L.B. - Could you please tell us about your history as football club in Portugal? who found it and when? Which titles did you win during years? Which leagues did you took part of during the years?
V.E. - My passion for training started in my secondary school, in Mozambique, when a teacher gave me a challenge to coach a kids team. Later, I went to the Human Kinetics University, in Portugal where, other things, I learned the bases of training methodology, specializing in football. Also during the course, I had the opportunity to intern in two of major clubs in Portugal: Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal, in the youth teams. After finishing the University, I enrolled in the course UEFA B and kept my connection to football, always in amateur clubs, at various levels and assuming different roles: head coach, assistant coach, scout and coordinator. The titles i won so far were: 2015/2016 - Ascent Division of the 1st District Main Division (Head Coach); 2011/2012 - Division Rising, under 15, the 1st National Division (Head Coach); 2010/2011 - Champion and division Rising, under 19, the 2nd National Division; (Coordinator); 2010/2011 - Division Rising, under 17, to The Honor Division of Lisbon; (Coordinator); 2004/2005 - Group Winner of the 1st phase and division of Rising, under 14, the 1st District Division; (Trainee coach).
L.B. - Which is your basic philosophy of soccer outside and inside the field? Do you have general guidelines? Can you explain us them?
V.E. - My philosophy for Football, has to do with one of the immortal sentence of Cruyff: "Football is simple, but it’s difficult to play simple." Based on this, I like that my teams: In offensive organization values the movement and ball possession; In defensive transition becomes aggressive to quickly recover the ball; In defensive organization is pressing, compact and concentrated; In offensive transition can take advantage of the opponent's defensive imbalances.~
L.B. - How is the football organized in Portugal (national federation, regional federation etc)? What kind of licences for soccer coaches is possible to achieve in Portugal? (what kind of teams is it possible to train with each of them?) and which licence kind your coaches hold?; what kind of federal or internal trainings for coaches are you used to propose and how often?
V.E. - In Portugal there is the Portuguese Football Federation (Maximum authority of the National Football), with responsibility for National teams and the organization of: Portugal Cup, Super Cup, Portugal League and the Youth Teams National Championships. Then we have the Club League, which organizes I and II Leagues and the League Cup. Finally we have 22 District Football Associations that organize the various district competitions at all levels. In maters of formation of Coaches, there are 4 levels: Level I (District Championships); UEFA B (Portugal League and the Youth Teams National Championships; UEFA A (II League); UEFA Pro (I League). These courses are organized with an annual regularity.
L.B. - Which are the international teaching and training methodologies do you know better and use most? and why? Do you have your one as Deportivo de Belas? Can you explain it us? expecially for your youth academy...what do you think about Coerver coaching, Horst Wein or dutch methodologies for youth training?
V.E. - The Clube Desportivo de Belas, has no common training methodology to all the teams. Each coach is free to use the training methodology that better know and apply it. In relation to training methods: Coerver and Horst Wein, In my opinion both are quite important in the training of young football players, but if I had to choose one, I would choose Horts Wein, because i think more important than technique, it’s the young players unable to understand the game and the specific tactical principles. The technique is important, but more important than the technique is to know when and what situation is that we must apply the different technical gestures.
L.B. - How many teams do you have and what league do they play in? How many players do you have in youth academy and how do you choose them?
V.E. - The Clube Desportivo de Belas currently has 9 football teams: Football 7 - Sub 10, Sub 11 and Sub 12; Football 11 - Under 13, Under 14; Under 15, Under 17, Under 19 and the Main team. The 7 football teams have an average of 15 players. The 11 football teams have an average of 24 players, so in total the Clube Desportivo de Belas has about 180 players. Seeing that the Clube is growing, the selection of players is done through training sessions, at the beginning of the season that are open to all the children and young people who are interested in playing football. All teams participating in the district competitions, organized by the Football Association of Lisbon.
L.B. - How is the "soccer" week organized and travels for away games too in youth academy and first team too?
V.E. - All teams training 3 times per week. The training time is between 60 and 90 minutes. In away games, the concentration is usually scheduled two hours before the game (can be earlier if the distance is too large). The transport is done by parents and / or club vans.
L.B. - What kind of training session are you use to propose during the week? (what on tuesday, on wensday ext) When and why do you use technical, tactical or phisycal training during the week? Do you use annual, monthly or weekly planned programmes? - how they are planned? - Which kind of sysytem of play do you use and why? What about match analisys and tactical periodization (use and why)? all these questions are especially about your youth academy...
V.E. - My training methodology is based on the Tactic Periodization. The Tactic Periodization has the purpose the acquisition and constant evolution of Game Model. Periodization because takes place within a period of time and Tactic to be considered (this training conception) the coordinator dimension of the whole training process and where the other (physical, technical, cognitive and psychological) are included. Being in "Form" in this Periodization means that players can respond effectively to the demands of the game. The Principle of Specificity is the base of this Periodization, and training is only really specific if the applied exercises are in line with the Game Model. The Specificity Principle is based on two matrixes: Conceptual Matrix - responsible for guiding and modeling the training process, which are inclued in the game moments (offensive/defensive organization and offensive/defensive transitions) team scales (collective, inter-sectorial, sectorial, group and individual) and the specific principles (main principles, sub principles and sub principles of sub principles). So we trainning in specificity when we create training exercises that meet the different moments and specific principles of our game model, expressed in different team scales. Methodological Matrix - responsible for the organization and operation of the week sessions trainings, supported by three methodological principles: - Complex Progression - how specific principles are distributed throughout the week sessions; - Horizontal Alternation in Specificity - inducing adaptations in different scales along the week sessions in terms of: respect the great principles with sub principles and effort / recovery patterns; - Propensities - creating training exercises where the intended goals (in the technical, tactical and physiological level), appear regularly. The planning is done weekly - Morfociclo. Morfociclo because the pattern doesn’t change from the beginning of the season until the end. There is only one small exception, the first Morfociclo, which is the adaptation. For the Morfociclo construction, we based on: Game Model; Our Previous game (positives and negatives aspects) Next opponent (strengths and weaknesses). My morfociclo �training:
My favorite tactical system is the 1-4-3-3, because in my opinior it is a balanced system and easier to understand for players, because of their equilibrated disposition on the field. Attention, do not confuse tactical system with Game Model. The tactical system is the distribution of players by the field and the game model are the actions taken by the players. The same game model may have different tactical systems, but the same tactical system doesn’t have the same principles. This is the methodology that i apply in the main team. As I mentioned, in youth football, every coach is free to use its methodology.
