THE 12 QUALITY AREAS FRAMEWORK
NUMBER OF WORKING PROCESSES WITHIN QA
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C
133
78
69
58
32
28
The 12 Quality Areas framework enables us to recognise patterns with professional youth academies and display them in a simple manner
B
10
25
13
12
9
7
*a working process can be in several QAs at the same
TID - environment 97% Scout for talented players 94% Enter into communication with parents of potential players 92% Operate training camps or talent days for children not signed with the club 91% Hold parent meetings for potential players TID - club 100% Bring children to the club for trial trainings Youth academy - playing style 97% Have a formalised football philosophy in place 94% Have a formally defined coaching methodology 91% Monitor coaching methods within methodology 91% Transmit coaching methods within methodology to new coaches joining the academy Youth academy - players 100% Make some kind of assessment of players 98% Make an assessment of the physical capacity of players 91% Operate a code of conduct or set official behaviour standards for players Youth academy - coaches 97% Film youth matches for subsequent analysis 94% Assess coaches by various criteria Youth academy - staff MOST COMMON WORKING PROCESSES, CARRIED OUT BY 90%+ OF CLUBS IN SURVEY
T he creation of the 12 Quality Areas facts: laws describe what happens, whereas theories explain the reasons, but to arrive at them it is first necessary to identify the relevant phenomena and understand the patterns of their interaction. This creates the platform on which to build a predictable, repeatable and sustainable model. T his 12QA framework was a significant step towards recognising the patterns, or ‘scientific law’ of youth development in professional football. T he 12 QAs are identified above, and the number framework was similar to how scientific laws and theories emerge from scientific observations and beside each one is the number of working processes it connects to. As you can see, the most connected is
WHAT IS A WORKING PROCESS?
A working process is any method that employees use to create value for the organisation. They can vary from minor tasks to major processes that require specific skills or knowledge. Understanding what working processes are, what types of working processes you might encounter and how to optimise them can help academies become more efficient and productive.
100% Have full-time employees at youth academy 94% Have a formal organogram of youth academy Youth academy - parents 94% Hold regular meetings with parents of youth academy players 94% Hold individual meetings with parents? 91% Hold group meetings with parents Youth academy - school and academy community 91% Align their training timetable to the academic timetables of the academy players Transition from youth academy to first team 98% Explain to academy players the rationale behind different stages of the transition process, such as when they move between age groups, go out on loan or to a partner club
QUALITY AREAS FRAMEWORK
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