GNK Dinamo Zagreb Youth Academy presentation with links (youtube, amazon)

1. GNK DINAMO ZAGREB
Youth Academy

2. Presentation today
• Academy in world terms
•Organization
•Path to the first team
•Methodology

3. • Barcelona
• Inter Milano
• Ajax
• Sporting Lisabon
• Arsenal
• Dinamo Zagreb
2011

4. Dejan Lovren
Liverpool
Luka Modrić
Real Madrid
Eduardo da Silva
Arsenal, Shakhtar
Milan Badelj, Fiorentina
Šime Vrsaljko, Atletico Madrid
Vedran Ćorluka
Man City, Lokomotiv

5. Mateo Kovačić,
debut at
16 years and 198 days
Real Madrid
Alen Halilović,
debut at 16 years and
105 days
Barcelona, HSV
Tin Jedvaj,
debut at
17 years and 291 days
Bayer Leverkusen
Niko Kranjčar,
debut at
16 years and 350 days
Tottenham, Rangers

6. Marko Pjaca,
Juventus
Robert Murić,
Ajax
Josip Brekalo,
Wolfsburg
Jozo Šimunović,
Celtic

7. Engleska (3)
Francuska (3)
Ukrajina (1)
Turska (1)
Grčka (3)
Austrija (2)
Engleska (3)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)
Austrija (2)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)
Ukrajina (1)
Austrija (2)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)
Turska (1)
Ukrajina (1)
Austrija (2)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)
Grčka (3)
Turska (1)
Ukrajina (1)
Austrija (2)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)Engleska (3)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)
Ukrajina (1)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)
Austrija (2)
Ukrajina (1)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)
Turska (1)
Austrija (2)
Ukrajina (1)
Francuska (3)
Engleska (3)
Greece (3)
Ukraine (3)
Germany (6)
France (2)
England (2)
Belgium (3)
Turkey (1)
Spain (2)
Russia (2)
Poland (1)
Austria (2)
Players From Dinamo In Past Several Years
Italy (3)

8. N Player name: Transfer to:
Transfer
FEE:
(Million €)
Current club:
Highest
value/transf
er: (Million
€)
1 Luka Modrić Tottenham 21.00 Real Madrid 55.00
2 Šime Vrsaljko Genoa 5.00 Atletico Madrid 15.00
3 Vedran Ćorluka Man. City 13.00 Lokomotiv Moscow 15.00
4 Dejan Lovren Oly. Lyon 8.00 Liverpool 25.00
5 Mateo Kovačić Inter Milan 11.00 Real Madrid 31.00
6 Eduardo Da
Silva
Arsenal 13.50 Shakhtar Donetsk 13.50
7 Tin Jedvaj AS Roma 5.00 Bayer Leverkusen 8.00
8 Alen Halilović FC Barcelona 2.20 HSV 10.00
9 Andrej Kramarić HNK Rijeka 1.20 Hoffenheim 9.00
10 Milan Badelj HSV 4.00 Fiorentina 10.00
11 Josip Brekalo Wolfsburg 7.00 Wolfsburg 7.00
12 Marko Pjaca Juventus 23.00 Juventus 23.00
TOTAL 113.90 TOTAL 221.5

9. General objectives of football school
• developing healthy lifestyle habits
• training youngsters to be good people
• helping children to be happy in sport
• responsibility in daily school obligations
• development of players for the first team

11. Academy
Director
Coaching staff
Coaches for
different age
groups
Coaches for
individual and
GK training
Fitness coaches
Management
staff
Coordinator
(U-8 to U-11)
Database
administrator
Match analyst
Medical staff
Club doctor
Physiotherapist
Psychologist

12. STAFF INVOLVED IN THE
TRAINING PROCESS
• 1st coach
• 2nd coach
• fitness coach
•GK coach
• doctor/ physiotherapist
• psychologist

13. U-8 U-10
U- 9 U-11
U-12
U-13
U-14
U-15
U-16 U-17
U-19
4 trainings
per week
total 6 hours
5 trainings
per week
total cca 7
hours
5-6 trainings
per week
total cca 8
hours
5-6 trainings
per week
total cca 8
hours
Number of training
sessions per week

14. The path to the 1st team
U-15
OPEN SCHOOL
U-6 TO U-8
(up to U-12)
U-9
U-16
U-17
U-19
U-14
U-11
U-13
U-12
U-10
1st TEAM
B-TEAM
U-8

15. Finals 2012, Wienna: Barcelona – Dinamo (U-11)
2002 born - 9 players play today in 2016 for U-15

16. Finals 2012, Wienna: Dinamo – Milan (U-10)
2003 born - 10 players play today in 2016 for U-14

17. Finals 2015, Krakow: Manchester City – Dinamo (U-11)
2004 born - All 14 players are together for 3 years
and play today in 2016 for U-13

18. 31%
21%
48%
1st TEAM 2 years ago
YOUTH
ACADEMY
INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL

19. 48%
14%
38%
1st TEAM today
YOUTH
ACADEMY
INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL

22. Desire to
compete
Technique
under pressure
Physical
readiness
Tactical concept
Desire
and
stability
Team with a personality
Team Individual
Trend in
which
football is
developing
Long-term
forecasts of
football
developme
nt
Dinamo’s
style of
play
1. 2.
4. 3.

