INTRODUCTION:

This soccer camp launched in England by the most popular English soccer player of all times, Sir Bobby Charlton (winner of the 1966 Soccer World Cup with England, and also winner of European Clubs Cup, English Championships and English Cup with Manchester United) is one of the Best England Soccer Camp of the past 30 years.

 

Bobby Charlton Soccer and Sports Academy (BCSSA), based near Manchester, England, travel the world to teach soccer skills development the English way. BCSSA has soccer camps everywhere from England to Australia via Qatar, India, Italy, The Azores, Germany, Turkey, Egypt and now in the USA.

 

 

After our sold out 2007 camps, BCSSA Coaches are back (Matt, Pete and Rob will be here again with more new coaches) for more drills and to bring an English flair to US soccer or Football like they say in England.

 

 

During your camp, you will be able to experience what a real England Soccer Camp is all about, you will make new friends from all over the world (In 2007, we had participants from Singapore, Japan, Mexico, Canada and from all over the USA), you will visit San Francisco and beautiful sites like the Golden Gate Bridge (2 weeks stay only) and most of all, you will develop your soccer skills and learn new ones, the English Way.

 

BCSSA English coaches have UEFA (Europe Soccer Governing Body) and FA (English Football Association) coaching licenses.

 

Players are assigned in small groups to get the best one on one approach with the coaches.

 

The camp size is limited to give the opportunity for each player to have a better individual coaching session.

 

The soccer coaching sessions will be taught in English Premiership Academies Coaching style starting with technical drills, then skill exercises, and finishing with game situations.

 

BCSSA World Skills Final:

Throughout the year BCSSA operate Skills Tests on their courses. The winner of the Skills Tests are invited to the World Skills Final which takes place at the end of our season at their England residential base Myerscough College near Manchester. During our camp, there will be one winner for each session who will be invited (airfare not included) to compete against BCSSA worldwide winners (2007 USA BCSSA World Skills Winners: week 1 - week 2). Our 2007 week 1 winner, Ryo, will participate at the World Skills finals this July in Manchester, England.

 

The most famous participant at the Bobby Charlton Soccer and Sports Academy from 1986 to 1988 was England National team player and Manchester United / Real Madrid /  Los Angeles Galaxy player David Beckham. David Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools skills competition as a 12 year old and participants, this summer, will be tested in the same skills competition (each week a winner will be invited to the world skills finals in England).

 

Since David Beckham, another ex BCSSA participant also made it to the English Premier Football League (EPL), Stephen Ireland from Manchester City and the National Soccer Team of Ireland, while another prospect, Freddy Eastwood, from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and the National Soccer Team of Wales, is also on his way to the top English League.

 

A unique experience from a Very Famous English Soccer Camp:

• FREE Le Soccer Camp T-shirt
   
• FREE Soccer Ball

CAMP SITE:

For the 2008 summer programme, Le Soccer Camp powered by BCSSA will be located on the superb 50 acres campus of Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU). The campus is settled in the peaceful, wooded community of Belmont, California – just south of San Francisco (25 minutes), one of the most exciting cities in the world, and at the northern edge of the Silicon Valley, the heart of a metropolitan area filled with the world's leading high tech companies. It's within walking distance of coffee houses and ethnic restaurants. The campus is a couple hours from redwood forests, Napa Valley, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and four hours from Sierra skiing areas and Lake Tahoe. See this map with directions.

 

The Bay Area really is the best of both worlds - offering the beauty, casual atmosphere, and perfect weather associated with California, and yet also offering the excitement and cultural life often associated with the East Coast.

 

NDNU provides a number of modern facilities on site including high standard accommodation, dining and recreation rooms, excellent sports facilities including high quality playing field.

 

The camp training soccer sessions will be on an artificial turf field.

 

Soccer Campers will stay in twin bedrooms (linen and pillows are not provided) with toilet and individual shower facilities on each corridor.

 

BCSSA coaching staff will be living in the dormitory to watch over the participants during their entire stay.

 

 

 

Meal times are approximate:

Breakfast 08.00 - 09.00
Lunch 12.30 - 13.30
Dinner 17.00 18.00

 

CAMP DAILY ACTIVITIES:

The soccer course will be comprehensive, covering all elements of the game including techniques, skills, phases of play and small sided games. All participants will be expected to take an active role in this element, so it is advised that students have a good level of fitness before they attend.

 

During the week, players will practice the following drills and technical/tactical skills:

• Control. (speed and agility zone, etc.)

• Passing. (passing gates, etc.)

• Shooting. (dribbling mannequins, etc.)

• Dribbling. (dribbling mannequins)

• Small Sided Games sessions

• Techniques

• Individual and Team Skills.

• Communication Skills.

• Positional / Organizational Skills.

• Teamwork.

• 1 v 1, 2 v 2, 3 v 3, 4 v 4, 6 v 6, 8 v 8 situations.

 

The soccer coaching sessions will be taught in English Premiership Academies Coaching style starting with technical drills, then skill exercises, and finishing with game situations.

• On the first day, groups are established based on age and ability.
   

• Campers will have on average about 4 to 5 hours of soccer per day. (Typical Schedule)
   

• During the weekend (for children staying more than one week), there are no practices. An excursion is schedule to San Francisco on Saturday (Downtown, Pier 39 (shopping arcades) at Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge), Sunday morning will be rest time before another busy week.
   

• Nightly activities will include games, movies and other entertainment.

 

A key balance of what a child needs to improve technically, tactically and physically whilst still having fun will be the main focus of the camp.

 

Ratio coaches/children: maximum 1/16

CAMPS DATES:

 

 

AVAILABILITY       (Open)         (Some Capacity)         (Full)

 

 

Camp starts Sundays at 4:00pm (16:00) and ends on Fridays at 3:00pm (15:00)

(Day campers start on Monday morning between 8:30am and 9:00am)

CAMP PRICES:

 

 

 

 

For the departures on Fridays, the flights will need to depart between 18:00 (6:00pm) and 20:00 (8:00pm) (since children will need to be at the airport about 2 hours before the flight), subject to change based on request, additional fees will be charged outside that time frame.

 

	Notre Dame de Namur University
San Francisco International Airport	20 minutes

INSURANCE FOR USA AND CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY: