Micro-survey of the current situation of Dalian football youth training

Reporter Jia Yanfeng reports On May 21 this year, the Ministry of Education organized a symposium on the construction of college football colleges and football majors in Dalian, and the meeting further confirmed that Dalian, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Chengdu, Bijie, Wuwei, Ganzhou, and Yanbian 8 regions were identified by the Ministry of Education as the first batch of high-level comprehensive reform pilot areas for youth campus football in the country. Previously, Dalian was identified as one of the key cities for the development of Chinese football. In recent years, the reporter has been in contact with Dalian football-related management departments and youth training institutions, although Dalian professional football performance is average, but youth training is still developing.

Chinese football has been short of young talents in recent years, whether it is in the campus field or professional football, and the eagerness for quick success is one of the reasons. However, Dalian football has created a new situation, whether it is in the development direction of youth training work, or in the form of boosting the combination of sports and education, adhering to the principle of "long-term success, steady and far-reaching", there are some places worthy of learning and reference from other regions.

Fans familiar with professional football should remember that during the epidemic, Dalian (Jinpu New Area) made a contribution as a core area of the closed-loop management division of the professional league. In fact, the contribution of Jinpu New District is more in the field of youth training. Here, Li Pengyu, member of the Standing Committee of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee, former secretary of the Party Working Committee and director of the Management Committee of Jinpu New District, and his successor Wang Shouyu had to be advanced in advance. Both of them are concerned about the development of Dalian football, Li Pengyu laid the foundation, and Wang Shouyu conformed to the times and further promoted the development of Dalian youth training. Among them, during the period when Li Pengyu presided over the work, he led the establishment of a big data company to provide help for the development of campus football. Moreover, before the issuance of the national document, the feasibility of the integration of primary, junior and senior high schools in the football experimental class was explored, and the exchanges and communication between the school football office and the professional club were actively promoted. When the campus football was upgraded again, the football experimental class of Jinpu New District quickly landed; While developing the local economy, it actively promotes corporate donations to campus football. Although he was subsequently transferred and left, some of the plans he made at that time were of great significance to the development of Dalian youth training.

As we all know, big data analysis has long been the exclusive domain of professional clubs, and youth coaches may not have imagined that such high-tech could one day be used in youth training. As soon as the youth training tournament resumed, the big data company installed cameras and provided data analysis software for some local schools and youth training stadiums in Dalian for free.

In 2024, data analysis technology will be fully demonstrated at the Jinpu New District Mayor's Cup. These data are of great significance for the teaching of youth coaches. First of all, the goal and shot on target rate of the students is much higher than in the senior game, indicating that they are more executing in attack or less pressure on the defense, which reminds coaches of the need to improve the defensive intensity in training; Secondly, the high proportion of passing in the midfield, while the pass success rate in the front and back courts is low, suggesting that coaches should pay more attention to the cultivation of passing accuracy and tactical execution, especially in high-pressure situations. Thirdly, the defensive data shows that students rely more on clearance than tactical defense, and coaches should guide players to understand and execute defensive tactics more comprehensively in defensive training. Finally, the shorter holding time on the ball shows that students rely more on teamwork, which helps to develop players' team awareness and passing skills.

Taken together, with these data, youth coaches can be targeted and personalized in training.

At present, Dalian youth training institutions are blooming everywhere, but peers are not enemies. The scale of Dalian is not large, the number of youth players is limited, and it is not uncommon for the same group of children to change institutions in three or five days, and some even change several. In this regard, Dalian's youth training institutions are more understanding and cooperation.

Because of this, at the first meeting held after the establishment of the Dalian Football Management Center, the relevant leaders brought together the heads of various youth training institutions to build an exchange platform for everyone in the industry.

Wang Suolong, head of youth training at Dalian Football Management Center, said that the youth training exchange conference was very successful. First of all, the support and attention of the youth training institutions to the work of the Football Management Center is impressive. For example, Sun Jihai's visit reflected his sense of responsibility and attention to youth training in his hometown, and also greatly encouraged the morale of the participants and stimulated everyone's desire to communicate; Secondly, the heads of various youth training institutions spoke freely at the meeting, communicated sincerely, discussed the problems encountered in the development of youth training, and actively sought solutions; Thirdly, the delegates put forward many demands that are usually ignored by the official body, which may seem small but have a great impact.

