For the past eight years SPT Sports has run a summer camp for the children of Bangalore. Children attend from April through to May and take part in football coaching sessions, that not only provide them with the chance to improve their technical skills, but also allow them to enjoy themselves in a footballing environment.

The camps themselves are split into two sections; practical and theory. The practical sessions, similar to the regular training at the Academy, are planned the day before and evaluated after the completion of every session. The sessions are logged in a coaching file that we use to ensure that every sessions that takes place during the summer camp is not only new and exciting for the children but will also benefit there development throughout the program . The participants are split into two age groups, Under 10's and Under 15's. The Under 10's concentrate on key footballing skills during the summer camps, for example; ball control, dribbling, shooting, awareness of space (spreading out), communication and simple individual skills (Cruyff turn and introducing the step over) are just a few of the topics that we covered in the first batch. The Under 15s concentrate on more challenging skills, from; forcing play in one direction (including defensive communication), attacking in wide areas, shooting (with different angles of feed; in front, behind, across) defending high up the field, turning and individual skills.

A new segment introduced in this years summer camps is the establishment of theoretical classes to further aid the development and enjoyment of the participants. On the first day of the summer camp the kids are split into learning groups, with each group then assigned to allocate themselves a football associated team name. Throughout the camp a league table is kept with teams competing for points through the completion of different task, from football related; quiz's, debates, posters and presentations. The kids also benefit from visual learning classes, where specific skills clips and European football matches are shown and explained by the coaches. All of these skills are not only there to help the kids express themselves on the filed, but they also help improve the individuals control of the ball.