Sports, cultural and educational excursion to Bragança Paulista, surrounded by nature and supported by passionate sports educators
5 reasons why your team should do an intensive training in HWT Cidade dos Esportes in Brazil
1. Brazilian tradition of soccer player development: The game of soccer is ever evolving and new training techniques sometimes can bring in more efficiency and new ideas for the coach to reformulate the existing team. Experience and expertise of Marcelinho Paulista as a former national team player, Youth Development Manager at Corinthians SC and Director of Football at Avai Futebol Clube, can add a touch of Brazilianess and new athletic dimensions to your team training.
2. Benchmarking against competitive Brazilian opponents: With more than 29.000 clubs and 2.1 million registered players, Brazil offers a whole range of training match opportunities throughout the year. There are traditional clubs such as Sao Paulo, Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos as well as smaller professional clubs such as Ponte Preta, Guarani and Bragantino, all within reach from HWT Cidades dos Esportes by bus.
3. All-in-one convenient location: HWT Cidades dos Esportes is 90 minutes away from the Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport and 80 minutes away from the Campinas Viracopos Airport, both serving direct flights to major airports in the United States. Players and coaches have everything from training facility, medical assistance to accommodation in our complex.
4. Security and fresh air: The complex is a closed property with a 24 hour security service. The city of Atibaia (25 miles from complex) and surrounding area are known to offer the second best climate in the world after Davos in Switzerland, according to report of UNESCO.
5. Cultural, environmental and social aspects: There are numerous top quality training facilities in the world. By choosing HWT Cidade dos Esportes, the team is able to experience Brazil’s unique cultural and natural heritage beside sports training. There are also opportunities to take part of local environmental and social projects which foster human values and elevates sense of environmental and social responsibilities.
Marcelinho Paulista and his staff are available to help the coach do diagnosis of the strengths and weaknesses of the current team and recommend new exercises from HWT training methodology which has been inspired from long history of Brazilian soccer player development and renowned theories of sports science.
The team will have full access to our natural grass and artificial grass training fields (official size), eco-stadium with capacity of 5000 spectators, changing rooms, swimming pools, fitness room, cafeteria, accommodation and laundry facility.
We also provide general medical assistance and physiotherapy sessions.
HWT Sports is able to organize training matches against a local team to a professional team in different age categories. The state of Sao Paulo offer 4 professional divisions of men’s soccer and 1 professional division of women’s soccer.
The women’s team of Sao José became the world champion be beating Arsenal in December 2014. Matches will be recorded in high definition and given to the coach.
Capoeira is a Brazilian folkloric expression which includes elements of martial arts, sports, history and music. Current Brazilian National Team goalkeeper Jeferson practiced capoeira full-time from 7 to 15 years old and says that capoeira contributes better goalkeeping.
Coach and players can observe authentic capoeira performed by a local group and learn basic steps of the sport.
Samba is the national identity of Brazil. It is a music genre and dance style originating in Brazil with its roots in Africa. Players like Robinho and Ronaldinho claim that their superb dribbling drives from samba.
HWT Sports offers an opportunity to learn the history and essence of samba from a local samba group.
Have you heard of “gol de peixinho”? A fish goal? There are many soccer moves and techniques with a strange name that everyone in Brazil knows.
By learning basic expressions in Portuguese, coaches and players will be able to better understand Brazilian way of playing soccer and appreciate the beauty of Brazil.
Brazil is a large country made of many different regional cultures. Coaches and players are able to try typical paulista dishes and classic Brazilian cuisine. (Virado à paulista, linguiça bragantina etc...)
HWT Sport organizes an excursion to the Museum of Soccer, the Pacaembu Stadium, the Arena Corinthians, the Allianz Parque and other soccer-related attractions in Sao Paulo.
Coaches and players also have an opportunity to watch a real professional soccer match and visit the training centers of traditional clubs such as Corinthians and Sao Paulo.
Did you know each habitant in Brazil consumes 4 kg of paper per year, compared to the world average of 12 to 18 kg? The unit of Santher in Bragança Paulista recycles over 60 million kilograms of old paper per year which saves 1 million trees from being cut down.
Pastoral Center of Santo Agostinho offers a free after-school shelter service to 20 to 25 children of families in social vulnerability. Caregivers offer help for school work, music lessons, play in English and other activities.
Coaches and players have a first-hand opportunity to get to know challenges faced in the local community and make a difference on the environment and people’s lives.