Dutch soccer secrets: playing and coaching philosophy--coaching, tactics, technique

Contents......Page 6
Foreword by René Meulensteen......Page 11
Authors’ Foreword......Page 12
1. Following the “Treasure Map” of the 2010 World Cup Runners-up......Page 16
2. State of the Art......Page 20
3. Talking About Talent......Page 22
3.1 Talent Spotting......Page 23
3.1.1 Talent Scouting......Page 24
3.1.2 Youth Talent Scouting by the KNVB......Page 25
3.1.3 Youth Talent Scouting by SC Heerenveen......Page 26
3.1.4 Youth Talent Scouting by NEC Nijmegen......Page 27
3.2 Talent Development from the Perspective of the KNVB......Page 29
3.3 Talent Development in the Netherlandsand Germany as Seen by theDutch Technical Review TrainersMagazine......Page 31
4.1 The Dutch Youth Soccer Master Plan......Page 36
4.2 Soccer as a Learning Process......Page 38
4.2.1 “Techniek, Inzicht, Communicatie” – the TIC Model......Page 39
4.3 Age Groups in Talent Coaching......Page 40
4.3.1 Children (Pupils)......Page 41
4.3.2 Junior Level......Page 43
4.5 The “Five-Phase Model” of Dutch Talent Development......Page 44
5.1 The Tasks of the Youth Coach......Page 48
5.1.1 The Tasks of the Youth Coach at Dutch National League Club NEC Nijmegen......Page 51
5.1.2 The Tasks of the Youth Coach in KNVB East District......Page 52
5.2 From Coaching and Teambuilding to Management Style in Dutch Youth Coaching......Page 53
5.3 Youth Coach Training in the KNVB......Page 55
5.4 The KNVB Soccer Academy......Page 57
6. Playing, Coaching and Training Philosophies in the Netherlands......Page 62
6.1 The Zeist Vision in Youth Soccer......Page 63
6.1.1 The KNVB Training Methodology......Page 65
6.1.2 The Importance of Game Training in Dutch Youth Soccer......Page 66
6.1.3 The Dutch 4v4 Training Game Form in Theory and Practice......Page 67
6.2 Dominant and Offensive: The Playing and Training Philosophy of Louis van Gaal (German Champion and Cup Winner in 2010 and 2010 Champions League Finalist)......Page 76
6.3 Detail and Technique-oriented: The Playing, Coaching and Training Philosophy of Huub Stevens (Austrian Champion 2010)......Page 83
6.4 Individual Coaching: The Current Playing, Coaching and Training Philosophy of Ajax Amsterdam (Dutch Champions 2011)......Page 87
6.5 Be Dominant and Create Positional Play: The Current Coaching and Training Philosophy of FC Twente Enschede (Dutch Champions 2010)......Page 93
7.1 Technique Learning......Page 98
7.2 Youth Technique Training Using Example Passing DrillsWith or With out Shots on Goal......Page 99
7.3 From the Coerver Method to Coerver® Coaching......Page 112
7.3.1 Technique, Speed and Self-Confidence: The Sparta Rotterdam Soccer Academy......Page 123
7.4 “Soccer Technique”: The “René Meulensteen Method” and sportpartners......Page 124
7.5 The Dutch Goalkeeping School Using the “Frans Hoek Method”......Page 131
7.5.1 The Game is the Foundation: Interview with Thomas Schlieck (Goalkeeper Coach at German National League Club Arminia Bielefeld) About the Special Features of Goalkeeper Training in the Netherlands......Page 136
8.1 Classification of Tactics......Page 140
8.2 The 1-4-3-3 System......Page 143
8.3 The Four Main Phases of Tactics Training......Page 147
8.4.1 Position-Specific Tactics Training......Page 149
8.4.2 Playing Drills for “Ball-oriented pressing”......Page 158
8.4.3 Playing Drills with Kaatsers1......Page 164
8.4.4 Playing Drills for Set Pieces in Zonal Defense......Page 168
8.4.5 Playing Drills to Open up the Game......Page 169
8.4.6 Playing Drills for Team Tactics......Page 171
9.1 The Zeist Vision and the Special Features of Conditioning Training......Page 174
9.2 Soccer Conditioning: Soccer-specific Interval Training by Dr. Raymond Verheijen......Page 179
9.2.1 5v5 Playing Drills (Verheijen & Hiddink)......Page 183
9.2.2 The Dutch “Interval Shuttle Run Test (ISRT)”: A Conditioning Test for Soccer Players......Page 184
9.2.3 For and Against Soccer Conditioning with Particular Reference to Modern Integrative Approaches (of Erik ten Hag [Assistant coach at PSV Eindhoven)] and Andreas Schlumberger [DFB])......Page 186
9.3 Soccer-specific Coordination Training......Page 188
9.4 Development-specific Youth Conditioning Training at FC Twente Enschede......Page 189
10. Talent Development at Ajax Amsterdam in Theory and Practice......Page 198
10.1 The Previous Coaching Philosophy of Ajax Amsterdam......Page 199
10.1.1 Ajax Talent......Page 200
10.2 The Ajax Playing Style......Page 201
10.3 Ajax Training......Page 202
10.5 The New Ajax Model: Heroes of the Future......Page 203
10.5.1 Ajax 2010: The Interview......Page 206
10.5.2 The 7-12 Age Group......Page 207
10.5.3 The 12-15 Age Group......Page 208
10.5.4 The 15-18 Age Group......Page 210
11. Conclusion and Outlook......Page 214
Electronic Media......Page 222
Bibliography......Page 223
Interviews......Page 233
Photo Credits......Page 235