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THE WORLD’S LEADING SOCCER SCHOOL ON YOUR DOORSTEP!
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BRAZILIAN SOCCER SCHOOL SALISBURY & ANDOVER IS AN INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE & SKILLS BASED DEVELOPMENT CENTRE THAT HELPS CHILDREN TO MAXIMISE THEIR POTENTIAL AND TO BECOME AS COMFORTABLE AND COMPETENT WITH THE FOOTBALL AS POSSIBLE. UNLIKE TEAM BASED COACHING THAT IS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH WINNING THE TEAM’S NEXT MATCH, OUR EMPHASIS IS ON EACH CHILD’S LONG TERM INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, BE CREATIVE AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO BE INSTINCTIVE AND SPONTANEOUS IN THEIR PLAY. OUR METHODS WORK FANTASTICALLY WELL ALONGSIDE A CHILD’S REGULAR TEAM TRAINING, BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND LOCALLY, OR SIMPLY ON ITS OWN TO BECOME A MORE COMPLETE FOOTBALLER AND TO ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. OUR ETHOS IS ABOUT IMPROVING EVERY CHILD REGARDLESS OF AGE OR ABILITY. WE CURRENTLY WORK WITH BEGINNERS RIGHT THROUGH TO PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS AND YOUNGSTERS AT PROFESSIONAL CLUBS. WE ARE NOT SIMPLY ABOUT FANCY “FLICKS & TRICKS” BUT ABOUT WORKING TOWARDS COMPLETE MASTERY OF THE FOOTBALL (INCLUDING THE BASICS) BEFORE EMBARKING ON TACTICAL TRAINING. ONE OF OUR UNIQUE FEATURES IS THE SKILLS BADGE SCHEME. THIS ACTS AS A PERSONAL TRAINING GUIDE HIGHLIGHTING AREAS THAT NEED IMPROVING INDIVIDUALLY. THE SCHEME GIVES PARENTS AND CHILDREN MEASURABLE FEEDBACK ON EACH CHILD’S CONTINUED PROGRESS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BROWSE OUR WEBSITE AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY A SESSION THE FIRST SESSION IS ALWAYS FREE OF CHARGE. ‘The best gift you can give a child is the roots to grow and the wings to fly’
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LATEST NEWS… HALF-TERM HOLIDAY COURSE WITH SPECIAL GUEST! 
WINTON SCHOOL ANDOVER – 3 DAY SKILL SPECTACULAR! WEDNESDAY 6TH TO FRIDAY 8TH JUNE 2012 (10AM – 3PM) The course is for school years 1 to 9 and the children will be split into appropriate age groups. The course will take place indoors & outdoors. Course fee: £45 for full 3 day course or £18 for individual days (Sibling discount: £40 each child for full course). SPACES ARE LIMITED (AND ALWAYS SELL OUT) SO RESERVE QUICKLY! Course content: BSS Street Striker Tournament BSS Tournament of Legends Football Freestyle morning with special guest, Tom Folan (pictured) Afternoon matches Lunchtime Quiz and entertainment 
  Places can be reserved by email p.cocking@braziliansoccerschools.com or text 07876135770 with the child’s name, current school year and a mobile telephone contact number. The course is open to all children and not just regular Brazilian Soccer School children. BSS ACADEMY V NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC ACADEMY 
More pictures and report to follow shortly… PLAYER’S HARD WORK PAYS OFF  Well done to BSS Salisbury & Andover player Joe Rogers on joining AFC Bournemouth this week! Joe was the youngest player at BSS Salisbury & Andover when he joined on 18th September 2010 and he fully deserves this reward for all his hard work. He has also been a part of our Academy for the past year and has been a credit to our soccer school. Joe played particularly well for our Academy when they beat AFC Bournemouth recently and they were obviously impressed. Good luck Joe and keep practicing as much as possible! ACADEMY SUCCESS 
A massive well done to our Academy teams who played against AFC Bournemouth during the February half-term. The Under 7's won comfortably and although the Under 8's lost they played some good stuff once they had settled down and relaxed into the game. We all learnt a lot from the experience and we are very proud of all the players. We are now all looking forward to playing Nottingham Forest in April. HALF-TERM HOLIDAY COURSE A GREAT SUCCESS! Our holiday course during February half-term was a great success with 51 children taking part over 3 days at Harrow Way school in Andover 
Our next exciting holiday courses will be at Easter in both Salisbury & Andover. 2011 PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS  
 
Congratulations to BSS Salisbury & Andover Player of the Year winners 2011: Luke Pocock Jake Bartlett Harry Moule Sanjay Samuda Sam Waters Well done to all of you for such an amazing year! Keep up the good work! FREE TIME VOUCHERS 
We are now part of the Wiltshire Council Free Time voucher scheme. We can now accept Free Time vouchers as payment for all our sessions. You can use the grant for your child if you are entitled to: Free school meals Income Support Income Based Job Seekers Allowance Guarantee Element of State Pension Credits Council Tax Benefit Disability Element of Working Tax Credits Housing Benefit Child Tax Credits Plus Working Tax Credits Incapacity Allowance Low family income The grant is also available to children and young people in care To take advantage of this opportunity, please contact your school, Parent Support Adviser or your Extended Schools Network Coordinator, Sam Jennings-Bramly. 01980 654512 sjennings-bramly@avonvalley.wilts.sch.uk XMAS DROP & SHOP FOOTBALL FUN DAYS ANDOVER 
