The Toyota Junior Football Clinic and Camp 2017 is scheduled to run from 4 June to 30 August in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Thanh Hoa and Ha Noi.

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The qualifying round will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on 4 June, Da Nang on 11 June, Thanh Hoa on 18 June, and Ha Noi on 25 June.

This is the 3^rd year that the event has been held under the support from the Ministry of Education and Training.  It aims to train school pupils from 9 to 12 with great passion for football. 

Vietnamese former famous footballer Nguyen Hong Son continues to be the head coach this season.

The event features 3 main activities: selection rounds in the 4 big cities, 7 days training camp in Ho Chi Minh City from 30 July to 6 August for the best 30 participants, and 7 days of touring and friendly matches in Japan from 23 - 30 August for the best 18 participants selected from training camp.

Especially, the organisers will give a special award for the best 5 young football players selected from 18 pupils that participated in TOYOTA International Junior Cup in Japan. The best 5 young football players will receive a year-long scholarship for an extracurricular course organised by professional football clubs nationwide, in which they will be trained with football skills in a professional environment.

The event is a chance for all children countrywide for experience, exchange and being trained in a professional football environment.

The organisers also announced a Football TV Programme, 'When the ball rolls', together with 'Toyota Junior Football Clinic & Camp' in order to share football skills and rules to football lovers in Viet Nam

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)