How Do Teams Scout Children For Their Youth Football Academy?
There are a number of ways that clubs and indeed most other professional football clubs take children into their football academies. The most common ways that clubs selects its youth players are through tryouts held at the club and through the club's youth scouting network
About Academy
A Football Club Academy develops talented young footballers from the age of 8 to 18yrs. The Academy employs a large team of staff to identify, recruit, coach, develop and support approximately....
What are Pro Scouts looking for?
Quite simply; talent. Scouts understand that players come in all shapes and sizes, with a variety of strengths and weaknesses. They take into account a player’s....
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION FC ACADEMY FOOTBALL TRIALS
Join A Pro Academy
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How to become a professional footballer
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Joining A Professional Development squad
Players who have progressed through the Academy and have shown the potential to play at a higher level are offered professional contracts and will then join
Do you run open trials, and how do I get a trial?
We always watch players at their local clubs or schools before inviting them for a trial. Therefore, if you write in for a trial, you should always include a
I keep contacting clubs, but never seem to get invited in. What can I do to get scouted?
Football is a hugely competitive profession in which to ‘make it’. Obviously talent is required, but it takes real resilience and determination to be successful in the game. Some people are noticed...
What does it take to be spotted by a football academy scout?
What are scouts looking for from young players on a Sunday morning? Which attributes, personality traits and raw skills set kids on the road to footballing stardom?