L.B. - Please explain us how your training center is planned and organized (fields, facilities ext) V.E. - All teams training always in half of the field. Once a week, the older teams, training in full field in the last 30 minutes.
L.B. - What kind of exercise do you use most? When and why?
V.E. - I don’t have a type of exercise that uses more or less often. When I plan a week of training I only take into account what have mentioned before: Game Model; Previous game (positive and negative aspects) Next opponent (strengths and weaknesses).
L.B. - Please send us pictures and indications of exercises and session of techinque, tactics and athletics of youth academy we would like to publish on the website with our dedicated session planner.
V.E. - Exercise Intersectorial Offensive Transition Description: Field Division that figure. Yellow team tries to keep the ball. When the red team recovers the ball quickly tries to throw the ball to the fowards, creating a numerical superiority of 3 vs 2.
Exercise Group Offensive Transition Description - 6 vs 6 in field divided into two areas. Each team defends 2 goals. Whenever there is an offensive transition team recovers the ball to a maximum of the 2nd pass to put the ball in the opposite area. Players move freely through the two areas.
Exercise Collective Offensive Organization Description: Gk + 10 vs 10 + Gk playing area between the line of the penalty area and the half field. Goalkeepers play out of the playing area. Goal of the teams pass the opponnent defensive line with the ball under control.
Exercise Collective Organization (offensive, transitions and defensive - in numerical inferiority). Description: (Gr + 8 + 8 vs Gr) + 2 Game 3/4 field. Team organized in his usual tactical system (here represented in 1-4-3-3, where the 2 midfielders play whith the team that have the ball possession).
Exercise Group Transition. Description: In the figure the yellow team starts the attack (3vs2). When the central of the red team recovered the ball, try a vertical transition to Foward. Only the Foward of the yellow team can press when the team loses the ball. Only after the red foward receiving the ball, it is that the two wings may come into play to perform a 3vs2 situation. If they lose the ball, only the foward can press to try to recover. The yellow team attempt a transition upright immediately.
Exercise Group offensive and defensive organization and transitions - offensive Principles penetration, offensive coverage, mobility; defensive principles of containment, offensive coverage and balance. Description: 3 teams. Field split in half. In a midfield plays Gk + 3 vs 3. In the other midfield is a team waiting and the Gk. The team defending the goal tries to win the ball and when they get it, they try to cross the midfield line to atack the other goal. The oponente, who lost the ball possession can try to recover the ball until tle midfield line. The team is in standby (out of the field), quickly has to position itself to try to recover the ball. In case of goal, the team who scored continues to attack to the other goal.
Exercise Group offensive and defensive organization Description (Gk + 6 vs. 6 + Gk) In the defensive midfield can’t play by the sidelines (just after passing the midfield line). In crossing situation, the wing of the other side can enter the central hallway to score.
Exercise Group Transitions Description: Field area divided into 3 sectors ( the intermediate sector is smaller than the others). 3 teams of 5 elements. A team in Possession in numerical superiority (5 vs 3) in one of the sectors. When the team outnumbered recovers the ball quickly tries a transition to the intermediate sector (to one of his teammates). This passes the ball to the other sector. The team lost the ball trying to recover it in its sector. If they can’t, 3 elements must move quickly to the other sector to recover the ball.
Exercise Group offensive transition Description: (4 vs. 4) + 4. The team with ball possession tries to finish in one of the goals. To score must obligatorily execute a pass to one of the supports that are on the side of the goals. This one returns the ball to someone score. When a team recovers the ball before score have to obligatoril pass the ball to one of the lateral supports. They can use whenever they want the supports.
Exercise Individual offensive organization Description: Pass Y
Exercise Intersectorial offensive organization Description - 4 (midfields + advanced) vs 4 (central + midfields). In the side corridors play the two supports of the team who atacks the goal. Encourage play by the side corridors to get manny crossings. Whenever there is an crossing of one of the supports, the opposite support can enter the central hallway to score.
Exercise Grupal defensive organisation Description: square, 6 vs 3. 6 players exchange the ball to each other. Players who are in defensive organization must keep the defensive triangle in order to meet the basic defensive principles (containment, defensive coverage, balance and concentration). Each time the ball passes through the triangle, this means that the level positional failed.
A entrevista acabou por ser dividida em 3 artigos:
http://www.allfootball.it/blog/calcio-estero-scuole-tattiche-esercizi/12-5-2016/le-scuole-calcio-in-portogallo
http://www.allfootball.it/blog/calcio-estero-scuole-tattiche-esercizi/13-6-2016/calcio-la-periodizzazione-tattica
http://www.allfootball.it/blog/calcio-estero-scuole-tattiche-esercizi/12-7-2016/calcio-giovanile-come-si-lavora-in-portogallo
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