ADVANCING YOUR ELITE ASPIRATIONS
Learn more about Challenger Sports Study and Play programs below
we recognize the challenge
Your pathway to the college or professional game will be tough if coaches don't see you, regardless of academic and athletic success 'on paper'.
We will help you get seen
Our staff will guide you through the process, connecting student-athletes with collegiate coaches and international scouts.
We provide an Elite Pathway
Challenger's Elite Player Pathway is a true player development pathway for student-athletes aspiring to play at the collegiate or professional level.
Domestic & International Options
Our Study & Play program offers domestic and international options to fit your schedule. We’ll help you get started. Find what you need and keep going.
Greater Cleveland, USA - Spire Academy
Learn the SPIRE way.
Challenger Pro, through its links with SPIRE Academy can provide a domestic 10 month season for elite players at the High School or Post-Graduate Gap Year stage at their state of the art residential facility. Your soccer development will be supported by educational studies.
Liverpool, United Kingdom - Steven Gerrard Academy
The opportunity of a lifetime abroad.
U.S. and international students have the ability to study for their Bachelors or Masters degrees at Liverpool John Moores University in the United Kingdom while training and playing with the prestigious Steven Gerrard Academy, as part of a 10-month season.
Interested?