In brief the programme looks to place ex Apprentices and first year professionals with a Club in Europe for period of 8-16 weeks. The ultimate aim is being offered a contract to play with that side or alternatively being scouted by a higher division side.
If this isn’t the case, the aim is that you will have broadened your horizons and are better placed to take advantage of employment and training opportunities in other European countries.
The European Funds we have secured will cover:
1. Transport to and from the host country
2. Food
3. Accommodation
On top of this a weekly allowance of around 750SEK (£75-£80 per week) will be paid by the Club. In some instances there is the possibility for this allowance to be supplemented by paid coaching work.
The next window of opportunity for the placement will be from March 2010 – going out on 1st March 2010 and returning on 31st May 2010.
If you are interested in the Player Placement programme please contact LFE’s Progression team:
Email: progression@lfe.org.uk
or
Phone: 0845 074 0561
or
Using the Contact Us form
The footage available on the E-Scout website is the material that Clubs in Sweden will use to make their selections. If you do have any further footage available of yourself in action please contact Chris Barton –
chris@e-scout.co.uk
One of the players who went out to Sweden with us last year, Toby Davis (pictured above), has now successfully secured a contract with the Club he was on placement with. To view the blog he wrote for us whilst he was on his initial 16 weeks with the Club please visit: www.blog.lfe.org.uk.
1. To achieve both quantitative and qualitive improvements in the development of the participants as footballers
2. To improve the participants knowledge and understanding of Lifelong Learning principles
3. To improve the participants knowledge and understanding of the European opportunities in football and other careers
4. To deliver a high quality social and cultural programme including the use of the host language to an intermediary level
5. To acheive a professional football contract at a European club and/or as an employee/trainee in Europe in an alternative career
1. Strength and conditioning. The physical attributes required to perform at a professional level
2. Technical ability. The technical attributes such as ball control, passing, heading, shooting required at a professional level
3. Tactical awareness. The positioning of players and the awareness of how to break teams down at a professional level
4. Psychological preparation. The mental attributes and preparation required in order to perform at a professional level
