Former international Steve Savidan launches pro football training online

When he announced at the end of the year his intention to launch an online training course for "

prepare for the profession of footballer ”, Steve Savidan, the former international (1 selection), was the subject of one of these famous“ bad buzz ”which are full on social networks.

In hollow, the former striker of Valenciennes and Caen was criticized for selling dreams and making believe that one could become a professional player just by looking at a screen.

"It has nothing to do with that," defends Savidan, whose project officially starts this Saturday, January 23.

I'm not going to teach someone to kick a ball or master technical moves.

My idea is like for someone who is going to take an exam, to offer additional preparation to increase their chances of success.

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Savidan, currently a trainer in New Aquitaine, “worked for months to achieve this world first”.

He wishes to respond to possible detractors.

“This is absolutely not a tutorial for learning to play football.

It is a 100-hour, completely digital course where we tackle five modules.

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"It's an additional toolbox"

Clearly, Steve Savidan proposes to address good body control (care, diet, etc.), tactical and technical knowledge, mental preparation, the specific path of the young player in the different age groups and mastery of the top. level (the world of agents, social networks, the media…).

“I worked a lot by making more phone calls to lots of people to enrich what I'm going to teach,” says Savidan.

And there will also be a phone platform where I can chat with those who want more personalized advice.

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This training is billed 1497 euros including tax by the former international.

“The ideal target is young people between 17 and 19 who are already playing in an elite club,” he continues.

We must not caricature and say that it will turn the average player into a superstar.

In fact, it's an additional toolkit.

I obviously do not guarantee that there will be a professional contract behind, but I assure you that it will make it easier.

Football is first and foremost a profession.

And the more keys we have, the more chances we have to go further than the others.

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