COPA College ID Camps

Innovative camps providing players exposure on the field and through tech driven assessments

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COPA COLLEGE ID CAMPS

At COPA College ID Camps, college coaches from top programs will evaluate your skills in a 90-minute 11v11 match. You’ll also take a COPA Assessment, analyzing your technical, physical, and cognitive abilities.

After the camp, you’ll receive an assessment scorecard to compare your abilities against over 400 current Division 1 and Division 2 college players. This data allows coaches to evaluate you beyond the 90-minute game, comparing your performance objectively to other camp participants and their current squad. Not only will you be exposed to the coaches in attendance, but also to our Talent ID network of over 40 leading organizations, maximizing your exposure and recruitment opportunities.

Why Choose COPA College ID Camps?

Want to be exposed to top college programs?

Play 11v11 in front of leading college coaches.

Want to know what it takes technically, physically, and cognitively to play college soccer?

Take your assessment and compare your data against over 400 current college players.

Want to be exposed to over 40 additional NCAA, MLS, NWSL, USL, and European organizations?

• High achievers' data is sent to our Talent ID Partner Network, putting you on the radar of not just the college coaches in attendance, but also leading organizations around the world.

• Over 25 NCAA programs have assessed their current squads, providing college coaches the opportunity to compare your data against their current players.

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RECEIVING YOUR DATA

Compare yourself against college player benchmarks

College ID Assessment

THE FUTURE OF TALENT ID

COPA STC systematically collects objective data in a technologically enhanced “Laboratory” environment. These technologies were hand-selected after collaborating with specific clubs that excel in their youth player development programs and with early stage cutting edge sports technology companies.

Click the environment to learn more about its Technology, who else is using it and how they are using it

COPA CUBE

This proprietary technology offers an immersive experience designed to assess and train 360-degree spatial awareness, passing accuracy, and speed of play. Well researched tool highlighting its validity and reliability in the assessment of football-specific tasks.

Dr. Adam Beavan

Coordinator Science & Innovations, TSG Hoffenheim

“The Footbonaut is a cutting-edge tool for evaluating core soccer skills. It strikes a perfect balance between simulating real game conditions which are unpredictable, while also maintaining enough precision in the testing process to ensure fairness for all players.”

Barry McCabe

Director Talent ID & Science, COPA STC

“The game demands players to process information quickly, adjust their position and set themselves up to complete their next action at speed. The Cube challenges this skill in a systematic way. It also provides the great opportunity to perform repeated assessments, creating benchmarks for performance across the levels”

SPEEDCOURT

SpeedCourt

It was first featured at Real Madrid and is now incorporated at many of the top clubs in Europe including FC Bayern Munich, Red Bull Leipzig, and Bayer Leverkusen. COPA STC’s SpeedCourt is a responsiveness training and assessment device embedded with contact sensors mirrored on a television screen to engage athletes with real-time feedback on their ability to react and change direction.

PROF. DR. HOLGER BROICH

SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR & HEAD OF FITNESS / FC BAYERN MUNICH

“The SpeedCourt is an important component in our technology and data concept at Säbener Strasse in performance diagnostics."

PHILIPP LAHM

WORLD CUP CHAMPION 2014 GERMANY / CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER 2013 FC BAYERN MUNICH

“The SpeedCourt is a great opportunity to develop speed at all levels in a goal-oriented and fun way, especially for children and young people.”

DR. MED. HABIL. JOCHEN BAUMEISTER

UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN, HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF EXERCISE & HEALTH, HEAD OF DEPARTMENT EXERCISE SCIENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE

“The brain is the center of all movements and is therefore of great importance for sports and health. The SpeedCourt is ideally suited to adequately train the brain because cognitive and motor components of movement coordination are trained in a common context.”

SPEEDTRACK

SpeedTrack

A 30-yard speed testing and training track that uses a contact sensor at the starting line and infrared timing gates to measure top speed and 2.5-, 5-, 10-, 20-, and 30-yard split times.

FORCE PLATE

A lab grade assessment tool, that precisely identifies an athletes force capabilities. Jump tests are used to understand lower body power, a key attribute in soccer.

COGNITIVE TESTING

Cognitive Testing

Vienna Test System is a comprehensive psychological assessment tool used to measure cognitive abilities and executive functions, such as inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexibility. For football players, this system can help identify strengths and weaknesses in decision-making, strategic thinking, and reaction times.

Dr. Adam Beavan

Coordinator Science & Innovation, TSG Hoffenheim

"Top athletes excel not just physically, but mentally too. With the VTS, we can either identify if a player has the cognitive edge or a developmental opportunity to help them reach their full potential."

SONIC BONE

Sonic Bone

Non-invasive bone scan that measures the skeletal maturation of a person.

