SCA London Tours
We established Soccer Chance Academy London Tours in the summer of 2018 and are continuing to expand our programing. With SCA Portland’s unique ties to our sister club in London, players have the opportunity to travel to England and connect closely with players and staff in the UK.
Our staff in London are all enthusiastic professionals who have a genuine concern for the well being and experience of each player. We place a high priority on safety, communication, risk assessment, and preparation. Every SCA staff member is highly experienced in the field of player education and uses their expertise to work collaboratively with parents and players every step of the way.
Our tours typically consists of the following activities (based upon previous trips, subject to change):
- Daily training sessions with UEFA A & B licensed coaches
- Exhibition games with local academy teams
- Individual player meeting to establish goals
- Written player evaluations
- Tour of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium
- Tour of England National Team’s Wembley Stadium
- Tickets to professional game(s)
- London sightseeing
- Q and A with English academy players
SCA LONDON HISTORY
SCA London was founded in 2014 by Ben Hanley, one of the founders of SCA Portland and UEFA A license holder. Ben had a vision to build a program to develop players not currently in the professional game and to provide a prosperous learning environment. SCA London is now considered one of the elite academies outside of professional soccer clubs. The academy consists of 60 players, many who have represented professional clubs at the youth level.
SCA London competes at the highest level of independent academy soccer in the UK, and also participates in one of the most prestigious youth tournaments in the world, the FA Youth Cup. SCA London is a full time academy, so players are at practice or competing in games Monday through Friday. In addition to providing first class soccer coaching, players are enrolled in a full time education program with qualified teaching staff on site.
Since its inauguration, SCA London has seen great success on and off the pitch and is looking forward to the launch of a SCA London Women’s Program and SCA Portland in 2019.