It’s a wrap up for Bahrain’s largest football talent hunt, VIVA Manchester United Soccer Schools programme, now in its sixth season which had 20 young players travelling to the UK for world-class football training experience.
The Bahraini talents, trained at Manchester United Soccer Schools’ (MUSS) grounds in Partington and The Cliff under the supervision of UEFA qualified coaches, are now back in Bahrain equipped with expert skills to help progress their football careers.
Commenting on the VIVA footballers, Mick Bennett, Head coach at Manchester United Soccer Schools said, “We are very impressed with the level of football talents received this year which is evident from the rigorous pre-selection of the players. The players showed a keen desire to learn new skills and techniques with a great aptitude to apply them on the pitch.”
During the week-long training, MUSS coaches worked with VIVA players to enhance individual and teamwork skills including dribbling, shooting and positional play as well as defending and attacking techniques.
The VIVA players were trained using the Manchester United play of conduct, which has been developed over a number of years taking into account the learnings of the academy and the first team.
The training concluded with five VIVA players declared as ‘star performers’ of the week which included Aziz Ben Jemia, Dana Charafeddine, Stan Szecowka, Ammar Abdulnabi and Hamad Hamad.
The VIVA MUSS program in partnership with Manchester United Football Club has benefited up to 139 local talents from various cultural backgrounds in Bahrain .
For more details on the programme, visit the website www.viva.com.bh.