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ISM International
Scouting Center
is an affiliate member
of CSEN (Centro
Sportivo Educativo
Nazionale)

Every year more than 80 young football

athletes from all over the world choose to Convitto Nazionale
come to ISM International Scouting Center Principe di Napoli Assisi
to improve their football and take their first
step into the world of professional football.

Even after 20 years of existence, the core

concept of ISM Academy has not changed;
finding the rarest football talents in the
world and polishing them to shine like the
diamond on and off the field.
Università per Stranieri
di Perugia

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Savoring a taste of hard-earned achievement yet

knowing challenges laid ahead, the Club aunched an
History
ambitious project to revolutionize the club’s youth
development sector by partnering up with a sports
management company called ISM International Scouting
Center.

From May of 1994 onwards ISM managed all aspects of youth develop-
ment at AC Perugia. In few years AC Perugia was observing and recrui-
ting young football talents through a scouting network linked to over
40 clubs in Italy. Players like Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Marco Mate-
razzi (FC Internazionale) and Andrea Ranocchia (FC Internazionale)
were scouted and brought to the youth academy/first team of AC
Perugia during those years.

At the end of the 1995-1996 season, AC Perugia was guaranteed promo-

tion to Serie A (1st Div). In 2003 the club conquered the UEFA Intertoto
Cup by beating Wolfsburg in the final. During the same year the club
made it to the 3rd round in UEFA Cup.

Nicknamed “Grifo” by locals, Associazione Calcio Perugia (AC Perugia)

was about to secure a long-awaited promotion to Serie B (2nd Division)
from 8 years of exile in Serie C1 (3rd Division).
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In 2010, ISM made a choice to improve the quality of academy edu-

cation and player career paths by changing its’ technical partner
from Ascoli to Empoli Football Club. Empoli is one of the most
respected Italian clubs with a strong tradition of youth development
alongside Atalanta, Roma and Juventus. Year by year the number of
academy athletes increased and reached 70 to 80 residential athle-
tes by the end of 2015.

Today ISM International Scouting Center is a recognized football aca-

demy by CSEN (Centro Sportivo Educativo Nazionale: www.csenperu-
gia.com). The ISM Talent Identification Program is a consolidated aca-
demy program which benefits from over 20 years of professional youth
development expertise and player career management expertise of
Sportx. Athletes are no longer tied to one club but are best guided to a
well-structured club where they can kick-start or further their profes-
sional football career though an extensive network of Sportx with clubs
in Italy and the rest of the world.

After unexpected bankruptcy of Associazione

Calcio Perugia (AC Perugia) in 2005, ISM establi-
shed an official partnership with Ascoli Calcio
playing in Serie A (1st Div) at that time. Ascoli and
ISM jointly created the Ascoli Soccer Academy for
14 to 20-year-old athletes. Based in Perugia, the
academy served as Ascoli’s athletic evaluation
center as well as a residential academy where
young foreign athletes can improve their football
through a distinct athletic development pro-
gram supervised by Ascoli without compromi-
sing their academic development. This philo-
sophy of distinguished professional football
instruction and finest academic instruction is still
at the heart of ISM International Scouting Center.
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TIP
Talent
Identification
Program
Locality: Perugia – Assisi (Italy)

Duration: 3 – 9 Mounths

For: Athletes 14 – 22 Years Old

International Pro
Football Tryout Team Coaching Professional
Performance Italia Tour Course Tournment
Locality: Perugia – Assisi (Italy) locality: Perugia – Assisi (italy) locality: Montepulciano (italy)
Duration: to be agreed Duration: 6 days Duration: until 14 days duration: 3 – 9 mounths duration: 7 days
For: 12 – 18 years old For: 14 – 21 years old For: athletes 14 – 20 years old for: coaches For: athletes 16 – 17 years old

IFP TI TT PCC PT

ISM offers the opportunity to players coming from all over the world to experience
the Italian Soccer Training with Italian licensed coaches and get a chance to be
scouted by an European Professional Club. ISM is partner with several European
Professional Clubs in the research, detection and valorisation of new young talents.

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Talent
Is becoming a professional Identification
football player your dream? Program
ISM International Scouting Center is a professional football
academy located in Perugia, Italy. The Talent Identification
Program (TIP) is ideal for young athletes from 14 to 20 years’ old
who want to become a professional football player or further their
professional football career.

The ISM International Scouting Center “Talent Identification

Program” (TIP) helps young athletes reach their full athletic
potential without full athletic potential without compromising
their academic development.

