Liu Qian also introduced the situation of Evergrande soccer school players studying abroad. At present, Evergrande Football School has gradually changed from the mode of studying abroad for the whole team to the mode of studying abroad for individuals. The mode of individual study abroad is mainly "half a year study abroad" and "half a year domestic high-level tournament".
Hu Bin of Shandong Football Management Center introduced the relevant teams and matches of Shandong Football Association and the obstacles to the development of local youth soccer.
Shandong Taishan Football Club Youth Training Director Ma Baogang said that the home and away weekend weekly system is the direction. At present, none of the competitions at the national level are home and away on weekends, which is the direction for the future. In terms of age limits, Ma Baogang also suggested reducing the restrictions on young players to allow more excellent young soccer players to get more exercise. Ma Baogang suggested that youth ladders entering the Chinese B-League should receive more comprehensive support in the connection between youth and professional leagues.
Hu Yijun, assistant principal and selection director of Luneng Soccer School, focused on the situation of youth selection, and he believed that the current "gap" at the beginning of the junior high school is a very serious problem.
Han Peng, head coach of Shandong Taishan U19 team, hopes that retired players with professional and national team experience will enter the youth coaching industry more often, as their experience is very important for the development of youth. At the same time, Han Peng believes that the cultivation of top athletes in Chinese soccer is not detailed enough, and that players should be fully cultivated at all levels, including technical and tactical. Han Peng especially said that high-intensity training is very important. At present, only a few teams in China can basically guarantee the training intensity. At the same time, Han Peng suggested that in the future to comprehensively strengthen the international exchanges of young people.
In terms of the match system, Han Peng said that there is a lack of high-quality matches in the first half of 2023, and the matches become very intensive in the second half, which is very unfavorable to a team's development. The CFA needs a more systematic and clearer match system to ensure that teams can play in an orderly manner and digest the matches in order to improve.
Gao Hong, Director of Youth Training of Evergrande Soccer School, said that at present, there are still some deficiencies in hard training of young Chinese soccer players, and the hard work of foreign youths in training is far more than that of young Chinese players, and the enthusiasm of foreign young players in training is very strong. In addition, the intensity and tempo of training and games of domestic youth teams are far from enough, which is a problem that must be solved.
Gao Hong also talked about the development of women's youth soccer. She believes that in addition to the overseas professional club platform, the overseas university platform is also a very important platform for the development of women's soccer in China. Gao Hong also said that women soccer players in Germany and other countries can participate in competitions across gender platforms for the purpose of supporting the development of women's soccer. The CFA can also try to adopt a similar policy at a young age.
Yao Bo, head coach of Richeng No.2 Girls' Soccer Team, introduced the development of campus soccer in Richeng No.2 Middle School. He also said that in the development process of Richeng No.2 Girls' Soccer, emphasizing technology and spreading control ability is a consistent requirement, while focusing on cultivating children's correct outlook on life and values, including cultivating children's good personal life habits and study habits. Yao Bo also said that how to treat the eliminated children is also important.
There was a general consensus among the participants in this workshop that the development of technical skills and passing ability is crucial for the development of youth.
At the symposium, Song Kai, the president of CFA, said he was especially grateful to all the people in the soccer circle who worked silently for the youth. He said that the responsibility for the poor performance of Chinese soccer lies with the CFA, and the CFA should really take this responsibility.
Song Kai also said that the popularization and improvement of youth soccer is crucial, and the CFA and all parties work together to promote the popularization of youth soccer. Improving this aspect is the responsibility of the CFA, so we should do our best to do well. He said that CFA will make every effort to guarantee the training of youth coaches, attract more excellent coaches to invest in youth, establish a competitive system and maintain stability. At the same time, he emphasized "openness": Chinese soccer needs more open thinking, more going out and more introduction.
Overall, the main points of this meeting are: to make every effort to create a stable and orderly platform for youth competition; to provide more platforms for youth to play in lower professional leagues in the transition from youth training to professional; to comprehensively guide and strengthen the training of youth soccer coaches; and to connect with international soccer with a more open attitude, going out more and boldly bringing in.
At the same time, delegates agreed that the focus of youth team work is on harder training, higher intensity, faster paced practices and games, and more down-to-earth development of technical skills and pass control.
