German Football Association - Talent Development

Talent Development in the German Football Association
DFB TALENT AND ELITE DEVELOPMENT

01 Content
ᕡ Fundamentals
ᕢ Stage 1. Basic development
ᕣ Stage 2. Talent development
ᕤ Stage 3. Elite development
ᕥ Stage 4. Top football

02 ᕡ Fundamentals
1. Talent development equals teamwork
2. Performance football as key
3. Objectives
4. Guidelines
5. Athletic model
6. Training levels
7. Training structures

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1. TALENT DEVELOPMENT EQUALS TEAMWORK
Talent development equals teamwork
DFB Associations
Clubs School

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opportunities and challenges
Performance football as key
2. PERFORMANCE FOOTBALL AS KEY
personality
development
health care
social
integration
İ
İ
İ
leisure
activities
compensation
and fitness
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... to become
successful inter-
national player
... with fun
and systematic
training ...
From football
beginner ...
enjoyment of
sport & exercise

05 Football goals
3. GOALS
ᕢ
fascination football
for all
Leading position in international
football
Top placings and titles - wins at
European Cup, World Cup & Olympia
Fascination football
Enjoy football - from beginners
to top players
Motivation to move
Life long passion for sport and
health
Interaction of objectives
ᕣ
motivation
to play
and
exercise
ᕡ
leading
position in
international
football
GOAL ᕡ
GOAL ᕢ
GOALS ᕣ

06 Guidelines for talent and elite development
4. GUIDELINES
ᕡ
personality
development
ᕣ
systematic
development
ᕢ
individual
development
personality development
All sport development has to be
embedded within a personality
development concept!
individual development
The individual talent will always
be focal point within training!
systematic development
In order to optimize the complex football
performance, performance across the
board has to be observed at all times!
interaction of guidelines Guideline ᕡ
Guideline ᕢ
Guideline ᕣ

07 Athletic model of talent and elite development
5. ATHLETIC MODEL
enthusiasm
the will to win
techniques
under pressure
team structure
and hierarchy
tactical
concept
versatile
fitness
̇ Forecast
Long-term prediction of future game
concepts and requirements of teams
and players in international football
̇ Trends
Statements and short-term momentum,
based on the evaluation of international
tournaments and competitions
̇ Strengths
Typical strengths and virtues of German
football and football players, that have
to feed into German game view!
factors and elements of german
game culture

08 Training levels of talent and elite development
6. STAGES OF TRAINING
TOP
PLAYERS
TOP
PLAYERS
PERSPECTIVE
PLAYER
B-/A-
JUNIORS
D-/C-
JUNIORS
F-/E-
JUNIORS
FROM
30 YEARS
21-29 YEARS
17-20 YEARS
15-18 YEARS
11-14 YEARS
7-10 YEARS
3-6 YEARS
BAMBINI AND
YOUNGER
Perfecting peak performances
Preparing for peak performances
Stabilize
Learn
Play
Stabilization of peak performances7
6
5
4
3
2
1 Move
Top football
Elite development 2nd Stage
Elite development 1st Stage
Talent development
Talent development
Basic development

09 Training structures of talent and elite development
7. TRAINING STRUCTURES
area-wide screening in all
regions
objectives and benefits
of training structures
individual development for
many talents in the best
learning age
permeability between all
levels
intensive cooperation
between all training sectors
athletic orientation on
training concept
Level 4
Toplevel football
Level 3
Elite development
Level 2
Talent development
Level 1
Basics development
İİİİ
NATIONAL TEAMS
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
BUNDESLIGA
JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAMS
LICENSE ASSOCIATIONS /
ELITE SCHOOLS
ELITE SCHOOLS OF SOCCER
CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
TALENT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS
TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
ASSOCIATION
SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN

10 ᕢ Level 1 Basics development
1. Kindergarten and school
2. Amateur clubs

11 Goal: To develop complete personality
1. KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL
social
learning
cognitive
properties
health
FOOTBALL
AT SCHOOL
skill of
movement

12 The school football offensive of the DFB
1,000 mini-pitches
school football competitions
qualifying and football in PE
cooperation of school and club
integration
development of girls football
activity groups
project components