SALISBURY 
OCTOBER HALF-TERM 3 DAY SKILL SPECTACULAR 40 children took part in our 3 Day Skill Spectacular at Harrow Way school during the October half term. It was a fantastic course and we can’t wait for the next one!  ACADEMY UNDER 7’S SUCCESS 
The BSS Salisbury & Andover Academy Under 7’s have got off to a great start with their first ever friendly matches. The team played three games in a week (one a year above their age group), winning all three, scoring 23 goals and conceding none. 
The squad have games planned against AFC Bournemouth, Portsmouth FC and Nottingham Forest FC. NEW SESSIONS GET OFF TO A GREAT START! Brazilian Soccer School Salisbury & Andover’s new weekly sessions have got off to a great start. There are still spaces available to come and join the fun! Andover Wednesday at Winton School Sports Hall – 5-6pm (School Years 5 and over) Wednesday at Winton School Sports Hall – 6-7pm (School Years 2, 3 and 4) Salisbury Tuesday at Sarum Academy Sports Hall – 5:00-6:30pm (School Years 1&2) Tuesday at Sarum Academy Sports Hall – 5:00-6:30pm (School Years 3&4) To book a FREE ‘taster session’ for any of our sessions please contact Perry on 07876135770 or p.cocking@icfds.com FOOTBALL FUN DAY – THURSDAY SEPT 1ST 2011 
32 children took part in our last event of the summer holidays at Portway Junior School in Andover. 
The children all took part in a “Challenge Chamberlain” event where the children had a go at beating Arsenal’s Premier league player, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s BSS Core Skill scores. 
Our special guest for the event was football freestyler Tom Folan who dazzled everyone with his amazing skills and freestyle show. Our next planned event will be a three day Skill Spectacular during the October half-term. More details will follow shortly. NEW ARSENAL STAR BACKS OUR SOCCER SCHOOL! 
New Arsenal signing, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, is supporting the Brazilian Soccer School Salisbury & Andover after using the unique coaching methods whilst a player at Southampton FC. BSS Salisbury & Andover Head Coach, Perry Cocking, worked with the Arsenal youngster during their time together at the south coast club. 
Alex said of the soccer school: “I became aware of the Brazilian Soccer School coaching methods through my friendship with Perry but it wasn’t until I was returning from injury last season that I used some of them for myself. I regularly had one to one coaching sessions with Perry using the ten core skills to help regain my fitness and sharpness before going back into full training. It was great fun and a lot more challenging than I thought! I would strongly recommend any young player to train with BSS Salisbury & Andover as it definitely helped my game and will improve players of all ages and abilities. I especially like the idea behind the new Academy and Development squad and I’ve got no doubt that I will be playing against some of its graduates one day! They help children regardless of ability, experience or any team they might play for, with the sole aim of rapidly improving them as individual footballers. The children of Salisbury & Andover are extremely lucky to have such great coaching on their doorstep. The soccer school is a special place which is why I’m thrilled to be supporting the project” 
Perry Cocking said of Alex: “Alex was a smashing lad to work with and all of us at BSS Salisbury & Andover would like to wish him the very best with his move to Arsenal. Alex is an example to all children of what can be achieved with hard work and dedication. Alex really benefited from our training methods and fully understands what we are trying to achieve in our area. We hope that he’ll be able to visit us in the near future and see what progress we are making.” SUMMER HOLIDAY COURSE FUN 2011! Our summer holiday courses were a huge success with over 70 children joining in the fun in Andover and Salisbury. Highlights included the Skill Skool Circuits, our BSS Street Striker competition and the children speaking to Arsenal’s new signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on loudspeaker (picture below). PORTWAY SCHOOL – ANDOVER 
FIVE RIVERS LEISURE CENTRE – SALISBURY 
‘SUPER SUNDAY’ EVENT 
Our first Super Sunday event was a great success with BSS Islington providing the opposition for our school year 1, 2 and 3 players on Sunday July 31st 2011 at the Five Rivers leisure centre. There was a big crowd to watch some fantastic football and we hope this is the first of many similar events in the future. MORE TOURNAMENT SUCCESS! 
