{"product_id":"2940166694959","title":"The Best Football Academies (All In One Place)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eyou\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eor\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eanyone\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eyou\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eknow\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003edream\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eof\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ebecoming\u003c\/strong\u003e a \u003cstrong\u003eprofessional\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efootball\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003esoccer\u003c\/strong\u003e) \u003cstrong\u003eplayer\u003c\/strong\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoining an academy is probably the best route for a player to choose to become a professional player in modern times (Paul Merson – Former Arsenal player).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book The Best Football Academies (All In One Place) includes over 100 football (soccer) academies located in different parts of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHAT'S INCLUDED\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Top 25 academies (based on # of players recruited vs. # of players produced that sign a contract with a professional club) ;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 100 academies located in Europe, Asia, Africa, The Caribbean, and North and South America;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademy programmes providing an opportunity of signing a professional contract;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContact details (websites, telephone numbers, email addresses, academy managers, scouting staff, etc.);\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocations and physical addresses; and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional information (i.e. training programme details, application \/ registration dates \/ procedures, and academy staff comments, where applicable).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT AUTHOR \/ CONTRIBUTOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was written in response to a large volume of questions received by our Soccer Agent Course Instructor; who has tutored people around the world and taught them about the laws and rules that apply to the work of agents. The instructor obtained an LLB (Hons) degree and completed Bar training. The author also worked for a couple of law firms and as a Legal Researcher and Writer for a number of years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHO IS THE BOOK DESIGNED FOR?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is designed for players, parents of young players, relatives \/ friends of a player, club coaches \/ officials, or anyone else who is helping a player develop his \/ her playing career to realise a dream of becoming a professional player.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE BENEFITS OF BUYING THE BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been estimated that less than 1% of players playing organised football sign a contract with an English premier league club (English FA (Richard Allen), 'Football Talent Spotting: Are Clubs Getting It Wrong With Kids?', (2015)).  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile this statistic only relates to the English Premier League, it is clear that competition to become a professional footballer is very high.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTherefore, leaving the decision about which academy to join to chance, or making a decision about an academy without at least carrying out research does not make sense to me. Would you agree?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe best approach is to compare the academies available before deciding which academy to join.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe academies available vary considerably in terms of the standard of training, support \u0026amp; facilities provided to a player, and more importantly the opportunities available to the player to progress his \/ her career upon completing an academy programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYOU\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGET\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrab a copy of this book if you want to compare the different academies to decide what type of academy would provide a player with the best prospect of fulfilling a career ambition of becoming a professional player.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. Cunningham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46464976421105,"sku":"2940166694959","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940166694959_p0.jpg?v=1765811851","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940166694959","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}