GOAL KSA
YOUR MAGAZINE ISSUE N.3
NEWS OF THE MONTH ORIOL NAMED SANT CUGAT FC HEAD COACH Our very own technical director, Oriol Alcazar, has been named head coach of the Sant Cugat FC men’s first team! Starting this June he has taken the new title and will be leading the red and black team in one of the best divisions of Catalan football.
We’re proud of Oriol for this new role and his return to his lifelong team. We’ll be supporting Sant Cugat!
Oriol will remain as the technical director of Kaptiva Sports Academy and keep evolving the Kaptiva methodology. He will be working to oversee the training and development of our players, working towards individual and team evolution.
KSA PARTNER CLUB WITH SANT CUGAT FC This month KSA has officially become an affiliate partner club of Sant Cugat FC. The strong Catalan team counts for 630 players and over 40 teams and has been home of the “vermell I negres” since 1916. The club has been home to many players with successful careers, and has become a feeder club for the giant, FC Barcelona. What does this new partnership between KSA and SCFC mean? - Monitering of players by SCFC coaches - Possibility of training with SCFC - Friendly matches between KSA and SCFC - Direct scouting of KSA players for Sant Cugat FC teams - Players with an approved FFC licence may be able to be selected for select league games
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COACH TIPS I
COACH TIPS II KSA Technical Director, Oriol, also wants to share material with you all! It is a short video analysis of Martin Odegaard, a player of Real Sociedad with throw-ins. A good clearance from a throw-in can initiate a quick attack play and that is what the video demonstrates.
U16 coach Emiliano wanted to share with our players and families this very interesting article about positional play under Pep Guardiola. The article by The Tactical Room explains the philosophy that the successful Catalan coach uses and leads to his success, looking deeply into his second season with Bayern Munich. Great for all football lovers, read it, and tell us your thoughts. We would love to discuss it with you! https://www.martiperarnau.com/juego-de-posicion-under-pep-guardiola/
In addition, the person who analyzes it, Dario Cotelo, has many more videos on twitter analyzing different plays of players and teams in the league from which you can learn a lot from. Oriol highly recommends looking through his profile or similar threads. h t t p s : / / t w i t t e r. c o m / d a r i o _ c o t e l o / s t a tus/1250804532415795201?s=12
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POSITIVE NEWS COVID19 UPDATES Spain is officially in the “new normal”! With few cases, Spain’s strict lockdown has resulted effective and has moved passed the state of alarm. Since the end of June, travel again has been allowed within Spain and tourists have started arriving by July 1st in the Schengen area. Control and security measures in airports and public spaces will remain in place. Masks are obligatory in closed public spaces and in open public spaces where social distancing cannot be done. We are still respecting health measures but are making great strides in recovering from COVID19. Here in Kaptiva, we are preparing the handbook for the 2020/2021 season where details regarding safety measures within the academy will be explained. We will set in place a secure and efficient way to respect all mandatory protocols set by the government. Renewed players keep an eye out as we will start sending it out in the upcoming weeks.
TIME TO CELEBRATE! We want to congratulate the past birthdays of our players! From Kaptiva Sports we hope you enjoyed your special days with your family and friends! For those who didn’t know, better late than never!
Franklin JUNE 21
Julian JUNE 12
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KAPTIVA EXCLUSIVE Omari was able to go home to the beautiful Bahamas this past month on June 11th! Bain, one of our juvenil captains, spent the months of quarantine with his coach, Simon Cantazaro. Thank you, coach Simon, for your hospitality!
SEASON 2020/2021 UNIFORMS We present you the uniform and clothing kits for the upcoming season! In the handbook you’ll soon be receiving you will see all the items but we’ll be giving you a little sneak peak here!
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HEALTHY CORNER “Salty and Sweet Recipes�
STUFFED SWEET POTATO INGREDIENTS - 2 large sweet potatoes
- Tuna (or minced lean meat)
- 1 broccoli
- Salt, turmeric, pepper
- 1 large red onion
- Shredded Parmesan Cheese
PREPARATION 1. Cut the sweet potatoes in half, and place in the oven at about 180, for 45-50 min depends on the oven, with heat both above and below. 2. While they are baking, steam the broccoli and onion in the pan with the seasonings. 3. When the sweet potatoes are done, scoop the insides with a spoon. 4. Mix the sweet potato you just scooped with the vegetables, the tuna, and a little bit of cheese. 5. Scoop the mixture inside your hollow sweet potatoes and grate more cheese on top. 6. Bake about 10 min at maximum power approx. or until cheese is melted.
ENJOY, HOPE YOU LIKE IT! It is a healthy recipe, and for athletes it is interesting because depending on the type of training it can provide the energy our bodies require.
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MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE INGREDIENTS - 1 egg + 1 egg white
- 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
- 30gr amaranth or oat flour
- 1 date
- 1 banana
- Cinnamon
- Vanilla extract
PREPARATION 1. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and place in a microwavable safe dish. 2. Microwave 5 min at maximum power. 3. Let rest it 3 min. 4. Add your toppings: fruit, nuts, peanut butter or almond butter (real, not sugary ones!). 5. Enjoy!
THIS IS A GOOD OPTION FOR: - Breakfast - Snack - Pre-workout
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YOUR VOICE Renovations continue being announced! We’re happy to see that many of you are coming back for the 2020-2021 season and will get to be part of another special season with us. If you still are thinking about your renovation, don’t hesitate in contacting us and we can answer and explain all questions you might have. These players will be back next season, will you?
MEET YOUR NEW TEAMMATE Marius Olteanu 16 years old and originally from Romania, he’s lived in Florida recently and been part of the FCB Escola, Bayern Munich Florida academy, and completed the FCB and KSA camps. We’re sure many of you might know him already! We are happy to welcome you to the KSA family, Marius!
