New Taxonomy Football Concept - On the Beginning of the 21st Century

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FIFA has been generously supporting the national associations through sev-

eral vehicles meant to accomplish its mission and goals of developing football across

the world and above economic, religious or ethnic differences. The large investment

that FIFA has made across the border has translated into a fantastic opportunity to

build and sustain growth at the continental, regional and, ultimately, national levels.

The ideas presented in this material stem from the necessity to maximize

these investments and to leverage additional growth and sustenance. We are talking

about bricks, mortar, science, energy and imagination. Binding together these compo-

nents into a lasting, strong and yet flexible architecture will define the durability and

effectiveness of strong infra- and superstructures built within confederation and na-

tional football systems.

With all this as a premise, our presentation relies on a set of programming

solutions - unified within content and execution - and meant to showcase the following:

Efficient utilization of funds

Measurable outcome of association investment

Increased responsibility and accountability

Strengthening of the educational arms of the association in coordination and un-

der the guidance of their respective national associations and confederations.

Provision of effective tools to help in the design, planning and execution of devel-opmental programs

Pushing this concept further means building, ultimately, a pilot program which, upon

assessment/evaluation, can be taken as a pioneering project to be modeled else-

where. If developed correctly and implemented with success, this set of programs can

reaffirm the standard of leadership and strength of execution, while proving a high rate

of return on investments.

A New Vision for Success through a

New Taxonomy of Football Performance

Introduction

Synopsis of Programs

This new vision for success is based on the interrelated programs outlined below anddiscuss on the following pages:

1. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL STAFF

2. PROGRAMS FOR PLAYERS & TEAMS

3. FACILITIES

4. METHODOLOGY

5. COMPETITIONS

6. SOCIAL AND SPORTS INTEGRATION

Dr. Victor Stanculescu

August 2004


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Page 2 A New Vision for Success through a New Taxonomy of Football Performance

Coaching CoursesThis program, tailored to a group of 30 to 40 professional coaches expands over a period of two

years. The curriculum for this program consists of a series of 18 courses developed at the FootballAssociation level and with the rigorousness of academic syllabi. The courses, covering all profes-

sional subjects, are delivered within a workshop format, with exams administered every 6 months

and presented by lecturers in the appropriate fields. The purpose of such a thorough educational

content is to build a solid foundation, uniform in its presentation and content as well as flexible in its

implementation to the requirements of the particular segments of a national football system.

Such program would consist of the following individual courses:

Part - 1:

The Modern Football Coach

Teamwork

Players & Team

Part - 2:

Conditions and Facilities for Performance

Direct and Indirect Opponents

Goals and Objectives

Part - 3:

Playing System (playing to win)

Training System (training to play)

Recovering System (recovering to train and play)

Part - 4:

How to Win a Game (strategies of winning a game)

Strategies of Winning a Championship

Repeat Performance

Part - 5:

Laws of the Game and the Referee

Local, National and International [Professional] Football Rules

Coaches Professional Life - Written and Unwritten Laws of SuccessPart - 6:

National / Association Concept of Performance.

Coaches Documentation

Coaches Daily NOTEBOOK

Referee Special ProgramsThe quality of national performances is undeniably connected to the quality of refereeing of games,

leagues, national championships. A fair, prompt arbiter will render a highly competitive edge to the

dynamics and quality of a football game. It is within this interrelation that the Football Association

begins to build its superstructure, its national concept of performance and, ultimately, the gestalt

of its success. From this premise, we are proposing a particular program dedicated to the new gen-

eration of performance referees.

Experience, as well as our own research, shows that these referees require the sameamount of preparation as any other top coach or player. In this sense, we suggest that the Football

Association needs to consider an ongoing recalibration of the angle in which it views the replenishing

of its pool of top quality referees.

The special programs tailored for referees should be structured according to age:

14-20 year olds

21-28 year olds

29-44 year olds

Retired

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL STAFF


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Page 3Dr. Victor Stanculescu

Building upon the above, the Football Association can define further the return on its investment by

allowing its referees within their retirement stage to reintegrate into the arena of instructors, lec-

turers, advisors, match-commissioners, strategists, etc. The result will render an effective educa-

tional cycle that utilizes efficiently all of its resources.

ManagersLeaders, Managers and Administrators play just as important a role as the coaches, play-

ers or referees. As with any professional activity, the leadership and management render not only

the direction but the maintenance of an organizational and financial balance. Business develop-

ment along with rules, regulations and policies are usually issued at these levels, making it more

important to ensure that the Football Association invests the proper amount of time and effort into

the coherent growth of this particular segment.

