Two young local soccer prospects appear to have made the most of their training stints in England over the Easter holidays.

As a result of their training with professional teams West Ham and Barnet, Bermuda national youth team players Freddy Hall and Vashun Blanchette have been offered the chance to return to England.

Both have been invited to attend boarding school while at the same time join one of the schools of excellence run by several clubs in the London area.

The youngsters are members of the Bermuda under-15 national squad. Hall, a goalkeeper, is 14-years-old, attends Mount St. Agnes and plays with St.

George's juniors while Blanchette, a midfielder, is 13-years-old, attends Saltus Grammar School and plays for Somerset CC.

The pair are good students and their success at school reportedly played a vital role in them being offered the chance to train in England -- a move initiated by Bermuda's Technical Director Clyde Best who accompanied them.

But Best made it clear this week that the boys were not being taken on by any specific club. They were being offered the chance to further their schooling and at the same time take advantage of the many opportunities that some of the top clubs in the area were offering youngsters with their skills.

Among the clubs where Best has close associates -- mainly his ex-team-mates at West Ham United -- are West Ham, Barnet, Tottenham and Leyton Orient.

"We are talking about boarding schools right now, but the development programmes in London area are great and there lots of opportunities there for them to get involved with various clubs,'' said Best.

Although Best didn't admit as much, the hope is that both boys will eventually be taken on as apprentices as they develop.

While delighted about the opportunity being offered, the mothers of the two boys remained non-committal this week over whether their sons would accept the offer. Everything, they said, was being evaluated by the respective families who would base their final decision "on the best interests of the children.'' "We are presently weighing all of the options because there is so much for us parents to take into consideration and give thorough thought to. We are currently looking at material that we have received from the clubs and discussing other matters pertaining to their academic lives,'' said Vashun's mother, Venetia Blanchette.

Sharry Hall, mother of Freddy, agreed, adding: "One of my major concerns is that the opportunity for him to have a solid education is first and foremost because that is the foundation that decides if he goes. To play professionally is difficult to achieve and most of the time it is just a dream. But if he can get a good education and fullfill that dream then he will have our support, but we will just have to wait and see.'' Both youngsters were thrilled at having the chance to further their studies abroad and hoped that their parents would lean towards allowing them to do so in the near future.

"I loved it in England, especially training with West Ham,'' said Hall.

"The training was far more intense than what I have here in Bermuda, yet it was enjoyable. I would love to go to school and have the chance to develop with the help of the programmes there.'' Blanchette said: "It would be nice to go to school out there and have the opportunity to develop with these clubs. I enjoyed England during Easter, they are pretty physical out there but I made out fine and want to go back for sure.'' Flying high: Goalkeeper Freddy Hall, along with under-15 national squad team-mate Vashun Blanchette, has been invited to return to England to join a soccer school of excellence.