2026 Great Lakes Academic Summer ID Camp

The Great Lakes Academic ID Camp hosted at Denison University (Granville, Ohio) aims to provide high school student-athletes with exposure to two of the region’s premier high-academic soccer programs, Denison University and Kenyon College (both Top-40 NCAA Division III US News and World Report National Liberal Arts-ranked colleges). Camp will be under the direction of Brandon Bianco (Denison Head Coach) and Travis Wall (Kenyon Head Coach) and is tailored to those who aspire for the best combination of rigorous academics and athletics while in college. All sessions at camp are filmed and will be shared following camp. Each camp session will have a limited number of field players and goalkeepers to ensure maximum exposure.

In addition to Denison and Kenyon, we will offer another outstanding collection of outside coaches coaches. Coaches at each session will be posted when confirmed.

Session I (July 7-8): Denison University, Kenyon College, Bucknell University, Catholic University of America, Claremont-Mudd-Scipps Colleges, St. Olaf College, Tufts University

Session II (July 28-29): Denison University, Kenyon College, Colby College, Colorado College, Trinity University (Texas), University of Chicago, Vassar College

Session I- Tuesday, July 7-Wednesday, July 8, 2026

LIMITED FIELD PLAYER SPACES REMAIN FOR SESSION I! WE ARE CURRENTLY ON A WAITLIST FOR GOALKEEPERS!

Session II- Tuesday, July 28-Wednesday, July 29, 2026

LIMITED FIELD PLAYER SPACES REMAIN FOR SESSION II! WE HAVE 1 GOALKEEPER SPACE REMAINING!

Capacity for both field players and goalkeepers at both sessions will be limited to ensure maximum exposure. Once we reach capacity, campers will be added to our waitlist.

Check-in for camp will take place at 11:30am on July 7^th/28^th followed by a welcome and two field sessions.
There will be two more field sessions on July 8^th/29^th with dismissal at 4pm.

In total, there will be four field sessions with two classroom/lecture sessions designed to help prepare players for the demands at the college level.
Following each camp, we will hold a virtual recruiting panel with all campers.

2026 CAMP SCHEDULE

Tuesday, July 7/July 28

10am- Goalkeeper Session (Optional)

11:30am- Check-In Begins

12:15pm- Camp Welcome/Information Session

1pm- Field Session I

4pm- Dismiss For Dinner

5:30pm- College Demands Lecture

6:15pm- Field Session II

8:30pm- Dismissal

Wednesday, July 8/July 29

9:00am- Field Session III

12:00pm- Dismiss For Lunch

1pm- Field Session IV

4:00pm- Camp Dismissal

Post-Camp- Virtual Recruiting Process/Panel Session

 
Optional campus tours of Kenyon (July 6/27) and Denison (10am on July 7/28) will be available and more information about tours will be shared as we get closer.

Denison University is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio and located 30 minutes from John Glenn International Airport.
Numerous lodging options are available within 15 minutes of campus (Granville Inn, Buxton Inn, Courtyard Newark/Granville, Cherry Valley Hotel, Hampton Inn Heath-Newark).