Super League International Conference Athens 23/24 January 2013
YEARS LONG, HIGH QUALITY OF THE PLAYERS.
HAVE COME TO LIFE OUT OF ITS SQUAD:
SPORTING PORTUGAL IS THE ONLY CLUB IN THE WORLD THAT HAS DEVELOPED AND TRAINED TWO FIFA WORLD PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Luis Figo 2000 Started in Sporting at age of 13 years old Cristiano Ronaldo 2008 Started in Sporting at age of 12 years old
2008: UEFA CLASSIFIED ACADEMIA SPORTING ON THE FOOTBALL ACADEMIES TOP 3, ALONGSIDE WITH BARCELONA AND LYON
MORE FACTS & FIGURES ABOUT ACADEMIA SPORTING: More than 350 players, from U9 to U19, currently playing on our youth teams An average of 7 players on each of the portuguese national teams, from U16 to U19 (e.g. 10 of the 18 players from the U17 National Team that played the European Championship 2010 were Sporting players) Since 2002 (Academia Sporting inauguration), 30 players from our youth teams integrated Sporting professional team Since 2002, Academia Sporting developed more than 100 players currently playing professional football in Portugal and around Europe (75 of which are currently playing in the Portuguese First and Second Divisions) Since 2002 Sporting obtained additional gains of more than 100M€ with the transfers of players developed in Academia Sporting (+/- 5M€ resulting from FIFA Solidarity Mechanism)
PORTUGUESE NATIONAL TEAM
10 PLAYERS DEVELOPED IN SPORTING ACADEMY + 4 COACHES (National Head Coach & Staff)
OUR VISION To be recognized as a World Leader in Youth Football.
OUR MISSION To produce football players for the highest competitive level, able to integrate Sporting professional team, promoting a solid education based on sportive, personal and social values.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AS A PRODUCTION PROCESS
Player Recruitment
Player Development
Player Management
Raw Material
Transformation Process
Distribution
The best raw material for the best end product (according with the defined player profile)
Winning is desirable, but not the most important goal in the player development process
Integrate players in the 1st team/ Loan players/ Dropout players
SELECTION MODEL U7, U8, U9
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U10, U11, U12
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U13, U14
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U15, U16
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Potential
U17, U18
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U19, U20, U21 Performance
Performance Factors
Game Moments
Individual Technique – Relation with the ball Tactical Sense – Intelligence Physical Capabilities – Speed Competitiveness – Passion for the game Morphology
Attack Defense Attacking Transition Defensive Transition
less important
Position
more important
Maturational Evaluation Decisive Factor of Evaluation 3/4 good or 2 excellent parameters
Comparison with our own Players
Probability of progression for 1st team
At early ages, a player must be evaluated more for its potencial, than for its present performance
LTPD LAYERS
Player Profile
Game Model
Training/ Teaching Model
General Player Profile
Physically Strong
Technically Effective
Tactically Evolved
Strong Mental Structure
Game Model General Characteristics Great competitive attitude Maximum Concentration (Focus)
Capability to change game intensity Force the opponent to commit mistakes Strong team spirit Team movement in block
GAME SYSTEM – 1:4:3:3
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TRAINING/ TEACHING MODEL
Sporting Development
Academical Development Player
Psychological Development
Family
SPORTING DEVELOPMENT BREAKDOWN Player Profile
Game Model
Multiannual Planning
Goals & Contents
Technical-Tactic Individual Actions
Technical-Tactic Collective Actions
Game Principles
Game Methods
Collective Organization
DEVELOPMENT STAGES U 21
Performance
SPECIALIZATION U 19 Especialize Consolidate
PRE- SPECIALIZATION Develop
Strengthen
Learn
INICIATION Enjoy Love
PREPONDERANCE OF CONTENTS IN EACH DEVELOPMENT STAGE
LTPD STRUCTURE/ CONTENTS PLAYER PROFILE High Level Player Profile General Characteristics Specific Characteristics Selection Model GAME MODEL Game Principles Game System Methods of Offensive and Defensive Game Transitions Defense-Attack / Attack-Defense Tactical Schemes TRAINING/ TEACHING MODEL Multiannual Planning Annual Planning Month Planning Training Sessions / Unit Collective and Individual T-T Action Goalkeeper Physical Development Psychological Development Social Development Coach Profile
RECRUIT AND DEVELOP THE BEST, ALL AROUND THE GLOBE Top International (Man Utd, Real Madrid)
Secondary Markets
Main Team
B Team
U19/18
U 15/14/13
Our stategy is based upon having a wide range of recruitment, both in terms of quantity and quality, which will allow us to have higher probabilities of developing players capable of integrating the main team and play for the greatest european clubs.
FOLLOWING THE PATH OF EXCELLENCE, ACADEMIA SPORTING HAS BEEN AWARDED WITH THE CERTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT ISO9001 AND ALSO RECEIVED THE RECOGNITION OF THE FIRST LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE
EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT.