Athletes are separated into groups that correspond to their

developmental stage. Training occurs in the academy complex
in the afternoon from Monday to Friday.
Athletes also play a training match at least once a week with
presence of scouts from the academy’s partner clubs.
These training matches are often filmed for athletic instruction
and creation of player profile.

The ISM International Scouting Center “Talent Identification

Program” (TIP) is an annual residential program with athletic
and academic components, from September to June in the
following year.
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High School vs University options

Program High School University

Period From September to June (9 months)
Age Group 14 to 19 years old (athletes who haven't finished secondary education)18 and 20 years old (athletes who have finished secondary education)
Athletic Development
Athletes train 5 times a week in the afternoon in ISM Academy in the group that corresponds to thier athletic developmental stage. One training match against a
professional or amateur team per week is guaranteed. Match is filmed and analyzed. Scouts from partner clubs are invited to training matches. Detailed performance
reports are sent to parents every 3 months.
Complimentary Athletic Support All athletes are evaluated upon arrival. If necessary, complimentary services such as nutritional guidance, personalized conditioning training, physiotherapy treatment
and sports psychology sessions are recommended and organized. All fees involved with these supplementary services need to be born by athletes' parents or
guardians.
Player Career Management Sportx represents athlete in player license application, club procurement, scheduling of tests and trials at clubs, negotiation of contracts and more.
Academic Development 5 year national scientific high school program entirely taught in Italian 6-level ("CELI Impatto" to "CELI 5) Italian language course awarding the Certificato di
leading to the "Diploma di liceo" (Italian high school diploma) recognized by conoscenza della lingua italiana -CELI (Italian Language Certification) recognized by
the Italian Ministry of Education. the Italian Ministry of Education.
Studies take place in the morning from Monday to Friday in a boarding Language classes take place at the campus of "Università per Stranieri di Perugia"
school called "Convitto Nazionale Principi di Napoli Assisi", one of 39 state-run (University for Foreigners Perugia) founded in 1921, every morning from Monday to
boarding schools, with 150 Italian and foreign students. Friday.
7 to 8 hours per week of intensive Italian language study taught by a ISM
private teacher at the boarding school.
Complimentary Academic support If students prefer, they can follow an online high school program from their Tutors and private language teachers can be arranged for an additional fee.
country instead of the Italian national curriculum at their own cost. These
students follow the Italian language lesson and work on their online high
school program in the library with Internet connection. Tutors and private
language teachers can be arranged for an additional fee.
Website of Academic Institution www.convittoassisi.com https://www.unistrapg.it/en/studying-unistrapg/italian-language-and-culturecourses

Meal 3 meals offered at the canteen of the boarding school, weekends included Not included. Students can buy meals for 4 to 5 EUR at the student cafeteria of the
University for Foreigners.
Accommodation Dormitory of Convict National Principia di Napoli Assisi in the city of Assisi (2 State university dormitory called "Collegio Ruggero Rossi" located in the city of
to 4 students per room, leisure room with TV, collective WC and shower) Perugia (2 students per room with a private WC and shower, Internet and a collective
laundry room)
Transport Transport between the boarding school and the training center is included Student-athletes are given an unlimited public transport pass upon arrival. Student-
and guaranteed by ISM Academy's private bus from Monday to Friday. athletes need to take the bus between the University dormitory and the training
center.

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 Han Kwang-Song (Age: 21 - Program TIP: 2016)
Juventus FC (Italian Serie A)
“Thanks to Ism Academy I have started living my football career. It has been a long way
but finally I can say my dream came true scoring my first goal in Serie A and becoming
the first North Korean to dress such a important shirt as Juventus. My dream came true!”

Raul Yagubzade (Age: 15 - Program TIP: 2018)

AC Perugia (Italian Serie B)
“I Want to say Big thanks to Ism Academy that they give me chance to learn Italian,
develop and have the tryout With Ac Perugia last year. This Year I became the first Azeri
played to play Ac.Perugia i can say my dreams came true being also part of my National
Team”

Stephen Payne (Age: 23 - Program TIP: 2015)

Portimonense (Portugal)
The football trainings are a whole new level compared to what I got in the US. My favorite
part of it are the coaches. They’re approachable and will help you develop the best they
know and can even if it takes a bit longer to get. In order for a player to develop really well
coaches need to be great. My favorite part about the training are all the different technical
drills we do. Overall the academy experience is amazing. It’s brought something new into
my life. And I’m glad I took the opportunity to go to Europe".

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Player
Development
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This is a fundamental stage where young football enthusiastic
players become athletes. Young athletes engage in their regular

Process at ISM
sport routine based on training, matches, evaluation, nutrition,
restand study. Athletes play matches against local professional
The Academy and amateur teams. Athletes are observed by scouts of our
partner clubs constantly.

With over 20 years of

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experience in professional
Athletes with a strong interest from partner clubs move out of
football youth development, the academy environment and train with a youth or professional
ISM International Scouting team of the interested partner club (professional or non

Center offers 3 developmental

professional club). If the athlete or the club has a change of mind, The Pro/Amateur
the athlete can move to another partner club. Club
steps for you to become a
professional football player.

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The Professional
If our partner club is convinced of the athlete’s capacity,
Sportx represents the athlete in contract negotiation with the
objective of defending the best athletic and financial interest
of the athlete.
Career

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 Youth development age groups in Italy

Primavera/Berretti
Piccoli Amici (U9) Pulcini (U11) Esordienti (U13) Giovanissimi (U15) Allievi (U17)
/Juniores (U20)

5 to 8 years old 9 to 10 years old 11 to 12 years old 13 to 14 years old 15 to 16 years old 17 to 19 years old

To develop child's To help athletes To improve athlete's To improve athlete's individual To improve technical Technical exercise are applied
personality, fine and gross understand basic rules speed, strength, technical-tactical knowledge gestures and tactical in condition as similar to the
motor skills and of football, fundamental sensory-perceptual skills and work on athlete's overall knowledge, improve motor real match as possible.
coordination. principles of attack and and over all technical conditioning with a focus on skills in applied game Athletes need to be able to
defense, as well as skills. Athletes should be aerobic resistance, strength situations, simulate function in the team context
develop athlete's motor able to exercise different and speed. problem-solving skills and with and without the ball.
skills. positional responsibility. improve general
conditioning.

Senior Professional and non-professional leagues in Italy

Professional Non-professional
Serie A 20 Clubs Serie D 9 divisions, 18 to 20 clubs per division

Serie B 22 Clubs Eccellenza 28 divisions, 16 to 18 clubs per division

Lega pro 3 divisions, 18 clubs per division Promozione 54 divisions, 16 to 18 clubs per division

Prima Categoria 19 regional divisions, 1653 clubs

Seconda Categoria 16 regional divisions

Terza Categoria 2088 clubs

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Athletic
Philosophy of training Development

ISM Academy aims to improve physical, technical and

tactical aspects of football athletes. Upon arrival each athlete
is holistically evaluated. The identified weak areas are reinforced
and strong areas are further improved.

ISM International Scouting Center’s training reflects on real-match

situations and coaches stimulateathletes to increase their
problem solving and decision-making capabilities.

Moreover, ISM academy strives to develop centered young

athletes with the skills, qualities andattributes needed to play
professional football at the highest level through the delivery of
highestquality athletic instruction.

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ISM International Scouting Center

provides an elite training and
development program followed by
Technical our qualified coaches with a specific
cultural bacground to train young
Staff players.
Some of them have played and
coached at the highest levels
either within Italy or abroad.

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Technical Staff

Luciano Mancini Antonio Alessandria

Coach - UEFA A Coach - UEFA A
Holder of UEFA PRO License, Luciano Mancini is an Antonio is a professional football coach with UEFA A
expert Professional Coach with a more than 20-years license and bachelor’s degree in Sports Science.
professional coaching career.
He coached the U-17 of A.C. Perugia Calcio.
After starting with regional clubs, Luciano started
He coach the U-19 of Arezzo Calcio achieving the
coaching various Professional Clubs such as
2nd position nationally in Berretti championship. He
Grosseto, Robur Siena, AC Perugia, becoming in
coached Serie D senior squads. He was the Assistant
2012 Manager of Gambia National Team. Luciano
coach of Fabio Liverani in Ternana Calcio. Antonio
also contributed a lot to perfecting ISM Academy’s
speaks fluently English and attended several trials by
coaching method and capacitating other academy
A.C. Perugia calcio in USA.
coaches.
Outside the football pitch Antonio is a physical
Owner of several prices recognized by Italian
education teacher.
Coaches delegation.

Giorgio Nikolov
Coach - UEFA A
Physical trainer with degree in Sports Science. Giorgio
holds UEFA A license and coached the youth academy
of A.C. Perugia Calcio between 1996 and 2004.
During the last years Giorgio coached Orvietana
calcio, Montegabbione Calcio and A.S.D San Sisto.
Giorgio is also a personal trainer and speaks 4
languages beyond Italian: English, Spanish, Russian
and Bulgarian.

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Training
San Sisto Municipal
Location
“Sport Complex”
1 official size FIFA Quality Pro turf field (107 x 68 m) with
changing rooms, and 800-person seating area, a snack bar
and a parking area 1 small turf field.

