India’s biggest football talent search Football Trials’ 19 in association with AD Alcorcon – Spain Organized by Football plus and supported by Dumbell
10 aspiring football players will be sponsored to train and play in Spain for one month
Chennai, January 16th, 2019: Football Trials’ 19, Second Indian Edition, India’s Biggest Football Talent search started on January 10th, 2019 is happening in Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, and Maharashtra will end by January 20th, 2019. During this Trials, participants will be assessed by Mr. Jose Gonzalez, Director of the International Academy of AD Alcorcon along with Mrs. Nuria Palomo Leon, Coach – International Academy of AD Alcorcon, Spain in association with Football Plus Professional Soccer Academy and Dumbell. This year in each state two players will be selected and they will get an opportunity to Play & Train in Spain for one month freely at AD Alcorcon. 10 aspiring football sporting talent from India will be selected between the age group of 8 to 14 and 15 to 20 for Boys and girls. AD Alcorcon is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcon, in the autonomous community ofMadrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in the second division of LaLiga, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo Domingo. Participants can register online at http://www.bit.ly/fptrials.
This initiative is the brainchild of Mr. David Anand, Founder of Football Plus Professional Soccer Academy, who sensed the opportunity and potential of football sporting talent in India. Due to lack of opportunities and infrastructure in this sports in India and his passion for football triggered him to start a football academy called Football Plus PSA. The academy’s aim is not only to teach world-class football but the ‘Plus’ means to give a holistic rearing of the child through the sport of football.
To achieve the vision of creating world-class players, he associated with Ad Alcorcon of Spain, and Spain is the mecca of football. Now, there are multiple opportunities to the football-passioned players of India in learning football from internationally renowned coaches and also to earn opportunities in playing for the prestigious club itself, which is an achievement of a lifetime in itself.
Speaking during the occasion Mr. David Anand, Founder of Football Plus Professional Soccer Academy said “India has vast potential in football talent but with limited opportunities to get exposure in the international academies. Majority of aspiring players face hurdles and we want to nurture the young talent through this football trials’19 the second edition happening in Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, and Maharashtra. We want to provide international exposure through this talent hunt, so that in future India will have star-studded football players in the international arena representing our country. Out of the participants 10 players will be selected based on the assessment of international coach Mr. Jose Gonzalez and sponsored to play and train in Spain in AD Alcorcon Academy for one month. I would like to thanks Mr. Abishek Rengasamy, founder Dumbell for his relentless support in taking this initiative to the next level”.
Football Plus PSA takes pride in the association with Dumbell. As a very famous quote goes- clothes define a man, similarly a high-quality football kit boosts the spirits of a child. Through this association, the academy will provide exclusive official academy merchandise manufacturing & selling opportunity to Dumbell. Dumbell & Football Plus has graciously created a program called 10:1 Initiative, in which for every 10 sales of Football Plus merchandise by Dumbell. Football Plus will provide free training to one kid for a month. Football plus will identify the talents for the above Initiative through a selection process. This gesture shows Mr. Abhishek, Founder and Chairman of Dumbell whose spirit and passion for supporting aspiring sporting talent in India.
Mr. Abishek Rengasamy, Founder and Chairman of Dumbell, said “We are happy to be a part of this initiative which encourages young and aspiring football talent by giving them international exposure. Dumbell wear’s vision is to provide high-quality sports apparel to the upcoming players and our products come with the right fit and its performance speaks for itself. Dumbell wear will continue to support young and aspiring sports talent through various initiatives across the country and we want to play a major role in nurturing and scouting sports talents whenever its possible”.
About Football Plus Professional Soccer Academy
Academy nurtures the athletic, academic and personal development of India’s most promising sporting talent, securing them footballing and education placements oversee. We strive to develop high-‐performance student-athletes, capable of building a successful career as professional footballers at home or abroad. With a focus on education and character development, our students also use their all-‐round talents to secure scholarships to top-‐class academic institutions whilst leading positive change in their communities. Accredited by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), our Academy employs a mix of elite International and Indian coaching staff using world- ‐class training facilities and methodology to enable our teams to compete at tournaments alongside the world’s best young players
About Dumbell
Dumbell was created with one goal in mind- To provide our customers with high-quality fitness clothing at affordable prices. Prior to starting Dumbell, the search for quality fitness clothing in India didn’t meet our expectations, It was started to address the needs of people who are passionate about fitness. Dumbbell’s humble beginning started with our parent company, A Square Garments. Founded in 2012 by Mr.Abishek Rengasamy, A Square Garments has grown to become the exclusive distributor (Tamil Nadu and Andaman region) for several international and Indian brands. A Square Garments also supplies to various leading Multi Brand Outlets across the region.