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These clinics will take place throughout the season and will be focused on the main skills needed to succeed on the field. The skill specific clinics are organized and implemented by our highly qualified Paris Saint-Germain Academy coaches.
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SKILLED-SPECIFIC CLINICS HIGHLIGHTS
Take your specific skills to the next level
90 minutes of intense professional training of skills and techniques tailored to specific positions. These clinics reinforce and boost skills taught throughout the season ensuring players master the concepts.
Learn and develop tactical, cognitive and off-the ball concepts to help you stand out from teammates and competitors.
Small training groups allow players to work directly with coaches on distinct abilities and receive individual treatment and coaching.
Get unique and insightful coaching tips from our PSG Academy Coaches and/or former professional players as guest coaches.
What will you work on and develop?
Goalkeepers will improve their current technical, tactical, and coordination skills as well as develop and learn new ones, to become better goalkeepers. Example of skills and technique goalkeepers will learn are below.
- Technical skills: catching and diving (all different dives), ball distribution (hands, feet), and aerial balls,
- Tactical skills: positioning in the goal and positioning in the box,
- Coordination skills: speed, reaction time, timing, and footwork.
Defenders will improve their defensive awareness and ability to read the game. Through the technical and tactical skills taught in the clinics, defenders will feel more comfortable on the field. Examples of skills and techniques that are taught, are as followed.
- Technical skills: Passing, ball control, first-touch,
- Tactical skills: Defensive positioning, 2v1’s 3v2’s etc, defending set pieces, anticipation, headers,
- Conditioning: Cardio, endurance, and strength.
Midfielders will gain confidence with the ball and on the field by providing them all the necessary skills, technique and tools to be a complete midfielder. An example of the skills and concept they will learn are below.
- Technical skills: Short and long-range passing technique, turns when receiving the ball, dribbling, ball control,
- Tactical skills: Midfield positioning, counter-attacks, offensive and defensive transitioning,
- Strength and conditioning, agility, speed and endurance.
Forwards/Strikers will develop important technique and skills to improve their finishing in front of goal and their game off the ball to ensure they are helping their team in different ways. An example of the skills and tactics forwards will learn in the Skilled Specific Clinics are below
- Technical skills: Finishing (different types), heading, receiving the ball with their back to goal, lay-off passes, ball control,
- Tactical skills: Runs off the ball, creating space, diagonal runs, over and under laps,
- Strength and conditioning, agility, speed, and endurance.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
- Please use your PSG Academy Houston training jersey for these clinics if you are a member. If you are not a member you will be provided upon your arrival with a Paris Saint-Germain Academy t-shirt and must wear it at all times during the clinic with navy blue shorts and socks.
- Check in opens 20 minutes before the start of the clinic.
- Open to all players at club level who want to improve their skills in their specific position.
- Training group will be created based on age or skills and ability.
- Please pack a bag with your cleats, shinguards, water and gloves (for Goalkeeper Skilled Specific Clinics only).