13 Focus points
• Light, but motivating tasks
with the ball at your feet.
• Dribbling arund various
obstacles.
• Shooting the stationary and
easy rolling ball at targets.
• Small competitions.
• Variations of the game idea
"score goals — prevent goals.”
• Different ways of making a
goal (mats, benches etc.).
• Football matches in the whole
gym / small teams in parallel
in different parts of the gym.
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experience
playing
football
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gain exercise
experience
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playfully getting to
know about football
• Running, jumping or hopping.
• Running and tee games.
• Tasks with and on gym
equipment.
• Various tasks with the rolling
and bouncing ball.
• Small ball games.
content for focus point ᕡ
content for focus point ᕢ
content for focus point ᕣ

14 The children's coach as a key
2. AMATEUR ASSOCIATIONS
Training Competitions Care
Promote the fun
in football!
Be game organizer
and companion!
Allow children to
play long enough!
Simple tips cheer —
and praise!
Be tutor and
friend!
Convey
enthusiasm!
Support each
child!
Be a role model
in all situations!
Teach football
in small steps!
Mediate the fun
in football!
Develop ball-/skilled
movement!
Key question: What do
children want & what
are they capable of?
FUTURE KIDS FOOTBALL
information and further development
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Competitions
Care Training

15 Competitions in children's football
2. AMATEUR ASSOCIATIONS
20 m
15 m
4 vs 4
4 vs 4 4 vs 4
4 vs 44 vs 4
ca. 35 m
7 vs 7
5 vs 5
6 vs 6
ca. 40 m
ca. 25 m
ca. 35 m
7 vs 7 ca. 55 m
ca. 35 m
ᕡ Game experiences rather than game results!
ᕢ Small team, small fields!
ᕣ Actual game results are secondary!
ᕤ Tables are secondary!
ᕥ Enjoying football is most important!
ᕦ Individual football-learning is important!
ᕧ Develop personalities!
Forms of play: 4 vs. 4 (no goalkeeper)
or 4 + goalkeeper against 4 + goalkeeper
Field dimensions: up to 20 x 15 meters
Goal size: up to 2 meters
Gameform: Game-afternoons
Forms of play: 5 vs. 5 to 7 vs. 7 (each inclu-
ding goalkeeper)
Field dimensions: 35 x 25 meters (at the
5 — 5, 6 – 6), 40 x 35 meters (at the 7 — 7)
Goal size: 5 feet wide, 2 meters high
Gameform: no championships
Forms of play: 7 vs. 7 (including goalkeepers)
Field dimensions: 55 x 35 meters
Goal size: 5 feet wide, 2 meters high
Gameform: rounds at the district level
Ideal competitions for Bambini Ideal competitions for F-Juniors Ideal competitions for E-Juniors

16 ᕣ Level 2: Talent Development
1. Talent development program
2. Centers of excellence
3. Elite schools of football
4. National associations

17 Objectives for talent development program
1. TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
sighting and development
of many talents
in the region
train technically
skilled and tactically
trained players
motivation and
practical tips for
talents self training
promote the individual
talents — away from success,
and time pressure by the
association's training
additional indivi-
dual support for
engaged talents
training aids for
regional youth
coaches

18 Organization of the talent development program
366 bases
1,000 coaches
14,000-promoted talents
between 11 — 15 years of age
29 base coordinators
600,000 sighted player
standardized training

19 Principles of the talent development program
Train
individually!
Train with play
and practice!
Train
details!
Train
comprehensively!
Train focus
points!
Train for the
long run!

20 Conclusion: Effective project of the DFB and its LV
Talent development
program
Initial sighting and
promotion of talents

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2. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
Goals of the centers of excellence
sports correspondent
and promotion of the
best talents in a region
integration of as
many own talents
in the licensed
professionals squad
collaborations with
amateur clubs in
the region
greater identification
of fans with young
professional players
from the region
training of as
many talents as
possible to licensed
professionals
refinance with
lucrative transfers
of young perspec-
tive players

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Organisation of centers of excellence
45 centers of excellence
about 200 full-time coaches
requirement since 2002
certification since 2008
Training and exchange
Quality Manual

Certified quality standards23
ideal playing and training areas (eg natural
and artificial turf, street system, school)
sports medicine support and rehab/physio area
placement of external players, based on reasonable
pedagogical-psychological structures/concepts
best quality possible full-time coaches
proven structures/approaches to educational
training of talents (eg elite school)
scouting Concepts and structures
integration of sport psychology/scientific bases
for the development concepts

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Principles of centers of excellence
Performance orientated
attitude is a must!
Seriousness and performance
will “live”!
Stabilize enjoyment
of football!
The “love of football” is
always the base!
Promote initiative
of talent!
Promote the will to
optimum performance!
Football and school
interconnect!
Education is a must!
Control stress
individually!
Coordinate and
dispense match and
training phases!
Support and
challenge Individuals!
Strengthening the strengths,
weaken weaknesses!

