ABOUT US
Football is a highly competitive sport and the most popular in the world. Life can throw curveballs at you. You must be well armed and ready to take on whatever comes your way. Knowledge and experience are your strongest assets.
Proformancefootball Team
Founder
Proformance Football is a bilingual (Spanish/English) professional football academy for boys and girls ages 6 to 23, located in Marbella, Southern Spain.
The Founder, Yuri Ruh dos Santos, an ex-player who played for a European 1st division club AS TRENCIN, made history by being the youngest player to make an international transfer at the age of 17 from Marbella FC. Prior to this, Yuri had played and competed at the top tier of the Spanish national youth, División de Honor Juvenil. Since three Yuri played football, competing in the Spanish youth system.
Football and Academics:
The academy offers a comprehensive program that combines football training with education. The academic program is delivered online in a classroom setting, providing flexibility for players. The program adheres to the American curriculum, holding full accreditation and global recognition.
Football Training:
Known for its success in developing professional players, the academy focuses on identifying and training talented youth, preparing them for professional careers. Graduates have joined prestigious clubs and national teams.
Yuri’s idea behind Proformance Football is to develop players, to get them ready for their future, be it as pro players or any other path they choose.
From his own experience, Yuri realized that the training and development a player gains, through even the best grassroots system in the world, lacks in getting a player ready for the big leap.
A footballer’s development is not solely about physical skills, coordination, agility, and an understanding of the game. It is a combination of the physical and the mental.
Proformance Football’s training sessions build character as well as nurture players physically, technically, tactically and mentally.
Our players come from everywhere making it a very rich, international environment. Players get to share and learn from each other’s colourful backgrounds, build memories together and friendships that last a lifetime.
The focus is on drills that truly challenge a young player’s natural talent to help them perfect their skills and perform to the best of their ability. It also provides a mindset and helps develop their personal strengths through focus, discipline, perseverance, team spirit, hard work, and respect, all within a healthy, competitive environment.
Our objective is to build players and arm them with the tools they will need to succeed. We aim to ease their road to success by preparing them for what’s to come.
To ensure consistency in player development, all coaches undergo a rigorous training program at Proformance Football to teach them the YRDS Method before they can coach at the academy.
This approach is what sets Proformance Football apart in the industry for its exceptional technical, tactical and mental development of players.
The backbone of the academy is its staff, a team of skilled professionals who are committed to training and motivating players to help them reach their full potential.
In addition to the coaching staff, the academy boasts a dedicated support team that assists young players in maintaining their physical and mental well-being, guiding them towards reaching their full potential as both footballers and individuals.
YRDS
METHODpOGY
Yuri has designed a unique method that encompasses all aspects of a player’s development, known as the YRDS Methodology.
The sessions are taught in both English and Spanish and cover all aspects of player development with the added bonus of preparing a player mentally to handle the pressures, the excitement and everything that encompasses the journey of becoming a pro.