"Youth training is not called youth training by locking children in a field and giving them a ball to play with. Youth training is actually a process of raising children well."
In the stadium of the Convention and Exhibition Center, Xiao Qian took the lead, surrounded by many people.
They are all staff members of the Black Province Football Association.
Now, with the release of the "Confession to Parents", youth training in Black Province has finally entered a new stage.
The matter of playing football has become a popular event throughout the province and triggered a national discussion.
Various voices were raised, and various debates emerged one after another.
Xiao Qian turned a blind eye and ignored everything.
The truth becomes clearer with more debate.
You have to give people a chance to express their thoughts. What ultimately determines the direction of things is always the hard fact.
Black Province's football youth training program will start with children aged six in 2002 and will be launched in 12 major cities in the province.
It is expected that in two to three years, as the youth training coaches mature one by one, it will be promoted to the county and township levels.
Before that, how to conduct youth training and what the standards are are the key points that everyone needs to discuss.
This is what Xiao Qian is most worried about.
He first set the tone for youth training and clearly told everyone that youth training is not just about teaching football.
According to the traditional method, only cultivating children's football skills is a waste of such a good channel as youth training.
"Let's start with the standards of youth training."
Everything Xiao Qian said was discussed with Stavi and Gao Xun.
Stavi fully agreed with his plan, but Gao Xun was deeply concerned.
However, thinking about the current situation of Chinese football, and thinking that Stavi came from Spain, a football powerhouse, Gao Xun finally suppressed his thoughts.
"We have only one standard for evaluating players, and that is technology."
Seeing many people expressing doubts, Xiao Qian understood what they were worried about.
"I know that you may think that strength, speed, and body are also very important. What I want to say is that strength, speed, and body are all basic requirements, and they can no longer be regarded as assessment criteria. But if you want to become a professional
Players have to do the basics."
Everyone was shocked and realized that the standards Xiao Qian emphasized seemed a bit harsh.
In previous player assessments, speed, strength, body, etc. were all indicators that could determine a player's fate.
However, here, they are only entry-level conditions.
Now that this is the case, there is really no need to discuss it.
Because if a player does not even meet these standards, it is impossible to enter the threshold of professional football.
There is no point in assessing other content.
"In the future, technology will become the most important factor in football level. Therefore, my requirement is that the players we cultivate must have the ability to control the ball in their own hands against any opponent."
"hiss……"
A group of people gasped.
You must be able to control the ball when facing any opponent. This is a requirement for the world's top teams and players.
Xiao Qian continued: "I have discussed with Stavi, Senior High School Senior, and we are going to divide our youth training into age groups. At different age groups, the content taught is different. The first is from six to ten years old.
During this period, we do not require young players to have any level of competition. The focus of their learning is to increase their intimacy with the ball, their ability to work together, their thinking and communication skills, and their basic physical functions."
Seeing that everyone didn't understand very well, Xiao Qian patiently said: "Intimacy with the ball is also commonly known as ball feel. Why do we use the term intimacy? The main purpose is to warn everyone that when cultivating young players, the most important thing is
Yes, it is to make the young players fall in love with football, think football is very interesting, and want to get involved in it. Only by making the young players fall in love with football can their learning be more effective with half the effort."
Children aged six or seven are still in the stage of ignorance and innocence.
If you are too rigid and serious when teaching children about football at this time, it will definitely cause a great shadow on the children's psychology.
Many players in China grew up in this environment, and as a result they rarely have an eye-catching spirituality.
If you often watch Chinese football matches, you can find a negative scene.
Whenever the game encounters difficulties, the expressions of the Chinese players are numb and sluggish, as if they have lost the ability to think. Even if they try their best, it is all a brainless fight.
Obviously, such behavior will not have any good results on a football field that pursues spirituality.
Only those who truly love football and have a strong sense of honor will take the initiative to look for the possibility of reversal in times of adversity.
Therefore, in the youth training program of Black Province, the first priority for training players is to let children feel the charm of football and fall in love with this sport from the bottom of their hearts.
"Intimacy and spiritual cultivation of football are only the first step. In the final analysis, it still has to be reflected in technology. If players can establish a perfect connection with the ball, then they can firmly hold the ball in their hands. This
Will greatly increase the probability of winning."
Everyone agrees with this view.
Controlling the ball does not necessarily control victory, but the probability of winning must be greater than losing the ball. This is basic common sense.
