Youth Incubator Vietnam - Short - Overview
Youth Incubator Vietnam - Short - Overview
Youth Incubator Vietnam - Short - Overview
YOUTH
INCUBATOR
PROJECT POWERED
BY NEXT MEDIA
THE U17 VIETNAM TEAM
PROGRAM OVERVIEW.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
• Vietnamese youth development program in partnership with local media partner
Next Media and the Vietnamese Football Federation (VFF).
• Story and content formats around elite youth players during 1-month lasting U17
training camp in Germany visiting.
• Subsequent stay of the best 2-4 kids for longer period in one of the Bundesliga
youth academies for an in-depth training.
• Fully conducted, funded and developed by the Bundesliga & Next Media.
• Weekly episodes in high production documentary.
PROJECT GOALS
• Finding the first Vietnamese wonderkid who will play in for a Bundesliga club.
• Developing national team players for the AFF SUZUKI CUP, Olympics 2024 and the
FIFA World Cup 2030.
• Establishing a TV format for a young target group to set apart from competitors.
• Bundesliga clubs to share knowledge about youth development through workshops,
coach the coach sessions and onsite trainings.
MEDIALIZATION
• Creation of 14 high quality episodes each 12-15 min long to be distributed on social
media and linear TV.
• Production and distribution of +100 1-3 min long news reports
• Live stream of training sessions and matches
14.12. – 25.01.2022
• 44 young talents will gather at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center including 9
coaches
17.01. – 22.01.2022
• DFL and participating Bundesliga clubs to establish a joint scouting team (Bundesliga Legend,
one scout per club)
• Joint scouting team will gather in Frankfurt for 1 day workshop to analyze player video
material provided by VFF and Next Media (each player 3-5 min).
• Joint scouting tea will provide suggestion for 25 players
09.02. – 19.02.2022
• Selection will be reduced to 25 players and continue with training program in Vietnam
01.03. – 03.04.2022
Final selection: 16 players + 2 GK and 7 coaches to go to Germany
GERMANY
01.03. – 07.03.2022:
• Acclimatizing week in Germany at a football camp center
07.03. – 13.03.2022:
• 1. FC Köln
13.03. – 20.03.2022:
• Borussia Mönchengladbach
20.03. – 27.03.2022:
• Borussia Dortmund
27.03. – 03.04.2022:
• Eintracht Frankfurt
03.04. – 17.04.2022:
• In-depth training for selected 2-4 players at various clubs
Note: Some trainings will be conducted by Bundesliga club academy coaches, some
by VFF coaches, some together as part of a coach to coach knowledge transfer.