Juventus PFC Players Return from Camp!

In April of this year St. Louis area select soccer club Juventus Premier Futbol Club announced their selection for their 2008 “Travel Abroad” winner. Under this program each Juventus PFC coach was able to nominate one player to a panel committee for consideration. Daniel Hilling of Troy, Illinois was the chosen recipient of that opportunity. As this year’s chosen recipient Daniel and one family member received an all expenses paid trip to Athens, Greece where Daniel attended the professional training camp of Panathinaikos Football Club. Being a person of high moral standard that Daniel is, he also invited his step-sister (Megan), her friend (Meredith), and his good friend (Niko), whom are all select soccer players for Juventus Premier Futbol Club, to accompany him at this prestigious event.

Situated on their dedicated 70 acre football complex, home to Panathinaikos F.C.’s central academy, the professional camp was geared extremely high as Panathinaikos F.C. Academy Coaches scout from this summer camp for induction into the main Panathinaikos F.C. Academy.

First on camper’s agendas was a full physical evaluation including body fat index and base line evaluation of their physical condition. This information was highly integrated into each player’s training routine and diet for the duration of the camp. Through the course of the week campers received professional training from Panathinaikos F.C.’s academy coaches leading to a championship tournament on the last day of camp held at the former Panathinaikos Stadium. The environment surrounding the day of the tournament was enormous as camp attendees showcased their talents in the presence of Panathinaikos F.C. coaches, professional European and international scouts, reporters, and many more die-hard spectators, alumni and dignitaries.

At the end of this intense week our four local players left with a glow given their opportunity to travel to a foreign country and experience Greece’s many cultures, play soccer with some of the best youth players in the world, receive training from some of the best academy coaches in the world, have fun and make many new and long lasting friendships.