KNVB Soccer Team Camps

Each year many players from your club or team spend time and money to travel to exclusive soccer camps around the U.S.  Imagine what it would be like when both coaching education and a premier soccer camp would come ‘exclusively’ to your club or team. Premier International Tours has now made this possible: we are proud to offer your club, team or school a unique KNVB (Dutch Soccer Association) Team Soccer Camp. This event – exclusively for your club, team or school - will be staffed by some of the top youth coaches in the world. All are members of the legendary KNVB Academy, and all speak two languages perfectly: English and soccer.

By providing a superior experience at your own fields and facilities our KNVB camp eliminates high travel and housing costs. It also allows school or club coaches more flexibility to evaluate players because you don’t have to focus all your time on coaching the team directly. And your club or teams can even add a commission to our costs, turning the camp into an exciting fundraiser.

The KNVB staff is available any time throughout the year: spring break, summer vacation, fall or winter. You can arrange this camp just for your team or club.

Introduction

Soccer fans around the world admire the Dutch style of play. Players like Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp, and more recently Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and Robin van Persie, have long set a standard for exciting, creative play. In the 1980's and '90's The Netherlands provided the soccer world with entertaining teams and players. Recent Dutch soccer success includes semifinal appearances at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 and 2004, a quarter final appearance in the 2008 European Championships, reaching the Round of 16 at the 2006 World Cup, most recently finishing 2nd place in the 2010 World Cup! The Dutch national team is usually always in the top 5 in the FIFA World Rankings.

The on-field success of Dutch soccer is mirrored by the world-renowned KNVB coaching Academy. At its foundation stands Rinus Michels, the man who "invented" Total Soccer in the '70s. His ideas are the basis of this camp.

Small Nation, Great soccer vision

The Netherlands is small in size, but Dutch soccer is famous around the world. For the past 40 years the Dutch have played a vital role in international soccer. The national team has recorded astonishing successes in the European Championship and World Cups. The top Dutch soccer clubs have shown well in every major European Cup competition, while Dutch players have long filled the rosters of the most popular European clubs.

 

High level educators - learn from the best

How can a tiny country like Holland become a world soccer leader? One major reason is that coaches in the Netherlands are high-level educators, who truly teach the game. In addition, the KNVB is a global leader in creating development programs for young players. Your coaches can now learn from their methods.

The coaches in our ‘Team Soccer Camp’ are coaches working full-time or part-time in the 6 KNVB-Districts in the Netherlands, where they teach coaches and coach the best players, boys and girls ages 10-18. Examples of these players are: Ruud van Nistelrooij, Clarence Seedorf, Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie, Rafael van de Vaart and Wesley Sneijder. They follow in the footsteps of the greatest stars from the legendary Euro '88-winning team: Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Ronald Koeman.

The Dutch vision - small sided games, many touches on the ball

The Dutch vision begins with games of 4-v-4, in an amazing number of variations. These games provide the foundation for playing attractive soccer. Each player enjoys many touches on the ball, while learning to solve a variety of soccer problems. 4-v-4 always provides lots of goals and excitement.

Some examples:

• The passing game 
• The shooting game 
• The dribbling game
• The counter game
• The heading and crossing game

These games, and many others like them, incorporate every key element of soccer. Training activities are always geared to the age, skills and experience of the group. Each phase in the learning process has special objectives. Children learn best by participating in real soccer situations, and accepting the consequences of the decisions they make. Objectives are always clearly explained. The Dutch coaches eagerly give instructions, ask questions, encourage players to make their own suggestions, provide examples of good and poor decisions, get players to show what they want to do, and demonstrate winning concepts themselves. The focus is always on the qualities that ensure fun and successful soccer.

Who can participate?

The team camp is open for teams, or groups of players, within your club ages U10-U18. Each participant will receive a certificate of participation after this soccer camp.

KNVB fees:   

US$ 339.00 per player for 1 team/group of players. This includes training for 1 team 5-6 hours per day for 5 days. US$ 239.00 per player (with a minimum of 30 players) for 2 teams/groups of players. This includes 1 KNVB coach and training for 2 teams. Each team will train 2-3 hours per day, one team in the AM and one team in the PM for 5 days. For 3 teams/groups of players or more, please request prices and program. Each team/group of players must have a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 18 players. The team coaches are free.

This fee includes the following items: All coaching fees, the KNVB coaching handout, certificate per participant, a NIKE soccer ball, a NIKE camp T-shirt and camp insurance.

What is not included and has to be arranged by the host club:

Soccer fields (2 teams on 1 field), equipment (goals - regular and small, ball pump, cones, etc. - a list will be provided later), first aid/trainers, water, a classroom for the coaches clinic and then accommodations and 3 meals a day as well as ground transportation for the KNVB staff (airport transfers as well as daily transport from their accommodation to the fields). You can accommodate the KNVB coaches in the homes of families with your team or club.

Payment schedule, refunds and cancellations:

A $ 100.00 deposit (non refundable) with application. The balance, and total amount,  is due 6 weeks prior to the start of the camp.

Application form and release forms:

Each player and coach must complete the application and release forms which we will supply you with. Please mail them to us with the requested deposit.

Administrative procedures and how to proceed:

•  Select the dates and pick the team(s). 
• Appoint a contact per team to collect the application forms and deposit checks.
• We will provide you with camp flyers as well as application forms, payments and general release forms.

Team Soccer Camp Program - Example

The above mentioned program is a suggested program only. We can customize this program based on your wishes and input.