Not all families in Bermuda relocating to England are doing so to live off the system. Some see better opportunities in the UK, particularly those families who want to give their talented sons the best chance to secure professional opportunities in cricket and football.Former Cup Match captain Andre Manders and his wife Cherie moved to England three weeks ago to be with their son Tre, 17, while he attends a sports academy in Southampton.Chikosi Basden, another teen with outstanding talent in both cricket and football, moved to England with his mother Keisha Nicole Outerbridge last year and spent three months at Stoke’s football academy while Clay Smith and his family are in Crawley, just outside London, where son Jonte has signed a professional contract with the local team.And Carla Bascome, wife of another former Cup Match captain, Herbie Bascome, made the decision about four years ago to give her talented sons the best opportunity to advance their cricket and football careers by moving to Birmingham. One of them, Onias, is in Warwickshire’s Under-17 programme and already he has caught the eye of the Bermuda selectors who included him on a youth team tour to Orlando this summer.He is one of several players listed in a Bermuda training squad ahead of next year’s Division Three Championships to be staged here. Younger brother Osagi, now 14 and equally talented in cricket, is showing real promise as a footballer, too.Tre Manders is also a two-sports athlete and will be involved in cricket and football at the Southampton sports academy he is attending. For the time being it will be football with cricket training one day a week in the next few months before the new season begins in April.“The South African coach asked for a DVD of him batting, but they will have a look at him in the nets,” said Manders who returned to England last night.Tre, who played for Dandy Town in the Premier Division last season, has had success in both sports and has been is leaning more towards cricket where he has already enjoyed international exposure. The teenager, who made his Cup Match debut for Somerset this summer, topped the First Division batting averages this year with 267 runs in the league at an average of 66.57 with three 50s. At school he will combine football and cricket.“He’s enjoying school out there so it is up to him,” said his father. “Sometimes you can get injured playing football but I’ll let him decide, it’s entirely up to him. He’s playing right wing for his school and will play for a club team in the area.“He was leaning to cricket before we left and had a good season (with Western Stars). He got frustrated right after Cup Match with games not played and teams not showing up.”The family is settling into their new surroundings and with football clubs Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth in proximity while Brighton are further east. With cricket club Hampshire also nearby, it is regarded good area for a talented two-sports athlete.“It’s been good. When I went out there I went to the school and heard of some of the cricketers and footballers who had been to the school who are playing for Hampshire and footballers who have been to Southampton’s academy,” said Manders who recently went with his wife to St. Mary’s Stadium to watch Southampton play Manchester United in the Premiership.“We are in a good area, we’re not too far from Hampshire and Southampton’s grounds,” said Manders. “We are a 15 minute drive from Hampshire and about a ten minute walk from Southampton’s stadium. We can hear the noise from the ground.”Like Jonte Smith, Tre Manders and Chikosi Basden may soon have to choose between football and cricket. Smith showed real promise as a young cricketer for St. George’s but ended up signing for Crawley Town last year after impressing as a young striker.Basden is a striker like his father, Dwight, a former striker for Somerset Trojans who also captained Willow Cuts’ cricket team last season. The youngster has outstanding talent in cricket too, as a batsman.Basden has been a member of the Bermuda Under-14, Under-17 and Under-20 squads since 2009, recently travelling to Puerto Rico for the Under-20 World Cup qualifying tournament.“His first love is football, he eats, sleeps and dreams football,” said his father. “If there is any sport I know it would be football. His dream is to play in the Premier League.“He wants to outdo me. He’s a much better on-the-ball footballer than I was. He is blessed with more skill, his football talent is tremendous.“I’m proud of him, he’s done things I’ve never done, like go on trials. Stoke’s academy did a lot for his game.”Basden is presently in school in London and hoping to go on trials with lower league clubs.He played for Somerset’s senior team at the age of 15 and helped the team get promotion back to the Premier Division. He has also played for Bermuda at youth level.Manders, Basden and Onias Bascome were playing together for Bermuda as far back as 2008 when they took part in the Under-13 Invitational Cricket Competition in St. Kitt’s. That team was captained by Kamau Leverock, who is also in school in England where he has been playing with the Sussex youth team. Dale Eve, who is on Stoke City’s books was at the Stoke academy at the same time as Basden.