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:: ON THEIR WAY

An equal mix of nervousness and excitement would make sleeping on the 7 hour transatlantic flight difficult for
the two 12 year olds as they flew through the night from Philadelphia to Amsterdam on their way to a truly
unique training opportunity of a lifetime.

:: FIRST SESSION AT GBA

The almost two hour drive from Amsterdam to Belgium would put the
players in Antwerp just in time for team training at Germinal-Beerschot
Antwerp, or GBA, a first division club in Belgium with very close ties to
Ajax of Amsterdam, the Dutch Giant and world leader of youth player
development.

The players were given the opportunity to train at GBA and, despite
being awake for nearly 24 hours, were not about to give up a chance to
see how they would match up against European players at the 'youth
professional' level. Chris and Dylan were escorted to the u13 locker room
where several players were changing for the session. Although tired,
adrenaline kicked and the players impressed in their first direct
experience with European soccer at the professional level. The Belgian
trainer spoke excellent English and explained what he wanted the
Americans to do.

:: DRIVE TO MUNICH

Early the next morning the players, along with YPT founder and director John Fisher and Dylan's mother
Marie, left on a 7+ hour drive south-west to Southern Germany where they would train at both first division
professional clubs in Munich: Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich, before heading back to Belgium for
additional training at GBA.

:: BAYERN MUNICH vs BORUSSIA MOENCHEN-GLADBACH

On Saturday, after a good night sleep in Munich, the players drove to
Sabener Strasse where Bayern Munich has its training facility, to see
the u16 Bayern team play a league match.

After the youth match the players went with Bayern Junior Team
trainer Sebastian Dremmler to the Olympic Stadium to see Oliver
Kahn and Bayern's first team play Borussia-Moenchengladbach. It
was a fantastic atmosphere at the stadium in the Bavarian capital as
Bayern defeated their opponent 3-2. Following the match Chris and
Dylan joined Sebastian and a few other Bayern academy trainers for
dinner at a traditional Bavarian restaurant.

On Sunday Chris and Dylan were back at Sabener Strasse to see
Bayern's u12 Junior Team destroy a local u13 club team by the
score of 11-1. Even though their opponent were bigger, the Bayern
players were better skilled and faster and through good possession
and deadly through balls, the Bayern team scored easily and often.
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1. Two Players earn their shot in Europe
2. First session at GBA
3. Training at Bayern Munich
4. Meeting Oliver Kahn
5. Training at 1860 Munich
6. Two days at Ajax of Amsterdam