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PLAYERS

COACHES

TESTIMONIALS

Hear What Coaches Have to Say

Tina Estrada

Head Women's Soccer Coach, San Jose St. University

COPA is a cutting-edge experience for our program. It provides data that our staff and our players themselves wouldn't receive from the human eye. They can then take this quantitative analysis to focus on the specific areas they need to improve in. Plus, it's incredibly fun for everyone and we look forward to coming back every year."

Eric Yamamoto

Associate Head Coach, Santa Clara University

COPA gives us the opportunity to have our team evaluated through objective measures. This shows us where they stand and how they progress against players all over the world. It also allows us to narrow the funnel in player identification. We are able to compare scores of the different evaluative tests and get data driven information to contribute to our high level player evaluation.

Marcus Ziemer

Head Men's Soccer Coach, Sonoma State University

COPA Soccer Training Center is an amazing place. We have taken our players there several times, and they really appreciate the unique opportunity to test themselves at a world-class facility that they see on YouTube at top professional clubs in the world like Borussia Dortmund and Paris St. Germain It’s also a unique opportunity to compare themselves against top division, one and professional players, and see how they measure up.

Danny Kirkland

Head Coach, Academy of Art Mens Soccer

It’s extremely important for us to get the data on these assessments and the feedback given to us is broken down in black and white. COPA STC College ID Camps provides data to college coaches with a benchmark of cognitive, physical and technical aspects of each player in attendance against college players. That information is extremely important in our future identification and analysis of prospecitive student-athletes.

Leonard Griffin

Head Coach, California Men's Soccer

There is so many different tournaments, it's hard for colleges coaches to get out and see everyone. This data gives us a benchmark of where a player stands, it will help with a player who might not be playing at the highest level or with a club with the resources to be seen. It allows us to find players we may not have been to otherwise.

Alec Sundly

Assistant Coach, California Women's Soccer

As the world is going more towards data and data analysis, this process COPA is taking will help bridge the gap in the recruiting process.

Paul Hart

Assistant Coach, Stanford Women's Soccer

The data is really important as it's the fine margins that differentiates the good players from the great. What COPA is doing here with the assessments really separates what we are looking for in finding an elite player.

Pinder Nijjar

Associate Head Coach, University of San Francisco Women's Soccer

Using COPA and the data they provide on prospective, it's a brilliant way to enhance and refine the recruiting process for college coaches.

Chris Brown

Head Coach, University of San Francisco Men's Soccer

Player's get to attend COPA and see how they objectively compare against college players across the key metrics. A lot of good has come from this ID Camp and I see this approach growing.

Mike Linenberger

Head Coach, Sacramento State Men's Soccer

The technical, speed of play and decision-making parameters right now is based on each individual coach's though process. This approach becomes more concrete and will really impact recruiting. By comparing our current college players data, and the ones have been successful at the Division 1 level, with potential recruits.

COPA STC

COLLEGE BLOGS

Adam Cooper

Saint Mary’s College of CA,
Divsion I Head Coach

College Director

COPA College ID Camps are led by Saint Mary’s College of CA Divsion I Head Coach, Adam Cooper. “Coop” has been the head coach at SMC since 2006 and has taken them to unprecedented heights winning numerous championships and awards. He has developed many players that have been drafted by MLS and gone on to play profressional level.

United Soccer Coaches Division 1 National Staff of the Year (2018)
West Coast Conference Coach of the Year (2009, 2011, 2018, 2019)
USC Far West Region Coach of the Year (2009), Staff of the Year (2018)
Only undefeated Division 1 program in the nation (2018)

COPA

PARTNERSHIPS

FAQ

QUESTIONS?

Where will the camp take place?

Assessment — COPA Soccer Training Center – 2640 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94598

11v11 Games — Northgate High School Stadium, 425 Castle Rock Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598

What happens if my child is injured or sick during camp?

A certified athletic trainer will be present throughout the duration of camp and will be prepared to deal with any emergencies that should arise. Parents will be contacted in the event of an emergency.

What is your refund policy?

All registrations are final, with no refunds offered. If you sustain an injury and cannot participate, please contact us at adamc@copastc.com with a doctor’s note to discuss potential accommodations.

What do I bring to camp? What do campers wear?

Campers will need cleats and shin guards for the 11v11 games. Cleats are not permitted inside COPA STC and campers should wear futsal / running / training shoes for their assessment portion of the camp.

If it rains will camp be canceled?

Camp goes ahead rain or shine. The 11v11 games will take place on a turf field (coaches on the field will manage any danger from lightning).

Do I need to submit a release form and health record in order to participate?

When registering your athlete, you will be asked to read and accept COPA’s release and liability waiver.

Can a camper arrive early or late?

Please stay within the drop off time for the beginning of camp, and promptly picked up at the conclusion.

Are parents allowed to watch?

Parent attendance is encouraged.

Does COPA provide transport between locations?

No, players and families are required to coordinate their own transport between the field ands COPA STC.

Innovative camps providing players exposure on the field and through tech driven assessments

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