Premier Skills/WBA Professional Opportunities Course – Footy 4 U

English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion FC will be once again coming to Malta in July 2012 to run a Professional Opportunities Course alongside Coach Education company Premier Skills and Footy 4 U. The purpose of these courses is to scout and select players to take up apprentice professional contracts at the club.

The Professional Opportunities Courses provide opportunities for players between the ages of 7 and 17 to train at professional level, be assessed and have a unique opportunity to be scouted by an English Premier League club without leaving the country.

WBA regards the Malta youth and schools football programs as high quality development schemes that are producing young players who could successfully play the game in the UK.

Mike Scott, a senior member of the WBA coaching staff, will be present to coach, assess and scout local players alongside Premier Skills coaching team.

Premier Skills will also be running a specialist Goal Keeping course for local goal keepers and Premier Skills Levels 1 and 2 Coach Education courses.

2012 course details –

Professional Opportunities Course: Monday 16th to Friday 20th July

Goal Keeper course: Monday 16th to Friday 20th July

(9am till 12pm; both weeks exclude Wednesdays)

Level 1 Coach Education Course: Saturday 14th July 9am till 2pm

Level 2 Coach Education Course: Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July 9am till 2pm

For more information on the above opportunities and courses, kindly contact Andrea Vella, Director and Head Coach at Footy 4 U on info@footy4umalta.com or +356 9920 3574