Great Coaching, Real Opportunities
I recently attended the Soccer
Showcase Elite Training Academy with the hope (like everybody else) of getting
scouted by a professional club. For anyone thinking about doing the same I
would highly recommend that you do.
Upon attending the academy, I was
really impressed by how professionally run the whole thing is. The training
facilities are better than anything I have experienced and everything from the
kits you are given to the guidance from the coaches makes it as close to life
at a professional club as you will experience.
The accommodation would put on
par with a Travelogue or something similar – nothing spectacular, but clean
with fresh towels and linen.
Training is from Monday to
Thursday for 4 or 5 hours a day. I class myself as a fit 20-year-old, but I
found the intensity heavy going – if you’re thinking about enrolling make sure
you’re in shape.
On the Friday, the group is
placed into teams to play in a “showcase event”. This game is attended by
scouts and coaches from pro clubs and is where the advice of the Soccer
Showcase coaches comes into practice.
Having been luckily enough to
play well in the game I was approached by a current League One club and was
invited to train with the first team. Sadly, things didn't work out, but this
is no fault of Soccer Showcase and I would have never had the opportunity in
the first place were it not for this excellent course.
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