MANCHESTER CITY FC ACADEMY FOOTBALL TRIALS
#1 What does it take to be spotted by a football academy scout?
#1 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?
Given the money the top footballers now earn, it is hard to imagine that the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale once plied their trade in school teams and in their local parks.Read this article...>>
#10 How to get into football
#10 How to get into football
Football is watched and played by hundreds of millions of people across the globe, enjoying the beautiful game week in week out with friends, families and sometimes people we haven't met before.
As people get older, different circumstances usually limit the amount of time we
#11 MOVING UP THE FOOTBALL ACADEMY LADDER
#11 MOVING UP THE FOOTBALL ACADEMY LADDER
What exactly is an Academy?
Academies are special training schemes set up by clubs to help them develop young players. All Premiership clubs have them. Other League clubs run either Academies or Centres of Excellence, which are run along the same lines. Many non-league clubs also
#12 WHAT IS LIFE, LIKE AT A FOOTBALL ACADEMY
#12 WHAT IS LIFE, LIKE AT A FOOTBALL ACADEMY
A club invites you to join its Academy. What happens now?
Paul Holder, former assistant Academy director at Crystal Palace, explains the next stages
Life at the academy
At the Crystal Palace Academy, youngsters train three times a week - one and a half hours on Tuesday evenings and
#13 WHAT IF I'M REJECTED, BY A FOOTBALL ACADEMY?
#13 WHAT IF I'M REJECTED, BY A FOOTBALL ACADEMY?
You've got to be realistic.
Just think. How many new young players does a club like Liverpool or Arsenal sign every season?
The answer is...
#14 A football Academy Players Life
#14 A football Academy Players Life
Football academies were developed by the leading clubs so that they could identify and nurture talented players from as young as eight. The 9,000 boys in their ranks are desperate to succeed, but only a handful will make it to the top.
Last April, Danny, 16, received....
#15 What Do Scouts and Coaches Look For In a Goalkeeper?
#15 What Do Scouts and Coaches Look For In a Goalkeeper?
One of the most common questions that gets asked around goalkeeping websites is how to get noticed by scouts and how to make it in football. Today we are going to start attempting to provide you with some unique insights from coaches and scouts with
#16 How to get Scouted by a top Football Club
#16 How to get Scouted by a top Football Club
It’s probably just about every young or amateur league footballer’s dream to get scouted by a top Premier League club. Just about any footballer will have dreamed about being watched or scouted by a professional scout at some time or another, so in this article we’ll give you
#17 Meet the man who discovered Gareth Bale – in a six-a-side aged nine
#17 Meet the man who discovered Gareth Bale – in a six-a-side aged nine
Rod Ruddick is rummaging around in his office at his home near Bath and has just found a piece of paper that ought to be in a frame on his mantelpiece. It is a fax he sent to Southampton Football Club on 28 September 1998, titled "players recommended to sign". There are three names listed and the last boy is a nine-year-old
#18 I Was at the Real Madrid Football Academy and Absolutely Hated It
#18 I Was at the Real Madrid Football Academy and Absolutely Hated It
My teammates and I lived on fast food, spent hours playing football and never studied. It sounds like every boy's dream but it was the hardest thing I've ever done.
Every morning at eight, my teammates and I would storm the bathroom armed with hair straighteners and tubs of wax and gel. The smaller boys would fight the
#19 How to become a professional football player in 12 steps
#19 How to become a professional football player in 12 steps
Football is a sport enjoyed by millions in UK. Whether you pull on the shirt for your local team on a Sunday, or just pull on your favorite team's jersey and cheer them on with a pint and a pie, making it as a professional football player has crossed the minds of
#2 How do I get scouted and impress scouts in football?
#2 How do I get scouted and impress scouts in football?
I work as a football scout for a professional club in Scotland and also provide player information for club...
You have to play in the best team you can for your age in your area - a side that scouts keep tabs on.
It is no good being a star in Read this article...>>
#20 How to become a professional footballer
#20 How to become a professional footballer
So, you wanna become a professional footballer? Well you’ve come to the right place because we've got everything you need to know about turning pro
#21 17 Ways to Become a Professional Soccer Player
#21 17 Ways to Become a Professional Soccer Player
So how do you become a professional soccer player? Or how do you become a better soccer player so you can eventually play pro football? Those are both good questions we get a lot. To start, it takes Read full article...>>
#22 How to Go Pro in Europe and Abroad
#22 How to Go Pro in Europe and Abroad
Full disclaimer I've never played pro in Europe or abroad outside of the United States. I'm not speaking from experience on how I did it but rather how I think it's done.
#23 Become a Professional Soccer Player
#23 Become a Professional Soccer Player
The Dream
The day your son was born, you had dreams. Heck, if you’re like me, those dreams started a decade or more before they were even conceived. As time goes on however, those dreams (and subsequently, your son’s goals) have been
#24 How hard is it to go professional in soccer?
#24 How hard is it to go professional in soccer?
It is difficult not impossible. First you must understand, very few of them make it big (club/national team etc) but it’s all about the talent you have and hard work you are going to do during the
#25 How to be a professional footballer, by some of the best players in the game
#25 How to be a professional footballer, by some of the best players in the game
After numerous interviews with some of the best footballers on the planet, we have gained some insight into their careers and how they made it as professionals. We’ve spoken to Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Cesc Fàbregas, David Beckham, Deli Alli, John Stone, Joe Hart, Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand, Kevin De Bruyne, Renato Sanches and many more. What is
#26 Footballer. The Job and What's Involved
#26 Footballer. The Job and What's Involved
Football as a career is highly competitive. Only a minority of aspiring young hopefuls secure paid employment with a league club and only a few amateur clubs offer salaried positions.
Football league and some amateur clubs throughout the UK employ footballers. Their job