Indonesia
Let’s Train at Soccer School
Soccer stars are product of soccer school. Messi, from Argentina, enrolled in Barcelona youth academy. Ronaldo moved to Sporting Lisbon’s academy. David Beckham was product of Bobby Charlton’s football schools. Andik Vermansah, Indonesian star, was trained in Suryanaga soccer school in Surabaya.
How to find soccer school? Easy. Many European and American clubs tap junior talents from around the world. In Indonesia, there are hundreds of soccer school with license from international clubs. Real Madrid opens seven academies in Aceh, Banjarmasin, Sidoarjo, Jogjakarta, Samarinda, Papua and Makassar. Liverpool has football academy in Jakarta. There are Arsenal Soccer School in Jakarta and Bandung. FC Barcelona Escola is in Bogor.
You also can find national soccer school, such as SSB Pelita Jaya in Bogor, SSB Bumi Sriwijaya in Palembang, SSB Ricky Yakobi in Jakarta, Villa 2000 in Tangerang, Uni Bandung in Bandung or Makassar Football School 2000 in Makassar.
Soccer school open to 4 years to 17 years old superkids. The coaches should have practice license certificate. How much to pay? It cost about 400 thousand rupiah to 1.5 million rupiah per month. Good SSB offers good organizational management, good training field, tools, and training program. “I love to practice here because the coach taught many basic skills,” said Gabriel Mc Court, 10 years old, who attends to soccer school in Jakarta.
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