Sports Editor

Atlanta's

professional soccer team, the Silverbacks, will offer a

sleep-over soccer camp and a soccer day camp to dedicated

players throughout the state this summer.

The

sleep-over camp will be on the campus of North Georgia

College in Dahlonega, Ga. The camp is open to boys and

girls between 8 and 17. There will be two sessions; June

27 to July 2, and Aug. 1-6.

The camps

are run by professional coaches: Mike Balson, current

general manager of the Silverbacks,; Nuno Piteira, coach

of the Silverbacks; Angus McAlpine, U.S.A. Olympic coach

and former head coach of the Atlanta Ruckus; and Ian

Gillies, Scottish professional player and former

assistant coach of the Ruckus. Top professional and

collegiate players will make appearances at the camps.

To

register, call 770-736-5223 or 678-290-1385.

Balson,

Gillies and McAlpine also will be present at the day camp

that will be at the Glenloch soccer fields in Peachtree

City Aug. 9-13. The day camp is open to boys and girls

5-15 and will be offered as a half-day or full-day camp.

The half-day runs 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is for players

5-7. The full-day camp is for players 8-15 and runs 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 678-290-1385.

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