1. Could you please tell us about your history of your academy in Greece?Who found with you and when?
2. Which the mission of the Filippos F.C. Skills Academy?
Even the name-Filippos Skills Academy shows the philosophy of our school which is based on the technical development of players,of course without empasize only in this.We match technical and tactical development.The target of our school is right education,entertainment and personal development of children,so that we can create players with initiative, initiative,confidence and creativity.It doesn't matter to us how many games we win,but how many children we will inspire so they will love football and stay in sport for ''why not'' all their life.
3.Do you have general guidelines?Can you explain us them?
In our school there is specific philosophy.Children first learn to love football,to have fun and afterward to learn correct and attacking football.In the past there was an excellent''street school''on every corner of the street where young people were free to play and develop.So create situations that bring youth players as close as possible to street soccer.We believe that the individual should serve the team and the team should serve the individuals.For this we use the following rule : The team training session (cooperation)helps the individual to develop the collective.Interaction of guidelines : 1.Personality development 2.Individual development 3.Systematic development
4.How is the economic situation of football in Greece?How do you manage it and balance it with your players and coaches?
The economic crisis in Greece has not left unaffected sport and particularly football .Many parents find it difficult to settle the financial contributions of their children .Of course they are trying to save money to provide their children
the best .Our school shows understanding to those parents who have difficulties by offering affordable discount and sometimes even free sport.We always take care of our stuff to be paid on time because they are the ones who must offer the best services.
5.How is the football organized in Greece?What kind of licences for soccer coaches is bossible to achieve in Greece ( what kind of teams is it bossible to train with each of them?)And which licence kind your coaches hold?What kind of federal or internal trainings for coaches are you used to porpose and how often?How many coaches do you have in our soccer academy and how many for each team of group?
The Greek Football Federation organizes since 2003 the football coaches schools under the auspices of UEFA. Within the defined objectives is to provide knowledge about coaching in the developmental ages . At the same time , the education council has created a practice guide aims to present the context of a long train programming HOW, WHAT and WHEN training. Categories of football coaches in Greece are: UEFA C, UEFA FUTSAL B, UEFA Goalkeeping A, UEFA ELITE YOUTH A, UEFA FOOTBALL FITNESS, UEFA-B, UEFA-A and UEFA-PRO. The football coaches have the right to practice their profession according to their category, as follows: 1. Super League -Football League: UEFA-PRO. Assistant Coach: Certificate UEFA-A least 2.K-20 Super League-Football League: UEFA-A or UEFA ELITE YOUTH A. Assistant Coach:Certificate UEFA -B least 3. K-17 Super League-Football League: Certificate UEFA-A or UEFA ELITE YOUTH A. Assistant Coach: Certificate UEFA-B at least 4. C. National: Certificate UEFA-A at least. Assistant coach: Certificate UEFA-B at least 5. Amateur clubs A, B, Class C: Coach Identity EPO at least three-year and effect 6. Unions Women's Championship: Coach Identity EPO at least three-year and effect 7. Unions Futsal: Certificate UEFA FUTSUAL B at least 8. Mixed Unions groups: UEFA-B at least 9. Academies all clubs K-14: Certificate UEFA C at least
In our school, the coaches licences are UEFA B -UEFA C. Of course we try to enrich our knowledge with courses from different European countries. Also, our coaches have attended seminars of first aid to be able to provide medical care, whenever necessary (Sports on field trauma emergency S .O.F.T. E. course)Usually we suggest to attend seminars by the Dutch school,whenever possible, of course.Currently we have five coaches for 100 children in our school and each group has: 8 children -U6 children 8-12 U10 and children 8-14 U16U12.
6. Which are the international teaching and training methodologies do you know better and use most ? And why? Do you have your one as Filippos F.C.?Can you explain it us? Expecially for your youth academy .......... What do you think about Coerver Coaching.,Horst Wein or dutch methodologies for youth training?
