Between January 12-14, the M.A.S.T.  Monteverde Academy Championship took place with the Soccer Brazil student/athlete, Victor Savian França taking home the championship.

The Eagles, as they are known, won with a 3-1 record in the American League Heritage Delray.
In addition to the Athletics Web site of Montverde, the championship gained repercussions on the web, including ESPN.

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Cleiton Rodrigo Coppola, best known as Gamarra, entered the exchange program at Sant’Anna International School at age 18 in 2007 and instantly helped take the team to the intercollegiate title.

A year after his entry into Brazil Soccer, the athlete received an unexpected and highly desired scholarship.”  I was surprised with my results. In just six months everything had changed in my life. It was like water turning into wine,” says Gamarra.

In Winchendon, Massachusetts, the young athlete experienced a culture shock not only with the language, but mainly by the rules that guided the college in the U.S.
The small school, with about 250 students, has time to control the routine of students and residents as most of them stay in the dorms on the campus.

According to Gamarra, the fact that the college does not have many students makes for a friendly environment between the students and the campus. “I made a lot of friends there (Winchendon). We all end up developing strong bonds of friendship with one another. It’s great especially for you being a foreigner.”

To help family with expenses, the student worked at the college, even during holidays – a very common habit among students. With the passage of time and after fully adapting to the new country, his grades began to improve and the college dream grewcloser.

Today, Cleiton is studying Business Management at Dominican College well ranked in the soccer world. In his first season for the university team, played every game of the CCAC – Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference – and helped the team classify for the national championship. “We lost the first match, but the experience was great. It is a league high. ”

When asked about the future, the young athlete did not take long to respond. The aim in this new season is success in the national championship and in the years after graduation, returning to Brazil. “Today, I cannot think of living in the United States. I want to go back and work with something related to foreign trade.”

Young Daniel Camargo Nunciate, (Dodô), 22, did not have much interest in living in another country a few years ago while studying at Sant’Anna International School in Vinhedo.

Daniel’s view remained the same until nearly 6 months after he completed high school at the end of 2006.  In August of 2007, after meetings between the athlete’s family and the Athletic Director for Soccer Brazil, Daniel took off for another country!

The cultural shock and rigidity of the new school scared Daniel.  “The routine there is very driven.  You have classes, training, and at night there is another obligatory study course…and for foreigners, there is an even greater pressure to stand out academically” said the young man.

Despite the difficulties faced during the first year at Winchendon School, the experience of playing in a league with people from all over the world is gratifying.

During the first season of NEPSAC, a soccer league for private schools in the United States, Daniel’s team went to the semi-finals of the playoffs.  In the second season, the team’s performance was even better, reaching the finals undefeated for their league with Daniel being the league’s top scorer with 17 goals.

“It is worthwhile”

Daniel’s perfomance in the academic field generated many proposals since the middle of the season and allowed Daniel to take his time to choose the college he wants to attend.  In the end, he chose to study International Business at Merrimack College, also located in the state of Massachussets.  After one year of being there, the head coach fromFelician College in New Jersey – near New York – spoke to him about transferring early on in the 2010/2011 season.

Now with only one year to complete the course, Daniel believes that he made the right choice by choosing to live abroad.  “Here, things are much more difficult.  There, in the United States, I can combine what I like, soccer, along with my studies,” said the student.

According the the athelete, the imporat thing is to try because the experience of living abroad with another culture, customs and language add a lot to the experience.  “It is really worthwhile,” concluded the young man.

This past Saturday, October 29th, the 2SV Pre-National Assessment was held along with the partnership of Soccer Brazil.  The athletes were evaluated in order to join the sports international exchange preparatory program.  According to Renato Barbosa, 12 student-athletes were approved during the selections.  “This was a good number of selections.  We had a good technical level during the evaluation period” says Renato.

For those who dream of playing sports and studying in the United States, here is a hint: the next 2SV & Soccer Brazil selection will take place on November 26^th.  Check out more information regarding the registration by clicking here.

Those interested should fill their applications through the website www.2svsports.com or by e-mail to futebol@2svsports.com. The student-athletes must be between 13 and 24 years old and the investment value is R$275.00 (including the DVD of the event).

Athletes who are approved in selective tryout are invited to participate in the program with Soccer Brazil - 2SV Sports, which has a first world infrastructure, English classes daily, and are indicated by 2SV for scholarships in the U.S.

Hurry up and sign up now! Places are limited.