Learn to play the Barca way at FCBEscola Dubai

Denzil Pinto 08:53 20/09/2014
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  • Young Messis: Ages from four to 16 years can enroll for the programme.

    If you’ve always wanted to be the next Lionel Messi or Andres Iniesta, here’s your chance to be part of one of the premier football clubs in the world with FC Barcelona Soccer School UAE.

    Based on the official Barcelona curriculum, the Dubai school, located at GEMS Wellington and GEMS World Academy, gives kids aged four to 16 years an opportunity to receive professional training.

    Ruben Della Morte, technical director of FCBEscola Dubai, ensures that kids are trained by accredited and certified coaches who are versed in the unique Barcelona style.

    “What I’m doing here is to make sure that our soccer school follows the same system of teaching children play football that we do,” Della Morte said.

    “The methodology FCBEscola follows is unique in that we try to teach the players not only to play football but to be part of a team, the values of FCB, the concept of fair play, effort and perseverance.

    “We teach them football skills from basics to advanced and how to use them; we also teach them the tactics, strategies and decision making skills on the field to help the team during different situations. We teach them how to play the unique FCB football style, which is based on playing nice through ball possession, attacking football, to score and try to win.

    “But our main purpose always is for the kids to learn while having great fun and making friends and memories.”

    The 10-month training programme runs from September to June and just like in Barcelona,kids train two days per week and on the third day compete in matches internally with FC Barcelona teams in the UAE.

    Kids also get the chance to travel to Barcelona when the school organises two camps during the year in groups of 30-40. In Barcelona, they participate in an international tournament with schools from around the world.

    FCBEscola started in the Middle East in 2006 in Egypt and then opened in Dubai in 2008, extending the school’s outreach to kids who otherwise might not be able to experience the programme.

    “The beauty about being in Middle East is the multi cultures we have in our school, which create an amazing environment for the kids to get more exposure as we usually distribute our teams based on the age group and skill level to ensure a proper development for each player as evaluating our teams and players is a daily task of our job,” said Della Morte.

    “We guarantee that every player, regardless of his skill level, reach his maximum potential and show great improvement throughout their training with FCBEscola Dubai.”

    Membership packages range from two-and-a-half months, five months, seven months and the full 10-month programme.

    FCBEscola is the perfect place to develop skills on and off the pitch amongst other football lovers.

    Della Morte added: “The players who join us find a place where they can play football in an environment where they can make great friends, improve their technical and social skills while learning about the game and sharing their passion.”

    What: FC Barcelona Soccer School UAE
    Where: GEMS Wellington School and GEMS World Academy
    When: 10-month programme from September to June
    Contact: Visit the Facebook page or call 055 887 6764

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