THE PSYCO-SOCIAL INTERVENTION IN THE A.C. MILAN YOUTH DEPARTMENT

ORIGIN OF THE TEAM (2010)

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Università  Ca-olica  of  Milan  (PSYCHOLOGY  FACULTY)  

Ø  Consultancy  Ø  Training  Ø  Supervision  Ø  Managing  

 

A.C.  Milan    

PSYCHO  PEDAGOGICAL  TEAM  

WHO ARE WE ????

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5  people  on  the  field:    

Ø  3 Psychologists, Ø  2 Pedagogists, one of whom is the co-

ordinator

8  tutors  on  the  live-­‐in  residence    

Ø  2 Psychologists, Ø  6 Pedagogists, one of whom is the co-

ordinator

Base  group  and  the  young  professional  group  (11  teams+  2  FEMALE  TEAMS)  

Supervisor: Chiara D’Angelo

Supervisor: Caterina Gozzoli

FOCUS ON THE….

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Ø  PERFORMANCE  (SPORTSMAN)  

Ø  TRAINING    

²  BACKGROUND (HUMAN) ²  EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS ²  RELATIONAL/EMOTIONAL ASPETCS

²  EVALUATION AND MONITORING TOOLS

²  IMPROVEMENT THE MENTAL SKILLS

(SPORTSMANSHIP)  

PSYCHO-­‐SOCIAL  VIEW  

MULTIDISCIPLINARY  APPROACH  

FOCUS ON THE….

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Ø  CONTEXT  

² SCHOOL, FAMILY AND SPORT SETTING

² NETWORKING WITH THE

DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS IN THE A.C. MILAN (COACHES, SPORTS TRAINERS, DOCTORS, PHYSIOTHERAPIST, A.C. MILAN CLUB)

² RELATIONSHIP TEAM AND GROUP

MISSION and GOALS

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“To accompany the individual, to promote the player,

to accompany and build-up the team ” •  SUPPORTING THE INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE, WITH ATTENTION TO THE RELATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL ASPECTS (SCHOOL AND SPORT) •  SUPPORTING AND HELPING THE FAMILIES OF THE YOUNG PLAYERS •  TRAINING AND COUNSELING THE COACHE’S ROLE •  COUNSELING FOR THE CLUB, A.C. MILAN, TO TRANSMIT THE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES AND THE STYLE OF THE A.C. MILAN TEAM •  GATHERING OF DATA FOR RESEARCH FOR BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USE

•  PROMOTING THE INTEGRATED WORK BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT AREAS •  TRAINING AND SUPPORTING THE A.C. MILAN SOCCER SCHOOLS

PLAYERS

ON THE FIELD….

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COACHES

STAFF

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•  OBSERVATION TRAINING SESSIONS AND MATCHES

•  INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS

•  MENTAL ABILITY QUESTIONNAIRES

•  TRAINING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUPS

•  SUPPORT FOR INJURIED PLAYERS

•  FEEDBACK ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL AND OUR OBSERVATIONS OF THE TEAM

•  FOCUS ON THEIR RELATION AND COMMUNICATION STYLES

•  FEEDBACK ABOUT THE MENTAL TEST RESULTS

•  NETWORKING

•  DATA COLLECTION

FAMILY

OUT THE FIELD….

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SCHOOL

A.C. MILAN

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•  PARENTS DESK

•  SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIVE ROLE

•  TRAINING MEETINGS

•  MONITORING THE SCHOOL EVOLUTION

•  INTERVIEWING WITH THE TEACHERS

•  EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT (homework)

•  PERIODICAL FEEDBACK ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES

•  TRAINING FOR THE COACHES AND THE ACCOMPANIST MANAGER

•  THE PLAYERS DATA COLLECTION

CAREER’S TRANSITION

RESEARCH

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PERFORMANCE PROFILE

CARE PROJECT

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•  EXPLORING THE CAREER BEFORE-DURING AND AFTER THE A.C. MILAN EXPERIENCE

•  MONITORING AND SUPPORTING TALENT DEVELOPMENT

•  TO KNOW, TO ACCEPT, TO RESPECT, TO TRAIN THE DIFFERENCES AND THE DIVERSITIES

A.C. MILAN FEMALE PLAYER

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•  TO EXPLORE THE MOTIVATIONS AND RAPPRESENTATIONS ABOUT FEMALE FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION