Packing list for the Campus
Training kit and a jersey are provided. Everything else for four days of training from 08:00 to 18:00 you bring yourself.
Documents
- Passport or ID card (and visa, if required)
- Health insurance card and insurance documents
- Under 18: copy of the signed consent form and, if travelling alone, a consent letter for the journey
- Your travel details
Football
- Football boots for natural grass — training is on natural grass; ideally a second pair, and studs for wet ground
- Shin guards
- Goalkeepers: gloves, ideally more than one pair
- Football socks and extra training clothes for four days
Athletics and recovery
- Running shoes
- Comfortable sportswear for athletics, yoga and kickboxing
- Comfortable clothes for the seminars and the evenings
Weather
November in Lower Austria is usually cold and often wet, with daytime temperatures roughly between 0 and 10 °C. Bring a rain jacket, a warm training top, a hat and gloves.
Personal items
- Toiletries
- Any regular medication
- Phone and charger — Austria uses the European two-pin plug, 230 V
- A notebook for the seminars
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
- 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: what happens after a camp or trial — and if you are not selected
- 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