As the number of soccer players in the USA nears 20 million, the number one soccer company in the United States & Canada, Challenger Sports, has been invited to hold one of their highly regarded “British Soccer Camps” right here in the growing soccer community of Christiansburg, VA.

Christiansburg Soccer Club - has teamed up to host the week long “British Soccer Camp” during the week of 7/18/2011-7/22/2011, at Christiansburg Middle School.

The camp will run Monday through Friday and each child will be coached by a member of Challenger’s team of 1,000 British soccer coaches flown to the USA exclusively to work on these programs. Challenger Sports will hold over 3,000 British Soccer camps this summer and will coach over 120,000 players between the ages of 3 and 19.  The British Soccer Camp is more than a week of drills and skills. In addition to taking part in a daily regimen of Foot-skills, Technical, Tactical practices & Daily Tournament play, Challenger has partnered with the NAIA to help educate players in lessons on Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Leadership and Sportsmanship.

The British Soccer Camp program also provides a unique cultural experience for the players, highlighted in the Camp Word Cup. The coaches use this daily tournament to teach the players about life, customs and traditions of other countries. The campers are asked to make up soccer chants, wear the team colors of their country, bring flags and learn as much as they can about the country they represent.

Christiansburg Soccer Club is offering “British Soccer Camp” sessions for the following ages:

Ages 3-4 - First Kicks - 9am to 10am - $70.00

Ages 5-6 - Mini Soccer - 10:15am to 11:45am - $80.00

Ages 6-16 - Half Day - 5:30pm to 8:30pm - $125.00

Ages 9-16 - Full Day - 9:00am to 12:00pm and 5:30pm to 8:30pm - $185.00

Ages 9-16 - Goal keeper camp - 6:00pm to 8:00pm - $125.00

Teams are also welcome to attend and receive a week of focused instruction to prepare them for the fall season – Team Camp Rates are available from your Camp Coordinator.

Each camper will receive a FREE Soccer Camp T-Shirt, a FREE Soccer Ball, a FREE Giant Soccer Poster and a personalized Skills Performance Evaluation. In addition, any child who signs up online at least 45 days prior to camp will receive a genuine British Soccer Replica Jersey (value $39) – www.challengersports.com

Space is limited – parents are encouraged to sign up on line in advance to avoid disappointment. Sign up TODAY at www.challengersports.com or, for more information please contact;

Howard Lytton at: 540-239-0768or Email at lyttonhoward@aol.com

Christiansburg Soccer Club is the newest member of the Blue Ridge Classic League, which includes competitive soccer teams from Radford, Roanoke, Salem, Smith Mountain Lake, and Franklin County.

The fall season of recreational soccer will begin registration in July.  For more information about our recreation program, please contact:

Dennis Nagel, 392-1183, den4law@yahoo.com

Andrew Newton, 397-1101, apbnewt@hotmail.com

Julia Hemphill, 268-2879, jhemphill@carilion.com

Matt Mullens, 320-9291, gomtneers@verizon.net