7/8/2024, Editorial Board
All academy teams have already completed the first joint training sessions of the new season. Since mid-July, the student categories and the U16 team have been training. Preparations returned to the football process on August 6. You can read an overview of events in individual categories and implementation teams in the article.
U16
Head coach: Jakub Glanc
Coach’s assistants: Pavel Trávník, Jakub Fajfr, Martin Bejbl
Goalkeeper coach: Myroslav Bon
Fitness trainer: Jakub Kaiser
Start of preparation: July 15th
The teenagers traveled together with their older teammates from the U17 to a training camp in Nymburk, where they also had a friendly match against Hradec Králové. After his return, he completed the pre-competition period with a short national team meeting and another match in Lubin, Poland. The general was played by the Slavists on the last day of July with Trnava. In the first league game on August 4 against Písek, the youth team excelled, scoring a high victory of 12:0, and Adam Procházka scored five times.
U15
Head coach: Pavel Němec
Coach’s assistants: Matúš Farkaš, Jaroslav Knypl, Martin Stoss
Goalkeeper coach: Myroslav Bon
Fitness trainer: Maroš Kalata
Start of preparation: July 21st
The older pupils replaced the teenagers at the sports complex in Nymburk, where they completed a six-day training session. This was followed by a preparatory match with Karvina and the prestigious domestic Bican Cup, again with international participation, where the Slavists finished fourth. Before the first competitive match on August 28, the youth players will play four more duels and a tournament in České Budějovice.
U14
Head coach: Filip Jeřábek
Coach’s assistants: Pavol Lehotský, Radek Voltr, Jaroslav Ott
Goalkeeper coach: Myroslav Bon
Fitness trainer: Jakub Lukavský
Start of preparation: July 21st
The U14 boys joined the U15 team at the training camp in Nymburk. On the first weekend of August, the tournament in Žilina awaited Filip Jeřábek, and two weeks later he will go to the tournament in Teplice. Before the first championship match at the end of August, the Slavists still have friendly matches with Brno, Dukla Praha, Sparta and České Budějovice.
U13
Head coach: Tomáš Wolf
Assistant coaches: Nicolas Kalinský, Roman Hemzáček
Start of preparation: July 22
During the third Slavistic week in Nymburk, younger pupils were running around the local playgrounds. They also played here against Mladá Boleslav. The next weekend they traveled to Modřice for the Josef Šural Memorial. The U13 team will follow up with a mini-tournament with the top Czech and Slovak football teams and a friendly match against Polish Wroclaw in August.
U12
Head coach: David Pilař
Assistant coaches: Adam Ježek, Daniel Vilhelm
Start of preparation: July 22
Together with the one year older team, the U12 team concluded the stay of Slavist hopes in Nymburk, where they were also awaited by an opponent from Mladá Boleslav. In August, the youth team will travel to Žilina for a tournament and a mini-tournament awaits them in Prague against Sparta and Český Budějovice.
U11
Head coach: Petr Bystričan
Assistant coaches: Štěpán Andrle, Patrik Jaroš, Oliver Hodbod
Goalkeeper coach: Martin Vaňátko
Start of preparation: August 6
The U11 team is also waiting for a match in Žilina against the home team and Baník Ostrava. After that, the boys will go to a training camp in Blšan, which will complement the friendly match with Teplice. At the end of August, the Slavists will face Sparta, Lech Poznaň and another Polish rival from Wroclaw.
U10
Head coach: Ondřej Horák
Coach’s assistants: Miloslav Pácal, Samuel Rýdl, Lukáš Novák, Teodoro Ielitro
Goalkeeper coach: Martin Vaňátko
Start of preparation: 5th August
The next team at the training camp in Blšany will be the U10 boys. A week later, the young talents will go to a tournament in Belgium. At the end of August, the boys will play a tournament against the top Czech team in Táborsk.
U9
Head coach: Jan Mitál
Coach’s assistants: Jonáš Jech, Miroslav Naňko
Start of preparation: 5th August
The Slavist trio in Blšany will be completed by the youngest Slavists. The following weekend, together with the U10 team, a tournament awaits them in Belgium. The August program will end the preparations at Xaverov with a tournament against older opponents.