With this preamble, it becomes imperative that Football Associations draw in all resources, all exist-

ing leaders and managers, irrespective of their affiliation or interests. The idea here is to develop a

forum that will allow for a continuous exchange of information and direction with the national foot-

ball association. The programs contained within this category point towards:

Technical round tables that allow various leaders and managers to interrelate and build upon

their networking skills

Educational programs - mentioned above (the two-year length ones) that are meant to bring

in additional sets of football related skills and knowledge

Ongoing recruitment of such managers/leaders for Football Association committees (such as

the Ethics Committee, Sponsorship Committees, National Teams, International Competitions,

etc.) stressing the benefit of teamwork and cohesion at the Football Association level.

Medical and Scientific Support StaffContinuing on the buildup of each member of the larger football family, the preparation

of the medical staff becomes a fundamental condition of future performance.

At the national level, this translates into a need to build and maintain a highly specializedcore of medical doctors involved with performance teams and clubs. Medical Assistants, trainers,

physical therapists, masseurs, nutritionists, first-aids, etc., through their day-to-day presence in

clubs/teams, become the critical liaison between the players and the medical doctors. Ensuring a

suitable preparation as well as building on their assets as liaisons remain at the center of such de-

velopment programs.

In this category, we incorporate also the scientific support staff such as advisors, computer

analysts, observers, recruiters, commissioners, etc., who require a set of programs designed to up-

date on the latest technologies involved in the preparation/playing/recovering, latest strategies,

analyses and trends.

Football MediaMedia coverage of sports has often fallen victim to the sensationalist angle, rendering a

less than favorable image of the game, on one hand, while on the other, a lower-caliber and quality

of journalism. With an interest to educate on football-related matters at a national level, the Foot-

ball Association should consider building an interactive set of programs designed to instruct journal-

ists on the multi-faceted angles of the sport, the intricate decisions that are involved in the day-to-

day operations of a football association, club or team, and the importance of [re]focusing media

reporting on matters of football interest.

Programs such as scientific symposia, workshops and seminars with topics revolving

around football should be open to all media and should involve even specifically tailored courses for

journalists alone. The aim here to invest in a more educated group of reporters, a higher level of

understanding of the facts, conditions and limitations pertaining to the business of football.


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The second tier of programs, following the ones described in part I, consists of a series of interre-lated projects focusing on the development of a new generation of performance football players

(stars/super-star players and performance teams).

The new orientation of most football associations is to encourage, support and guide the clubs intheir efforts to identify, discover, prepare and promote the top talents to the highest level of perform-

ance.

The Football Association can structure its programs according to several criteria:

As an example, the top criterion is further expanding into:

Programs for 5-12 year olds (first natural selection for highest football performance or the building ofthe dependent stage of the football player):

In schools through special classes for most gifted children.

In performance clubs (place of the first selection, instruction and individual skills buildup)

Programs for 13-18 year olds (within the Independent stage of the football players development) School (the second selection of the players)

Performance Clubs: Pre-professional period of preparation for stars

Social & Sports/team integration program within team, club, division, etc..

Programs for 19-23 year olds (within the Interdependent stage of the players development)Professional youth preparation & competitions/leagues: U-20, U-21 & U-23

Additional programs proposed to leverage this type of preparation include:The Three-Dimensional Football System of Youth Performance Preparation a comprehensive day-

by-day guide, strategies and solutions custom built by Dr. Stanculescu.

Special Masterplan Program for World Cup Potential Candidates including details of preparationfor official games and training factors for the World Cup Potential candidates for the 14, 15, 16 & 17

year olds.

PROGRAMS FOR PLAYERS & TEAMS

Criterion

Age groups 5-12 13-18 19-23

Performance Status Amateur Semi-Pro Professional

Place of Activity Home/School Club National Team

Coaching Stage Dependent Independent Interdependent

Level of Activity Local National International

Competition Value Training Friendship Official

Country Economics Underdeveloped Moderately Developed Developed

Gender Boys and Girls Youth Boys and Girls Men and Women

FA Leadership Weak Average Strong


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Building a modern concept of performance presupposes the existence of high quality facili-ties and infrastructure. The profile of performance which we define along the lines of playing, train-

ing and recovering, requires a specific set of facilities built along the same three segments.

Facilities for playing professional football.

Facilities designed to enrich the conditions of preparation.