23. Biological vs chronological age!
#1 #2 #3
Height (in cm) 149 164 185
Weight (u kg) 39,8 49,8 71,6
Chronological age 14,4 13,5 14,4
Expected time of
accelerated growth
15,5 13,8 12,8
Biological minus
chronological age
-1,1 -0,3 +1,8

24. “Sensitive” phases for development of physical abilities
(Martin, 1982 from Grosser i sur., 1986)
”Every component has the best time when it can be trained”
Ability Age and sensitive phase
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Coordination /
Motoric Development
The rate of reaction on
sound and visual sign
Spatial orientation
Rythm
Balance
Endurance
Strenght
Speed
Flexibility

25. U8 -
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16 -
U18
U19 -
U21
Development of basic technique Forming the TE-TA
knowledge and
understanding the game
TE-TA requirements through
competition
1. INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE

26. DVD Soccer FUNdamentals
U6, U8 and U10

27. Having fun playing football
Learn to play soccer through
games
Learn the basic techniques by
playing (dribbling, passing,
leading the ball)
Information about possible
simple tactical advices what help
in preventing and scoring a goal
Motivate them to move through
multilateral games
No pressure and ultimatums!
3. Introduction to
the technique
through game
2. Multilateral
exercises with ball
1. Multilateral
sport activities
4. Free game in
small numerical
relations
50%20%
15%
15%
1.
2.
3.
4.
Global guidelines
1 Small groups, lots of movement for
everyone!
2 Interest the child to move and play!
3 Intelligently implement basic movements!
4 The different tasks with different balls!
5 Explain the easiest rules of playing!
6 Be open and ready to children’s reactions!

28. PLAN AND PROGRAMME
(U-8, U-9)
- system of play: 1-3-1-2
REQUIREMENTS
- taking positions and maintaining the basic
formation
- free play
- learning the basic principles of football game
- basic movement paths
- basic passing routes
PLAN AND PROGRAM
U-8/U-9

29. 3. Exercises for
the technique
appropriate for
children
2. Multilateral
games with ball
1. Multilateral
sport activities
4. Football in
small numerical
relations
50%20%
15%
15%
1.
2.
3.
4.
Global guidelines
1 Force the individual quality!
2 Technical training is primarily a game training!
3 Provide lots of contact with the ball and actions!
4 Pay attention to good performance, correction!
5 Introduce children with ‘’ABC’’ of tactics!
6 Be a role model on and off the field, Fair Play
principles, responsibility and decency!
Learn to play football as ‘’on street’’, small
teams on small fields
Dexterity and speed with and without the ball
Through the game learn also more difficult
technical elements, both legs
Inform about basic tactics, how to stand and
behave in the space
Force individual actions, get used to victory
and to deal with defeat
Playing – no pressure!!!

30. Ratio of play and fun in training

31. - system of play: 1-3-2-3
REQUIREMENTS
- individual tactics - defense, attack
- encouraging 1 on 1 game
- mini games (4:1, 3:1, 3:2, 4:2, …)
- possesion games (5:5+2, 4:4+2, …)
PLAN AND PROGRAM
U-10 TO U-11

32. U8 -
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16 -
U18
U19 -
U21
Development of basic technique Forming theTE-TA
knowledge and
understanding the game
TE-TA requirements through
competition
1. INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE
2. BASIC
PRINCIPLES
of DFT

33. DEMANDS AND OBJECTIVES
• learning to play in a flat-back-four system (1-4-3-3)
• developing knowledge and skills of dynamic functional technique
and basic stereotypes of cooperation
• developing abilities in the sensitive phases
• individual approach in resolving deficiencies
STYLE OF PLAY
- CONTINUED ATTACK – playing through the thirds
- QUICK REPOSSESSION – immediate reaction to lost
possession
- PRESSING
PLAN AND PROGRAM
U-12 TO U-21

34. U12,U13
U-14,U15
Learning, correction
Positional cooperation
Learning, correction,
repetition
Achieving of basic team
tactical goals
Field positions group actions
Individual tactics repetition
Combination plays within
sense for the play
Wall pass
Basic forms of combination
plays (2,3,4 players)
Interchange
Plays to the
third player
Return
passes
Player surplus
creating
Space
creating
BASIC
PRINCIPLES
SITUATIONAL
PRINCIPLES
Dynamic and functional technique
Individual tactics
introduction and implementation
TE-TA logic demands
TE-TA situational logic
demands

