High School Soccer Year Long Boarding Football Elite College in Italy

TALENT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM

The "Talent Identfication Program" was created in 1997 by the cooperation between A.C. Perugia Calcio SPA (club playing italian Serie A at the time of the cooperation) and Italian Soccer Management srl with the aim of the scouting of young athletes on behalf of the above aforementioned club.

Some of the most well knows athletes who have trained with Perugia Calcio's youth teams are Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Cristiano Lucarelli (SCC Napoli) and Andrea Ranocchia (FC Inter).

After 2005 and until 2010 Italian Soccer Management srl has carried forward the same project on behalf of Ascoli Calcio SPA (italian Serie B Club). By 2011 Italian Soccer Management srl cooperates with Empoli F.C. and Sunderland A.F.C. managing all initial selections and the technical organization of the 3 main offices in Empoli and Sunderland.

Empoli FC and Sunderland A.F.C. invests every year a lot of resources into their youth Teams and by this year they have asked Italian Soccer Management to organize a "Talent Identificaton Program". The aim of the program is to identify those athletes with superior technical and tactical capabilities and to guide them to a possible Club membership and contract.

LENGHT

There are two kinds of Talent Identification Program, different in commitment and lenght:

• The "Year-Round Talent Identification Program" with a duration of 9 months (from September to June) that coinciding with the opening and closure of the scholastic and academic year
• The "Monthly" Program with a duration of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months that can be attended during any period of the regular soccer season.

GOALS

CONTENTS:

The Talent Identification technical training Program is identical in contents and intensity to the one used by Italian professional Clubs such as Empoli FC and Sunderland AFC. Athletes participating to the TIP aim at developing their technical and tactical skills and to get used to a daily workload identical to professional players.

MEASURING PERFORMANCES:

Every 3 months the Academy will provide the athletes with personalized reports where the technical and tactical parameters will be evaluated in order to measure effective improvements.
Weak technical and tactical aspects will be identified since the very beginning and athletes will be given according specific training.

COMPARING WITH PROFESSIONALS:

At least 4 times during the soccer season all athletes taking part to the TIP will play the youth Academy Clubs we cooperate with (Empoli FC, AC Siena, AC Perugia, SS Lazio, etc..) having the sole purpose in showing off their own technical qualities but also to compare and understand the average professional requirements needed by Clubs.

 

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

The soccer player registers to the "Talent Identification Program" TIP at a "Soccer Development Centre" SDC. At the beginning of program the players will have a technical and tactical evaluation whereby the professional Club (Empoli FC and Sunderland A.F.C.) will draw up a specific technical program to be followed. Every year a final Try-out is organized in June.

The soccer player who will be selected during the final try-out will have the opportunity to undertake a year-long test at a professional Club.

Seats reserved for participants to the TIP

NATIONALITY	TEAM	DIVISION	PLACES
ITALY	Empoli F.C.	Serie B	4
	A.C. Perugia Calcio	Serie C	4
ENGLAND	Sunderland A.F.C.	Premiere League	4

If, at the end of the test, the athlete meets the technical and tactical capabilities requested by the Club, the latter will provide the player with an official membership card and a contract.

 

TECHNICAL SOLUTION OFFERED AT THE END OF FIRST TIP YEAR

At the end of the first TIP year all athletes not selected to attend the year/test at Empoli FC will be given, according to the final technical evaluation, the opportunity to spend a second year training with a professional (i.e. AC Perugia, Gubbio FC, etc) or semiprofessional (AS Pontevecchio, AC Bastia, AS San Sisto) team.

SOCCER EQUIPMENT

Empoli F.C. and Sunderland A.F.C. will provide each player with a complete training kit. Every kit includes the following:

TYPICAL WEEKLY PROGRAM

The program established for the football/soccer players who attends the Talent Identification Program is developed to put them in the best situation to follow a period of athletic and educational preparation finalized to reach the goal of the project.

The course includes also weekend activities, such as Countryside walks, Stadium tours, Serie A and B game watching.

EDUCATION

The Talent Identification Program is not just soccer. During the stay in Italy or England players must enrich their educational and culture background, first of all by learning the Italian or English language. All players will be enrolled at an Italian Institute.

A tutor constantly supports the students in their daily needs, helping them getting familiar with the Italian or English culture.

GENERAL INFORMATION

	HIGH SCHOOL	UNIVERSITY	COLLEGE
School	Convitto Nazionale di Assisi	University of Perugia	East Durham College
Accomodation	Convitto Nazionale di Assisi	University dorms	Family Accomodation
Meals	Convitto Nazionale di Assisi	University dorms	Family Accomodation
Transport	Yes	Yes	Yes

PRICES

	HIGH SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY ANNUAL TUITION FEE	DISCOUNTED FEE*	COLLEGE	DISCOUNTED FEE *
9 Months	18.000 €	15.840 €	22.500	19.800 €
6 Months	12.000 €	10.560 €	No	No
3 Months	8.000 €	7.040 €	No	No
2 Months	5.600 €	4.900 €	No	No
1 Month	3.600 €	3.150 €	No	No

* Discounted fees are available to all registration completed within June 1st of each year.