Questions parents ask
Straight answers.
Straight answers to the questions families ask about Europe, our programmes, the pathway consultation, expert sessions and the free assessment.
5 questions
The pathway
14 to 16 for the Spanish classroom, if the family can fund three years. 16 to 18 for Poland or Portugal if tactical grounding exists. At 18 the licence unlocks and visas get easier. The discovery call is where we tell you which applies to your player.
The ISL is roughly Spain's fourth division, and Indian youth typically run two to four years behind technically. Take the free assessment and check the Europe curve; it is deliberately tough. Then book the call.
Because a two-month academy placement for a player who isn't ready wastes the family's money and the player's confidence. We review the assessment and speak to you first. It takes twenty minutes and it's free.
School runs in parallel. Spanish high school leads to Spanish university, the NCAA, or a return to India. Our College Tryout programme is the same idea from the other direction. The time in Europe has standalone value.
Positioning before you spend, a licensed agent, transparent inclusions and exclusions, and a written guide you can read before paying anything.
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Programmes
Because a two-month academy placement for a player who isn't ready wastes the family's money and the player's confidence. The call is twenty minutes, it's free, and it is where we tell you whether this is the right year.
Neither short programme is the right tool for 15 to 17. That window is the academy route described in the guide, and it's a three-year decision. Book the call and we'll walk through it.
The family, with our checklist and documents from the host academy. Spain ties a minor's residence to school enrolment; the 18+ route uses a language-course or study visa. We tell you which applies on the call.
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Confirmed Trials · Spain and Poland
No. Trials are confirmed; outcomes are not. We publish outcomes honestly rather than promising them.
Week three. The first three weeks benchmark you at the academy, then trials begin and keep running to week twelve, with training in between each one.
Typically 4th to 6th tier in Spain, or lower-division professional and semi-professional clubs in Poland. That is where Indian players realistically enter; it is a starting line, not a ceiling.
From your self-rated assessment in the app and your match videos, read against the level you are currently playing at. That is the screen — not a sales call.
No. You must be 18 when the visa application is filed, roughly 60 days before departure. The next cohort will suit you.
Confirmed on the discovery call and shown in the app before you enrol. Stay, food and all training for the twelve weeks are included. A deposit holds the seat; the programme fee is then paid directly to the academy, not to us.
15 October 2026, for both the Spain and Poland cohorts running January to March 2027. The visa file has to be opened well before departure, so we cannot extend it.
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Under-15 Exposure Trip
The fee is confirmed on the discovery call and shown in the app before you apply. It covers stay, food and all training. A deposit is requested only with an offer.
Friendlies and trial sessions, yes. Official league matches, no: FIFA Article 19 prevents non-EU minors being registered. We say this up front.
Yes. Xdrona staff travel with the group and are present at all sessions, meals and accommodation.
Sometimes. Several previous participants went on to long-term training in Europe. It is a possible outcome, not a promise.
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College Tryout
Requirements vary by university and division; we cover this on the call and in the pack. Grades matter as much as football.
Coaches from NCAA Division I to III and NAIA programmes, varying by cohort. The confirmed list is shared with applicants before the deposit.
Confirmed on the discovery call and shown in the app before you apply. Stay, food and training included; deposit only with an offer.
Not yet. The programme is Grade 10 and above because coaches recruit one to two years ahead. Start with the free assessment and the guide.
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Pathway consultation
Not required, but strongly recommended: it takes three minutes in the app and gives the panel numbers to work from instead of impressions.
No. If a programme fits, we'll say so. If it doesn't, we'll say that too, and the written plan will say what to do instead.
Yes. We prefer it.
The consultation counts as your discovery call. Applications open in the app straight away.
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The assessment and the app
You can, and your rating will look great until you upload a match. Three analysed matches make the rating 75% observed, and a gap of more than 20 points between what you said and what the video shows is displayed on your profile. Honest answers get useful drills; inflated ones get exposed.
To Player Nation for event tagging, then to Xdrona's rating service. Videos are deleted 30 days after analysis unless you choose to keep them. Parents of under-18s consent at upload.
Your Discipline falls over 30 days and takes your rating with it. Your Technical Score doesn't change. Come back and it rebuilds.
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Expert sessions
The consultation is Xdrona's own team laying out the whole pathway map. Expert sessions are targeted work with a specific person in Europe on a specific problem: a scout's read on your footage, a keeper coach on distribution, an S&C coach on a programme.
No. Anyone with an account can book. Subscribers save 20% on every session.
One clip link (a full half is better than highlights) and one sentence on what you want looked at. The expert also sees your Technical Score and sub-skills automatically.
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