But when it comes to training players' techniques, everyone feels a little guilty.
I’ve never done youth training so persistently before, I’m not familiar with it!
"The specific training plan will be in charge of senior high school students and Mr. Stawi. By the age of ten, young players begin to enter the formal professional stage, so we need to eliminate the vast majority of children who do not have talent. Only those who pass
Only children who advance through the assessment can become professional youth training players."
Chu Dayou asked with concern: "What are the assessment standards?"
Xiao Qian pointed to the stadium in front of him and said: "This period is the initial stage of advancement for young players, so the assessment criteria do not need to be too complicated. After discussion in our technical department, we decided to use ball-bobbing as the assessment item.
As long as a young player can swing the ball around the 400-meter track without the ball falling to the ground, he can become a junior professional youth training player."
"What?"
Except for Xiao Qian, Gao Gaoxun, and Stawi, everyone else was shocked.
"This won't work. It's too difficult. There's no way anyone can do it."
Many people have expressed their opposition and feel that this assessment standard is nonsense.
"We are training players, not acrobats. What's the use of just being able to throw a ball?"
Xiao Qian was unmoved and asked: "Do you still expect children of this age to understand what 442, 451, 352 is?"
Li Zhouzhe shook his head and expressed his opinion on behalf of everyone.
"Children are still young, so of course they cannot understand the too advanced concepts of football tactics. But the assessment standards you proposed, Mr. Xiao, are really too difficult. Not to mention the children, even many adult players cannot do it.
"
Xiao Qian pursed her lips and smiled softly, with a strange attitude.
"You can't do it, so you think you really can't do it?"
As he spoke, he waved his hand in the distance.
The secretary accompanying him quickly threw two rubber balls, one to Xiao Qian and the other to Stavey.
In full view of everyone, the two stretched out their feet to catch the ball. Then without any pause, they started bouncing the ball and walked along the track calmly.
What surprised everyone the most was that Xiao Qian actually put his hands in his pockets. But every time he shook the ball, it was as if he was copying the standard, and the height was all below the crotch.
In a short time, the two of them had bounced the ball and walked more than ten meters without making any mistakes.
"This is the most basic method to master the feel of the ball by bumping the ball. It is not that we have never applied it in previous training. It's just that everyone doesn't pay enough attention to this, and even if there is training, it can be dealt with. But the more basic it is, the more basic it is.
Training methods are actually more useful in improving players’ skills.”
Xiao Qian said his opinions casually, but the people watching around him were completely dumbfounded.
Even if you put your hands in your trouser pockets while walking, you can still speak?
What kind of monster is this Mr. Xiao?
Stavi, the top youth training coach from Spain, can barely maintain his appearance, but you are as natural as walking back and forth in the living room of your own home.
But Xiao Qian's actions coupled with his words were so convincing.
It only takes about four minutes for a normal person to walk around a 400-meter track. Xiao Qian and Stavi walked on a ball, and it only took them four and a half minutes to complete one lap.
Seeing the two people returning to the starting point and kicking the ball to the secretary in the distance, everyone in the Black Province Football Association found that they had a new understanding of football.
"Mr. Xiao, how did you develop your ball-bobbing skills? It's amazing."
Gao Xun was full of praise.
As an older generation national player, Gao Xun was just wondering how long it would take him to complete the circle if he were to walk like this.
The answer is not ideal, it will take at least five minutes.
The most important thing is that his kicking can't always be at the height of the crotch like Xiao Qian's, and it's as accurate as a machine.
"Is there any skill for this? I have loved playing football since I was a child, but because of many things, I have limited time to go to the stadium. So I have to play with the ball at home every day and practice for about half an hour at a time. I started practicing when I was seven years old.
Since then, I am now twenty-one years old. In other words, I have practiced for fourteen years. But I have to
Note that I am not a professional player, and the time I can practice is limited, so it takes more than ten years to reach this level. If I am a professional player and can invest two hours a day in this, I believe as long as the talent is not bad,
My child, if it takes four years to do it, it shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
He added another sentence.
"There is no time limit for this assessment standard. Of course, when the age groups of thirteen and sixteen are assessed, there will be a time limit."
Xiao Qian used herself as an example to teach everyone a lesson on how hard work can make up for one's weaknesses.
Not to mention that the football youth training in Black Province only selects children with outstanding talents. It is not difficult at all to meet his requirements.