The methodologies in the world are many.Other are based on the technical development and other on the tactical. We have studied many of theese such as : Barcelona philosophy - johan Cruyff philosophy - KNVB Zeister Vision Horst Wein - Wiel Coerver method - Peter Schreiner system etc.The methodology has given me vision is by Wiel Coerver. Because dominates the exercises of the technical development of players. The Coerver Method focuses on individual skill progression , and the development of tactical awareness through drills carried out in small groups.Its commanding philosophy is one of control over the ball, and it was developed through Coerver analysing hour upon hour of footage of some of the game's greatest ever players. Pele was known to be a particular inspiration, and through immersing himself in his project, Coerver came to believe that incredible skill was not simply innate, but could be taught. In our school of course does not focus only on exercises of “the Albert Einstein of football” Wiel Coerver we try to see its needs modern football and we have our own philosophy. I also believe we should spend more time on technique training, without changing course entirely by solely focusing on technique training. Our training need to have these PDE factors ( perception, decision - making and execution ) for learning to take place . Our philosophy is precise and starts when a child comes to us from 4 years up to the age of 16 years. All coaches work at our School philosophy taught by director : ''Τechnique is the basis of everything' ................. Without technique there is no tactic. The individual development must dominate. Our philosophy is:
1. Creating stronger individuals 2. Creating stronger cooperations 3. Creating stronger team.
DEVELOPMENT 5 STAGES : 1. Μaster the ball 2. Dominate opponent 3. Right decisions 4. Game development 5. Imagination – Initiative- Creativity
Everything is about the players, they must solves problems by means of their own insight and creativity . Players must take the initiative, demand the ball and create personality. Let's get the balance right and encourage freedom of play and developme- nt as much as possible with guidance helping young play- ers individually on becoming the best they can be. Without technique there is no tactic. “We want to educate dynamic, creative and unpredictable players. Players who can (technically) maintain themselves on the ball in every game situation and continuously create better situation for themselves and their and their teammates. Every time they receive the ball they create space to shift the play, thanks to their amazing feel for the ball.” We are the only school currently in the region of Thessaloniki we do skills training in developmental ages methodically.I believe in the methodology of Wiel but I think that needs some additions,to create high-level players. I have spent many hours in the analysis of Wiel Coerver methodology and I have come in contact with people who have been taught by him and have worked with him. My target is to contin - ue and to evolve this great methodology. "I learned to play on the street, in the yard, which is how to learn to play football. "-Pele I believe it is the coach's role to find the right balance for the individual young player between α) natural game play self discovery and β) advancing technique improvement. There are two main methods to coaching young players in this. a)The first is the demonstration of the technique and the player follows.Coach- es need to be proficient in the technique to gain succesful results. b)The second method is allowing the player to mentally create themselves how best to improve the technique with some open questions by the coach. This coaching technique is beautiful but is only realistic when the player has a Grasp of the technique and is now improving it. Let's get the balance right and encourage freedom of play and development as much as possible with guidance helping young players individually on becoming the best they can be.
7.How many children you have and how do you organize they by age?
Our school currently has 100 children in parts : prebambini - bambini - prejunior-junior-U12 and are separated by age.Children are separated based on capacity.The program is determined by the director of the school according to their age and level of players.Ιt's weekly and the point is individual skills and team development.We use motivation for children to participate in training and motivation to work at home.The trainings is three times a week and the time limit is determined by their age and weekend there are games
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8.What kind of training session are you use to purpose during the week? What kind of training session do you purpose by age?What kind of warm ups technical and tactical exercises by age?
Each week the training has a theme.It starts with warming up and fun warm-up games -ball feeling and fast footwork exercise.Then we have movements 1vs1 with passive defense and with active defense.Passing receiving combined with 1vs1 and many exercises with rondos.They always end training with small sided games.We start every training session in which we can perfect the technical coordination.I never use cones,as resistance,this is always done by players Depending on the level of children determined and the exercises,from easy to difficult-simple to complex and general to specific.
9.Please explain us how your training center is planned and organized?
The Sports training center is located ThermiThessaloniki. It contains a football stadium (11x11), 2 football pitches(5x5) and 1 football pitch(7x7).We have the following training equipment: speed ladders,cones,speed hurdles,First Aid Kit,Balls size 3-4-5,target cones,markers,mini Bazooka goals,flat goals..etc.
10.What kind of exercise do you use most?
Our main goal is for players to acquire fullskills , so we focus most on exercises that improve technique and release the children's mind.We work A lot of drills,dribbling and feints, but the central term is ball control.We want to educate, creative and unpredictable players. Players like Zidane,Messi, Robben Maradonna,Pele. Every time they receive the ball they create space.Many drills aim at the development of the technical skills of young players.
Director
Foundas Konstantinos
Filippos F.C.Skills Academy