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Q&A PLAYERS & STAFF The best way to create relationship with people is through getting to know them personally! We want you to get a better insight to our players and staff and will showcase some here.
PLAYER: Omari Bain - Team and position: - KSA Juvenil. Forward. - Favorite Food: - My mom’s cooking - Dream: - Play football professionally - Favorite thing to do in Barcelona: - Spend time with my friends playing football. - Favorite team: - FC Barcelona! - Favorite Teammate: - Mandem - Favorite KSA memory: - Being undefeated in the group stage of the Madrid tournament - Background: - Omari was born in The Bahamas on November 13, 2002. In his first season at Kaptiva Sports Academy he has exceeded all expectations both personally and on a sporting and academic level. He is a happy, fun, supportive, respectful, humble boy and a regarded as a close friend by many. At the sporting level, he has been a key component of our juvenil team and their goals, among many other qualities on the field, he has been a helping hand (and foot) to many goals. He is a team player, a reference and an example for his teammates and one of our captains. In his rookie year he has been perfectly integrated into both the environment and the city; Sant Cugat, as in the academy. For the past two seasons, he’s had an interest in joining KSA but due to external factors, he could not fulfill his dream, until now. This is why he has made the most of his experience and enjoyed his first season at Kaptiva. We are very happy that he renewed for next season and look forward to his second season donning the purple!
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STAFF: Aina Conca Ruzafa - Role: - Director of Operations of Kaptiva Sports - What do you do in KSA? - I make sure that the KSA staff team feels accompanied, listened to and connected with the rest of Kaptiva's departments. My goal is for the KSA team to be happy and content so that they can also pass it on to all our players. - Birthplace: - Alcoi (Alicante) - Favorite Team: - When I was little I followed Barça because my father was a super fan… but truthfully over the years, I have stopped following football. I watch other sports I tend to feel more preference to. - Do you do any sports: - Yes! I was a professional swimmer for more than 12 years, and now I still enjoy the water (especially swimming in the sea). I also practice yoga, running in the mountains, trekking, tennis, skiing, mountain biking and whatever comes up ... - What did you want to be as a child? - I wanted to be a professional swimmer. I grew up in a small town that did not have a pool and it was not an easy dream, but with the support of my parents, with a lot of effort and enthusiasm, at 14 I got a scholarship to train with the Spanish National Team at the CAR in Madrid, and I left home since then. For more than 12 years I have been combining high performance swimming (an average of 5 hours in the water + 2 hours of gym per day) with studies (Business Administration + Master in creativity and innovation) achieving many of the challenges I dreamed of when I was little. - Favorite Food: - Baked Rice (Typical Valencia dish) - Best moment in Kaptiva: - There are so many that it is difficult to keep one ... I won’t say with the achievements of Kaptiva, which are many but rather that moment I repeatedly have is of complicity, joy and happiness that I feel when I see that all of us work in the same direction. We all enjoy, laugh and fulfill our objectives. That moment is magical and luckily in this company it is repeated many times!
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- Personal Moment: - The “goal of my life” was in summer of 2003. That year, in April and at the age of 16, I was expelled by a coach from the group because he said I had no aptitude to be on the National Team. I was young and I didn't want to go back to my town because I couldn't train there and that meant giving up swimming. The CAR director allowed me to continue in Madrid, studying and training alone, on my own, and I did so for 4 months. In July, the Absolute Spain Championship arrived and I was one of the youngest swimmers to participate. To the surprise of many, I qualified for the final of the 400 styles and I will always remember that afternoon at the Picornell Olympic Pool. I jumped into the pool, I left behind all the bad thoughts that coach had instilled in me, and I trusted myself, I swam as if I was best, with heart, with confidence and with head. I had visualized myself many times (during those 4 months training alone) swimming that final, I dreamed that I touched the first wall before the gaze of that coach who had wanted me away from the pools. I touched the wall, I looked at the scoreboard, and when I discovered that I had won and that the dream had come true I was in disbelief. The tears of emotion, the screams of joy of those who had believed in me, and the happiness of having overcome that great obstacle all came at once and it truly “the goal of my life". - Any other?: - Obviously, another one that inspired me back in the day was linked to the world of swimming. I was a big fan of a swimmer named María Peláez, I was a huge fan and would write letters to her and she would respond! Years later we were rivals, but above all, we were and are very close friends. My parents took me to see her at a European Championship and this happened there... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0sE_m7dWkc At 4:47 in the shot of the crowd you can see a very young Aina clapping very excited! I will always remember it, and even 23 years later when I remember it, it still gives me goosebumps!
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STUDENT CORNER This time we’re ending with our student corner because now that the academic year is officially over, so is our season. And with that comes the graduation of seniors.
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Seniors, we know this is not the way you, us, or anyone expected to end your final year of high school but we want you to know your accomplishments are still celebrated! You’re moving on to a new stage and have demonstrated you’re ready to put everything you’ve learned from us, your parents, and your teachers to use in the “real world”. Some of you we have known for many years and some we’ve had the pleasure of meeting this season, but all in all each and every one of you are part of the Kaptiva family. And we celebrate you and your time with us! We wish we could have all congratulated you in person but be on the lookout as we will be having an alumni event next year so we can truly celebrate you all! In the meantime, some people who will miss you very much have some messages for you….
htps:/w w.yout be.com/watch?v=phJ X27awYI&feature=yout .be To all players, you will always be part of our Kaptiva family so stay in contact with us and visit us! We’ll always have some space for you in the big comfy living room couch :) Thank you for a different but good season, boys! See you in September!
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