Football clinics to be held in Heidelberg
Soccer skills and training clinic to be held in Heidelberg from February to October.
Colin Viljoen, an international footballer who first plied his trade in South Africa and later became an England football star, will be holding soccer coaching and skills clinics in Heidelberg.
The clinics will start with an open day and registration on January 24 at Heidelberg Public School in Jordaan Park.
The clinics for soccer skills will start in February and run through October.
They will be conducted for the following age groups:
• Seven to nine years: training on Tuesdays from 15:00 to 16:00
• 10 to 12 years: Wednesdays from 15:00 to 16:00
• 13 to 16 years: Thursdays from 15:00 to 16:00.
Clinics will be held at Heidelberg Public School. The aim is to have about 12 potential soccer players per age group and will run through school holiday periods as well.
The cost per player for the clinic will be R300 per month.
Viljoen is a resident of Heidelberg. While Viljoen was playing at the junior football level in Johannesburg, his coach saw potential and asked him if he would like to ply his soccer trade in England. In 1965 at the age of 16, Viljoen went over to England.
Viljoen played for Ipswich Town in the junior ranks and later in the senior team for 13 years. He later went on to play for Manchester City and Chelsey. In 1975, Viljoen was selected to play for the England national football team.
“I want to give back to the Heidelberg community by holding football clinics for the youth. I want to teach them various aspects of football that include individual and technical skills. Who knows the next football superstar might be in our midst.”
For more information on football coaching, and tours or to get in touch with Viljoen, contact him on 082 443 5397 or email colinviljoen@xsinet.co.za
