Nowadays professional football clubs accumulate many staff in their backroom with different knowledge and functions. A great member to have in your team is the opposition analyst which have the responsibility of collecting and organizing information about upcoming opponents. Analysing the opponent has many advantages and can be the difference between losing and winning. Having
Sports scholarships are very popular among students in all over the world. For the majority of them is their ticket to pursuing a professional career in the sport they love. A lot of them plan their whole life in order to chase the dream of being a professional athlete. Professional leagues are full of players
Nigerian football is one of the strongest in Africa. Its players are physical and also very technical. There are players of high international level spread all over the world who have been able to train in their own country. The national competition is also strong within the CAF (Confederation of African Football). In this article
The SIA Academy players took part in an off-site activity. They travelled to the city of Valencia to enjoy its streets, shops and visit several emblematic places. They went to the City of Arts and Sciences and ended the day at the Valencia CF stadium. Mestalla is the place where the Valencianista team plays its
V.A. (V.A.) is a powerful tool in the world of football/soccer, offering numerous benefits to various stakeholders in the sport. By utilizing V.A., scouts can gain a more comprehensive understanding of a player’s abilities, helping them to assess whether the player would be a good fit for their team. Teams can use V.A. to improve
It is important that the players understand the process and understand the reason for each microcycle, each task, each rest and each reflection. They are the protagonists of their process and they are the ones who must interact with us and with each other to adapt every day and thus optimise the search for their
The goalkeeper’s position on the pitch is one of the most complex that we can find. The evolution it has undergone in recent years has forced coaches to work in a more holistic way with the goalkeeper. Today we can divide the goalkeeper’s tasks into four main groups: preventing chances, preventing shots, preventing goals and,
The FC Union Berlin women’s team have enjoyed the facilities of the SIA Academy for a winter training camp. The players coached by Ailien Poese have completed their training sessions on the natural grass pitch during these days. The German players have had all the comforts of a centre like Soccer Inter-Action. They have carried