1st European Professional Soccer Academy in Las Vegas
Villarreal Las Vegas Academy is an official partner academy of professional soccer club Villarreal Club de Fútbol. Through the Villarreal Academy international expansion project, Villarreal CF partners with a select number of soccer academies around the world.
As an official partner academy of Villarreal CF, Villarreal Las Vegas Academy is connected with the Spanish soccer club at all times in every aspect of our academy. Villarreal CF provides support for its partner academies in all areas, predominantly on a sporting level but also with marketing, communications and administration assistance to help each academy reach new heights. The link between Villarreal CF in Spain and its partner academies around the world is strong and therefore provides a real pathway and opportunities for players to achieve their full potential.
How our Coaching Methodology Benefits our Players
While most of the soccer world knows of the success of our Villarreal CF professional team, many questioned, how? After a fantastic season reaching the UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals in 2022, the world saw how a team from Spain reached great success by investing in their youth academy and building on our Villarreal CF methodology.
Our Las Vegas Academy's technical philosophy is based exactly on our Villarreal CF methodology. Our possession-based methodology focuses on building well-organized teams that control the pace and tempo of every match by maintaining player composure and teamwork. Our goal is to develop creative self-sufficient players that understand how to play as a team.
Our Villarreal methodology is taught to all our coaches by our professional staff in Spain. On a weekly basis, our coaching staff receives online education from professional Villarreal CF coaches in Spain. Within our weekly coaching classes, our staff learns new tactics and drills focused on maintaining our possession-based methodology. Our staff is then trained on the psychological aspects of how to implement these teachings to all types of players.
Professional Scouting & experience opportunities
In conjunction with our professional affiliate Villarreal CF, Villarreal Las Vegas offers several incredible opportunities for our youth players to trial, train and e