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THE FUTURE OF CLUB

SOCCER

Georgia Soccer

March 2013

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YOUTH CLUBS - TRENDS

YOUTH CLUBS PROFESSIONALIZING

MERGERS CREATE MEGA CLUBS

VARIETY OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/COMPETITIONS A LA CARTE PROGRAMMING VS SINGLE PYRAMID STRUCTURE ACCEPTANCE BY MERIT VS ACCEPTANCE BY REPUTATION BLURS THE PYRAMID AND BRAGGING RIGHTS

CLUBS JOCKEYING TO POSITION THEMSELVES

FEEDER CLUB VS DESTINATION CLUB/ELITE CLUB HARD TO BREAK INTO THE TOP GROUP (CUSTOMER’S PERCEPTION)

MLS SERIOUS SHIFT TOWARDS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MLS SPENDS $20 MILLION PER YEAR ON PLAYER DEVELOPMENT BEST PLAYERS MIGRATE TO MLS IN MLS MARKETS

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YOUTH CLUBS – THE FUTURE

STRUCTURE ? EUROPEANIZATION

• PROFESSIONAL TEAMS HEAVILY INTO PLAYER DEVELOPMENT – ALL MLS, NASL AND USL PRO TEAMS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN YOUTH ACADEMIES – ATLANTA WILL HAVE AN MLS TEAM BY 2017

• MLS WILL BREAK AWAY FROM US SOCCER DA INTO ITS OWN

– PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOUTH CLUBS – TOP PLAYERS WILL MIGRATE TO MLS YOUTH ACADEMIES AND YOUTH CLUBS WILL BECOME

‘SECOND TIER’ FEEDER CLUBS

• INTERNATIONAL CLUBS’ AMERICAN INVASION

– PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOUTH CLUBS – COACHING EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (LATEST INT’L TRENDS) – PLAYER TRYOUTS ABROAD – INTERNATIONAL EXTENDED-STAY ACADEMIES – FOREIGN CLUB’S ACADEMIES LOCATED IN THE USA

• TIPPING POINT: WHEN AMERICAN PLAYERS’ AVERAGE GLOBAL VALUE EXCEEDS COACHING FEES – TOP PLAYERS PLAY FOR FREE – YOUTH CLUBS FINANCIALLY REWARDED FOR DEVELOPING PLAYERS

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YOUTH CLUBS – THE FUTURE

STRUCTURE ?

• SMALLER YOUTH CLUBS HIRE DOC/OWN STAFF – TRYING TO COMPETE WITH ESTABLISHED CLUBS

• MORE MERGERS - VARIOUS MODELS

– SMALL CLUBS MERGE TO FORM ONE BIG CLUB – ALLIANCES (CLUBS MAINTAIN OWN IDENTITY) – FEEDER CLUBS (MAINLY PLAYER MOVEMENTS) – COMPLETE MERGER TO FORM NEW SUPER CLUB

• DECISION MAKING BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF – MINIMAL OR NO INTERFERENCE FROM VOLUNTEER BOARD – TECHNICAL HEART OF CLUBS

• MULTITUDES OF COMPETITION/LEAGUES TO CHOOSE FROM

• YOUTH CLUBS EXPAND TO ADD ADULT AMATEUR/SEMI-PRO TEAMS

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THE FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER

BUT WHAT ABOUT

THE TECHNICAL TRENDS IN

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT?

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THE FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER • MAJOR OVERHAUL OF COACHING EDUCATION IN USA

– US SOCCER TAKES COACH TRAINING TOWARDS EUROPEAN MODEL

– EUROPEAN CLUBS’ INFLUENCE WILL GROW

• OUR COURSES TOO ELEMENTARY – INCOMPLETE EDUCATION – ONLY GENERAL

• ISOLATION

• STAGNATION

– INCOMPLETE PLAYERS • LACK SPECIFIC TRAINING

• ONE DIMENSIONAL

• LACK SOPHISTICATION

• GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

GENERAL PREPARATION

SPECIFIC

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THE FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER

• CURRENT PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MODELS

– TOO SIMPLISTIC (MON PASS, WED DRIBBLE, FRI FUN GAMES)

– NOT EFFECTIVE ENOUGH (GAPS IN SKILLS)

– TOO GRID ORIENTED AND GENERIC

• LITTLE TRANSFER OF LEARNING TO GAME

– COACHES DON’T FOLLOW CURRICULUM

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PROGRESS IN PLAYING STYLES

• KICK AND CHASE

• DROP, KICK AND CHASE

• PASS FORWARD AND MOVE

• DROP, SWITCH AND GO FORWARD

• BALL CIRCULATION – PROBING PASSES, IN AND BACK – USING THE WHOLE WIDTH – MULTIPLE SWITCHES IN SAME POSSESSION – RHYTHM OF POSSESSION, VARIED TEMPO

