LAKEPORT, Calif. – As the number of soccer players in the USA nears 20 million, the No. 1 soccer company in the United States and Canada, Challenger Sports, has been invited to hold one of their highly regarded “British soccer camps” in the growing soccer community of Lakeport.

Konocti Youth Soccer League has teamed up with Challenger Sports to host a weeklong British soccer camp June 27-July 1 at Westside Community Park.

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 more than 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 and 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.

Konocti Youth Soccer League is offering British soccer camp sessions for the following ages:

• Ages 3-4; First Kicks; 9 a.m.-10 a.m.; $71.

• Ages 4-5; Mini Soccer; 10 a.m.-noon; $96.

• Ages 6-14; Half Day; 9 a.m. to noon; $101.

• Ages 8-14; Full Day; 9 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.; $138.

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, valued at $39.

Space is limited – parents are encouraged to sign up on line in advance to avoid disappointment. Sign up at www.challengersports.com or, for more information please contact Mike Sheets, 707-263-6979, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Challenger Sports has been conducting soccer camps in the US for more than 20 years and in addition to coaching youth players throughout the country, Challenger will also run hundreds of free parent/coach soccer clinics throughout the country in partnership with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.