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DANUBIO SUMMER PROGRAM
The Fútbol Factory's Danubio Summer Program will answer those questions and more. By participating in this program you will not only improve and sharpen your skills and maximize your athletic fitness, you will also be instilled with a professional attitude towards training and playing the game, the kind of professional attitude that can get you a college scholarship or a national team tryout. The Fútbol Factory's Danubio Summer Program is an intensive
2-week training program that incorporates its participants directly
into the professional youth system of Uruguayan 1st Division champion
Danubio F.C. The Fútbol Factory players will be Danubio
youth team players for 2 weeks: Danubio is a two- time winner and current champion of the Uruguayan
1st Division and has qualified for the Libertadores Cup four times.
Until recently, the club held the distinction of being the only
Uruguayan team never to lose a home game to a foreign club. For
more information about Danubio please click
here. The Fútbol Factory's Summer Program is a 2 week program consisting of two a day training sessions from Monday to Friday, a Saturday full dress match against a professional youth team from one of Uruguay's 1st Division clubs and at least 1 informal match a week against elite amateur teams. Danubio Practices. Mornings are for Danubios' daily practices from 9 am to 11 am. These practices will be held at the Complejo Ing. del Campo, Danubio's own private training complex, located in the heart of Montevideo. The complex features 4 regulation size grass fields and club house with modern weight and fitness training equipment, locker room and shower facilities, restaurant, meeting rooms and a full array of professional level amenities and services. These facilities are for the exclusive use of Danubio club members. While we can not divulge details of Danubio's proprietary youth training system, in general Danubio practices are designed on individual weekly modules based on the style of play of that week's opponent. Uruguayan professional youth teams normally play their official matches on Saturdays. Accordingly, Mondays are Danubio's hardest practices with decreasing intensity throughout the rest of the week. Friday practices are normally a dress rehearsal for the big game on Saturday. Practices are divided into 2 sections: 1) game day strategies and tactics; and 2) basic skill work and strengthening and conditioning. At least one practice section a week will be devoted to weight training and strengthening exercises. The Fútbol Factory Practices. In the afternoon from 5:30 pm to 7 pm, The Fútbol Factory Players will attend individualized practices with Fútbol Factory coaches under the supervision of Prof. Gustavo Dalto, Technical Director of Danubio's professional youth system. In these sessions Coach Dalto and The Fútbol Factory coaching staff will work to correct weakness and deficiencies identified by Danubio coaches during the morning sessions. Afternoon sessions will be conducted at The Fútbol Factory's private training facilities, featuring grass fields, lights for night play, locker rooms with showers and other amenities. On those weekdays when friendly matches with elite amateur teams are not scheduled, the last part of the afternoon practices will be devoted to small sided "pickup" games between The Fútbol Factory players and the Friends of the Fútbol Factory. The Friends of the Fútbol Factory are current and former professional players that have agreed to attend Fútbol Factory practices specifically to play with and against our program participants. Former stars like Inter Milan's Ruben Sosa or Walter Olivera, star of CA Peñarol's 1982 Intercontinental Cup winning team, or current Danubio stars Juan Salgueiro and Ignacio González and other active players will team up with our Fútbol Factory players and share their knowledge and experience in a unique game setting. Every Fútbol Factory player receives: • Official Danubio kit • Fútbol Factory kit • Accommodations at either Danubio's private 1st division team dormitory at the Atlantida Beach Resort or double occupancy rooms in an executive class hotel in Montevideo •Three athletically correct meals prepared fresh daily by our own chefs under the supervision of Danubio's dieticians •Danubio Certificate of Completion signed by the Youth System Director •Use of all athletic facilities, including natural grass soccer fields, tennis and racquetball courts, swimming pools and gyms •Tickets to 2 Danubio First Division matches •Cultural and entertainment activities •Ground transfers • Traveler's insurance Program cost is $2,200 (plus airfare estimated at $850). A non-refundable deposit of $350 is required at the time your Registration Form is submitted to reserve space. Full payment is required no later than 30 days prior to departure. The program departure date is Saturday, July 30th from New York City's JFK Airport returning to JFK on Tuesday, August 16th. Training will begin Monday, August 1st and conclude on Monday, August 15th. The program is limited to 20 boys between the ages of 14-18. Parents and Players must read and comply with The Fútbol Factory Policy Medical Staff Weather Travel Requirements Parents: Want to come? Space is extremely limited. The Fútbol Factory program is limited to 20 players with 4 players per age group (U14-U18). Call or apply now to reserve your space. |
