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YPT uses its extensive
contacts abroad to provide truly international training experiences.
As with all our programs, our
goal is to expose American players to Europe's top professional clubs in
the hope that, one day, one of the clubs will say "We want him".
We give
the very best players the opportunity to go behind closed doors and
train under the experienced eyes of professional youth trainers and play
friendly matches against professional youth teams - the future stars of
the European game.
For 10 days, and practically
24 hours a day, players are immersed in a professional training
environment. They learn how to travel, dress and act as young professionals.
Invaluable lessons are learned in the areas of professionalism and cultural
protocol.
As part of the European Tour
experience, YPT firmly believes that players need to take advantage of
their surroundings and look beyond the lines of the football pitch.
every tour takes time to visit regional cultural, historical, and
natural sites. Previous tours have visited famous castles,
cathedrals, concentration camps, and museums. The players return from
abroad with far more than an athletic experience.
YPT has had the privilege and
honor of competing against some of Europe's top professional youth
academies. Here is a list of past opponents:
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:: Manchester United [England]
:: Parma FC [Italy]
:: Bayern Munich [Germany]
:: Coventry [England]
:: Anderlecht [Belgium]
:: Benfica [Portugal]
:: Den Haag [Holland]
:: 1860 Munich [Germany]
:: BSC Young Boys [Switzerland]
:: Newcastle United [England]
:: Stuttgart [Germany] |
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EUROPEAN TOUR PROGRAM HISTORY |
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2009: PORTUGAL
YPT
was extended an invitation to take part in the
Mundialito, a top flight professional youth
academy tournament held on the southern coast of
Portugal. Other team invited were: AC Milan
[Italy], Rangers [Scotland], Everton [England],
Stuttgart [Germany], Sevilla [Spain].
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2006: GERMANY
YPT returns to Munich, Germany
for training at Bayern Munich and matches in Italy and Switzerland
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2005: ITALY
YPT is
invited to The ProSassi tournament in Modena, Italy and is bracketed
with FC Bayern Munich, of the Bundesliga and Parma FC of Italy's Serie A.
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2004: BAYERN MUNICH
10 days - 3
countries - 4 matches against professional youth teams highlighted by a
2-1 win over Bayern Munich on their home field. [MORE]
[VIDEO] |
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2003: MANCHESTER UNITED
YPT
travels to Manchester United and is one of the first US teams to
play at the clubs new multi-million dollar training center.
On that day the tour is highlighted by a 3-3 draw versus Man U's
u14's [MORE] |
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2003: AJAX of AMSTERDAM |
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2001: PSV EINDHOVEN
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