From Monday, December 16 to Thursday, December 19, the first phase of the 2024-25 skills tests for the athletes of the Deree Soccer Academy will take place.

The tests concern the age groups: U13, U15, and U17.

The assessments will be conducted in the following skills:

• Speed

• Speed with direction change

• Aerial ball control

• Speed with the ball

• Target accuracy with direction change

The results will be compared with those of the second phase that will be carried out at the end of May, in order the coaches to draw useful conclusions and evaluate the progress of the athletes and the program.

After the tests, parents who wish to be informed about their children’s progress can schedule a meeting with the team coach.

On Wednesday, September 25, the Deree Soccer Academy held its first parent meeting of the Deree Soccer Academy’s for groups U7, U9, U11,  in the Office of Athletics Conference Room at the Deree Gym.

Mr. Panagiotis Kagkarakis, head coach, discussed topics related to the operation of the Academy, the athletic development, and the tournaments of the year.

In the coming days, parent meetings will be held in the same location as follows:

• Thursday, 26/9 – meeting for the group U15 (with Mr. Konstantinos Siokos)

• Friday, 27/9 – meeting for the group U13 (with Mr. Panagiotis Kagkarakis)

We wish everyone a successful and a healthy athletic season!

The Deree Soccer Academy held its summer celebration on campus for the end of the season on June 10-11. The season ended with a beautiful and joyful event, full of music, games, and plenty of fun!

Parents were invited to showcase their football skills against our athletes in 20-minute matches. After the matches, there were diploma awards. Scores were not kept during the matches, as all participants are considered winners!

Thank you for your love and trust!

Have a great summer everyone and see you in September!

The U13-1 team of the Deree Soccer Academy won the Soccer Link championship, in which they participated.

Our athletes put in a lot of effort during this season, both in training and matches, resulting in winning the championship with only one loss to their credit.

Warm congratulations to our team athletes and our coach, Mr. Thodoris Fatouros, for the effort and attitude they demonstrated throughout the year.

The phase B’ skills test for the Deree Soccer Academy successfully completed on May 27-31.

Our young athletes were evaluated on balance, speed, skill, ball target , and keeping the ball on the air.

The coaches were happy with the athletes’ participation and effort. The recorded results will be compared against those of Phase A’ of last December, so the coaches can get the overall outcomes on the athletes’ progress during the year.

The results are available for anyone-you may contact the Deree Soccer Academy Head Coach and Coordinator, Mr. Panagiotis Kagkarakis.

The second phase of the 2023-24 Deree Soccer Academy skills tests will take place on May 27-31.

The measurements will be made in the skills of:

• balance
• speed
• technique
• ball shooting accuracy and
• ball control

Then, the coaches will compare the results with those of the first phase, that were carried out in December, in order to evaluate the progress of the athletes and the program.

The Deree Soccer Academy successfully participated with U11-1, U13-1, U15-1, and U15-2 teams , in the “Soccer Link 2024 Easter Cup” tournament, which took place in Eretria, from April 29th to May 1st, with 3 out of 4 teams reaching the final.

Specifically, the U11-1 team, while fighting hard, was defeated in the final with a score of 3-2. The same happened with the U13-1 team, which was defeated with 3-0. The U15-1, although demonstrating its strength throughout the game, did not capitalize on the many opportunities it had, and thus the match ended with a score of 0-0. In the penalty shootout, the opposing team was luckier and won the game with a score of 4-2. Finally, the U15-2 team did not manage to advance to the next phase.

Despite the results, the goal of participating in the tournament was for our athletes to give their best and gain valuable competition experience, which was successfully achieved.

Congratulations to all the athletes who participated, as well as to the head coach of the Deree Soccer Academy, Mr. Panagiotis Kagkarakis, and the coaches Mr. Konstantinos Siokos and Mr. Theodoros Fatouros, for the overall performance and excellent behavior of the delegation, both on and off the field!

We will be there next year, again!

The Deree Soccer Academy will participate with U11-1, U13-1, U15-1, and U15-2 teams in the Panhellenic “Soccer Link 2024 Easter Cup” Tournament, that will take place in Eretria, on April 29-May 1.

The goal for our athletes is to give their best and gain valuable competitive experience.

Our team will be accompanied by the head coach of the Deree Soccer Academy, Mr. Panagiotis Kagkarakis, along with their coaches Mr. Konstantinos Siokos and Mr. Theodoros Fatouros.

Good luck to all!

We are very happy and honored to announce that the guest of honor at the DCAC 2024 pita cutting on Saturday, January 27 at 5:00pm at the Deree Gym, the guest of honor is Otto Rehhagel!

On the twenty-year anniversary of the unprecedented success of winning the Euro 2004with the National soccer team in Portugal, Otto Rehhagel gladly accepted the invitation to travel from Germany and attend our event in order to be honored for his life contribution to sports, soccer and the country!

You are kindly invited to celebrate the successes of our young athletes with a renown sports personality, on a historical anniversary!