35. 3. Individual
tactics
2. Technical
training according
to the plan
1. Beginning of
conditioning
development
through game
4. Football with
demands and free
game
20%
15%
15%
1.
2.
3.
4.
Global guidelines
1 Improve elementary technique step by step!
2 Approaching the terms of exercise and playing!
3 Pay attention to both legs!
4 First of all develop conditioning through the game!
5 Beginning of individual training!
6 Intensively communicate and actively involve players
in training!
40%
Happiness and creativity in the game
Training of basic technical elements
in various situations
Training of individual tactics in offense
and defense phase
The methodology of group tactics with
2 and 3 players in offense and defense
The methodology of dynamic
technique with 2,3,4 players in
various forms
Learning – seriousness!!

36. 3 . Individual
tactics and basic of
group tactics
2. Intensive
technical training
1. Football specific
conditioning
training
4. Football with
demands and free
game
20%
15%
15%
1.
2.
3.
4.
Global guidelines
1 Pay attention to individual differences in
development!
2 Individual approach: improve strength, work on
deficiencies
3 Form and stabilize the self-initiative and motivation!
4 Force creativity, it’s more important than tactical
teamwork!
5 Begin with a final specialization by positions!
6 Identify the character of the individual taking
responsibility!
40%
Forced stabilization of performance
in training and match
Methodology of DFT 2,3,4 players in
relations under the pressure from
opponents
Methodology of group tactics of 4
players in offense and defense
Correct deficiencies in coordination
through specific exercises
Develop responsibility of individuals
and the team on and off the field
Learning – forming stable working
habits!

37. Sytems of play
1-4-3-3 system as a guideline
1-4-3-3 1-4-1-4-1
PLAN AND PROGRAM
U-12 TO U-15

38. U8 -
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16 -
U18
U19 -
U21
Development of basic technique Forming theTE-TA
knowledge and
understanding the game
TE-TA requirements through
competition
1. INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE
2. BASIC
PRINCIPLES
of DFT
3. DYNAMIC AND FUNCTIONAL TECHNIQUE –
SITUATIONAL and COMPETITIVE

39. 3 . Group and team
tactics
2. Specific
technical training
by positions
1. Periodization of
specific
conditioning
training
4. Football with
demands
20%
15%
15%
1.
2.
3.
4.
Global guidelines
1 Intensive training progress with the planned active breaks!
2 Detailed train all the TE-TA requirements, both in theory
and practice!
3 Look for collective demands, but still take care of
individual reactions!
4 Give players authority, but require the responsibility!
5 Form awareness of the seriousness of ‘’work’’!
6 Coordinate efforts that occur in football and in school!
40%
Seriousnees and stability in work on
and off the field
Dynamic technique in details in the
speed and under the pressure from
opponents/time
Individual preparation to special
requirements of different positions
Perfecting tactical tasks in a group and
stabilizing the team on the field
Stabilize the conditioning level of
individuals
Training the game under
psychological pressure

40. DVD – Basic stereotypes of
cooperation
Examples of exercises:
 Square 1-1 and 1-2
 Hexagon 2-1
 Fitness analysis

41. Sytems of play
1-4-3-3 system as a direction (mirroring the first team)
1-4-3-3 1-4-1-4-1
PLAN AND PROGRAM
U-17/U-21

42. 3. Optimizing the
group and team
tactics
2. Specific
technical and
tactical training by
positions
1. Individual
conditioning
periodization
4. Demanding
forms of the
game
20%
15%
15%
1.
2.
3.
4.
Global guidelines
1 The collective with individuals!
2 Maintain intensive training but pay attention to
adequate rest!
3 Ensure optimal playing time for player!
4 Emphazise rapid adaptation to seniors, but not force
too much!
5 Work on the stabilization of oscillations of the
individual and team!
6 Pay attention to the disturbing factors outside of
football!
40%
Detailed attention to individual
specialization
Individual conditioning preparation
to demands of individual positions
Detailed TE-TA individualization by
positions
Optimally coordinate tactical
requirements with game demands
Connect the discipline of the game
and enthusiasm/fanaticism
Professionalism

43. U8 -
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16 -
U18
U19 -
U21
Development of basic technique Forming theTE-TA
knowledge and
understanding the game
TE-TA requirements through
competition
3. TEAM
DEFENSIVE
PRINCIPLES
2. DEFENSIVE PRINCIPLES
2,3 and 4 PLAYERS
1. INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE
PRINCIPLES

44. U8 -
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16 -
U18
U19 -
U21
Development of basic technique Forming theTE-TA
knowledge and
understanding the game
TE-TA requirements through
competition
PERIODIZATION of
SITUATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE PRINCIPLES of DFT
IN RELATIONS
3:3, 4:4, 6:6, 7:7, 9:9, 10:10

45. ivan.kepcija@gnkdinamo.hr