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Conclusion: New era through optimized CoE
Centers of excellence
Concentrated development
of the most talented
centers of excellence Bundesliga
centers of excellence 2. Bundesliga
centers of excellence 3. Liga
centers of excellence Regionalliga and Oberliga
centers of excellence in the licensed area and the top amateurs (as of 11/2009)

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3. ELITE FOOTBALL SCHOOLS
Objectives of the elite football schools
Training
athletic training /
individual support
Learning
educational or
vocational training
IDEAL TALENT
DEVELOPMENT
Life
training of the
personality

27 Principles of the elite football schools
3. ELITE FOOTBALL SCHOOLS
Convay values such
as teamwork, fairness,
openness, respect, tolerance,
performance will!
Promote optimal
maximum performance,
on parallel expand
school/vocational
prospects!
Actively involve youths
in all processes!
Support initiative!
Encourage participation!
Promote commitment
and target orientation
with "top performers"
within and outside
of football!
Support and challenge!
"Strengthen" youths and
qualify for many future
tasks!
(PLAYERS)
PERSONALITY

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3. ELITE FOOTBALL SCHOOL
Conclusion: Optimal supplement to the talent development
Elite schools
comprehensive promotion
of the most talented
elite schools of football and sports-NOFV schools (as of 10/2009)
elite school of football (Juniors)
elite school of football (Juniors + Women and Girls)
performance center with the request for recognition as an elite school of football
sport schools with request for recognition as an elite school of football
elite school of football for women and girls
performance center with the request for recognition as an
elite school of football for women and girls
sport schools in NOFV

29 Goals of the national associations
4. STATE ASSOCIATIONS
organize game
operation
advise clubs
qualifying
employees
promote
talent

30 Quality of the national associations
intensive promotion of
school- / girls football
Active monitoring and imple-
mentation of the DFB-projects
intensive screening
coverage
Optimum structures of the
talent development program
training of
trainers
From short training/
DFB-Mobile through
to C-trainer training
intensive
selection work
Optimal preparation for the
DFB-screening camp
intensive
cooperation
Close coordination with
centers of excellence,
elite schools ...
broad-based initiatives
in children's football
Motivation of many girls
and boys for football

31 Conclusion: Role for special talent groups
Structure of the state
associations in the DFB

3232 ᕤ Level 3 Elite development
1. U-National teams
2. Licensed clubs

33 Goals of the U-National teams
1. U-NATIONAL TEAMS
Goals overview
ᕣ consistent orientation at the top of world
football - tackling various international
match perspectives
ᕤ develop a consistent competitive orien-
tation — "prepare and live professionalism"
ᕥ promote team-oriented player personalities
with winning mentality and hunger for
success
ᕡ individual training of the best perspective
players in Germany and international titles
ᕢ training and games at the highest national
and international level
ᕦ develop a structured hierarchy in the team
ᕧ exemplary behavior and positive represen-
tation at home and abroad
ᕨ coordination of optimal performance sport
and vocational-school promotion
ᕩ optimal individual training and stress
management in coordination of association,
club and school

34 Comprehensive training model for top football
1. U-NATIONAL TEAMS
sports medical care
personalised fitness
training
position orientiated
special training
optimized self-
management of
players
individual health
protection
video teachment
for team and
player
intensive perfor-
mance diagnostics
psychological
support
Technique
Tactics
Personality
OPTIMIZATION
OF FOOTBALLING
QUALITIES
Condition
İİİİ
İİİİ

35 Individual technology-tactics training
1. U-NATIONAL TEAMS
quality characteristics of world class players
analysis of 1-1 situations in world football
individual qualities of perspective players
derivative forms of training
differentiated training concept for U-players
technique fundamentals
tactical skills
dominate a 1 to 1 situation
Technique
Tactic Fitness
Personality

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Optimal physical
performance buildup
Optimal physical
motivation
TrainingGame
DFB-
TRAINER
FITNESS
TRAINER
Fitness training for player and team
1. U-NATIONAL TEAMS
Technique
Tactic Fitness
Personality

