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Italy’s Old Lady Planting Canadian roots Juventus Soccer School makes its way to Brossard by Adam Zara
reater Montreal’s youth soccer community received quite a treat this past Spring Break. Juventus Soccer School, one of the foremost youth development agencies for soccer worldwide, made a stop in Brossard’s new Complexe Sportif Bell for a weeklong session. Over 70 players aged 5 to 16 were trained by Juve youth instructors Alessandro Ramello, Luca Corona, and Davide Fornaca at the Montreal Canadiens’ new training grounds, under the supervision of Franco Scartozzi, Ousmane Kagoné, and Nabil Halwani of Montreal’s Golden Shoes Academy, who put the whole camp together. A chat with the three torinesi produced a promising outlook on the future of our youth. “There’s definitely a good base to build on,” says trainer Alessandro Ramello, “there are some great players, and with our input and services, they can improve even more. The ultimate goal is for Canadian youth to train with the Juve model, and to be followed by qualified trainers.” That most certainly wasn’t said with the intention of berating our fine Canadian soccer instructors. But even Golden Shoe’s Franco Scartozzi admitted that the parents were quick to marvel at the exercises the Juventus trainers were putting their kids through. “They’ve never seen such drills,” chuckled Franco. The camp also served as an unofficial opportunity for members of Quebec’s elite soccer squads to put their qualities on display for representatives of Italy’s most followed team - something quite impressive upon hearing Ramello explain the School’s track record; “Juve’s program launches the most youths into pro soccer. Marchisio and Giovinco are examples of first-team Juve players that developed with us, and there are many others that grow with our program and then sign with other teams.” Ramello then goes on to explain Juve’s philosophy regarding youth development. “We train the technical & physical aspects of their game, but also the mental. We try to make them understand that to reach great goals, you need much sacrifice, a maximum work ethic and practice - talent is not enough. There can be one in thousands that makes it on talent alone, but we are confident that using our model is the best way to move forward. At the same time, it also needs to be fun, because they won’t all be able to make it to Serie A.” In an effort to establish a concrete partnership with Golden Shoes Soccer Academy, Juventus Soccer School will return to the Greater Montreal region this summer for yet another camp from July 6th to the 10th. Many more kids are expected this time around, so be sure to inscribe without delay. www.goldenshoesacademy.com v
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Une grande première au Québe c ! Des entraîneurs des jeunes d'une des meilleures équipes professionnelles Européenne donneront pour la première fois un Camp d’Été de Soccer au Québec! En effet, nous avons le grand plaisir de vous présenter le Camp de Juventus du 6 au 10 JUILLET, où des entraîneurs, des jeunes de cette équipe prestigieuse viendront donner le même type d'entraînement qu'ils donnent à leurs jeunes en Italie.
A First in Québe c ! Juventus Youth Coaches will give the 1st Soccer SUMMER Camp in Québec. It is with great pleasure to present JUVENTUS CAMP during 6-10 July, where coaches of this Prestigious Team will come and give the same training that they give to their young players in Italy.
Don’t miss this opportunity !
Ne ratez pas cette occasion Unique !
Information: info@goldenshoesacademy.com
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