Dutch Pro Academy Training Sessions Vol 2 PDF
World Class Coaching in conjunction with Terry Michler’s Dutch Touch
sponsored a 9-day coaches tour of Holland and Germany.
Coaches from Europe, the US and the
Caribbean were treated to an outstanding overview of soccer in the Netherlands, with an emphasis on
player development and coach education.
As well as a full program of observing pro, youth and top
amateur teams playing and training; seminars and the opportunity to question and interact with top
coaches, we enjoyed excellent hospitality, food and friendship as well as unseasonably sunny weather
with a little bit of tourism thrown in for good measure.
In addition to crisscrossing the small country of
Holland, we ventured into Germany for a tour of Schalke ‘04’s impressive Veltins Arena and training
complex as well as a pleasant stroll along the splendid Rhine promenade in old town Dusseldorf.
Our tour group, made up of club, college, school and youth national team coaches was based at the
comfortable Hotel De Oude Molen (“Old Mill”) in the picturesque town of Groesbeek, Gelderland, 15 km
from Nijmegen and 2 km from the German border.
Though a small town, Groesbeek is home to two of
the region’s top third division teams, De Treffers and Achilles FC.
Though technically described as
amateur teams, in reality they are high-level semi-pro clubs more similar to AAA baseball farm teams in
the US or to high level Conference football teams in the UK.
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