Pre-Season Tours
Outline of Opportunity
Three Clubs will be given the chance to take 18 Apprentices each, plus three supporting members of staff out to Holland during pre-season training.
The placement will take place over two working weeks and will be funded by LFE / Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility Programme.
- The first week will see each team housed at a separate venue to undertake their own training and development programme.
- The second week will see all teams come together at the KNVB facility to take part in an eight team tournament consisting of top level teams from throughout the world.
Aims for Apprentices
The aim of this opportunity for Apprentices is:
- To improve and develop football skills
- To improve the knowledge and understanding of the European opportunities in football and other careers
- To experience a high quality social and cultural programme including the use of basic language within the host country
- To understand the pathways available into Europe as either a footballer and/or in alternative careers
The specific areas of training and development aimed at improved performance as a footballer would include work on:
- Strength and conditioning – the physical attributes required to perform at a professional level
- Technical ability – the technical attributes such as ball control, passing, heading, shooting required at a professional level
- Tactical awareness – the positioning of players and the awareness of how to break teams down at a professional level
- Psychological preparation – the mental attributes and preparation required in order to perform at a professional level
