EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING
Our Academy staff, in partnership with club coaches, aims to instill in our young players the work habits, rigour, and effort that are essential in all situations. Our Youth Football Training Programme helps develop high-level technical and motor skills, strengthen their athletic and mental potential, and encourage them to exploit their individual qualities for cooperative play.
INTEGRATE A FFF CLUB
Upon arrival in August, all players undergo tests and evaluation by our Academy staff. Based on their abilities, technical and physical qualities, and preferential position in the team, the Academy presents them to a FFF club, even OGC Nice if they have the requested level. They will participate in the French championships and play official matches with their team at district, regional, or national level.
Academy Work
In addition to the training and matches they play with their club, the players benefit from very high-level training with the Academy.
Academy coaches provide up to 4 training sessions per week on small or large pitches with the full squad or in small groups of up to 8 players. Based on modern methods, these rigourous training sessions offer specific technical and tactical, personal and collective work. Adapted to each player, the exercises aim to strengthen their skills and remedy the bad habits that they too often developed in their countries of origin.
Our Youth Football Training Programme aims to deliver comprehensive development for young players.
In addition to the training and matches they play with their club, the players benefit from very high-level training with the Academy.
Academy coaches provide up to 4 training sessions per week on small or large pitches with the full squad or in small groups of up to 8 players. Based on modern methods, these rigourous training sessions offer specific technical and tactical, personal and collective work. Adapted to each player, the exercises aim to strengthen their skills and remedy the bad habits that they too often developed in their countries of origin.
Our Youth Football Training Programme aims to deliver comprehensive development for young players.
The Academy also offers physical work sessions, 2 to 3 per week, provided by the trainer in the gym. Cardio work, core training, abdominal strengthening and muscular flexibility, the session is dedicated to improving the physical condition and the aerobic and athletic capacity of the player, also through evaluations and tests.
The trainer advises, and monitors progress or difficulties encountered in the challenges of surpassing oneself.
Friendlies
The Academy organizes friendly matches with clubs in the region to put players in an opposition situation and help them consolidate their bearings.
Friendlies with Nice, Grasse, Mandelieu, and Saint Raphaël in U15, U16, and U17 categories, as well as U18, U19, and U21 any day in the week or during holiday periods.
Michel Hidalgo profoundly shaped the history of French football by restoring confidence to the national team. A visionary and unifying leader, he empowered his players to take risks, express their style, and believe in their potential. Through his attacking approach and his humanity, France rediscovered both pride and the joy of playing. At the Michel Hidalgo Academy, we carry on this legacy nurturing talents who are confident, creative, and strong in their identity.