#9 7 Ways to Get a Soccer Trial or Tryout

I want to play professionally, but how do I get a soccer trial or tryout? “

I receive this question from readers almost on a daily basis, but I have

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#7 What makes a good football scout? Europe's Scouts tell all

We asked the pros about what distinguishes the good from the bad, and even how to become a scout yourself...

Player recruitment is one of the most important procedures at a football club. You only need to glance at the Premier League to see how

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#8 When is the right time to ‘Get Scouted’ by a Pro Club?

A few weeks back, I went to the Swansea Schools Football Association Centenary Dinner at the Liberty Stadium with family, friends and colleagues from TCSA. It was a great night out. Three course meal, the works.

'Swansea Schoolboys' have a wonderful tradition of producing top players. Some of the worlds

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#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

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#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

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#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....

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#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.

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#3 4 Things That Football (Soccer) Scouts Want To See

This is a question that is often repeated and goes through every football player’s mind. What is it that scouts want to see and how to get them to notice you?

While the correct answer is essentially the simplest one – play good football, we’d like to jot down some tips and explain what some of the important things scouts

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#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...>>

#5 Want to be a football pro?

You've probably dreamt of winning the Premiership, scoring the winning goal in the Cup final or leading your country at the World Cup.

But have you really got what it takes to follow in the footsteps of your favorite star?

We decided to find out what it takes to become a professional footballer

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#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 

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#6 What do scouts look for in footballers?

We step inside the world of football scouting to find out exactly what the game's recruitment experts look for in their pursuit of talent

Harry Redknapp recently took a phone call from a scout, who told him

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#4 How to get scouted

Becoming a professional in the sport you fall in love with as a kid is an ultimate dream. Scoring a goal in front of thousands of fans in the Champions League Final, diving over the try line to win your country the World Cup or

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