My Aim Is To Let Kids Play With Real Smile

My Aim Is To Let Kids Play With Real Smile

- Adam Virgo

GROWING up, I played football for fun. There was no pressure. No expectation. No parents bawling from the touchline.

Too often these days, kids aren’t allowed to do that. A flash of talent at seven or eight and you’ve got agents sniffing around. Mums and dads pushing too hard.

All that’s going round someone’s head is ‘Premier League, money, Premier League, money’. And, instead of enjoying himself, suddenly that kid is worried about letting people down.

That’s why I’ve started the Adam Virgo Academy in Brighton. Like any academy, the aim is to produce professional footballers.

But the real emphasis will be on taking the pressure off. If you make it, great. If not, we’ll provide a whole package of social and educational stuff that sets you up for work, university or whatever else.

Nobody’s eggs will be in one basket and that, hopefully, should make everything more fun.

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