The BSS Academy (under 6’s & 7’s) squad had another successful tournament on Sunday 19th June. The squad (pictured above) won all 4 games in the Andover FC tournament scoring ten goals and conceding none. The Academy squad is made up of regular BSS players from both Salisbury & Andover from school years 1 & 2. Players are selected on good behaviour, a commitment to training and by reaching certain levels on the Core Skills section of our Skills Badge scheme. The Academy has been a great success since it started and we hope to expand into other age groups as soon as possible. Well done to all of you! TOURNAMENT DAY SUCCESS! 
60 children took part in BSS Salisbury & Andover’s first ever tournament day on May 31st. The children were split across five different age groups playing with an FDS ball in the morning and a conventional ball in the afternoon. A Player of the Day trophy was awarded in each age group and every child received a special medal to commemorate the day. Two further tournament days are being planned for the summer and details will be sent out shortly. Congratulations to the following Players’ of the Tournament: Daniel Burdock Bruno Delvaux Fabian Delvaux Jake Bartlett Sophie Hammett Well done! BSS ACADEMY – TOURNAMENT SUCCESS!  
The BSS Academy squad took part in their first ever tournament on Sunday 8th May. The tournament was organised by Tidworth Royals FC and was held at Double Hedges in Bulford. The team played 5 games, winning 3 and drawing 2. “This was a great success for the team as they have never played together before and three of the team were playing a year above their age group. They showed some great skills and restricted the opposition to just one shot against them in the entire tournament.” Academy Coach – Perry Cocking  
The BSS Academy is made up of regular BSS players from both Salisbury and Andover. The Academy is currently running in under 6 and under 7 age groups with more age groups being set up soon. Selection for the Academy squad is based on a child’s core skills scores and each child has to have a good attitude towards training and learning. The core skills require a certain amount of practice and dedication to achieve and is a fantastic base line for selection. There are 10 different core skills that have been designed to make players as comfortable as possible with the ball. They are a mixture of ball coordination exercises and simple moves to beat players. All the moves are practiced regularly during our weekly sessions and the children should become very familiar with them over time. The Academy meet for 2 hours every fortnight for a free advanced coaching session using the best youth coaching methods from around the world. For more information please email p.cocking@icfds.com or call Perry Cocking (BSS Academy Head Coach) on 07876135770.  
SOUTHAMPTON FC STAR OPENS ACADEMY Our new Academy was officially launched on Sunday 3rd April with Southampton Football Club’s Dean Hammond as special guest. The new Academy, which is currently made up of under 6, 7 & 8 year old players, played an exhibition match against BSS Islington thoroughly impressing Southampton FC’s current Captain. “The children were absolutely fantastic and the level of skill and close control was unbelievably high for such young children. I’m glad I will be retired by the time they are older!” 
 
  
 
  
ROONEY JOINS BRAZILIAN SOCCER SCHOOLS! 
Wayne Rooney has enrolled his son Kai in a Brazilian Soccer School at just 16 months old. Wayne first became aware of the Brazilian Soccer School methods when he used them at his former club Everton in 1998. The Manchester United and England striker is apparently determined that his son will follow in his footsteps, and has signed him up with SOCATOTS, part of the Brazilian Soccer School coaching network. In Brazil kids are taught to play football almost as soon as they can walk, with players like Ronaldinho and Kaka famously having started as toddlers - though the emphasis is invariably on having fun playing with the ball and interacting with team-mates rather than the more formal skills coaching that is common in Europe. And Rooney hopes that some of the Samba flair will rub off on his lad, according to The Sun newspaper. "Wayne is encouraging Kai to get into football and has already bought him his first Everton kit, plus numerous United and England shirts," a friend of Rooney's told the paper. "He has mucked about with a ball with Kai from an early age and hopes his son will inherit his natural ability." Click on the following link to see the full article in The Sun newspaper: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3478163/Kai-Rooneydinho-at-footie-school.html
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