164. New methods of training for children's football
When Zhang Sheng recruited the system girl, and then happily submitted the task, the system girl praised Zhang Sheng rarely: "Not bad, I completed the task ahead of schedule, isn't it a great sense of achievement?"
Zhang Sheng also smiled and said: "Of course, it is worth being happy to be able to win a bet with you and completely rely on my own strength to cultivate a qualified player." How about the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Beauty, can you give some extra rewards for completing the task in advance, just a high-level potential pill, a high-level player growth charm, it's too stingy, right?"
"Hehe!" this is the response given by the system girl.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Sheng's face was full of black lines, "I rely on my own strength to complete the task ahead of schedule, and I always have to show it." β
"Your own strength? I don't hehe, who are you?" the system girl said with disdain, "It's not the system viewing ability I provided you, the excellent youth coach I helped you summon, do you think you can complete the task so easily by yourself? You can complete it in advance because you use all the summoning points to summon coaches instead of players, so that the youth training level of your football school has increased significantly, so that you have the possibility of completing the task in advance." Coaches like those with advanced European training concepts and methods, can they be found so easily without my help?"
In the face of the system girl's words, Zhang Sheng keenly felt that the training methods brought back by the two young coaches in Europe last time should be very advanced and effective, which is completely to point out a clear way for Zhang Sheng, to get such information from the mouth of the system girl, it is far more exciting than getting an item, to know that the training concept and training methods can be fully promoted, which is a great help to improve the youth training level of the football school.
Zhang Sheng didn't bother to waste time with the system girl, after taking his reward items, his system sister said goodbye, and hurriedly went to find Heiko Fogel, it's still important to get down to business.
Seeing the back of Zhang Sheng leaving in a hurry, the system girl said with a puzzled face: "Did I accidentally reveal any heavenly secrets?"
Zhang Sheng found Haike, and after Fogel asked, "Have you paid attention to the work of Min Haowen and Shen Shaojun?"
Heiko Fogel said: "Oh, the two of them, the two of them often come to me to promote their so-called 4v4 training method, I know that this training method is very popular in Europe now, especially for the junior training is very popular, but I am still going to observe the training results of the two of them first, if a training method does not have exact results, I will not implement it." β
Then Heiko Fogel asked Zhang Sheng with a dissatisfied face, "Did the two of them go to find you?"
Seeing Heiko Fogel's expression, Zhang Sheng hurriedly said: "No, no, it's just that I saw that Wang Xing performed very well in the Asian Junior Championships, and he was training in the special training group of the two of them, so I think it is necessary to pay attention." β
Zhang Sheng also knows the reason why Haike Fogel is unhappy, if the following staff directly bypasses the management personnel to boss, whether it is Chinese or foreigners, they will be unhappy, Zhang Sheng certainly does not want Haike Fogel to be dissatisfied with Min Haowen and Shen Shaojun, two excellent youth coaches.
After hearing Zhang Sheng's explanation, Heiko Fogel nodded and said: "Well, if that's the case, what do you think should be done, a single player's performance is very good, it doesn't seem to be a problem, unless a large number of players are improved to prove it." β
Zhang Sheng didn't bother with Heiko Fogel about such a question, but asked directly: "Do you have any details about their 4v4 training?"
Heiko Fogel quickly called up some details of the 4v4 training to Zhang Sheng, who carefully checked it in his office.
The concept of 4v4 is not new, the Dutch have been training in this way since the mid-eighties. The godfather of Dutch football, the great coach Charles Michels, said: "A good coach will adopt the basic standards of street football to develop grassroots football, and they will realize that this approach will allow the child to get the most efficient training process." β
Michels accurately predicted some of the shortcomings of modern football, that is, it is too stylized and too rigid.
In fact, Zhang Sheng also sighed about these, when Zhang Sheng, who was crossed before, was still leading the youth team in Germany, he experienced what is called scientific football, professional football, all technical actions, all daily training has been broken down into step by step standard actions, but some of the corresponding players' unique personal talents have been ignored or even erased.
And Zhang Sheng, who has crossed over, has also heard those professionals talk about this problem more than once in later large-scale competitions, such as the 2016 European Cup, Huang Jianxiang and Liu Jianhong mentioned this problem in the chat show.
Huang Jianxiang said at the time: "Before, we divided football styles into Western European style, Southern European style, Eastern European style, Northern European style, and British style, but from this Europe, we only saw one style - European style. In the past, football players, we don't need to look at his name, from his playing habits on the field, and even the running posture, we can roughly know whether this player is an Italian player or an English player, but now everyone is playing the same posture and action, football is developing, everyone is seeking common ground while reserving differences, the pursuit of the most efficient and practical style of play, it is normal, but unfortunately it is difficult for us to see those flashes of inspiration on the field, or unexpected technical actions, because today's professional football players have been excavated from the age of 9 or even younger, and then taken to professional football teams for professional training, and those players who have been playing football from the streets are becoming fewer and fewerγ β
The 4V4 football training concept is to make up for this shortcoming.
The idea is to create a more child- and player-centric playing environment. It is an environment where young players can learn, practice and improve their football skills without being bound by fixed forms, without being overly expected by others, and not just paying attention and being limited to the observation and imitation of others.
