About Us
Mission
To provide every soccer player the ability reach their utmost potential.
Vision
Futuro will be referred to as the breeding ground for Ottawa soccer players. Training of top players will take centre stage as we produce players to play at the highest level possible.
Philosophy
Our simple philosophy is that the performance of an athlete is determined by five key pillars of the game. These five pillars include technical skill; physical ability, tactical awareness or game intelligence, psychological or mental toughness, and a socially fun atmosphere. Each one of our programs has a heavy emphasis on one or more of these pillars and is custom designed to develop the individual athlete beyond their recognized ability.
Our experience can give you the confidence to help your club be a leader in developing young players. Why? We have worked with individual soccer players and teams at every level of play from micro to professional. We have developed a number of high quality players who have gone on to represent their region, province, university, country and professionally around the world. Futuro Netherlands is able to develop programs specifically tailored to each team and individual needs.
Every Day in Every Way
Our slogan reminds us daily of our core values in the academy. We want to pursue excellence in all
seven pillars both on and off the field at all times in our life. Soccer is known worldwide as the
beautiful game. It takes hard working, motivated, and committed young players to learn how to play
soccer beautifully. There are many life skills learned by young players in training that are transferrable
to all aspects of their lives. While our ambitions have no ceiling, the reality is that not all of our young
players will earn a living playing professionally. Therefore, it is important that we focus on education
as a viable alternative, and as a means to earning a living and contributing to our society. As Xavi of
Barcelona says of La Massia, "Some youth academies worry about winning, we worry about
education." It is no coincidence that one of the 7 Pillars is Educationally Sound. We will link the
6 Learning Skills and Work Habits from the Ontario Curriculum - Responsibility, Organization,
Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative and Self-Regulation - into our program. These learning
skills have connections on and off the field with playing the beautiful game and they will be tied into
the first 4 of 7 Pillars listed below. Focussing on Learning Skills allows players to focus on effort
at school and not worry about grades - try hard and we will help players reach their potential.
SPIRITUALLY GROUNDED
Fair Play
Does not lie, cheat or steal
MENTALLY STRONG
Stays enthusiastic, confident and positive
Discipline to control emotions
Doesn’t dwell on mistakes
SOCIALLY CONFIDENT
Leadership skills
Ability to interact with teammates,
coaches, parents and media
Responsible for self and team
EDUCATIONALLY SOUND
Works hard to maintain good grades
(minimum standards will be required to
remain in the academy)
Turns in assignments on time
*Each player will go through a formal interview with our Education Advisor each reporting period to make sure they are attaining the required standards
PHYSICALLY CAPABLE
Speed, Endurance, Athleticism, Quickness, Agility, Core Strength, Flexibility
TECHNICAL GENIUS
Technical Speed (how quick and clean with
the ball)
Receiving, Running with the ball, Retaining
the ball & Releasing the ball
TACTICALLY INTELLIGENT
Tactical Speed (recognition and reaction)
Understands and applies Principles of Play
Understanding of how to:
1. Attack when opponents are ‘in balance’
2. Attacking when opponents are ‘out of balance’
3. Defending when our team is ‘in balance’
4. Defending when our team is ‘out of balance’
Player Identification
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Identify players within Amsterdam with the potential to excel in soccer.
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Recruit players who have the dedication and desire to reach the highest level of competition in the sport of soccer.
Identification Methods:
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Year Round Identification opportunities, - please contact sanjeev@parmarsportstraining.com for details.
Player Development
Develop talented and dedicated players by:
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Providing top class coaching and facilities.
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Providing Professional support staff.
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Focusing on player development that stresses individual growth by establishing and reaching goals.
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Creating a competitive and fun learning environment that prioritizes development over winning.
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Instilling values and life-skills that benefit players outside of soccer: teamwork, discipline, commitment.
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Stressing importance of education in the overall development of the person and player.
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Developing life long passion for the sport of soccer.
