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Lyford Cay Dragons Football Club hosts first ‘Elite Soccer Academy Camp’
By Rebecca Massey
Oct 20, 2009 - 1:35:59 PM

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Group picture of the camp attendees

 Nassau, Bahamas- Lyford Cay Dragons Football Club hosted their first ever coaching camp with over 120 boys and girls, aged 4-16, enjoying up to 3 days of extensive coaching with some of the top football coaches from the ‘Elite Soccer Academy’ based in New Jersey, United States.

The Dragons Football Club extended the invitation for the camp to players from their own teams and also players from a number of other teams and schools in Nassau. The players greatly benefited from the weekend course as the coaching staff excelled at helping the players learn and improve their football playing skills, as well as helping to enforce a sense of teamwork, dedication, and responsibility.

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Coach Jez from the Elite Soccer Academy providing instruction

Craig Massey, Head Coach for the Dragons said “The camp was a major success and proved to be an enjoyable and positive learning experience for both our players and players from other clubs and schools. We look forward to hosting the ‘Elite Soccer Academy’ coaches again to help improve the standard of youth football here in Nassau.”

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Improving soccer skills

The weekend also included a clinic for club and school coaches. The Elite Soccer Academy coaches shared their excellent knowledge of the latest methods of training for individual players and teams

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