VCF Academy participate at Soccerex Connected 100

The Soccerex Connected 100 is one of the most prominent international football forums, and is ongoing online from May through August in 2021. The VCF Academy is present in the forum, which features more than 1500 participants, 150 talks and representatives of clubs and entities from more than 100 countries.

Physical preparation during the coronavirus pandemic was the subject of the debate session in which representatives from Valencia CF participated, and they explained the adaptation to confinement, individual training, training in small groups, match postponements, long periods without being able to compete together and a packed schedule.

The challenges and lessons from last season, COVID-19 protocols for positive cases, rehabilitation processes for injured players and adjustments to competition for both the first team and the VCF Academy teams were some of the aspects addressed in a presentation by Juan Monar, fitness coach at the Destino Mestalla department. He spoke with representatives of Olympique Lyonnais, West Ham United and entities such as the University of Milan.