As the number of soccer players in the U.S.A. nears 20 million, the number one soccer company in the United States, Canada and Australia, Challenger Sports, has been invited to hold one of its nationwide program of British Soccer training camps right here in this growing soccer community.

Beeville Youth Soccer Club has teamed up to host the weeklong British Soccer camp during the week of July 27-31 at the Beeville Soccer Fields.

The camp will run Monday through Friday and each child will be coached by a member of Challenger’s British coaching staff flown to the U.S.A. exclusively to work on these programs.

Challenger will hold more than 2,000 British Soccer camps this summer and will coach more than 100,000 players between the ages of 3 and 18, with more than 20,000 parents and coaches also involved.

Challenger’s British Soccer Camp is more than a week of drills and skills. In addition to taking part in a daily regimen of foot skill development, technical and tactical practices and daily tournament style plays, each child also will be treated to a rich cultural experience and lessons on respect, responsibility, integrity, leadership and sportsmanship.

The most popular part of each camp is the Camp World 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 cheers, bring flags, dress up and learn as much as they can about the country they represent.

Beeville Youth Soccer Club is offering British Soccer camp sessions for: ages 3-4, 8:30-9:30 a.m. for $65; ages 5-6, 10-11:30 a.m. for $80; ages 7-16, 5:30-8:30 p.m. for $105.

These sessions are not exclusive to the Beeville Youth Soccer members and the whole community is invited to come down and take part.

Teams are also welcome to attend and receive a week of focused instruction to prepare them for the fall season.

Each camper will receive a free camp T-shirt, soccer ball, giant soccer poster and an individual skills performance evaluation. In addition, any child who signs up online by Friday, June 12, will receive a genuine British Soccer replica jersey (value $39).

Space is limited, and parents are encouraged to sign up on line in advance to avoid disappointment.

To sign up for the camp visit www.challengersports.com, or pick up a registration form at Schulz & Wroten Pharmacy, 122 N. Washington St. For more information, contact Scott or Becky Taylor at 362-2507.