Challenger Sports, parks team up to present soccer camps

FORT WAYNE—The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department has teamed up with Challenger Sports to bring kids ages four through 14 a comprehensive British Soccer Camp at Kreager Park on North River Road for one week in July and another in August. This camp is designed to provide young players with the building blocks needed to develop the dazzling skills and quickness of feet used by players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcot. One of the most popular features is the rich cultural element that the International staff and British coaching curriculum adds to the proceedings every day.

Each participant will receive his or her own soccer ball and t-shirt during this camp. Participants will be divided within the age groups for instruction and safety purposes.

The Challenger’s curriculum features:

• Individual Ball Mastery
• Juggling and First Touch
• Passing & Control
• Fakes, Moves and Turns
• Shooting, Chipping and Bending the Ball
• Crossing
• Volleying and Heading
• Tackling and Defending

The last week-long camps will be offered on Aug. 10. The morning session begins at 9 a.m. and the evening session begins at 5:45 p.m. Fees for participation are: $89 for children ages four and five; $129 for children ages six through nine; $139 for children ages 10 through 14.

The registration deadline for Aug. 10 camp is Aug. 3.

To register, call the Parks and Recreation Department at (260) 427-6000 or visit www.fortwayneparks.org.

This is part of the July 8, 2009 online edition of Frost Illustrated.

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