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THE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CYCLE

OBSERVE GAME

ANALYSE GAME

PREPARE PRACTICE

EXECUTE PRACTICE

THE MISSING FOCAL POINT

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THE FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER

• PLAYER DEVELOPMT MODEL OF THE FUTURE – LONG TERM ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN

– FOLLOW EUROPEAN MODEL

– CLOSELY BASED ON SPECIFIC CLUB PHILOSOPHY

– TRAINING SHIFT FROM GENERIC TO FORMATION SPECIFIC

– TRAINING SHIFT FROM GENERIC TO POSITION SPECIFIC

– ALL STAFF FOLLOW CURRICULUM COLLABORATIVELY AND UNIFORMLY

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THE FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER

• PLAYER DEVELOPMT MODEL OF THE FUTURE

– MORE POSITION-SPECIFIC TRAINING

– MORE SOPHISTICATION IN OFF-THE-BALL MOVEMENT

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YOUTH CLUBS – THE FUTURE

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MODEL ? • CLUBS WILL DEVELOP THEIR OWN PHILOSOPHY, PLAYING STYLE AND IDENTITY

– IMPOSED BY PARENT CLUB (PRO CLUBS)

– LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT COVERS ALL AGE GROUPS – CLUB WIDE CURRICULUM (UNIFORMITY & PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT) – COACHES COLLABORATE AS OPPOSED TO TRADITIONAL ‘TEAM COACHES’

• FUTURE IS IN THE 6-12 AGE GROUPS

– MORE FOCUS & QUALITY COACHES WITH THE YOUNGEST AGES – U10/U12 ACADEMY EXPAND DOWN TO U8, U7 AND U6

• LESS GAMES/TOURNAMENTS AT THE ELITE LEVEL. MORE TRAINING – FUNCTIONAL TRAINING DOMINANT – GAME RESULTS LESS IMPORTANT

• COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY WIDELY USED

– ANNUAL PLANNING – PRACTICE PLANNING – CLUB WIDE COMMUNICATION – PLAYER EVALUATIONS – COACHES EVALUATIONS & COACHES EDUCATION – MATCH ANALYSIS

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YOUTH CLUBS – THE FUTURE

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MODEL ?

• CURRICULUM U-6 TO U-19 (LTDP) – CORRECT INCOMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYERS – CONTINUUM DIVIDED INTO PHASES

• SKILLS PHASE (8-12) • GROWTH PHASE (13-15) • ELITE PHASE (16-19)

• TOTAL FOOTBALLER

– SKILLS (BALL CONTROL, MOVEMENT, POSITIONAL PLAY) – HABITS (BEHAVIOUR, PREPARATION, LIFE STYLE, MINDSET) – MULTI-DISIPLINES PROFESSIONALS ON STAFF

• INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING

– POSITION SPECIFIC – PLAYER/BODY TYPE SPECIFIC – AGE SPECIFIC – MONITORING DEVICES

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FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER

HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT A LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT PLAN?

WHAT ARE THE STEPS?

“WE HAD A CLEAR IDEA OF WHERE WE WANTED TO GO AND EVERYBODY PULLED

TOGETHER” Sebastian Kehl, midfielder, Borussia Dortmund

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STEP 1: DECIDE ON CLUB WIDE PLAYING STYLE

• EXAMPLES: – U10’s PLAY 3-2

– U12’S PLAY 3-1-3

– U13’S AND UP PLAY 4-3-3

– POSSESSION PLAYING STYLE

– PLAYING OUT OF THE BACK

– ATTACKING SOCCER

– OVERLAPPING FULLBACKS

– ZONAL DEFENDING IN THE BACK

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STEP 2: DECIDE ON CORE PRINCIPLES (EMPHASIZED CONSTANTS)

• EXAMPLES: – ALWAYS A PLAYER SUPPORTING BEHIND (SCP)

– CREATE NUMERICAL ADVANTAGE AROUND BALL (SCP)

– CREATE 2V1 WITH DRIBBLE (AJAX)

– RE-SET TEAM SHAPE ON TRANSITION (DEFAULT SHAPE)

– POSSESSION RHYTHM INITIATED BY BACK LINE

– EVERY BACK PASS FOLLOWED BY LATERAL PASS TO SWITCH THE POINT OF ATTACK

– THROW-INS USED TO SWITCH PT OF ATTACK

– PASS TO PLAYER’S ‘SAFE SIDE’

– IF YOU LOSE THE BALL, IMMEDIATE CHASE

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STEP 3: DIVIDE GAME INTO PHASES OF PLAY