Facilities for recovery while building a new concept for our future star-players of living as the

champions.

In this sense, the football facilities for a club, national team, etc., will reflect directly thequality and integrity of the system of performance built by that particular entity. When we refer tofacilities, we point towards a whole amplitude of infrastructure elements, within the field as well as

in and outside the stadium.

Our concept advocates the importance of having these facilities in place as to ensure the

proper infrastructure to support the highest performance and success.

FACILITIES

METHODOLOGY

The last three World Cups demonstrated that football has realized several mutations of

performance though reinforcing the idea that preparation and discipline remain the key-elements

of success.

Such shifts or negative translations of interest were reflected by teams such as Hol-

land, Romania, Australia or the Czech Republic (losing the qualification at the 2002 World Cup), as

well as France, Portugal, Argentina, Italy and Spain who seemed to have not been able to maintain

a balanced focus between activity at the club level and national team one.

Another example of this translation, this time-positive was evident in teams such as Tur-key, Korea, Senegal, Germany, USA, etc. where the local players with a special motivation gave su-

perior plays than their earlier, 1998-2002 international performances.

And finally, there is a shift from the concept of performance dominated by power and physi-

cal fitness (Anglo-Saxon Concept-Style) to the one defined by skill (Latin Concept-Style).

The programs proposed herein are the basis of what we can offer. Following an assess-

ment visit, we can design, present and execute a series of programs as outlined below:

Program 1: Lessons Drawn from the 2002 World Cup and their Impact on Building the National

Concept of Performance

Program 2: A New Organizational Chart for the National Football Association

Program 3: How to Build a National Concept of Performance

Program 4: How to Develop High Quality Clubs and Leagues

Program 5: Leveraging the National Performance with a New Generation of Referees

Program 6: Using Medical and Technical Staff to Develop a Scientific Activity

Program 7: The Complete Circle of a Coachs Activity

Our programs are based on the 3-Dimensional Football System of Performance, a new-total-football

vision, a new method of teaching how to coach and play at the highest level of performance.


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The competitions become the ultimate expression of the entire activity of all professional staff, a

culmination of the work, effort and creativity invested in the sport, the art and business of football.

With respect to this, we recommend the following structure:

Program 1: Competitions for School for the three segments: Primary School Leagues: 5/6-10/11 yr olds

Elementary School Leagues: 11/12 to 14 yr olds

High School Leagues: 14-18 yr olds

Program 2: Competition for performance clubs across ages: Kids: 6-12 yr olds

Juniors: 13-17 yr olds

Youth: 18-21 yr olds

Program 3: Amateur segment for adults, according to the local & regional needsProgram 4: Performance Adult:

Premiere League

First Division League

Division A/B/C League

There have been several known cases when football associations have forced their own

rules into the larger and approved scheme of things, which, in turn, created a rupture or departure

from the international standards and regulations. By leading by example, the football associations

should integrate their missions, goals and objectives within the ultimate promotion of football, re-

specting the rules, regulations and laws of the game while campaigning for fair play, discipline, eth-

ics and integration within the larger national and international community of sports.

Implementing a set of programs for competitions finds its roots in the need to:

Educate the first dependent stage of players, 5-13 year olds (building on creative-individual-

skills)

Teach the correct professional rules and regulations (mental/physical skills and physical fitness)

and build towards the achievement of the independent stage of the players development, 14-18

year olds

Perform in team-settings and aim towards the highest level of success, the interrelation with

team members and opponents in official competitions

COMPETITIONS


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Beyond all preparation or performance, the game of soccer has to integrate each of its com-

ponents and resources into the local, national and international circuit and environment. The suste-

nance of performance cannot happen the same way in a highly industrialized country as it actuallyoccurs in an underdeveloped one. Differences in infrastructure, motivation, playing/training/

recovering conditions, health hazards, geographical conditions, etc., pose enormous gaps to some

while allowing for incredible head starts to other.

The task for each football association, irrespective of their local, geographical, financial,

economic conditions, is to allow for a consistent and comprehensive education of its affiliates, a so-

cial integration of all of its players, coaches, referees, managers, etc., in parallel with an ongoing im-

mersion into and exposure to the higher arena (at the regional, confederation, international levels).

Some examples of irregularities and inconsistencies among FAs are:

inadequate support from the government or ministry of sports

geographic isolation or considerable distance to highly competitive football countries/systems

lack of consistency at the national/regional level

lack of well-prepared/trained personnel

lack of a strong competition structure

lack of tradition in football

health-related issues (such as higher incidence of AIDS, higher level of drug-usage/smoking/alcohol-consumption, etc.)

