Posted by Marketing, 19th April 2016
Monday August 1st – Friday August 5th – Chill SBC – Lonsing, MI
Monday July 25th – Friday July 29th – Greater Atlanta Christian School – Norcross, GA
This summer, Global Image Sports will be teaming up with our professional partner, FC Porto in order to deliver a series of industry leading ‘Dragon Force’ camps in selected regions of North America. The camps will be run by the coaching staff from the FC Porto Academy and will feature the world famous coaching curriculum of this iconic club; that has for so long been an international powerhouse on the global football scene.
Why F.C. Porto?
FC Porto are two-times Champions League winners and have played the most games in the competition behind Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid. They have won the Portuguese Premier Division 27 times, the Portuguese Cup 16 times as well as 2 UEFA Cups, 2 Intercontinental Cups and a European Super Cup. The club has a global fan-base and is held amongst the esteemed of the football elite in European club soccer. Such a presence and history is reflected in the culture, values and tradition of the club in its infrastructure, academy and coaching methods – something that they are now bringing to North America in partnership with GIS.
The current squad includes such players as Iker Casillas, Maxi Pereira, Rúben Neves, Danilo Pereira, Silvestre Varela and Vincent Aboubakar. The squad comprises a large contingent of international players who have performed at the very highest level of the game.
Players who impress on the selected camps will have the opportunity to visit the famous academy, stadium and city in 2017 and learn just what it takes to be considered an FC Porto player at the highest level.
The Camps
Information about the camps can be found below – (please click on the individual location to view more detailed information). Each camp will provide 15 hours of coaching with players receiving FC Porto International Academy Kit, a soccer ball and an evaluation.
Monday August 1st – Friday August 5th – Chill SBC – Lonsing, MI
Monday July 25th – Friday July 29th – Greater Atlanta Christian School – Norcross, GA
The Dragon Force
The Dragon Force curriculum of coaching is unique to FC Porto and is designed around what it takes to make a champion. It follows the principles of maintaining excellence throughout the periods of a young player’s career. They enable the development of the player’s technical and tactical skills so that they are able to identify and create solutions to game-realistic scenarios.
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