Challenger Sports Camps

Challenger Sports Camps offers week-long summer soccer camps that include Foundational Skills Camps, Creative Skills Camps, TinyTykes Camps, Team Camps, International Soccer Camps, tournaments, international tours, a Study and Play Abroad program, an Academy program, and the SoccerPlus residential camper business. The program also includes GK Icon and a year-round TinyTykes curriculum with games, activities, and adventures that introduce and develop coordination, balance, running, stopping, turning, kicking, dribbling, throwing, and catching. Creative Skills Camps use a combination of 3v3 inflatable fields, music, and coaches, and Team Camps are custom created programs that work on the areas of the game that are needed most by a team.

• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer programs run from late May to August, typically meeting Monday–Friday at the same time and place for one week; Team Camps run 3 or 6 hours per day, TinyTykes runs 45 minutes to 1 hour per day
• Price: DISCOUNTS UP TO $40 ON SOME SESSIONS

Challenger Sports Camps runs week-long summer camps for all ages and ability levels across North America with international staff and continues to run programs all over North America for players of all ages and ability levels. International and domestic coaches work together at these camps, and all coaches are trained to give each child the best possible camp experience. TinyTykes can also be offered as a weekly session on a year-round basis.

Challenger Sports originated as a British-led soccer camp business in North America and is described as North America's Most Trusted Soccer Camp provider, as well as the leading youth soccer camps, programs, and services provider in North America. The organization states that it is more than just a soccer camp and describes its programs as cultural, educational, and informational, using soccer to teach core values of responsibility, integrity, respect, sportsmanship, and leadership. Challenger Sports has positively impacted more than one million children globally since 1985 and will reach 40 years of running soccer camps in 2025.

The mission of Challenger Sports Camps is stated as “Our mission remains to ignite the passion.” Moving forward, the leadership team consists of Daniel Miller, Grant Hall, Ben Beer, Lauren Wymore, Alex Green, Linda Shoare, Anthony Riley, and Rob Herringer. Challenger Sports works with hundreds of clubs across the country through its Academy and Tours programs, teams up with Global Sports Experiences to expand soccer opportunities for youth across the globe, and remains in partnership with Challenger Teamwear.

Parents have trusted Challenger Sports for over 40 years for an engaging, high-energy soccer experience for their children. Testimonials from families describe the camps as “So awesome!” and “A wonderful camp,” and note that “the equipment, the coaches, and the program are all top drawer.” Parents report that coaches have shown proficiency and professionalism, that kids “can’t stop talking about soccer and coach,” and that some families would gladly host a coach again and have already requested camp for the following year. One parent described it as “the best soccer or sporting experience they ever had” and shared that it has been “nothing but a great experience” having the coaches train both coaches and kids.

Last updated May 31, 2026.