Dalian's youth training institutions are usually divided into main urban areas, new urban areas, development zones and county-level cities under their jurisdiction. For students, time is precious, so they want to find the right academy close to home. Different youth training institutions have different age structures and charging methods for recruiting students, and the identity backgrounds of the founders are also diverse. After summarizing the participants, the youth training institutions in Dalian are roughly divided into three categories: the first type is the "wild type", which was founded by football lovers and mainly recruits interest class students; The second type is the "dad type", which initially consists of fathers playing football with their sons, and over time, fathers teach themselves to obtain coaching certificates and go off the field themselves; The third category is the "professional type", represented by Sun Jihai, founded by former professional players, known as the "Qingbei" in youth training institutions. In addition, there are also "hybrid", such as Wang Suolong, who is not only a youth parent, but also a former professional player, and also a lecturer in the AFC coaching class, so he is nicknamed the "decathlon" - he can not only lead players on the field, but also teach parents off the field.

In the discussion, the role of parents aroused the collective resonance of representatives of various youth training institutions, and everyone believed, "I am not afraid that the child will not learn, but I am afraid that the child's father will understand!" "I'm not afraid of the parents of the students to see it, but I'm afraid of the parents shouting loudly." "The coach shouts to cut his throat, it is better for the parents to have an expression." These words reflect the fact that coaches have always been considered to be the most critical role in youth training, but the role of parents cannot be ignored, and sometimes even more so than coaches. If the role of parents is neglected in the growth of young players, it is likely to delay the future of children.

A head of the academy shared a story: "Some time ago we played a game and there was a small player who was small but had good technique. In one game, he dribbled past two opposing defenders and formed a one-on-one momentum. However, due to his short stature, the success rate of his kick-to-kick shots near the arc of the box is low, and at this point his wide team-mates are already trapped, and as long as he splits the ball, his team-mates have a good chance to score. But just then, his father shouted from the sidelines, 'What's the ink, knock on the door!' When the young player heard this, he immediately chose to shoot, but the ball was easily confiscated by the goalkeeper and his team-mate's run was in vain. "Representatives from another agency also told the story of a player who found a young player who was in good physical condition and had good technique with his left foot. However, in training and games, he is more accustomed to relying on his body to play football, and the coach has repeatedly advised him to practice his right foot to achieve balance, but the father of the young player said that he does not need it, thinking that "one trick is fresh, and it is eaten all over the world". However, as he grew older, the player's body did not develop further, and due to the lack of necessary technical support, he had to end his football career early.

Through these two things, the youth coaches fully realized the "role" of parents, Wang Suolong shared a "secret", that is, the coach shouted at the top of his voice during class, tired is tired, but let the parents hear clearly, in this way, "Don't go back and blame the child casually, and at the same time, don't change the coach's requirements at will." ”

Liu Xiaoguang is the person in charge of Dalian No. 8, he is a football enthusiast, he learned a lot of professional skills for his children to play football, and then opened a youth training institution. Although he is only an amateur player, there are many people who have come out of the small No. 8, the most famous is Li Haoyan, and some have gone to Luneng Football School and Shenhua echelon, among which some of the players who have gone to the Shenhua echelon can already play in the U series.

Liu Xiaoguang said that the biggest problem they encountered was that there was no suitable youth coach, and the children would soon enter the first year of junior high school, and the size of the football should be gradually changed in training; The formation should also gradually transition from eight to eleven. But this transition, "we couldn't find the right coach, and the content we taught ourselves was a bit difficult at this age." If you invite you outside, for our more than 20 children, the tuition fee is enough, but the training ground rental, equipment and other expenses are not enough, if the tuition fee is raised, some families may not be able to afford to learn. They are not the only institutions with the same difficulties, he said.

According to the reporter's understanding, like a youth coach who was born as a professional player, teaching eleven or twelve-year-old children, the monthly salary is at least 20,000 yuan, and 20,000 yuan is still a friend price.

Dalian's Tornado Academy is very famous, and over the years, they have appeared in the Dalian local league as well as the whole country. They have created a new youth training model, that is, there are back and forth, come and go free - they have cooperation agreements with many professional teams across the country, good players will be sent to the professional team, and if they are fancied, they will stay, and if they are not used to it or their strength is not reached, they will be sent back, as long as the conditions allow, and if they can still take the exam, Tornado will be treated unanimously to assist players to take the road of campus football again. This is very similar to the J-League's special player system, where schools can register at any time when they go out to the professional league, and vice versa.