About Baltimore Blast
The Baltimore Blast offers a unique and fun family sporting experience, particularly noted for a clean and friendly atmosphere at their venue, Secu Arena. They are involved in youth and charity work, appealing to families seeking community-engaged organizations. However, their children's soccer camps are a major point of contention, with significant issues reported regarding customer service, refund policies, coaching quality, and camp structure.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Families seeking a distinct and engaging live soccer event experience in a friendly setting.Parents who appreciate organizations with a visible commitment to youth and charity work.A one-time family outing to experience something different in local sports.Soccer camps cater to children as young as 6 years old, but parents should be aware of reported quality issues.General sporting events are suitable for 'every family', suggesting broad age appeal.
Why families love it
- Provides a fun and clean environment for families attending events.
- Offers a unique sporting experience compared to other venues.
- Engages in youth and charity work, indicating a commitment to community.
- Secu Arena venue is praised for its very nice and friendly atmosphere.
- Commitment to a fun, clean, and family-friendly environment during events.
- Organizational involvement in youth programs and charity work.
Insider tips
- Thoroughly understand the strict no-refund policy for camps before signing up, as flexibility is extremely limited.
- If considering a camp, inquire deeply about the specific daily schedule, coaching philosophy, and curriculum to ensure alignment with your child's skill development goals.
- For general family entertainment, attending a live event at Secu Arena is recommended for the unique experience and friendly atmosphere.
- Be prepared for potential customer service challenges if issues arise with camp registrations or payments, as responsiveness is a reported problem.
Good to know before you go
- Parents seeking highly structured, punctual, and skill-focused soccer camps with consistently engaged coaching.
- Families who need flexibility with camp schedules or expect easy refunds/accommodations for unforeseen conflicts.
- If you prioritize direct skill development over 'fun' or unconventional training methods in a camp setting.
- Poor customer service, specifically a lack of responsiveness to inquiries, emails, and refund requests regarding camps.
- Strict 'no-refund' policy for camps, making exceptions difficult to obtain even for valid reasons like school conflicts.
- Crowds
- No specific crowd level details mentioned in reviews for events or camps.
- Value
- For camps, the perceived value is low due to reports of disengaged coaching, lack of punctuality, and a curriculum that may not prioritize practical soccer skills, coupled with a strict no-refund policy. Specific pricing for events is not mentioned, but the overall family experience for events is rated highly.
- Food
- No specific food or drink policy details mentioned in reviews.
- Accessibility
- No specific accessibility details mentioned in reviews.
- Safety
- Described as providing a 'clean environment' for families. No other specific safety measures are detailed in the reviews.
What parents say
"The Baltimore Blast are a great sports organization! They do a lot of youth and charity work but also create a fun clean environment for families to have a unique sporting experience. I loved it and I think every family should go at least once!!!"
2 years ago
"I'm writing this review as a last resort. I've made a handful of polite and patient attempts during the past month and a half to receive a response to my inquiry to no avail. I signed my 6 yr old up for soccer camp in August during the "oh my gosh you have to sign up for all camps right now or you won't get a spot" rush in January. In March, I received notice from his school about summer school that conflicts with the camp. Making education a priority, we decided to pull him from camp. I reached out to Mark Meszaros who was listed as the camp contact person and he let me know that while they"
2 years ago
"I have been following the Blast since 1982 at the Baltimore Civic Center. I am sure glad the Blast moved to Secu Arena. Very nice friendly atmosphere."
a year ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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