Looking to help the kids have a ball this summer without breaking the bank?
Southern California’s largest free soccer camp will return next week, with the Empire Strykers soccer team planning five big days of family fun in the Inland Empire.
The camp is open to ages 5-17, and will be in these cities:
Upland – July 28-29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Fontana – July 30-31, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Rancho Cucamonga – July 31-Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Click here to register for free soccer camp
The Strykers are putting finishing touches on what promises to be the camp’s biggest year yet, with nearly 2,000 students expected on the field.
“We have never taken on an endeavor quite this large,” managing partner Jeff Burum said. “That’s what makes this summer so exciting.”
In addition to learning how to shoot, dribble and sharpen those goalkeeping skills, every child who registers also gets a free soccer ball, camp t-shirt, and a ticket to the team’s 2025-2026 home opener.
Fifteen Strykers players will be on hand throughout the camp to help teach soccer in a fun environment, including Mexican soccer superstar and Olympian Marco Fabián.
English footballer Jack Downer, a two-time Superball Panna World Champion in his own right, will also join his Strykers teammates at camp.
Burum said he hopes the camp will inspire and help children access soccer lessons who might not be able to otherwise.
“The more we can inspire, the more we can keep them active, the more that we can keep their minds on positive things in their lives,” Burum said.
The Strykers have hosted its annual free soccer camp since its founding in 2013.
For more information on Inland Empire’s professional MASL arena soccer team, visit TheEmpireStrykers.com.
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