Kemp Soccer Objective
Kemp Soccer Development is a club-neutral training environment designed to raise young ladies and gentlemen who genuinely enjoy the game and take ownership of their development.
Our objective is to build confident, independent thinkers whose growth in life naturally transfers onto the field. We believe performance is a byproduct of environment, education, and trust. Not pressure or fear of mistakes. True development is observed over time through how players learn, adapt, and perform in both training and matches.
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We create a seriously fun, high-standards environment where players are instructed, challenged, and guided. Then encouraged to apply ideas in their own way. Technique and tactics are taught with purpose, but creativity is protected. Players are not programmed to play like robots.Tthey are empowered to solve problems, express themselves, and develop their own identity within the game.
Every session is designed to push players outside their comfort zone, physically and mentally, while providing the support needed to grow. Mistakes are viewed as essential to learning, and accountability is balanced with freedom.
With education and the future in mind, Kemp Soccer Development supports student-athletes in pursuing opportunities both within and beyond soccer, emphasizing character, discipline, and self-belief.
Our mission is simple and intentional:
Develop young ladies and gentlemen first. Develop soccer players second.
When the person is developed properly, the player will follow.
About Will Kemp
Will Kemp is a South Jersey native who has spent over 25 years immersed in the game, with a coaching approach rooted in long-term player development rather than short-term results. A national championship–winning coach, Kemp has worked across every stage of the player pathway, helping athletes grow technically, tactically, mentally, and personally.
His experience includes leading teams to compete internationally in England against professional academy environments such as Chelsea FC, Reading FC, Derby County, Fulham FC, Aston Villa, and others. Through this exposure, Kemp has worked alongside and learned from professional-level coaches across the world, shaping a development model inspired by elite academy cultures. He also trains goalkeepers year-round within a holistic, game-based framework.
Kemp’s philosophy mirrors top academy environments: develop intelligent, adaptable players who think for themselves. Sessions are designed to improve soccer IQ, decision-making, and confidence under pressure while creating a culture where players are encouraged to take ownership of their development. The focus is on trust, accountability, and daily competition with oneself. Building players who are comfortable in uncomfortable moments, both on and off the field.
He has coached U8–U23 boys and girls at the club, academy, high school, and collegiate levels. Kemp currently serves as Director of Coaching at Cohansey Premier, an assistant coach at Haverford College, and head coach of the A.P. Schalick High School girls program, aligning all environments under the same development-first principles.
As a player, Kemp competed at A.P. Schalick High School before playing collegiately at Kean University and later Rowan University. He is licensed through the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and United Soccer Coaches.
A lifelong Arsenal supporter, Kemp draws inspiration from the Hale End academy model, with Thierry Henry serving as a long-standing influence. A reminder that creativity, intelligence, and personality should never be coached out of the game. Other inspirations come from motivational speaker Eric Thomas and fitness professional Cory Gregory.