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Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d’Azur, commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional football club based in Nice, France. The club competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football.
OGC Nice Youth Development System
OGC NICE TRAINING CENTER
If the U19 won the Gambardella Cup, a benchmark for training, in 2012, and the young reserve is playing in National 3, all the teams are regularly involved in the final stages of the national championships.
The success of collectives driven by individual talents, as evidenced by the growing number of young Aiglons called up for selection.
The training center is one of the bases of the OGC Nice project. The pennant team also posted in 2015-16 the youngest average age in Europe. Its different categories are part of a real continuity, OGC Nice works for the personal fulfillment of each of the boys who wear the colors and the advent of the best among the elite. By involving them from an early age in its project, the club intends to make its young people the concerned ambassadors of its identity.
JEAN-PIERRE RIVERE , president of OGC Nice
A COMPETITOR’S MIND
Each of the OGC Nice teams is committed to the pride of its coat of arms, its city and its population. Throughout France, the various competitions and even beyond borders, the one who wears the red and black jersey has the duty to identify with it, to honor it and to have in him the objective of succeeding under his control. colors. The notions of work, self-sacrifice, perseverance and competition must transpire from the boy who wishes to hatch.
A STRONG TECHNICAL IDENTITY
OGC Nice inculcates in its apprentices a short, precise game, favoring the development of technically comfortable boys. A style both based on rigor and creativity, efficiency and pleasure in sight.
On a daily basis, all of the training exercises are part of this project, and in continuity across the categories. The educators advocate putting players in difficulty, simulating the tense conditions of the competition, so as to optimize their progress.
At OGC Nice, the young footballer practices around many workshops with great rigor. They develop their ability to take information, speed of execution and appropriate technical response.
Finally, led by recognized and experienced educators, the club insists on the promotion of the young player. Concretely, it offers the opportunity to the most efficient elements to evolve in the higher categories, without restriction. Thus, at the national level, the Nice teams distinguish themselves each year as the youngest in their respective championships.
CONTACT WITH REALITY
The residents of the OGC Nice training center remain fully open to the world. In addition to their daily lives, alternative and cultural activities are offered to them. Introduced to boxing or the theater, young people from Nice are also asked to participate in the many charitable actions for which the club is committed.
RIGOROUS MEDICAL MONITORING
The medical follow-up of young athletes is provided by competent, experienced staff who are closely linked to that of the professional group. Throughout the seasons, the centre’s doctors, physiotherapists, physical and mental trainers ensure their good health.
Prevention, curative, teaching good habits and learning an appropriate bodybuilding (only from 16 years old): the medical staff accompanies the athletes in the preparation of the matches, their progress and their sequence. Close to the players, attentive to their needs, the medical staff constitute a precious asset in the emancipation of the growing adolescent.
OGC Nice ACADEMY INFRASTRUCTURE
Inaugurated in October 2017, the new training and training center of OGC Nice brings together all the components of the club. Thus, more than 60 aspiring footballers live and rehearse their ranges alongside the professional group.
As part of their apprenticeship, young Aiglons benefit from ultra-modern infrastructure dedicated to performance. Installed in the northern part of the new camp, the “training” section has a weight room, a recovery area (hot bath, cold bath) , as well as a treatment room on the ground floor. . It shares with the Pros group and the Pre-training 4 courts + 2 half-courts (to date) on the Training Center.
On the first floor, classrooms allow teachers to teach their lessons in front of a small staff, in order to allow young footballers to combine sporting performance and education as effectively as possible.
On the 2nd floor, the accommodation area for boarders is made up of 14 double rooms, 8 single rooms, 2 dormitories with 5 beds, while 2 rooms are reserved for housekeepers.
To clear the mind and recharge the batteries between lessons and training, young footballers have living spaces (dining room, foyer with table football, table tennis, television, etc.) on the 3rd floor. .
Throughout their development, adolescents are supervised by dedicated staff , who ensure compliance with the rules of common life and the cleanliness of the establishment.
Finally, a healthy and varied diet is an essential factor in the performance of top-level athletes. The growing young athlete must meet his energy and nutritional needs. In this context, the catering service of the training center is provided by the company API Restauration, which concocts good menus based on fresh produce every day.
All the means are thus made available to young people, in order to promote their personal and sporting development, and to enable them to apply, in the long term, to a place within the professional workforce.
OGC Nice TRAINING CENTER SCHOOLING
At the heart of the OGC Nice Training Center (1st floor), the ETPJA benefits from the approval of the National Education. Each year, around sixty students benefit from this privileged teaching environment. They are supervised by twenty teachers aware of the specificity of high level players. No less than 8 classrooms, as well as a recent and efficient computer room are made available to our young people. Young footballers are in small numbers (10 maximum per class), and benefit from flexible hours. The adapted timetable makes it possible to offer a high-performance education leading to a diploma. ETPJA therefore offers young people the opportunity to orient themselves towards:
- Professional Bachelor
- General and technological baccalaureate
- BTS NDRC (Digitization Digitization Customer Relationship)
- BMF
- BPJEPS Football
This list is not exhaustive and will in the future grow with the possibility for students to go to university courses.
