GNK DINAMO ZAGREB

Youth Academy
 Presentation today

• Academy in world terms

•Organization
•Path to the first team
•Methodology
 • Barcelona
• Inter Milano
• Ajax
• Sporting Lisabon
• Arsenal
• Dinamo Zagreb

2011
 Dejan Lovren Eduardo da Silva
Liverpool Arsenal, Shakhtar
Luka Modrić
Real Madrid

Milan Badelj, Fiorentina

Šime Vrsaljko, Atletico Madrid

Vedran Ćorluka
Man City, Lokomotiv
 Alen Halilović,
debut at 16 years and
105 days
Mateo Kovačić,
debut at
16 years and 198 days
Barcelona, HSV
Niko Kranjčar,
debut at
Real Madrid
16 years and 350 days

Tottenham, Rangers

Tin Jedvaj,
debut at
17 years and 291 days

Bayer Leverkusen
 Robert Murić,
Ajax
Jozo Šimunović, Josip Brekalo,
Celtic Wolfsburg

Marko Pjaca,
Juventus
Players From Dinamo In Past Several Years

Russia (2)
Engleska
England (3)
(2)

Germany (6) Poland (1)

Belgium (3) Ukrajina (1)

Ukraine (3)

Austrija (2)
Austria (2)
Francuska (3)
France (2)

Spain (2)
Italy (3)
Turska
Turkey(1)
(1)

Grčka
Greece(3)
(3)
 Highest
Transfer
value/transf
N Player name: Transfer to: FEE: Current club:
er: (Million
(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 Arsenal 13.50 Shakhtar Donetsk 13.50
Silva
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
 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

 Academy
Director

Management
Coaching staff Medical staff
staff

Coaches for
Coordinator
different age Club doctor
(U-8 to U-11)
groups

Coaches for
Database
individual and Physiotherapist
administrator
GK training

Fitness coaches Match analyst Psychologist

 STAFF INVOLVED IN THE
TRAINING PROCESS

• 1st coach
• 2nd coach
• fitness coach
•GK coach
• doctor/ physiotherapist
• psychologist
 Number of training U-16 U-17
U-19
sessions per week 5-6 trainings
per week
U-14 total cca 8
U-15 hours
5-6 trainings
U-12
per week
U-13
total cca 8
5 trainings hours
per week
total cca 7
U-8 U-10 hours
U- 9 U-11
4 trainings
per week
total 6 hours
 1st TEAM
The path to the 1st team

U-11 U-12 B-TEAM

U-10 U-13 U-19

U-14
U-9
U-16
U-17

OPEN SCHOOL
U-6 TO U-8 U-8 U-15
(up to U-12)
Finals 2012, Wienna: Barcelona – Dinamo (U-11)

2002 born - 9 players play today in 2016 for U-15

Finals 2012, Wienna: Dinamo – Milan (U-10)

2003 born - 10 players play today in 2016 for U-14

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
 1st TEAM 2 years ago
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH
ACADEMY

31%
48%

21%

NATIONAL
 1st TEAM today
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH
ACADEMY

38%
48%

14%

NATIONAL
 Long-term
Trend in Dinamo’s
forecasts of
which
football is
football style of
developme play
developing
nt

Team Individual
Team with a personality

Desire to Technique
compete under pressure

1. Desire 2.
and
stability
4. 3.
Physical
Tactical concept
readiness
 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 15,5 13,8 12,8

accelerated growth
Biological minus -1,1 -0,3 +1,8
chronological age
 “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
Development of basic technique Forming the TE-TA TE-TA requirements through
knowledge and competition
understanding the game

1. INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE

U19 -
U16 -
U21
U14 U18
U12 U15
U13
U8 -
U11
DVD Soccer FUNdamentals

U6, U8 and U10

 2. Multilateral 3. Introduction to
Having fun playing football exercises with ball 3. the technique
20% through game
50%
15%
Learn to play soccer through 2. 4.
games 15%
1. Multilateral 1. 4. Free game in
sport activities small numerical
Learn the basic techniques by relations
playing (dribbling, passing,
leading the ball) Global guidelines
1 Small groups, lots of movement for
Information about possible
simple tactical advices what help
everyone!
in preventing and scoring a goal
2 Interest the child to move and play!
3 Intelligently implement basic movements!
Motivate them to move through
multilateral games
4 The different tasks with different balls!
5 Explain the easiest rules of playing!
No pressure and ultimatums! 6 Be open and ready to children’s reactions!
 PLAN AND PROGRAMME
PLAN AND PROGRAM
(U-8, U-9)
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

 2. Multilateral 3. Exercises for
Learn to play football as ‘’on street’’, small games with ball 3. the technique
teams on small fields
20% appropriate for
50%
15% children
Dexterity and speed with and without the ball
2. 4.
15%
1. Multilateral 1. 4. Football in
sport activities small numerical
Through the game learn also more difficult relations
technical elements, both legs
Global guidelines
1 Force the individual quality!
Inform about basic tactics, how to stand and
behave in the space
2 Technical training is primarily a game training!
3 Provide lots of contact with the ball and actions!
Force individual actions, get used to victory
and to deal with defeat 4 Pay attention to good performance, correction!
5 Introduce children with ‘’ABC’’ of tactics!
Playing – no pressure!!!
6 Be a role model on and off the field, Fair Play
principles, responsibility and decency!
Ratio of play and fun in training
 PLAN AND PROGRAM
U-10 TO U-11

- 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, …)

Development of basic technique Forming theTE-TA TE-TA requirements through
knowledge and competition
understanding the game

1. INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE

U19 -
U16 -
U21
U14 U18
U12 U15
U13
U8 -
U11 2. BASIC
PRINCIPLES
of DFT
 PLAN AND PROGRAM
U-12 TO U-21

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
 Dynamic and functional technique
BASIC SITUATIONAL
PRINCIPLES PRINCIPLES

Basic forms of combination

plays (2,3,4 players)

Wall pass Interchange Achieving of basic team

tactical goals
Plays to the Space
third player creating Individual tactics repetition

Return Player surplus Combination plays within

passes creating sense for the play

Positional cooperation Field positions group actions

Individual tactics
introduction and implementation TE-TA situational logic
demands
TE-TA logic demands

U-14,U15

Learning, correction,
U12,U13 Learning, correction repetition
 2. Technical 3. Individual
Happiness and creativity in the game training according 3. tactics
to the plan 20% 40%
4.
Training of basic technical elements
15%
in various situations
1. Beginning of 2.
conditioning 15% 4. Football with
development demands and free
1.
through game game
Training of individual tactics in offense
and defense phase
Global guidelines

1 Improve elementary technique step by step!

The methodology of group tactics with
2 and 3 players in offense and defense
2 Approaching the terms of exercise and playing!
3 Pay attention to both legs!
The methodology of dynamic
technique with 2,3,4 players in
various forms 4 First of all develop conditioning through the game!
5 Beginning of individual training!
Learning – seriousness!!
6 Intensively communicate and actively involve players
in training!
 2. Intensive 3 . Individual
Forced stabilization of performance technical training 3. tactics and basic of
in training and match
20% 40% group tactics
4.
Methodology of DFT 2,3,4 players in 15%
relations under the pressure from 1. Football specific 2. 4. Football with
opponents
conditioning 15% demands and free
training 1. game
Methodology of group tactics of 4
players in offense and defense Global guidelines

1 Pay attention to individual differences in

development!
Correct deficiencies in coordination
through specific exercises
2 Individual approach: improve strength, work on
deficiencies

Develop responsibility of individuals 3 Form and stabilize the self-initiative and motivation!
and the team on and off the field
4 Force creativity, it’s more important than tactical
teamwork!
Learning – forming stable working
habits!
5 Begin with a final specialization by positions!
6 Identify the character of the individual taking
responsibility!
 PLAN AND PROGRAM
U-12 TO U-15
Sytems of play
1-4-3-3 system as a guideline
1-4-3-3 1-4-1-4-1
Development of basic technique Forming theTE-TA TE-TA requirements through
knowledge and competition
understanding the game

1. INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE

U19 -
U16 -
U21
U14 U18
U12 U15
U13 3. DYNAMIC AND FUNCTIONAL TECHNIQUE –
SITUATIONAL and COMPETITIVE
U8 -
U11 2. BASIC
PRINCIPLES
of DFT
 2. Specific 3 . Group and team
technical training 3. tactics
Seriousnees and stability in work on
and off the field by positions 20% 40%
4.
1. Periodization of 15%
Dynamic technique in details in the specific 2. 4. Football with
speed and under the pressure from demands
opponents/time conditioning 15%
training 1.

Individual preparation to special

requirements of different positions
Global guidelines

1 Intensive training progress with the planned active breaks!

Perfecting tactical tasks in a group and
stabilizing the team on the field 2 Detailed train all the TE-TA requirements, both in theory
and practice!
3 Look for collective demands, but still take care of
Stabilize the conditioning level of individual reactions!
individuals
4 Give players authority, but require the responsibility!

Training the game under 5 Form awareness of the seriousness of ‘’work’’!

psychological pressure
6 Coordinate efforts that occur in football and in school!
 DVD – Basic stereotypes of
cooperation
Examples of exercises:

 Square 1-1 and 1-2

 Hexagon 2-1

 Fitness analysis
 PLAN AND PROGRAM
U-17/U-21
Sytems of play
1-4-3-3 system as a direction (mirroring the first team)
1-4-3-3 1-4-1-4-1
 2. Specific 3. Optimizing the
Detailed attention to individual technical and 3. group and team
specialization tactical training by 20% 40% tactics
positions 4.
15%
Individual conditioning preparation 1. Individual 2. 4. Demanding
to demands of individual positions
conditioning 15% forms of the
periodization 1. game
Detailed TE-TA individualization by
positions Global guidelines

1 The collective with individuals!

Optimally coordinate tactical 2 Maintain intensive training but pay attention to
requirements with game demands adequate rest!
3 Ensure optimal playing time for player!
Connect the discipline of the game
and enthusiasm/fanaticism 4 Emphazise rapid adaptation to seniors, but not force
too much!
5 Work on the stabilization of oscillations of the
Professionalism individual and team!
6 Pay attention to the disturbing factors outside of
football!
Development of basic technique Forming theTE-TA TE-TA requirements through
knowledge and competition
understanding the game

2. DEFENSIVE PRINCIPLES
2,3 and 4 PLAYERS

1. INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE
PRINCIPLES
U19 -
U16 -
U21
U14 U18
U12 U15
U13 3. TEAM
DEFENSIVE
U8 - PRINCIPLES

U11
Development of basic technique Forming theTE-TA TE-TA requirements through
knowledge and competition
understanding the game

U19 -
U16 -
U21
U14 U18
U12 U15
U13
U8 - PERIODIZATION of
SITUATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE PRINCIPLES of DFT
U11 IN RELATIONS
3:3, 4:4, 6:6, 7:7, 9:9, 10:10
ivan.kepcija@gnkdinamo.hr