WORKING PRACTICE CORRELATIONS
MOST INTERCORRELATED PROCESSES
QUALITY AREA PERSPECTIVE Here, we have categorised working processes, logistics and strategic subjects by Quality Area and aligned them based on the number of correlations between each QA. This perspective shows correlation based on the overall environment of clubs participating in the survey. However, this perspective can still be understood as a reflection of youth academy activities across Europe from a statistical, and therefore more objective, foundation. Human Capital and Cognitive Care feature highly, which suggests people are the most important part of the development process, and not just as players or coaches but as human beings. The next most prevalent, and so those which relate to an academy's ‘core business’, are recruitment and development of players through Productivity and Talent ID. The fact that clubs and academies are focusing more on human beings is a reflection of the changing nature of club environments, and the recognition that clubs have a standing, and a duty to connect, with and to the local and professionals communities they serve.
32 Do players receive learning support from the club, e.g. access to teachers or help in understanding the study materials they receive from school? 31 Are any non-coaching staff (e.g. psychologist, HR, pedagogue...) involved in delivering any team-level activities for players within their normal weekly schedule? 31 How many separate training fields do you have? 26 Do you have a full time sport psychologist at youth academy? 28 Do you maintain a database with information about potential youth players (technical, tactical, physical, psychological, sociological, pedagogical)? 27 Do you have full-time individual for education at your club's youth academy? 23 Do you have full-time individual for welfare at your club's youth academy? 23 Do you have defined regular goals or KPIs for academy staff apart from sport results? 22 How many of those are full-sized? (i.e. official pitch size) 22 Do you have a full-time match analyst at the academy? 21 Are any non-coaching staff ( e.g. psychologist, human resources, pedagogue…) involved in delivering any individual-level activities for players within their normal weekly schedule? 21 Do you have a hall of residence for young players? 20 Do you have full-time media manager employed at youth academy? 19 Does your academy utilise any specialised scouting software to keep a detailed player database? 18 Do you have a room specifically set up for player education? 17 Total value 17 Do you asses players personality? 17 Do you monitor players grades in school? 16 Do you have a full-time pedagogue at youth academy? 16 Do you have a full-time nutritionist at youth academy? Below is the list of all working processes, logistics or strategic subjects correlated with more than 10 other processes. The list suggests that education (including non- football content), facilities, the use of sport psychologists, educators and welfare support.
16 Do you have joint projects with academic/scientific community in research and development? 16 Is there a technical committee or similar in place at the club? 15 Does your club keep a shadow team list by position for the various age groups and replace departing players with scouted players from such a list? 15 Do you conduct regular meetings with agents? 14 Are coaches sent on other education courses besides football license courses as a matter of practice? 14 Do you estimate market value of academy players? 14 Do you have a full-time physiotherapist at youth academy? 14 Is a player assessment done for each parent? 14 Do you have a procedure in the club to respond to any concerns if they are raised by school? 14 Do you align your training timetable to the academic timetables of your academy players? 13 Academy value 13 Academy income 13 Are there any team-level development goals formally set for age groups? 13 Do scouts receive instructions regarding desired positions which are wanted for each age group? 13 Do you have rules in place related to calculation of value delivered by the academy in case a player is promoted to the first team? 12 Do you educate coaches in your partner clubs? 12 Are there any activities related to non-verbal communication? 12 Do you have a scouting department or regular scouting service dedicated for the youth academy? 12 Do you have a full-time sport scientist at youth academy? 11 Do you operate training camps or talent days for children not signed with your club? 11 Do you have agreement with schools of your academy players about sharing information about them for their better development? 10 Is there a plan or rules for communication with a player after he leave the club? 10 Do you send your own scouts to watch your partner club matches? 10 Are there any individual development goals formally set for players? 10 Are scouts educated about specific criteriums by coaches from the club? 10 Do you invest in infrastructure in your partner clubs?
NUMBER OF CORRELATIONS BY QA
C
17 5
15 3
13 3
A 10 2
B 6 0
6 0
66
67
YOUTH FOOTBALL 2021-23
YOUTH FOOTBALL 2021-23
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