Psg Academy

Specialties

Our mission is to provide the best world soccer experience and professional services (with a European touch) while maintaining a safe and fun learning environment.

The Paris-​Saint-​Germain Academy coaches provide a combination of personal and team training used at Le Camps Des Loges (Paris-Saint-Germain’s famous training center) to help eager players to improve. Our staff will offer a variety of comprehensive programs which balance discipline and learning with competition and fun. Personal evaluations on technical and physical skills will be implemented at the beginning and the end of each week with a report card to keep track of the players’ progression. It will provide each kid with a road-​map for improvement during the week but also during his/​her soccer season.

History

Established in 2014.

Created in 2005, in close collaboration with the prestigious Professional Youth Academy of Paris Saint-​Germain, in particularly for the elaboration of the technical program, Paris Saint-​Germain Academy offers all kids aged 5 to 16 years, boys and girls, the unique opportunity to discover the Paris Saint-​Germain universe for the first time in the United States (NY).

With more than 150 camps organized and a school in Paris gathering each week close to 1000 kids, Paris Saint-​Germain Academy displays a solid experience in the transmission of its values and know-​how.

Supervised by a Paris Saint-​Germain coach, the first Paris Saint-​Germain Academy camps in New York, will take place during the summer in Randall’s Island (23 – 27 June /​30 June-​4 July /​18 – 22 August /​25 – 29 August) but also in New Jersey, Brooklyn and Westchester.

Meet the Business Owner

Zohair G.

Business Owner

Zohair Ghenania has been in New York since 2006. He is an economics teacher at Lycée Français de New York. Before his arrival to NYC, Zohair was a teacher in Lorient (Brittany) and coach of the FC Lorient Football Club Youth Program Development (Professional Club in Ligue 1, France) for 8 years where he successfully developed players who went to the Youth French National Teams.

Among the numerous players he has coached, supervised or scouted, some of them are now professional soccer players (Courtet, Robert, Morel, Gignac…).

During his youth, Zohair played for Le Mans (professional club) in the youth teams and then the reserve team. He was captain of the French College team who became National League Champions in 1994 and vice-​champions in 1995. He was also semi-​professional in Brittany and was part of the professional roster of Lorient.

Zohair is holder of the DEF (soccer coach diploma), highest diploma awarded by the French National Soccer Technical Direction (UEFA A Diploma).