12 QUALITY AREAS
The working processes connected with the Physical Care Quality Area include:
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PHYSICAL CARE
The standard of medical care, pitch-side and rehabilitation treatment
Do you have a formally defined coaching methodology?
Do you have Te-Ta coach for all age groups?
A nalysing Physical Care within the academy system enables us to cast an eye on all aspects of a player’s physical growth well-being, which includes preparation for exercise, sport science, nutrition or medicine among others. Ultimately, when it comes to a player’s Physical Care, an academy will ensure its players are strong, fast and resistant to injury or, if an injury does
Do you have a dedicated coach to provide individual coaching to players in the academy?
happen, players are treated to ensure they can recover as quickly as possible without suffering long-term effects. The need for academies to consistently develop healthy, strong, fast and resilient individuals with positive lifestyle habits is growing. Modern football is placing increased physical demands on athletes, especially at the highest level, not least through growing speeds, intensities and fixture quantity. For many clubs, this is one of the areas with the most obvious focus on recent technological advances. It requires investment in hardware, software and
“The PlayStation has had an impact on kids' physical development”
Do you have strength and
Do you have athletics coach for all age groups?
conditioning coach for all age groups?
Jani Meriläinen, FC Inter Turku
Do you implement biobanding principles in age-group composition?
Is there an assessment of the physical capacity of the players?
staff, as well as new methodologies of physical training, medical care and sport science support at younger age groups. Since many of the elements connected with Physical Care include the delivery of specialised services to players in regulated areas, it's possible to verify quality levels through objective assessment of staffing (for example, the presence of certain positions within the organisational structure; and the quality of employees and their memberships to professional bodies). Other possible quality markers include such measurement of variables as the number of injuries by type, or training days missed within an academy setting, though this kind of individual health, and performance data, is a major challenge from a privacy point of view.
Do you film youth matches for subsequent analysis?
Do you have a full-time nutritionist at youth academy?
Do you have full-time doctor at youth academy?
Do you have a full-time physiotherapist at youth academy?
Is a player assessment done for each parent?
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YOUTH FOOTBALL 2021-23
YOUTH FOOTBALL 2021-23
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