Guide: what happens after a camp or trial — and if you are not selected
If you are selected
A club or agency that is interested will get in touch. Take time to understand every offer, involve your parents if you are under 18, and check licences and contract terms — see do I need a football agent.
If you are not selected — yet
- Most players are not signed after a single event. That is normal and not a final verdict
- Use the analysis: what exactly separates you from the level you want?
- Use the video: a professional video package is material for every further application
- Work on the two or three points that came out of the analysis, then show the progress
- Stay in contact politely with the people you met — progress is a reason to get back in touch
- Choose your next season by minutes: playing time at the right level is the most important next step
After the SKN Excellence Campus
At the end every participant receives video material and a match analysis of themselves, with a strengths-and-weaknesses analysis — the basis for everything that follows. Every participant leaves with athletic, football and personality analysis, a video and photo package with scouting clips, and material for a career presentation. Players who stood out may be approached by SKN St. Pölten, Sports Excellence Group or the other scouts and agents present — see routes to a contract.
More about the Campus
- The four days at the SKN Excellence Campus
- Trial match against the SKN St. Pölten first team, and scouts
- Price and what's included
- Accommodation and food
- Who can take part
- Venue: SKN St. Pölten, Austria
- Booking, registration deadline and cancellation
- Organiser and partners
- A day at the Campus: daily times
- Travel and arrival: Vienna airport, train, transfer, visa
- For parents and guardians
- Packing list for the Campus
- Routes to a contract: SKN St. Pölten and Sports Excellence Group
- Guide: how do footballers get scouted?
- Guide: do I need a football agent?
- Guide: football CV and highlight video
- Guide: how to recognise a serious football camp
- Guide: is a professional contract guaranteed after a camp or trial?
- Football camp, trial, academy or tryout: the differences
- Guide: how realistic is becoming a professional footballer?
- Guide: how to prepare for a trial or camp — and how to stand out
- Guide: international players, minors and football rules
- Guide: how to recognise fake scouts and dubious offers
- Guide: mental strength, pressure and coachability
- The football market in Austria and Germany: a rough guide for young players
- What the top 1% do differently — and how the Campus trains for it
- Frequently asked questions