SEE behind the scenes of Nike’s ‘The Chance’ Pacific final trails where 27 uncontracted players from the region vied for four spots at the Nike Academy in the UK.
Watch the lads being through their paces before the lucky four are named to go over to the UK and represent the Pacific region at the Nike Academy.
The Nike Academy offers non-contract players unattached to professional clubs a chance to enter the professional game through world-class coaching and games against elite academies and professional reserve teams. Since the academy's start in 2009, eight players in the UK have received professional contracts.
The best 100 players from across 40 countries will then be invited to a final trial in England, where they will compete for one of eight international places in the Nike Academy. The eight who are chosen will have their expenses paid to come and live in the UK for a year starting in July 2011 and be a full-time member of the Nike Academy.
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