1st Mallorca Football Experience Edition

1st Mallorca Football Experience Edition

The 1st Edition of the Mallorca Football Experience, was held in the Port of Pollensa (Mallorca Island) during July 1 and 7, 2019.

21 children between the ages of 6 and 17 participated in this event that aims to give young soccer players the opportunity to conduct an intensive soccer training program in English. During the 7 days that the program lasted, the players lived a unique experience in an ideal environment for soccer practice (in the sports facilities of Puerto de Pollensa, which have a last generation artificial turf field) and in the Hotel Playa Mar & Spa **** (located in a privileged position on the island, 50 meters from the beach and at the foot of the Serra de Tramuntana).

All participants were training and improving their football skills through our own methodology based on a comprehensive training of the player and at the same time practiced English, both in training and in all scheduled activities.

TRAINING PROGRAM

An intensive football training program was conducted in English with a methodology created by Football Forward. The training sessions were led by coaches with high training who had already had experiences in other European countries or in the United States and using the English language in all tasks and explanations.

The methodology used in the training sessions, are based on a comprehensive training to seek the improvement and overall intelligence of the player himself. This methodology has been created using the years of experience of the Football Forward staff in professional football teams in Spain.

COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVEMENT OF ENGLISH

To complement the practice of football, all kinds of recreational and cultural activities were carried out to promote the use of English and achieve language improvement. Taking advantage of the environment provided by the facilities, we move on the beach to play football competitions and recreational games, we use the magnificent hotel pool, we made an exit to the HidroPark water park, we watch football documentaries in English and play games like Kahoot, among others. In addition, we received the visit of the Mallorca player, Abdón Prats, who explained his experience after scoring the decisive goal of his team’s promotion to the 1st Division of Spanish football.