WE HAVE THE BALL

BUILD UP

PENETRATE INTO ATTACKING THIRD

CREATE CHANCES AND FINISH

TRANSITION

TRANSITION TO ATTACK

TRANSITION TO DEFENSE

THEY HAVE THE BALL

PREVENT BUILD UP

PREVENT PENETRATION

PREVENT SCORING

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STEP 4: DEFINE DEVELOPMENTAL PHASES AND PRIORITIZE

• EXAMPLES: – MOTOR SKILLS PHASE: 6-8 YEAR OLDS (1V0, 1V1) – TECHNICAL PHASE: 9-12 (1V1, 2V2, 3V3) – GROWTH PHASE: 13-15 (4V4 TO 11V11) – ELITE PHASE: 16-19 (7V7 TO 11V11)

• A TECH DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF EACH PHASE • CALCULATE TRAINING VOLUME AND PRIORITIZE

– MICRO, MACRO, SEASONAL, ANNUAL

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STEP 5: CODIFY THE TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL SKILLS & KEY POINTS

• EXAMPLE: RECEIVING

DIRECTION OF ATTACK

STRAIGHT

ANGLED

LATERAL

BEHIND

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STEP 6: DEFINE TYPE OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND PRIORITIZE

BASIC TECHNIQUE 1. WITHOUT GOALS 2. WITH GOALS

FUNCTIONAL TECHNIQUE 1. WITHOUT GOALS 2. WITH GOALS

BASIC TACTICS 1. WITHOUT GOALS 2. WITH SMALL GOALS 3. WITH LARGE GOALS

FUNCTIONAL TACTICS 1. SMALL GROUPS/PHASES OF PLAY 2. SCRIMMAGE WITH FORMATION

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EXAMPLE: BASIC TECHNIQUE WITHOUT GOALS

• PASS AND FOLLOW YOUR PASS

• SERVERS, LINE DRILLS, ROXBORO WINDOWS, ETC.

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EXAMPLE: BASIC TECHNIQUE WITH GOALS

• TWO PLAYER COMBINATION IN-BACK-THROUGH

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EXAMPLE: BASIC TECHNIQUE WITH GOALS

• A PASS TO B AND TAKES HIS PLACE

• B PASS TO C AND BECOMES PASSIVE DEFENDER

• C DRIBBLES PAST B AND SHOOTS

• B BECOMES NEW C AS PLAYERS ROTATE

• C GOES TO BACK OF LINE A

A

B

C

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EXAMPLE: FUNCTIONAL TECHNIQUE WITHOUT GOALS (back four possessing)

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EXAMPLE: FUNCTIONAL TECHNIQUE WITH GOALS

• A AND B ARE WIDE PLAYERS. C ARE FORWARDS

• A PASS TO B AND TAKES HIS PLACE

• B DOES WALL PASS WITH C

• B CROSSES FOR C TO SCORE

A

B

C

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EXAMPLE: BASIC TACTICS WITHOUT GOALS

• GENERIC ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS:

• 4V4 POSSESSION IN A GRID

• 3V3 PLUS 2 POSSESSION IN A GRID

• 5V5 TO TARGETS

• END LINE GAMES

• END ZONES GAMES

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EXAMPLE: BASIC TACTICS WITH SMALL GOALS

• 4V4 TO 4 GOALS

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EXAMPLE: FUNCTIONAL TACTICS SMALL GROUPS PHASES OF PLAY

• KEEPER & BACK FOUR & DEF MID AGAINST 3 IN DEF THIRD

• KEEPER STARTS BY PASSING TO CENTRAL DEFENDERS. OBJECTIVE IS TO POSSESS WHILE SWITCHING FROM ONE WIDE BACK TO THE OPPOSITE ONE.

GENERIC

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EXAMPLE: FUNCTIONAL TACTICS SMALL GROUPS PHASES OF PLAY

• 4-3-3 ATTACK AGAINST DEFENSE PENETRATION INTO ATTACKING THIRD

• CENTRAL DEF STARTS WITH A PASS TO THE OTHER CENTRAL DEF.

• CENTRAL DEF MUST STAY BEHIND LINE AND JUST SUPPORT FROM BEHIND

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EXAMPLE: FUNCTIONAL TACTICS SCRIMMAGE WITH FORMATION

• OLD METHOD: 4V4 IN A GENERIC WAY

• NEW METHOD: 2 WIDE BACK PLUS CENTER FORWARD VS 1 CENTRAL DEFENDER PLUS 2 WINGERS. TEACH POSITION SPECIFIC BEHAVIOUR

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FUTURE OF CLUB SOCCER

USE THESE BASIC SIX STEPS AND PUT IT ALL TOGETHER!!!

