GOAL KSA
YOUR MAGAZINE ISSUE N.2
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE MONTH We hope you all enjoyed and took part in our #KaptivaAtHome sessions held on Instagram and YouTube live over the past couple of weeks. In case you missed sessions, catch up some posted on our YouTube!
Q&A WITH LALIGA PLAYERS David Lรณpez & Jordi Masip Our technical director, Orio Alcazar, had an intimate talk with two of his former teammates and professional players, David Lรณpez and Jordi Masip. In the candid interview, Oriol was able to ask the pro players about their journey to playing in the first league and what made them the players they are today. Some of you were able to get your questions answered by them! In case you missed it, you can still watch it htphere! s:/w .yout be.com/watch?v=T7djqaDYErs&feature=yout .be
NUTRITIONAL TALK On May 5th, our KSA nutritionist Leticia Bravo, organized her second session regarding nutrition. We looked into store-bought cookies vs homemade cookies and the benefits you have of controlling your food! We can consume natural sugars or added sugars in our food. Natural is the sugar found in fruits and such while added sugars are an additional ingredient added to food which our body cannot process as well. It is ideal for you, as an athlete, to avoid added sugars when possible. On our website you can find her recipes for healthier cookies, a sweet snack you can enjoy and it is nutritious. Click on the image to see her delicious recipes!
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MENTAL COACH TALK Are you imagining yourself running the halls of the residence? Or smelling the fresh air as you step onto the pitch again? We sure are! Our mental coach, Andrea Crosas, held a session on our IGLive on the topic of visualization. The brain is a muscle and has muscle memory. During our time-off, you should be visualizing everything you do in your program for your body to stay in tune with it. We can visualize anything from game moments, drills, trainings, surroundings. It all creates a familiar environment that allows your return to be that much more smoother.
POSITIVE NEWS COVID-19 SITUATION Little by little the situation in Spain is improving! We are slowly making our return to normality and regions of the country are moving onto new phases where each level gives the citizens more liberty to move around. Recently, the numbers for Spain have been at its lowest and continue to decrease! The government is allowing for professional sports to commence training with new protocols set in place. We hope soon information about nonprofessional leagues will be announced soon. The government has also announced that school will commence in September, meaning we are glad to open our KSA doors starting the first day of the 2020/2021 season! We’d like to thank the Singletary, Miyazawa, and Cantazaro families for their incredible help in the past months. They truly meant it when they say “mi casa, es tu casa”. It’s a privilege to have such supportive families in our program.
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KAPTIVA EXCLUSIVE We’re glad to hear all your good news so if you have anything to share with us don’t hesitate in calling or sending us a message! With this said, we want to congratulate our teammate and friend, Farid Talibli, for starting his first job! We’re proud that in these tough situations our players are acting maturely and are finding ways to contribute. Good luck Farid!
HOMECOMING Good news with Hussain Alattar! On the 14th of May, Hussain was able to return home to his family! We are sure he’s happy to reunite once again with his loved ones.
TIME TO CELEBRATE!
It was a month filled with birthdays for the cadets! Diyar Shamuzov celebrated turning a year older on the 5th! Send that belated text if you haven’t done so yet!
Hussain Alattar celebrated the 25th his big day, so make sure to give him a shoutout!
Alejandro Moreno was the last May birthday with his big day being the 28th! We’re sure he had a great day with his family in Mexico (and enjoyed some Valentina sauce).
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LA LIGA HAS A RETURN DATE! Like all of you, we have been anxiously waiting to see football matches on TV again (and not reruns) and the Spanish government has announced it returns, JUNE 8TH! Following the German Bundesliga, the remainder of the season will start up again under closed doors. We hope you enjoy watching the games!
TALKING ABOUT GRAND RETURNS... KSA SEASON 2020/2021 STARTS SEPTEMBER 1ST! We are so happy the world is slowly returning to normality and we can now announce our program has a starting date. During the upcoming weeks, you will receive more information regarding the welcome week schedule and such. Mark your calendars, the gang is back together in September!
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HEALTHY CORNER “Salty and Sweet Recipes” Our nutrionist will be providing tips and recipes for you to maintain a healthy yet yummy diet! We would love to see you cooking so send us your pictures or video so we can share it! You can slide into our KSA IG Dms or tag us.
AVOCADO SHAKE INGREDIENTS
PREPARATION
- 1/2 avocado
1. Blend all the ingredients in a blender under smooth.
- 1 banana - 250ml milk alternative - 1 tablespoon of shredded coconut - Cinnamon optional
ZUCCHINI EGG QUESADILLA INGREDIENTS PREPARATION
- 1 zucchini
1. Preheat over to 180 Celcius.
- Iberic Ham
2. Sauté small cubes of the zucchini
- Eco egg
3. When it’s fully cooked through, add the egg, cheese, salt, pepper, and scramble it together.
- 2 Tortillas - A bit of cheese
4. Place one tortilla on the oven tray and add your egg and zucchini mixture on top. Place Iberia ham slices on top and cover with another tortilla. 5. Place in oven for 5-8 minutes
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ENTERTAINMENT Rules of the game: Remember your teammates? Remember what room they live in? If you have a good memory, the game is simple. We’ll tell you the room numbers and you have to find the name of a player that lived there.
1. Room 17
4. Room 19
7. Room 20
10. Room 12
2. Room 26
5. Room 8
8. Room 4
11. Room 17
3. Room 18
6. Room 1
9. Room 5
FIND THE PLAYERS
*At the end of the magazine you’ll find the answers.
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3 TV SHOWS We want to share with you 3 series to watch that the staff have been loving! They are all about sports and helps us stay connected to football. Some are dramas, other documentaries but they all make you reflect on victory and losses.
THE ENGLISH GAME 1 The Netflix mini-series recalls the origins of modern-day football in England. Based on true events, The English Game follows two teams from different social classes facing each other off in the new sport that would later come to be the world’s most popular past time.
2 THE LAST DANCE You’ve for sure heard of this one! An ESPN and Netflix 10 part mini-series showing unseen footage of the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls season. This was Michael Jordan’s last season in the Illinois franchise and was filled with ups and downs. The series shows different timelines of the team that later defines the importance of the Bull’s 6th championship ring.
LOSERS 3 Another Netflix original series, this one talks about the psychology of accepting failures. The show has separate episodes all based on different protagonists and shows events from the point of view from the losers, not the winners. It shows empathy in all sports, boxing, football, gymnastics, curling, gold, etc. It demonstrates turning failure into something useful. We hope in the 8 episodes you can see these stories as examples of rising again.
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YOUR VOICE Did you know that a lot of your teammates have already confirmed their participation in KSA 2020-2021? Every week on the KSA Instagram we will be announcing player renewals or new players for the upcoming season!
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Many players have renewed but here are just some of the returning players already signed!
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MEET YOUR NEW TEAMMATE Farouk Chehebeddine Living in Switzerland but from a Lebanese/American family, this 17-year-old juvenil player is excited to start his journey with KSA! For many years, Farouk has participated in the FCB and KSA residential camps organized by Kaptiva so many of you have a long history with him! This year, he also completed a week trial with us at the academy so we are sure many of already got to know him! Help us in welcoming the electric player who will be a great asset to the juvenil teams in the upcoming season!
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STUDENT CORNER This section is to keep us informed of what is going on at school. The teachers and coordinators give us their feedback on the work that our players do from home and we want to specifically congratulate 6 of our boys because they are doing a great job in the academic area!
AHAN & ALEC Ahan and Alec have been doing phenomenal work as always. They are attending each class and have an exemplary attitude.
EMILIO & TONY In one of the most difficult subjects Maths 1A and Algebra, we have to highlight Emilio and Tony, they are doing a great job and they are almost finished with the entire course.
