Mark Warner (0870 770 4222, www.markwarner.co.uk) offer five pre-booked, one-hour football sessions, mixing skills with matches, costs £30 (or £40 for the football/tennis mix).

Cosmos (0870 9084299, www.cosmos-holidays.co.uk) was the first UK tour operator to offer football classes for kids with the full backing of the Professional Footballers' Association. Two-hour coaching sessions run four days a week for 7-16s. Kenny Samson, Kerry Dixon and Tony Morley are among the ex-footballers who will be running courses. Football courses cost £79 per child.

Eurocamp (0870 3667552, www.eurocamp.co.uk) offers clubs that are pre-bookable for £25 per child for five two-hour sessions (or £5 for individual sessions), booked on-site £35/£7.

Keycamp (0870 7000750, www.keycamp.co.uk) features UEFA-qualified coaching at five of its campsites in Brittany, the Vendée and Picardy. Children aged 5-16 may attend on a weekly basis or by the day, at £5 per session or £25 for the week if pre-booked (£7 and £35 if booked on site). The courses include two daily sessions - morning and afternoon - and incorporate all aspects of training and match playing.

Club Med (0700 2582633, www.clubmed.co.uk) offer special coaching for the 8-11 age group in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), Vittel le Parc (France), Kamarina (Sicily) and Kabira (Japan). Five daily 90-minute lessons are pre-bookable for £28.

Center Parcs (0870 5200300, www.centerparcs.co.uk) run soccer schools for 6-14 year olds throughout the year at Center Parcs villages in Elveden Forest in Suffolk, Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, Longleat Forest in Wiltshire and Oasis Whinfell Forest Village in Cumbria. The courses include tuition from a PFA coach and consist of a one-hour session on ball skills and a 30-minute game. Prizes are awarded for the best player, most improved player, the winner of a penalty competition and the best goal. The Whinfell Forest Village in Cumbria offers three-hour sessions. Elveden Forest, Sherwood Forest and Longleat Forest provide two-day courses for £13, three days £17. The soccer academy at Whinfell Forest offers three-hour sessions on two-day courses for £30.
Run by ex-Saracens player, Andy Lee, O₂ Rugbyclass (www.o2.co.uk/rugbyclass)

is celebrating its 20^th year of producing the future stars of rugby union. O₂ Rugbyclass caters for boys and girls of all ages and abilities taught by qualified coaches, ex-professionals and current internationals who all pass on their collective knowledge.
O₂ Rugbyclass is open to boys aged 8-18 and girls from 12-16. There are centres in England, Scotland and Wales with courses lasting between 3 and 7 days. Each course is led by qualified coaches and has full medical back up with nurses, physios and welfare officers on site. The centres have excellent facilities with good accommodation and a diet suitable for active youngsters. You can send Lucy and Giles to any of the centres safe in the knowledge that they will be well looked after, kept active and taught comprehensive rugby skills.

O₂ Rugbyclass runs throughout July and August in several formats. Alongside the standard Rugbyclass, there are 4 Father & Son weekends, where Dads and their kids can polish their rugby skills together. The girls only course, run in association with the RFUW in Aylesbury, is the first of its kind and features a visit from members of the England Women’s International Rugby team. Finally, England International Dan Luger runs his Speed Workshop in Dorset, Bucks, Berkshire and Twickenham. There are also several Academy courses, run by ex-England and British Lions star Mike Slemen aimed at those who view rugby as a potential career. As well as coaching, these courses feature talks on subjects such as fitness, diet, motivation, leadership and even a talk by a leading rugby player on contracts.

DATE DAYS VENUE AGE COST

21-25 Jul 5 Oakham, Leics 8-16 £239

21-25 Jul 5 Port Regis, Dorset 8-16 £245

27-31 Jul 5 Port Regis, Dorset 8-16 £245

28 Jul-1 Aug 5 Aylesbury, Bucks 8-16 £245

28 Jul-1 Aug 5 Swattenden, Kent 8-16 £225

4 ñ 8 Aug 5 Wellington, Berks 8-16 £245

4 ñ 8 Aug 5 Swattenden, Kent 8-16 £225

4 ñ 8 Aug 5 The Stoop, Twickenham 8-16 £169

10-14 Aug 5 Wellington, Berks 8-16 £245

10-16 Aug 7 Wellington, Berks 8-16 £299

11-15 Aug 5 Wrekin, Wolverhampton 8-16 £239

11-15 Aug 5 Royal Agricultural College 8-16 £239

18-22 Aug 5 Wellington, Berks 8-16 £245

18-22 Aug 5 Harrow, London 8-16 £262

18-19 Aug 2 Aldershot 11-12 £125

18-22 Aug 5 Culford, Bury St Ed 8-16 £239

18-22 Aug 5 Mount St Mary, Sheffield 11-17 £239

20-22 Aug 3 Aldershot 13-14 £175

26-29 Aug 4 Aldershot 15-16 £200

25-29 Aug 5 Durham School 11-17 £239

Welsh Masterclass

4- 8 Aug 5 Cardiff (residential) 8-16 £216

4- 8 Aug 5 Cardiff (day) 8-16 £92

Scottish Masterclass

21-25 Jul 5 Edinburgh 11-17 £245

28 Jul-1 Aug 5 Edinburgh (day) 8 -16 £92

28 Jul-1 Aug 5 Edinburgh (residential) 11-17 £245

Father / Son Weekends

25-27 Jul 3 Wellington, Berks 8+ £119

1-3 Aug 3 Aylesbury 8+ £119

1-3 Aug 3 Port Regis, Dorset 8+ £119

15-17 Aug 3 Sedburgh, Yorks 8+ £119

Academies

21-25 Jul 5 Sedburgh, Yorks 11-17 £275

28 Jul-1Aug 5 Sedburgh, Yorks 11-17 £275

4 - 8 Aug 5 Culford, Bury St Edmonds 14-18 £259

11-15 Aug 5 Culford, Bury St Edmonds 14-18 £259

18-22 Aug 5 Sedburgh, Yorks 11-17 £275

Girls’ Masterclass

25-27 Jul 3 Aylesbury, Bucks 12-16 £119

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