“ONE CANNOT BE DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND EXPECT A DIFFERENT OUTCOME”

WE MUST EVOLVE OR ELSE

WE FALL BEHIND

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CASE STUDAY:

AJAX AMSTERDAM

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MODEL ACADEMY: AJAX

• SPEND 6 MILLION EUROS PER YEAR ON ACADEMY

• OBJECTIVE: 1-2 PLAYERS INTO FIRST TEAM PER YEAR

• ENCOURAGE PLAYERS TO TAKE RISKS SO THEY CAN SEE PLAYERS’ LIMITATIONS

• INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PARAMOUNT • PLAYERS LEARN 3 POSITIONS IN 1ST PHASE, 2

POSITIONS IN 2ND AND THEN 1 POSITION FROM U16 ONWARDS.

• HEAD COACH FOR EACH PHASE ASSISTED BY COACHNG STAFF

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MODEL ACADEMY: AJAX

• U9 TO U12 TRAIN 3 TIMES PER WEEK BUT TWO HOUR TRAINING (BETTER THAN 4X1.5)

• U13 AND OLDER TRAIN 4 TIMES PER WEEK

• U9 PLAY 7V7 (2-3-1) AND 8V8 (3-1-3)

• U10 PLAY 9V9 (2-3-2)

• U11 & U12 PLAY 11V11 (3-4-3)

• U13 & OLDER PLAY 11V11 (4-3-3 WITH ONE HOLDING AND TWO ATTACKING MID)

• U9 TO U12 EVERYONE PLAYS EQUAL TIME

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MODEL ACADEMY: AJAX

• GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF TRAINING AND GAMES:

– SESSIONS WERE CRISP AND SHARP U8 TO U19

– QUALITY OF PASSES AND FIRST TOUCH VERY HIGH

– WARM UP COMBINED CALISTHETICS MOVEMENT EDUCATION WITH BALL WORK.

– INDIVIDUALS ENCOURAGED TO ATTACK 1 ON 1

– EVEN DEFENDERS TURN AND TAKE PLAYERS ON RATHER THAN PASS BACK TO KEEPER

– TEAM SHAPE GOOD BUT PLAYERS DECISIONS ON THE BALL INDIVIDUALLY ORIENTED

– DEFENDERS PLAYED OFF-SIDE TRAP WELL

– PLAYERS AWARE OF SURROUNDING WITH HEAD UP & TAKING LOOKS BEFORE GETTING THE BALL

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MODEL ACADEMY: AJAX

• GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF TRAINING AND GAMES:

– RUNS TRIGGER RUNS (ATT MID AND FORWARD, WIDE BACK AND WINGER)

– KEEPERS RARELY PUNTED. MIDS SHOWED FOR BALL IF DEFENDERS WERE MARKED.

– GOOD SUPPORT ANGLES. PLAYERS MADE GOOD DECISIONS WHEN TO PASS WHEN TO DRIBBLE

– PLAYERS PLAYED WITH NO FEAR. BOTH BECAUSE THEY WERE SUPERIOR AND BECAUSE COACHES GAVE THEM FREEDOM. MISTAKES WERE NOT REPRIMANDED.

– GAMES AT YOUNGER AGES LIKE GSA VS YMCA TEAM – MISMATCH.

– AJAX PLAYERS HAD MORE FLAIR THAN OPPONENTS IN ALL AGE GROUPS

– PARENTS VERY RELAXED. DID NOT REACT TO CLOSE CALLS OR MISSED CHANCES

– AJAX TEAMS SUPERIOR EXCEPT THE U18 GAME.

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MODEL ACADEMY: AJAX

• U9 GAME VS YOUTH CLUB • 8V8 IN 3-1-3. NO OFFSIDES. NO GOAL AREA. KEEPER CAN PICK UP BACK PASSES.

SHORT CORNERS. PLAYERS USED TRICKS TO BEAT OPPONENTS. NO SCREAMING AT PLAYERS BY COACHES. PLAYERS DRIBBLED OUT OF THE BACK. SHOOTING WAS GOOD. OTHER TEAM OLDER BUT NOT SKILLED

• U10 AND U11 GAME VS YOUTH CLUB • 11V11 IN 3-4-3. LOTS OF INDIVIDUAL DRIBBLING AND CREATIVITY. CLOSE

CORNERS. GOAL KICK FROM ANYWHEE IN PENALTY AREA. THREE ATTACKERS SPREAD ACROSS FIELD FOR WIDTH.

• U13 AND U18 GAME VS PRO CLUB • 11V11 IN 4-3-3. MIDFIELD INTERCHANGE POSITIONS A LOT. DEFENDERS MORE

PATIENT AND KEPT BALL LONGER. NOT AFRAID TO PASS TO MARKED PLAYERS BUT PASSES TO ‘SAFE SIDE’ OF PLAYER. PLAYERS DON’T GET IN EACH OTHER’S PASSING LANE. WIDE BACK VERY HIGH AND OVERLAP A LOT.