RODRIGO & YANNICK Let’s not forget our graduating seniors! It is important to continue working to be able to finish the year and go to a university. For this reason we want to congratulate Rodrigo, with excellent work, on track to graduate, and Yannick, who is working hard, and has excellent grades.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION The teachers want to remind you all that the final day of school is June 19th. When the work has been corrected and we have the final grades, transcripts will be sent to the parents. So players and parents, let's not forget about school and continue working so that next year we start with everything approved and with good grades!
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Q&A PLAYERS & STAFF The best way to create lasting and strong relationships is by truly getting to know one another. For this reason, we would like to introduce a Q&A section with our players and staff! We’ll be kicking things off with the player with the biggest appetite and the most flexible staff!
PLAYER: Yi Jaewook - City of birth: - Wonju (South Korea) - Team where you play: - Juvenil Kaptiva. - Position: - Striker, Left winger, Right back. I like to play as a striker. - Favorite meal: - Chicken soup. - One dream: - I just want to live happily. - What you love to do in Barcelona: - I like to go to the city of Barcelona and travel around the city. It is a wonderful place. I like to see Gaudi’s amazing architecture, building in Spain, and people with passion. - Your favorite team: - Korean national team. - Best moment in Kaptiva: - My best moment in Kaptiva is the last 1 month in our team. I met my favorite player Ki Sung Yueng. It motivated me. I trained really hard and I played a position that I wanted to play. I can’t expect I work harder than that time. I am happy to remind that memories. - Best teammate: - Yannick In his first season with the academy he has felt very comfortable and integrated. He’s looking forward to returning to Spain, with it being a country he likes a lot. He is a very calm, educated, and friendly guy and we think you can all agree.
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STAFF: Ignacio Figueras “Figui” - Role: - Medical coordinator and U16 team development leader. - What do you do in KSA? - Well, in Kaptiva I do a bit of everything. At the end of the day it’s about taking care of our players like their parents would do so. I try to learn from them and always search for new ways to help them grow as players but most importantly as people. An important aspect of my job is to direct and coordinate the medical attention the players receive during their season. On one side there’s the medical appointments that any average young adult would have but also they have the physiotherapist, sports doctors, podiatrists, traumatologists, just to name a few. The boys dedicate a lot of time and effort into football and even with injury prevention, it is normal for players to get injured as it is, unfortunately, a part of football. That’s why when a player comes to me with pain we evaluate what the best recuperation process would be. It’s important that the player knows his responsibility in the rehab process and how it plays a major role in his comeback. For example, this year we had Yannick who after an injury in his knee he received surgery and has been an example for all. His dedication and hard work have brought him to a nice and successful recovery! But it’s not always like that and that’s why I’m here! I also lead yoga for the boys to create strength and flexibility within the mind and body! - City of birth: - Barcelona - Favorite Team: - F. C. Barcelona - Sports Played: - I do a lot! Football, rock climbing, surf, running, martial arts, and of course yoga! - What did you want to be when you grew up? - Well when I was young all I remember clearly is wanting to be a footballer! There were other things I suppose, maybe a doctor like my uncle or firefighter, but footballer always won! It was more fun to play footballers than doctors in school.
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- Favourite food: - I love any type of salad especially summer salads! And a good falafel durum! - Best Kaptiva moment: - The moment that always sticks with me is during my first MIC. My grandmother was very ill and passed away while we were away for the tournament. I received so much support from the players and staff. If I don’t remember wrong, it happened right before the final for the juvenil team where we were playing. They held a moment of silence which I didn’t expect. I broke down and couldn’t stop crying. It was very thoughtful. The players would come celebrate their goals with me on the bench and we ending up winning the tournament! It still gets to me thinking about it… - Your favorite goal: - Iniesta against Chelsea in the last minute. Until then, I thought it only happened to Madrid! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR1sOKEdzg4 Figui has been with Kaptiva Sports Academy for 4 years already! He is one of our veteran staff members. The boys have always seen him as an older brother who’s there to look out for them. He’s a calm, charismatic person who works hard for the boys. He’s the ZEN member of the staff and radiates positive energy. Figui’s job is an important part of the KSA program and creates a vital communication role between players, parents, staff, and doctors.
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