Monday 16 May 2011

Brighton and Hove Albion Top Scorer, Glenn Murray visits Saturday Soccer School


Glenn Murray in action against Portsmouth

On Saturday May 14th, Saturday Soccer's young stars were visited by Brighton and Hove Albion's star striker, Glenn Murray. After a championship winning season in League One with the Albion, Glenn finished top scorer with 22 goals, making himself a hero to many a Brighton fan.

The Infamous Goal Celebration
On the day, Glenn joined in a session in the Minis, helping out coach Mark with some of the games for our 5 year-old future superstars.

Glenn and Coach Mark start the Minis session

Even Professionals need to practice those silky skills! 
Glenn and the Mini Messi

One of the tougher defenders Glenn has come up against this season


Time to practice those turns

After helping to teach the kids some of the silky skills that got him where he is today, Glenn took time out to sign some autographs for some of his biggest fans.

Pull it tight so the signature looks right!

The Brighton shirts were out in full force and even the Arsenal fans were sneaking in for a pic.
Glenn must have left with a sore hand and an empty pen after all the autographs he signed

Another lucky fan gets his picture taken with Glenn.

We would like to thank Glenn for all the time he took out to spend time with the kids. Nothing was too much trouble and he made a great effort to get round all the kids and sign endless autographs. We hope he will come back and visit us again at some point but for now we hope that all those that met him will remember the day and perhaps be inspired to emulate his success and go on to play for Brighton one day in the future.









Wednesday 4 May 2011

Nike Skills Lesson with Cesc Fabregas - The 180 Degree Cushion Turn

Can you be the Brighton Saturday Soccer School answer to Cesc Fabregas?

Every footballer has to train hard to become a great footballer. When you spend the morning training with us at Varndean it's our job to give you ideas about things you can try out in your end of session big match. Once the match starts it is up to you to try and be inventive and make sure you try out your skills on the football pitch. Here is a great move that Cesc Febragas uses all the time when he plays for Arsenal and Spain. Have a look closely at what he does and see if you can do it at Saturday Soccer School this weekend.