be mindful, our campers will have a higher chance to integrate our core values on and off the field. It will not only help with self-growth, but it will boost their confidence and make them great players.
Integrity - Confidence - Respect - Perseverance - Compassion - Sportsmanship - Humility - Inclusion - Teamwork - Responsibility - Leadership
These are some of the performance and moral character traits that are critical to any child’s development. Our coaches, with years of promoting positive behavior throughout their international and professional soccer experience, can bring out the best in your kids by creating a supportive and empowering environment that allows everyone to grow.
Our Programs:
As San Francisco's premier youth soccer camp, we offer tow programs to support the development of players in grades K-6.
Our Youth Program focuses on children anywhere from kidergarten to 6th grade who are new to the game and want to pick up the fundamentals while also learning the joy of soccer. We teach through a variety of fun and inventive drills that will keep players engaged and learning no matter their skill level.
know any advanced player in 4th, 5th, or 6th grade? Our Junior program is for the older, more competitive players looking to take their skills to the next level. We work with kids trying to improve their game by tayloring specific drills to improve techniques while emphasizing the impotant values that make them great teammates and competitors.
For any player in the San Francisco area looking to take the next step in their soccer game and grow as an athlete look no further the SF Dragosn Soccer Camp.
Beacuse at SF Dragons Soccer Camp soccer is more that just a game, it is a sport that help kids to build valuable life skills, such as hard work, decision-making, problem solving, and to be a good team player.
Willian Lelis
With over 20 years of both playing soccer professionally and coaching youth teams, Willian brings a wealth of knowledge and an unrivaled passion to the game that can be felt both on and off the field.
As a native Brazilian, his professional career brought him from the Brazilian Football Confederation to Figueirence FC to Botafogo FC and then onto many other teams until he eventually landed in Europe playing for FC Thun and FC Baden.
Since his playing career ended, he has dedicated his life to influencing the development of the next generation of soccer players. For 10 years he has taught at a variety of camps and has held positions as both head and assistant coach for numerous youth teams across the Bay Area including the well-known San Francisco University High School.
He is known in the soccer community as a dedicated, positive, and patient coach that has won the hearts of children and parents alike.
Currently, he is the head coach for the Boys and Girls teams at New Traditions Elementary School where he led his teams to win the championship of their bracket in the SF Youth Soccer League.
Willian loves coaching and is excited to be able to share his love of soccer with the athletes who attend the SF Dragons Soccer Camp!
Fernando Gonzales
Originally from Mexico, Fernando moved to the Bay Area 30 years ago and has been coaching for 25 of those years. For many seasons, he was the head coach for the Boys and Girls team in the Mission Youth Soccer League.
He boasts a long line of successful teams and players that have thrived under his energy and enthusiasm with numerous programs winning cups and tournaments throughout his tenure as head coach.
His passion for developing young players and his ability to instill confidence and character in them earned him the CYSA’s coach of the year in 2017 for Competitive Girl’s Soccer for Northern California.
He continues this tradition today where he currently is a head coach for the Girls team at New Traditions Elementary School, where he led them to many victories, finishing first in their bracket in the SF Youth Soccer League.
A proud father as well, his coaching and passion for the game extended to his daughter who was offered a full soccer scholarship at Notre Dame University.
Fernando finds joy in soccer and wants his players to feel the same when they step onto the field. Helping kids find this passion and learn important soccer fundamentals are two of his main goals for the SF Dragons Soccer Camp!