02586cam a2200385 i 4500 18230934 SISC 20160822094015.0 140717s2015 enk b 001 0 eng 2014022759 9780415814980 (hardback) 9780415814997 (paperback) 9780203066508 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc GV 943.9.T7 .N47 2015 796.334 SPO000000 SPO040000 SPO061030 bisacsh Nesti, Mark. 1959- Youth development in football : lessons from the world's best academies / Mark Nesti and Chris Sulley. New York : Routledge, 2015. x, 125 pages ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. "The identification and development of talented young players has become a central concern of football clubs at all levels of the professional game, as well as for national and international governing bodies. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey and assessment of youth development programmes in football around the world, to highlight best practice, and to offer clear recommendations for improvement. The book draws on original, in-depth research at eight elite professional football clubs, including Barcelona, Ajax and Bayern Munich, as well as the French national football academy at Clairefontaine. It adopts a multi-disciplinary approach, including psychology, coaching and management studies, and covers every key topic from organisational structures, talent recruitment and performance analysis to player education and welfare. Written by two authors with extensive experience in English professional football, including five Premiership clubs, this book is important reading for any student, researcher, coach, administrator or academy director with an interest in football, youth sport, sports development, sports coaching or sport management"-- Soccer players Training of Cross-cultural studies. Soccer players Recruiting Cross-cultural studies. Soccer teams Cross-cultural studies. SPORTS & RECREATION / General. bisacsh SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer. bisacsh SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Soccer. bisacsh Sulley, Chris. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK FOR 288889 288889 0 0 lcc 0 CL CL RES 2015-11-05 Library Fund 3633.00 0 GV 943.9.T7 .N47 2015 C20218 2018-05-15 00:00:00 2015-11-05 BK