| Golden opportunity comes to young up and coming | | | | These international camps are very different from |
| soccer players in the form of many national and | | | | their domestic counterparts. When one thinks of a |
| international soccer camps and tours which gives | | | | "soccer camp" often what comes to mind is the ideal |
| them the opportunity to learn from retired | | | | version of a summer camp based around soccer. The |
| professionals including former World Cup stars. It also | | | | international camps are run with the idea of creating |
| allows talent scouts to view the next generation of | | | | professionals, this gives them a strictly boot camp |
| players and pre-pick their future stars. | | | | atmosphere. While this design seems overdone to |
| The most popular of these tours takes players to | | | | many a soccer Mom, it is a tested and proven |
| Brazil. Brazil is considered the leader in training | | | | method of turning out the best soccer players in |
| professional soccer players due to their five | | | | world. |
| consecutive World Cup wins. While the idea of | | | | Some of the more elite soccer camps and tours may |
| sending their child to Brazil may strike fear in the | | | | be prohibitive in their cost, but one can rest assured |
| hearts of many parents, they need not worry as | | | | that not only are the players given the best |
| their child is supervised 24 hours per day by their | | | | instruction possible, most camps are all inclusive. |
| hosts, professional coaches, youth coaches, youth | | | | These soccer filled weeks or months are often |
| counselors and chaperones. | | | | dreamed about and heartily welcomed days every |
| These camps and tours last from 7 days to 3 | | | | young soccer player who wants to join the star |
| months. The longest give a solid introduction to the | | | | studded international league imagines. There is also |
| world of international soccer and enough time for | | | | the chance that the player in your life can be picked |
| improvement of skills. Other countries that provide | | | | up by one or more of the talent scouts and offered |
| excellent tours and camps are the United States, | | | | not only a position on a team, but also training with |
| Germany, England, and Argentina. | | | | the very people who coach the World Cup teams. |