OGC Nice ACADEMY PRE-TRAINING
Pre-training begins at the age of 12. 50% of the players who make up the OGC Nice training center come from pre-training in Nice. The U12 to U15 of OGC Nice are divided into 7 men’s teams and 2 women’s teams, 2 categories constitute the pre-training.
Our 4 U12 / U13 teams (2 in each category) play in departmental championships at different levels. Our 3 U14 / U15 teams evolve in DH, DHR and excellence championships. The U12F and the U15F play in the departmental championship in men’s competitions.
OGC Nice RECRUITMENT
It is carried out in several stages, at the invitation of the players of the department through their clubs in the department for the players concerned: a regrouping in October, another in February then a day in April.
OGC Nice AMATEUR FOOTBALL
Supporting the amateur world has been one of the pillars of the club for many years, which draws its strength from the clubs that abound in the Riviera basin. From the promotion of fair play to the centralization of young talents, through special operations at the Allianz Riviera on match days and exclusive ticketing offers, multiple bridges have been solidly created between OGC Nice and the world. Riviera amateur! A constant club policy towards all footballers in the Alpes Maritimes, in order to ensure a crucial mission for the future!
In order to strengthen these unique links which unite this amateur world with the Gym and so that the red & black family continues to grow, the club is stepping up its action with the creation of a dedicated program in order to bring together regional amateur football. and to strengthen the proximity between OGC Nice and the clubs!
OGC NICE PARTNER CLUBS
“Association ADAM”, AS Cagnes Cros, AS La Fontonne, AS Moulins, AS Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, AS Roquefortoise, AS Saint-Martin-du-Var, AS Vence, ASBTP Nice, ASPTT Nice, ASTAM, CA Peymeinade, CDJ Bar-sur-Loup, CDJ Antibes, Cavigal Nice Sports, Entente Conque-Victorine-Madeleine, Entente Saint-Sylvestre Nice-Nord, ES Baous football, ES Contes, ES Saint-André, ES Villeneuve-Loubet, FC Antibes, FC Carros , Gazelec de Nice, JS Juan-les-Pins, La Trinité Sport FC, Montet Bornala, OMLS Colomars FC, RC Grasse, SC Mouans-Sartoux, St Maurice AC, St Paul-la-Colle OMC, Stade de Vallauris, Stade Laurentin , Tourettes-sur-Loup, US Biot, US Cannes-la-Bocca, US Drap, US Mandelieu-la-Napoule, US Pegomas, US Plan-de-Grasse, US Valbonne, Usonac-St-Roch-Vieux-Nice.
OGC Nice ANIMATION FOOTBALL
Animation football represents 40% of the club’s players. From an early age, our players wear the colors red and black by participating in the boards and meetings throughout the department.
More than 20 qualified educators supervise teams from U6 to U11, women’s and men’s football schools have the FFF label.
Children in the Beginner category, aged 6 to 9, train at the Plaine du Var Sports Complex on Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Young female Beginners and U10F1s also train at the Plaine du Var Sports Complex at the times below:
- Wednesday from 4.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. for U6F and U9F
- Tuesday from 5.30 p.m. to 7.15 p.m. and Wednesday from 4.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. for U10F / U11F
- Monday from 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. and Wednesday from 4.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. for U10 / U11
OGC Nice ACADEMY TRYOUTS/TRIALS
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OGC Nice History
When the city of Nice was first established, it was known as the Gymnaste Club de Nice. Nice is one of the founding members of the first level of French football, and it was one of the first clubs to be founded in France. The club has won the title of Ligue 1 four times, the Trophee des Champions once, and the Coupe de France three times.
Additionally, the team has won the Trophee des Champions once. The majority of the club’s trophies were garnered during the decade of the 1950s, when it was led by coaches such as Numa Andoire, the Englishman William Berry, and Jean Luciano. During this decade, the team also won the majority of its championships.
The club’s most recent success came in 1997, when they succeeded in the final of the Coupe de France by beating Guingamp on penalties with a score of 4–3. This victory was their most recent victory overall. The city of Nice is symbolized by the combination of the colors red and black.
During the club’s tremendous run in the 1950s, Nice was one of the first French clubs to successfully mix international players into the team. This was accomplished by recruiting players from outside of France. This took place in the 1950s, during the height of the club’s popularity.
Joaquin Valle, the all-time leading scorer for the club and maybe its best player, is one of the notable players that has played for this squad in the past. Other notable players include: Héctor De Bourgoing, Pancho Gonzales, and Victor Nurenberg are three other prominent players.
Stadium
The Allianz Riviera is a multi-use stadium that can also be referred to as the Stade de Nice due to sponsorship requirements set by UEFA and FIFA. The stadium can be found in Nice, which is located in France. It is usually used for football matches involving the host organization, OGC Nice, but it is also occasionally used for rugby union club Toulon matches. However, the majority of the time, it is utilized for football matches.
This city’s former home to the Stade Municipal du Ray no longer serves as the site of the new stadium, which can accommodate 36,178 spectators and has a larger capacity than its predecessor. 2011 saw the beginning of construction, and 2013 marked its successful conclusion. As part of the festivities surrounding the opening of the new stadium on September 22, 2013, a match between OGC Nice and Valenciennes was played.
Crest
Ownership
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