This brochure presents the IOF International Football Academy, its directors, coaching staff, philosophy and the full-time international football and education programme based at Denstone College in the UK.
This brochure introduces the IOF International Football Academy, its directors and coaching staff. It explains the academy's purpose: to give ambitious young players a pathway through elite coaching, education and career opportunities in football, built on three decades of experience inside the professional game.
The document outlines the IOF philosophy, which is player-centred and inspired by elite football academy models such as those in the English Premier League. It covers maximum ball contact, creative football players, small group coaching, age-appropriate coaching and providing playing, education and career pathways in football.
The brochure describes Denstone College, the academy's partner school, located in rural Staffordshire on the Derbyshire border. It highlights the school's academic excellence, boarding facilities, pastoral care and high-performance sporting environment. Facilities include two all-weather pitches and a strength and conditioning room.
It details the full-time international football and education programme, which combines daily elite coaching with a full UK school timetable. Students are grouped into High Performance and Development programmes. Every student plays in school fixture leagues and has opportunities for the FA Youth Cup, World Student Games in Barcelona, and the IOF USA Las Vegas Mayor's Cup.
The brochure also presents the pre-academy football programme, a football gap year option for UK and international students, and the IOF USA soccer scholarship route including the Las Vegas Mayor's Cup. It includes a player pathway and successes section, a weekly training schedule, fixture and tour showcases, assessment booking and programme fee information, and contact details.