Ettifaq Youth Program

We Believe

To combine in our programs Soccer, Religion and Schooling in the way to fulfill our desire and destination in life.

Our Goal

To focus in our development on individual and team aspects with to foster competitive excellence.

Our Aim

To graduate talented players from our youth program to the first team.
Play Offensive style and successful football combined with high technical and tactical levels.

Our Role

The development of the soccer professional mentality, which is based on a primary focus on performance and motivation for games and sessions.

Our Athletes will

Reflect critically on their own performance, and orders from their coaches.
Present a friendly attitude.
Show team spirit.
Work as part of the team.

Our Employees and coaches

Will model appropraite team spirit for their players all time.

Key components

To be strong and reliable partners for our Junior sponsors and Youth Department

To discover talented players in early ages in the region and recruit them to our youth program.

To Provide opportunities to play friendly games or going to tournament to gain experience playing foreign teams

To have Our U19, U17, U 15 playing in the highest leagues while maintaining their high performance level at all times.

To Explain to our players that schools, apprenticeship and religion are priorities

Our Team

How can you become a youth player with Al Ettifaq?

This is a question for many children. All players of the Al Ettifaq-Youth-Teams ,will be selected by a Scouting-team within 50 Kilometres radius around Dammam . The earlier the age of selected players, the better the chance for selection on the competitive teams as the skill, philosophy and commitment will be developed.

For this reason we are offering twice a month an open day for U7 and U8 players on our club field with introduction in “ how we are working with kids in a session" to show and also to see the youngest talented players from our region in a practice situation to pick up our future first team players.

Our Criteria of choosing our players

The coach of U8 and U7 will look after the physical development, while players need to show a desire and willingness to learn. Mental and physical development is as important as independence and self confidence.

It is expected that the players always give their best in every training session and every game.

Parents need to agree that their child belongs in this type of program, which will be beneficial for the child, the team, the club and the family.

As soon as a team squad player is identified as above average talent. The player will be integrated to compete against older players and will be moving to the next level.

Support Concept

Within the youth department of Al Ettifag, most players must attend school or work in addition to playing soccer. The Club understands that we must take care of the financial needs of the players in order for them to achieve success not only in the sport of soccer, but in their personal life. For this purpose, an individual career plan is created for each player, which takes into account all areas of assistance (school, training, service, medicine, sports psychology, Housing, Integration and Social Affairs). There is a constant exchange between those responsible for the individual areas of support and the trainers or athletic managers.

Medical Sector

The medical staff who support the First team are available to support players in the youth programs which is a definite advantage for immediate rehabilitation when an injury occurs. the therapy room offers electrotherapy and thermotherapy. In addition to the "maintenance" or injury-related treatment of the players the medical Department takes all measures, to obtain a good overview of the physical development of each individual player. stationary tape, a digital scale and a body fat meter are available.

The Competition

In match practices, the formation of specific behaviours are targeted, such as switching movments, the counter attack game or learning to press. Our youth teams have been very successful in these areas competing with other big clubs in Saudi Arabia. international tournaments and friendly matches are a priority for the future development of the player .

Game Operation

Competitive games at a high level are an important part of the training concept from Al Ettifaq. He special attention is paid to the game operation in the Premier League (U19), the Premier League (U17 and U15), the U14 Junior Youth-Cup, the Cup and League (U9- U13), the circle game mode (U8) and friendlies against powerful opponents.

Tournament mode (future requirement)

Of paramount importance are the well-staffed national field and indoor tournaments and tournament trips abroad. These trips support the sporting development of the player, and knowledge of other cultures. Furthermore, the individual players and teams become ambassadors of the Association.