A recent compelling report in Spain's Abecedarian newspaper revealed that experts at the University of Alicante in Valencia have conducted a multi-dimensional analysis of why our men's soccer team has suffered repeated defeats, covering key areas such as cultural heritage, family values and even linguistic communication.
In her research paper, Jennifer Pedro de Blas, head of the sports research program at the University of Alicante, points out that parents in our country generally place more emphasis on academics and rarely give equal importance to academics and sports, something that is taken for granted as the norm in the Western world.
"In our country, young people hold family opinions in the highest esteem and therefore place less importance on the professionalization of soccer." De Blas further elaborates, "Compared to Western culture, our culture is deeply rooted in rules and regulations, which leads to the fact that much of the knowledge needs to be learned through repeated practice and revision - this is quite beneficial for the polishing of individual athletic skills, but for a sport such as soccer, which requires individual skill and flexibility, our traditional way of education is not the best choice. program, our traditional way of education is not the best choice."
The paper also mentions another factor that cannot be ignored - the language barrier: "Language becomes the biggest challenge for foreign coaches because it hinders the accurate communication of the message. In the translation process, the message is always inevitably affected by the personal views of the translator."
In order to reach this conclusion, de Blas not only combined his own experience as a former University of Alicante World Women's Futsal player, but also interviewed Spanish and our professionals working in Asian countries and conducted a questionnaire survey with a wide range of professionals in the global soccer community, collecting a total of 115 valid responses.
This Spanish media paper not only reveals the dilemma facing the training of our soccer youth, but also provides valuable insights for primary and secondary schools across the country. It suggests combining sports and education so that children can make their own choices after growing up to a certain stage. For children with soccer talent, through professional guidance, they are expected to become top athletes; and for those who are not talented but love soccer, they should be encouraged to continue to participate in amateur soccer activities, thereby expanding the base of soccer enthusiasts.