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Forecast Trends "Typical" strengths
Game System
U15 to U17 U18 to A-Team With the ball At the ball
Game principles
GAME PHILOSOPHY FOR DFB-TEAM
Goals of the DFB game philosophy
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ĭ ĭ ĭ ĭ
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ᕥ BASIS TEAMCOMPREHENSIVE, PERSPECTIVELY CREATED SPORT CONCEPTS IN DFB
ᕤ CLEAR ATHLETIC POINTS OF ORIENTATION FOR DFB-TRAINERS, BUT ALSO THE NATIONAL PLAYERS
ᕣ CLEAR QUALITY CRITERIA FOR THE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF EVERY NATIONAL TEAM
ᕢ GAME DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE IN OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE BY AUTOMATISMES
ᕡ A CLEAR STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION AND TASK FOR EACH DFB-TEAM AS THE BASIS OF CREATIVITY
Factors and elements of the game philosophy
1. U-NATIONAL TEAMS
Technique
Tactic Fitness
Personality

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Example game system:
Offensive basic order in
the 4:4:2
Example game principles:
Staggering depth of the two
spearheads in 4:4:2  
Game philosophy of DFB-teams
1. U-NATIONAL TEAMS
Technique
Tactic Fitness
Personality

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Intensive personal support
1. U-NATIONAL TEAMS
Technique
Tactic Fitness
Personality
MANDATORY
POINTS OF
ORIENTATION
IdentificationPassion
Team Spirit Entitlement

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1. U-NATIONAL TEAMS
Goal 1: Player personalities Technique
Tactic Fitness
Personality
enthusiasm and creativity
leading role in the team for tactical
automatisms
control function for group-internal
processes within the team
types of players based on individual
strengths
types of players with great winning
mentality
role model for the team

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1. U-NATIONAL TEAMS
Goal 2: Professionalism Technique
Tactic Fitness
Personality
motivation and discipline on and off the pitch
self-criticism and openness
stable professional approach: constructive
processing of setbacks, emotional extreme
situations such as spotlight / bench
internalized norms and values of a consistent
competitive orientation

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1. U-NATIONAL TEAMS
Goal 3: Life perspectives Technique
Tactic Fitness
Personality
(players) personalities with a safe and good
appearance
internalized social values and social skills
(team orientation, not only in football!)
sound-school vocational training
individual strengths and resources outside of
football as the basis of stable self-confidence

43 Systematic monitoring of perspective players
2. LICENSE ASSOCIATIONS
Objectives and function
• Patient, systematic development
of football performance
• Comprehensive support of the
(football) personality
• Individual support for short-term
team success!
• improvement of all footballing
elements at top level
• Technical and tactical variability
in the perfectly controlled game
system
• Intensive Support and Challenge
of player personalities (= leaders)
• Individual load design for the
metered preparation for extreme
stresses of performance football
• Conveying professionalism
• Intensive individual support
on and off the field
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High performance Training
Transition training
Junior training

44 Structure of further monitoring
2. LICENSE ASSOCIATIONS
PERSPECTIVE
PLAYER
A-juniors of
the center of
excellence
Individual
Coordinator
control in close cooperation with
the team coaches
monitoring and evaluation of the
match and training practice
individual game and training plan
for training blocks
documentation/evaluation of indi-
vidual stress and training priorities
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DFB and
national
association
licensed
team
II. team of the
licensed club

45 ᕥ Level 4 Top football  

46 Athletic model top football
DFB GAME AND TRAINING PHILOSOPHY
ĭ ĭ ĭ
ĭ ĭ ĭ
PRO FOOTBALL
TALENT
DEVELOPMENT
COACH
TRAINING
substantive
guidance for the
trainer training
perspective-based
approaches for
talents
match and training
concepts for
professional teams
training practice
and game
controlling
age-appropriate
game and training
philosophy
trainer practice
on different
license levels
Trends in
international football
Strengths of the
German footballer
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47 Exemplary scanning for trend analysis
ᕢ versions of the game structure
ᕡ game systems/ground formations
ᕣ attack approaches
ᕤ defensive conceps
ᕥ standard situations
ᕦ goalkeeper game
ᕧ outstanding Single Players
ᕨ goals
ᕩ tactical variability
µ highlights
Euro 2004
Technical report of the
European Championship
Worlc Cup 2006
Technical Report of the
World Cup
Euro 2008
Technical report of the
European Championship
ANALYSE
EUROPAMEISTERSCHAFT 2004
ANALYSE
WELTMEISTERSCHAFT 2006

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