Campus Adolfo Aldana celebrates 20th edition

There was once a paradise devoted to the most beautiful and exciting sport in the world, played by all children and young people; two teams, two goals, a ball, rules and a pitch... FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL! Every summer for twenty years, Adolfo Aldana, former professional player at Real Madrid and Deportivo de la Coruña, has organised an international football campus, aimed at children aged 5 to 17, which has become a national benchmark, thanks to the team of professionals he brings together and the magnificent facilities with natural grass where it is held and where up until very recently top-level teams have trained.

A unique campus, only for football, filled with intensity and professionalism, where its hallmark is not only teaching and learning the secrets of this sport but also turning the days of this course into a school of values, where children and young people can grow in terms of their education to make them better people.

From the first week of July, specifically from 3 July up to 15 July, when the campus will end with a final party with the presentation of diplomas, children from Malaga, Cadiz, all of Andalusia, all of Spain and the entire world will arrive from very early, 10:30, wearing their official campus kit. On the buses that will depart from Fuengirola, Algeciras and La Línea heading to Sotogrande, where the campus is taking place for the second consecutive year, football will be in the air with videos of famous footballers in order to copy their moves, feints, dribbles…At 10:20 there will be a talk in the dressing room where the children will discover aspects to better understand the game, they will smell the grass, the natural grass pitches will begin to fill up, organised by ages, by groups... Under-8’s, Under-10’s Under-12’s, Under-14’s, Under-16’s Under-19’s... Let’s get started! It is time to get to work with the tips and teaching of the coaches and players of the highest level, who wearing shorts are the first to provide an example; it is time to enjoy your favourite sport from the perspective of professionals, learning through play and playing through learning.

It is time for the breakfast break.

It is midday. It is now time to share, to make friends, to meet people we met in past years; lots of laughter, the summer signings, as ways the friendly teasing between fans of different teams... At home I don’t eat fruit, I don’t like it; but if we want to be professional sportspeople, they advise us to at the Campus and ensure that we begin to eat it, that we get hydrated...the game continues in its purest essence.

The coaches explain outstanding aspects of football with the methodology of the coach Juanma Lillo: “positional play is the constant pursuit of superiority in order to progress,” with types of training and variants that are typical of professionals.

The DS method (Dribbling and Shooting) makes you improve in terms of using your head, you learn to be able to measure, wait, jump.... And to end the day what everyone is waiting for, the matches and tournaments! Everyday part of the time is spent working on an objective and there is free time in order to freely express everything you have learned from your coaches. And how they played, and how they play, and how they train! And how the teachers enjoy themselves! It is amazing to see Manolo Villa, Padilla, Ortega, Reuf Dervic, Santi Aragón, Pedro Jaro, Martín Vázquez and Catanha, among others. Yes, the actual ones! They are all led by Adolfo Aldana who, although he does not wear the captain’s armband, is the team captain. He teaches, guides, advises, manages, corrects... He doesn’t stop. And to finish, there is the party on the last day, sad because it is ending but there is the chance to have fun with family and see how the parents play against the coaches...Will they manage to beat them this year?

And that is the end of the story.... well, this story... Has only just begun! Because this story is very true, this paradise exists in Sotogrande, and you can enjoy it. Become the star of this football story! They await you from 3 to 15 July. For more information you can visit the website www.futbolmarbella.com

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