Birkirkara FC Youth Nursery
A delegation from the Birkirkara Youth Nursery earlier this month visited the
Atalanta Settore Giovanile. This was one of the various yearly visits that
Birkirkara FC Youth Nursery tend to keep in their calendar since they came
affiliated with the Serie A based Settore Giovanile. The affiliation already
started to blossom, and the club reached very important milestones.
Chairman Mr.Henry Bray, took the opportunity to train and assess the new
recruited coaches, and help them familiarise with the methods and ethics of
Atalanta Settore Giovanile. The coaches were given different tutorials and
assisted various training sessions and were given a detailed tour of the
headquarters, training grounds and sporting facilities by Atalanta Headcoach
Stefano Bonacorso and coach Andrea Pandolfi. The delegation were invited by the
Atalanta coaching staff to attend a regional instructional meeting. In the
instructional meeting a good number of coaches and officials from the Lombardy
and Trentino Alto Adige district attended for this highly expected meeting.
Present were also coaches from Portsmouth FC and Leicester City FC. The meeting
which was conducted by Atalanta Scuola Calcio fitness coach Matteo Moranda,
focused on power and strength. Apart from theory, the Birkirkara coaches
participated in the practical session which based mainly on endurance tests,
different training sessions and variations to improve the performance.
The coaches and committee members of Birkirkara FC Youth Nursey had the unique
opportunity to watch closely and meet the Atalanta FC senior squad including
well-known players such as: coach Luigi Del Neri, Cristiano Doni, Christian
Vieri, Sergio Floccari and others. The players welcomed the Maltese very warmly
and were very happy with the dedication and enthusiasm that Birkirkara FC Youth
Nursery is offering. Mr.Del Neri in one of his comments said that he knew very
well about our country and the affiliation between the two clubs and wished
Birkirkara FC Youth Nursery a very prospective future full of success.
The Maltese delegation from Birkirkara FC Youth Nursery was made up of :
Chairman Henry Bray, Treasurer Robert Bray, Ground Manager Charles Camenzuli and
coaches Max Zammit, Darren Farrugia and Roderick Micallef .