To realize the integration mentioned above, each FA needs to conduct a needs-assessment

study and identify the top deficiencies that are perceived as barriers to their football systems ability

to accomplish higher levels of performance. Based on these results, the FA can then pursue some

paths that can either circumvent one need by substituting with another or using exchange programs

at the level of confederation or other national association.

It is only based on this analysis that the FA can then develop programs which are meant to

integrate socially and sportswise:

for Players: Dependent period of social and sport integration: 5-12 year oldsIndependent period of social and sport integration: 13-18 year olds

Inter-dependent period of social and sport integration: over 19 year olds

for Coaches: Dependent period of social and sport integration: 25-30 year oldsIndependent period of social and sport integration: 30-40 year olds

Interdependent period of social and sport integration: 40-60 year olds

Retirement period of social and sport integration: 60/65-70-75 year olds

for Referees: Juniors-Dependent period of social and sport integration: 14-20 year oldsYouth-Independent period of social and sport integration: 21-28 year olds

Seniors-Interdependent period of social and sport integration: 29-45 year olds

Retirement period of social and sport integration: 46-65-70 year olds

The programs to be designed in this category are tailored around each individual assess-

ment, as described above. This is, ultimately, the highest level of customization in accomplishing the

higher goals of success, ultimate performance and winning.

SOCIAL AND SPORTS INTEGRATION


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Dr. Stanculescu has accumulated forty years of global experience and expertise in national and

international soccer. Some of the highlights of his curriculum vitae include:

LICENSED COACH FROM ROMANIA AND THE ENGLISH FAs, RESPECTIVELY.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND (PhD in Sports/Soccer Psychology, two Masters in PE and Sports

Psychology) complemented by abilities to:

analyze/plan/program courses for all professional football staff;

scientifically design and create solutions for the implementation of a modern Concept of

Performance for Clubs, National Teams, Football Associations & Football Confederations;

develop new long and short range professional winning strategies.

DESIGNER OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO SOCCER PERFORMANCETHROUGH SUPERIOR PREPARATION, PLAYING AND RECOVERY SYSTEMSa new method of

accelerated learning to play performance football, based on:

Maximum efficiency in time & space.

Football Skills + Psychology of Personality + Game strategies of winning.

Total balance between: Playing, Training & Recovery, in Attack, Defense & Set Plays

COACHING EXPERIENCE (European Club Champions Steaua Bucharest and Rapid Bucha-rest; Romanian National Team; Technical Director - ISA, USA; Director of Coaching

Romanian Football Federation; Bahrain National Team; Tampines Rover Singapore, etc.)

SCOUTING EXPERIENCE (recruited/tested and prepared stars such as: Dudu Georgescu -two-time European Goalgeter, Mircea Lucescu, Mircea Sandu, Adalbert Kasay, Marius

Lacatus, Victor Piturca, etc.)

AUTHOR of numerous articles and over 20 soccer books and manuals.

Dr. Stanculescu offers services in the following areas:

Dr. VICTOR STANCULESCU

Coaching (all levels, youth through seniors, league to national teams)

Setting Up National/League/Club Technical Centers (planning, development and implemen

tation of national soccer technical centers)

Reorganization Plans (complete reorganization solutions for clubs, leagues, Olympic and

national teams)

Vision and goals integrated within local conditions, supporter and sponsor base, etc.

Talent Scouting (comprehensive services for research, discover, recruitment and promotion

of future World Stars)

Operation Analyses (in-depth study of resource allocation and management, marketing, and

day-to-day support and organization planning); also, development of turn-key marketing

public relations, communications and sponsorship solutions

Educational Reports based on major international soccer events (including exhaustive scien

tific and technical description and analysis with customizable plan for own professional ac

tivity and team)

Professional Evaluation, Analysis and Plan Programming: comprehensive analyses of team

playing systems and development--including the development and implementation of new

scientific directions to play, train and recover (try our self-evaluating profile)

Soccer Festivals and Tournaments (complete planning and production of all related events

such as tournaments, clinics, symposia, etc.)

Travel-Visit-and-Play programs (one to three week trips around the world consisting of com

plete team travel, train and play packages)

World Cup potential candidate program

Workshops, Symposia and Clinics

A New Vision for Success through a New Taxonomy of Football Performance

Dr. Victor Stanculescu is

represented by

World Events Forum, Inc. and

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