The soccer environments that best offer these qualities include playgrounds, parks, streets, alleys, beaches and the world's slums, where many of the world's great players first learned to play.
The 4v4 training method was chosen because it gave players more opportunities to practice and develop game-related skills in a less stressful but challenging game environment. The concept of creating an environment in the pilot program is to create a more child-centred and ethical learning environment.
In Zhang Sheng's impression, whether it is Zhang Sheng in this life or Zhang Sheng who is worn, the football they used to play football when they were young was in the alley, on the basketball court of the unit, or on a rare low-lying grass next to a certain accommodation area, or even on a vacant lot on the side of the road to start their football enlightenment.
Two bricks or a few pieces of clothing can be taken off and thrown on the ground to become a goal, in which the uneven ground, the crooked field is very much to exercise a child's ability to handle the ball in extreme conditions.
Therefore, 4V4 simulates a lot of characteristics of street football, and deliberately sets up a lot of games with 4 goals, games with and without goalkeeper training, and even games with goals in the corners.
The duration of each game is 8 minutes, and it is important to let the children decide the game themselves. This allows them to learn to take responsibility, communicate with their opponents and solve problems, helps them develop social skills, and the coach only needs to sit in the back and encourage them. This also gives children more opportunities to express their ideas, solve problems and think independently.
And according to the information provided by Heiko Fogel, compared with the 8v8 game format, the 4v4 game has more passes, shots, goals, 1v1 heads-up situations, and the use of dribbling skills (feints and other skills) has improved.
The children are more flexible in their use of technology when playing 4v4 matches. Different game formats also facilitate different technical performances. In the game, it is not very obvious who is the offensive player and who is the defender, which is beneficial for the child to become a more well-rounded player.
Zhang Sheng, who read the information, made his own decision: "Haike, why don't we try to let the players brought by Min Haowen and Shen Shaojun have a game with the players under the current training method, only in the actual game, we can see the difference." If the young players don't improve much, we'll take a long-term view. β
In the face of Zhang Sheng's insistence on attaching importance to 4V4 training, Heiko Fogel also had to agree, after all, it was his boss's request, and it was still a tone of discussion, and he couldn't lose the boss's face too much.
Soon Haike Fogel called Min Haowen and Shen Shaojun to inform him, and a match that decided the path of Longteng Football School's children's football training began.
Min Haowen and Shen Shaojun were also very excited after receiving the news, they knew that this game would determine whether their training philosophy would be valued, but before the young players they led came on the field, Min Haowen did not put too much pressure on this group of children around 9 years old, but encouraged them: "Just like we usually train, go up and enjoy and perform." β
After the start of the game, the young players on both sides looked very cramped, after all, there were so many adults watching them play, but as the game progressed, the children who were involved in the game slowly let go.
At this time, the children trained by Min Haowen and Shen Shaojun showed more advantages, they were stronger than their opponents in the use of technology, in the cooperation between players, and even in the understanding of the field.
And Heiko Fogel, who had been watching from the sidelines, went from a disapproving look at the beginning of the game to an engrossed observer of the game.
Soon the game was over, although the game was short, only 60 minutes, 30 minutes in each half, the score difference was not large, the side using 4v4 training won 4:3, but both Zhang Sheng and Heiko Fogel saw something different from the side of the 4v4 training method.
After the game, Shen Shaojun began to praise his little players one by one, and Min Haowen went to encourage the young players on the losing side and let them continue to work hard next time.
After the post-match work was completed, in the face of Min Haowen and Shen Shaojun's expectant eyes after the game, Heiko Fogel gave them affirmation: "Your training style does have a lot to affirm, let's go to a meeting together." β
Min Haowen, who is more extroverted, couldn't help but wave his fist happily in celebration, knowing that there would be better news waiting for him next.
In the small conference room of Longteng Football School, Haike Fogel asked Min Haowen in detail about some technical details of 4V4 training, and finally concluded: "This training method does have its own uniqueness, but from my understanding, it is more suitable for young players aged 9 or even under to participate, what do you think?"
Min Haowen nodded affirmatively and said: "Indeed, this set of training methods was originally tailored for children who are new to football, and its purpose is the same as the purpose of cultivating a hobby of children's football." It's about letting kids play for love and winning, not for fear of losing. β
Shen Shaojun also took over and said: "Now it is unlikely that children play football by themselves, and coaches and parents have taken on the responsibility of guiding children. The introduction of competition by adults means that youngsters no longer have the opportunity to really fall in love with football or to continuously improve their skills for the sake of interest. β
Min Haowen made a final summary: "If 4V4 can be used more widely, we can cultivate a generation of creative players who are not afraid to solve problems independently and really enjoy the game." This has a greater meaning for grassroots football. β
Zhang Sheng also nodded affirmatively and said: "I also think it's good, and then we will formulate a series of plans to promote this training mode." Wait for the good news. β
After coming to the club for a while, Shen Shaojun and Min Haowen, who knew that Zhang Sheng was the kind of vigorous character, knew that they would soon have the opportunity to play strongly, they nodded excitedly, and left the conference room happily after saying goodbye.
Zhang Sheng began to discuss with Heiko Fogel how to carry out such a promotion activity, after all, the operation of the football school was planned as a whole, and the training method as the most important thing could not be changed at the first order, and many problems needed to be considered.