Silverfox Hustle #24 - Tan Li Yu - General Manager, Lion City Sailors Football Academy

Send us Fan MailTan Li Yu is the General Manager of the Lion City Sailors Football Academy. Li Yu, formerly from the LFA Protectors, is the latest hustler on the Silverfox Hustle Pod. A scholar who scored distinctions for his A Levels and on the Dean’s list at NUS 4 years in a row, Li Yu could have easily followed the traditional path of education and then your typical “safe” day job. Instead, my guest for Episode 24, took up the challenge and followed his heart towards the beautiful game. Li shares his passion for the game, his football website adventure, how he started out as a co-founder of the Fandi Ahmad Academy and then venturing out on his own, with LFA and now the Lion City Sailors Football Academy.Li Yu shares his insights on a range of topics like his support for National Service, starting an academy, the ultimate goal, his struggles, his thoughts on competition from rival academies, his belief in the process and how it boils down to quality coaching and structure.With the LCS Academy accredited with a One Star rating by the Asian Football Confederation, LI reveals what’s the next step for arguably the most successful football academy here in Singapore.