Challenger Sports
Katie Payne has extensive experience in sports management and coaching, currently serving as the Recruitment and Social Media Manager at Challenger Sports since November 2015, focusing on providing coaching opportunities in the USA, Canada, and China. In addition, Katie has held roles as a New Business Development Executive at Sport Skool and a Multi-Sports Coach and Referee at Hampshire FA, demonstrating versatility in various sports-related positions. Previous experience includes working as a 5-a-side League Coordinator at Goals Soccer Centres, Camp Leader at National Citizen Service, and coaching at the Westgate Leisure Centre. Katie’s career began as a Sales Assistant at Staples. Katie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Sports Coaching from the University of Chichester, complemented by earlier education at HSDC Havant & South Downs and Portchester Community School.
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Challenger Sports
Challenger Sports is a TOTAL SOCCER company, owned and operated by some of the most experienced soccer people in the country. Challenger is the leading provider of youth soccer education in the United States, with over 2,500 communities hosting camps, clinics, and tournaments for some 200,000+ players. 20 years ago, we had a vision to create a sports company that would positively impact the lives of children throug soccer. Many years, multiple continents and several hundreds of thousands of soccer players later, we are still committed to our original mission and core beliefs. “To Ignite In All Children A Passion For Sports.” Whether it is taking part in a camp, clinic, tournament or tour, or putting on a new uniform, we want to inspire children to want to play, learn, improve, and have fun! C – Child Care And Safety H – Honesty, Integrity, And Trust A – All For One, And One For All L – Leadership By Good Example L – Laughing, Smiling, Happy Faces E – Everyone Plays N – Never Give Up G – Goal Driven E – Excellence In All R – Resource Number One, Our Staff! As we continue to expand our footprint overseas, we are very excited about the opportunity it now gives us to influence player education on a global level and at the same time recruit talented and enthusiastic coaches from other countries! Challenger Sports runs soccer camps, clinics, tournaments, tours and provides uniforms to tens of thousands of organizations and hundreds of thousands of players in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, and throughout the UK.