ISM International Scouting

Center “Sport Complex”
1 official size turf field (103.5 x 63 m) with changing rooms,
bleachers,a snack bar and a parking area.

Athletes studying at the boarding school in Assisi are tran-

sported by a private bus from the school to the
training center after lunch and from thetraining center
to the school after training from Monday to Friday.

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For athletes who do not speak the Italian language, ISM International
Scouting Center provides intensive Italian lessons 3 to 4 hours per

Academic
day, 5 days a week, in the boarding school from September to
December.

Development ISM International Scouting Center’s Italian language teacher has

over 15 years of teaching at respected universities in Italy and the
High School Program Italian Institute in Spain. By January students will have enough
Italian language skills to follow the normal Italian high school curri-
culum with less frequent Italian language lessons.

ISM International Scouting Center has a privi-

leged partnership with the Convitto Nazionale
Principe di Napoli Assisi, a state-run boarding
school founded in 1875. Constructed on 18.200
m² of land on apicturesque hill of Assisi, the
boarding school maintains the century-old
architecture andprovides distinguished quali-
ty of education to approximatively 100 boar-
ding students and 70 commuting students.

Athletes from 14 to 19 years’ old who have not

completed the secondary education in their
country attend the scientific lyceum program
(liceo scientifico) devised by the Italian Ministry
of Education which awards an Italian high
school diploma called “Diploma di liceo” after 5
years of study. Students learn Italian, Latin,
English, history, geography, philosophy
mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, arts,
physical education and religion.

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Italian language teacher
“Teaching to young students make me happy and proud,
it’s a charming job who makes me responsible and let me
grow with them. Teaching italian doesn’t mean only work
with grammar but to share my own culture with the
students, preparing them for a colletive work useful for
their future”

Annalisa Boni
Principal of the Convitto Nazionale
Principe di Napoli Assisi
“It is our pleasure to collaborate with ISM Academy’s pro-
gram. The presence of foreign athletes of ISM Academy
at our school has stimulated the learning of our Italian
students. I believe that this international learning envi-
ronment based on mutual respect, empathy and thirst
for knowledge is going to greatly benefit all our students
now and in their future.”

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 Università
per Stranieri
di Perugia
“Founded in 1925, the University for Foreigners of Perugia
is the oldest and most prestigious national institution
involved in teaching and research activities as well as in
the diffusion of the Italian language and civilization in all
of its expressions. Every year the University attracts
thousands of students from all over the world.
By attending the courses, ISM Academy athletes will
improve their Italian language skills and they will
have the opportunity to make friends with other University Program
students.” For the athletes who have finished the secondary education, ISM Academy
offers intensive Italian language lessons in partnership with the University for
Foreigners (Università per Stranieri di Perugia), the oldest and most
prestigious Italian institution known for teaching, research and diffusion of
the Italian language.

Each athlete’s Italian linguistic capacity is examined upon arrival.

Then, the athletes are assigned to a group that corresponds to his language
level. There are 6 levels of Italian language learning and the university offers
an official certificate called “Certificato di conoscenza della Lingua Italiana
(CELI)”, recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education and Italian institutions
in the world, after successful completion of each study unit. Lessons take
place on the University campus Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 noon.

Good Italian language capacity is essential in furthering athletes’ professional

football career. After leaving ISM Academy athletes will need to be able to
communicate with their teammates, coaches and the rest of club staff in the
professional training environment.

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 Weekly Athletic and Academic Schedule

Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday

Time
High School University High School University High School University

7:00 AM Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast

8:00 AM

9:00 AM
F ree Time
10:00 AM Classes Classes Classes

11:00 AM

12:00 PM Lunch at University Lunch at University Lunch at University

cafeteria (additional cafeteria (additional cafeteria (additional
1:00 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch
cost) cost) cost)
2:00 PM Transport to Perugia

3:00 PM
Training
4:00 PM F ree Time F ree Time

5:00 PM Transport to Assisi Athletic Support

Activity (additional
6:00 PM
cost)
F ree Time
7:00 PM Dinner at University Dinner at University Dinner at University
cafeteria (additional cafeteria (additional cafeteria (additional
8:00 PM Dinner Dinner Dinner
cost) cost) cost)
9:00 PM
Study Time F ree Time F ree Time F ree Time
10:00 PM

11:00 PM Bed Time Bed Time Bed Time

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FEES For a period of 9 months from September to June
19,000.00 EUR

For athletes who cannot complete the 9-month cycle, the academy
offers shorter-period program options.

For a period of 6 months

12,900.00 EUR

For a period of 3 months

8,750.00 EUR

If you have any questions about our program fees or program length,
please do not hesitate to contact us.

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