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Can I join a football academy at 15?
The minimum age for any child to join a football academy is 9 years old. This is a legal regulation, which all football clubs must adhere to. To get around this richer clubs, create a set of development programs which cater for younger groups of children.
What age do footballers join academies?
A player must be at least nine years old to join an Academy, but many clubs – such as Arsenal – have development groups which cater for even younger players.
Can I join a football academy at the age of 16?
(i) The Academy/Club must have a minimum of two age-groups in the youth category (U- 19 to U-13). An academy/club cannot be evaluated on the basis of only an U-16 and an U-17 team; OR an U-14 and U- 15 team, in the absence of other age-group teams, as the gap is of less than 2 years between the teams in such cases.
What age do footballers get scouted?
At what age do footballers get scouted? You can get scouted in football from the ages of 7 until 22 and most of the players get scouted by football academies at 13. There isn’t necessarily a specific age when you’re too old to get scouted, however, the oldest age for you to be scouted normally is the early twenties.
How do I get my child into a football academy?
How to get your child scouted for football
- Help them with their temperament and attitude.
- Take them to watch as much live football as possible.
- Create playing opportunities.
Is it too late to be a footballer?
Optimistic answer : It’s never too late! There’s different leagues for different age groups, each professional. Also, there’s no age limit as such for a football player, just gotta be 16 to sign a pro contract.
Can I join a football academy at the age of 20-21?
Professional academies would be a no at 20–21 unfortunately, but other academies designed to get players into the game can be up to U23. Generally, most academies promote signings of players up until the age of 16/17 – as these are the last few years become you become a senior player.
Is it harder to get into a football club when you’re 18?
It depends, but the older you are the harder is to get into the club or its academy. It also heavily depends on the tier of the club. I had a friend who was 18 years old at the time and used to play in his club (youth division) since 12.
Does it matter how old you are to play football?
Many people think they are good at football, but until they attend the real training and play the real league game their skills are more than questionable. It also matters whether you want to go to a club’s football academy or private (paid) football academy. So, if your age is 19 or less you try to get in lower tier football clubs.
How many times a week do you train with Soccer Academy?
Training football twice a day 5 times a week, once with the academy and once with a team in Spain as a trial. So you are always taken out of the comfort zone. In our Soccer Academy you will be attending football trials weekly, this is the reason why you join an academy like this.