Pass It On - Search for Soccer Skills Star kicks off

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For those that think their flair on the football pitch could rival the likes of Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs or Nani, Manchester United Soccer Schools (MUSS) is giving you the opportunity to showcase these skills.

The world famous Soccer School is encouraging aspiring footballers, aged eight to 18, to enter the first ever 'Pass It On Skills Competition'.

Young football fanatics will have 60 seconds to showcase their fancy footwork in a short video clip. Entries will then be judged by experienced UEFA qualified coaches at MUSS. Videos must incorporate at least one of the six core 'Pass It On' skills, which include a step over, drag back, roll across, fake pass, stop turn and flick behind.

Stand out videos will have pride of place on

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, and people across the globe will be able to see these online.

The competition winner will claim the title, '2010 Pass It On Skills Champion', and will have an experience of a lifetime at a MUSS Residential course this summer. They will live and breathe the beautiful game for six days at Denstone College, Staffordshire on 22nd – 27th August.

The 'Pass It On' campaign kicked off last year to celebrate MUSS' 10th anniversary, and to encourage the concepts of maintaining healthy lifestyles while improving footballing skills through practice. Ten key skills were taught to a select group of MUSS ambassadors, who then passed on those skills to their friends.

Mike Neary, UK program manager at Manchester United Soccer Schools, commented: "After the huge success of the initiative last year, we are launching the 2010 campaign with new skills and an exciting competition element."

"The competition is a great chance for young footballers to show off their skills and with such a great prize on offer we are expecting the videos to come flooding in."

To enter, follow the instructions below:
1. Visit

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2. Learn the six core Pass It On skills
3. Film a 60 second video clip of you showing off your best football skills and tricks (all entries must include at least one of the six Pass It On skills shown on the website)
4. A parent or guardian must then upload the video and submit it on behalf of you via

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The closing date for entries is Friday 25th June, 2010 and the winner will be notified in July, 2010. Terms and conditions apply.

For more information on the Residential courses and for full terms and conditions please visit

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The Residential course package includes, expert training from UEFA qualified coaches, use of state of the art training equipment, a full Manchester United Soccer Schools Nike training kit, a behind the scenes tour of Old Trafford and a player book to help monitor progress and ongoing development.

One lucky attendee of each of the Residential courses will also be selected to compete in the World Skills Final that will take place at Old Trafford in the Autumn. The player will compete against fellow young footballers from around the world and get a once in a lifetime chance to play on the Old Trafford pitch in front of a home crowd of 76,000.

Manchester United Soccer Schools coaching programs have been developed alongside the MUFC Youth Academy to deliver a variety of courses for boys and girls of all abilities from the ages of six to 18 years. Employing only UEFA qualified coaches, who take great pride in the development of every child attending a course.

In addition to the success of its UK courses, Manchester United Soccer Schools have delivered year-round and seasonal programs in Dubai, S.Africa, Canada, Portugal, Australia, India, China, Singapore and USA. Customised corporate programs have also now been developed for adults to offer a unique teambuilding program for companies.