League Football Education (LFE) has teamed up with Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem to host its 'Leonardo Pre-Season tour' programme for young football scholars from Huddersfield Town.

Graham Mitchell's youngsters are now in Holland as they step up their pre-season preparations ahead of the new Premier Academy League campaign. The tour, which is designed to enhance the LFE's Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (ASE) experience, will see the Town scholars take up temporary residence at the unique GelreDome stadium where they will get the chance to sample a different football culture and to broaden their horizons both personally and professionally.

Funded by the Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility Programme, the 'Leonardo Life Long Learning' programme will provide numerous opportunities for the young talent on this Dutch tour. They will train with professional coaches from some of the biggest clubs in Europe and at the host club's state-of the-art facilities. In addition, the lads will get a chance to compete on an international level in games against the Qatar under-19 national team.

Dan Jolley, project manager at LFE, said: "This is the second year we've been awarded funds for our 'Leonardo Life Long Learning' programme, which is very encouraging on two levels.

"Not only is it recognition that our objectives are strongly aligned with those of the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme to exchange best practice between European nations, increase staff expertise and develop learners' skills, but it also allows us to support young English football talent and take the work we already do as an organisation to an even greater level.

"Some 53 of our Apprentices will be heading out to Holland this week and we've no doubt that they will have a really great experience getting to know the country, culture and cuisine and hopefully pick up a few useful footie tips along the way!"

Keep checking htafc.com for updates on the Academy's trip to Holland!

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