Links To Websites With Long Term Player Development Articles
Some of the questions we are most commonly asked about LTPD are:
- Why are we doing this now?
- What evidence is there that this is a good idea?
- Are soccer-playing countries really doing this?
- Is this just a new thing developed by some academics, and like a lot of “trends” will just go away?
Because it is difficult to respond to every single e-mail and question that we receive, we have pulled together some links and stories that provide a fairly comprehensive overview not only about the “mechanics” of LTPD, but why top players and coaches around the world are so insistent that it is vital that soccer governing bodies who are serious about the proper development of their players must move in this direction.
We invite you to click on any of the links below. We hope you will find the articles offer up legitimate perspective and some answers to many of your questions about why the OSA is working to phase-in LTPD across the province. bill
Newspaper Articles on LTPD
Chatham Daily News
Youth Soccer to focus on skill development -February 21, 2013
Globe & Mail
The case for killing the competition – April 28, 2012
Do long-term development programs promise too much? - April 27, 2012
Hamilton Spectator
Soccer governing bodies take run at new player development program – May 12, 2012
Ottawa Citizen
Starnes: How to fix Canadian soccer - October 19, 2012
Starnes - Restricting soccer games for youngsters isn’t popular, but it works - February 15, 2013
National Post
No winners: Children still keeping score despite move to end sports competition - September 22, 2012
Sun Media
No scores for Ontario minor soccer players - April 25, 2012
The Province
Practice makes sense, if it’s fun - Long-term player development at the grassroots level – December 6, 2012 - article and video
Toronto Star Editorial
Keeping score on the soccer field and in the classroom- Salutin Obsessing about scores and marks is not the best way to build winners - February 22, 2013
Canada's David Edgar applauds no-score soccer for kids - February 27, 2013- NEW
Windsor Star
No keeping score? No problem - February 18, 2013
Canadian Soccer Blogs and Webpages
British Columbia Premier Soccer League –Technical Operations Manual
Richmond Soccer Association wins big with LTAD - 14 June, 2012
Jason de Vos response to the Globe & Mail article - The continued misunderstanding of LTPD – May 1, 2012
No scores means better soccer players, coach says (Innisfil) – May 7, 2012
The Independent Free Press Sports, Georgetown SC’s new coach ‘not starting from scratch’ - May 24, 2012
"Taking You Beyond the Game!" - Some media folks are missing the real value behind Long-Term Player Development - July 30, 2012
Jason de Vos – The Truth about Long-Term Player Development – September 23, 2012
Bill Ault, Canada Kicks - Where to Start? Canadian Youth Soccer and its (Many) Challenges - September 5, 2012
Richard Whittall, The Story So Far —How to save Canadian soccer - October 17th
Jason de Vos - Is this development-centred competition, or survival of the fittest? – August 23, 2012
Jason de Vos: It's Time to Change the Way Canada Develops Players - October 17, 2012
Power FCs Long Term Development Plan Reaping Rewards - November 2, 2012
Jason deVos: Recreational Mentality in Canadian Soccer has to change - January 6, 2013
Satei on Soccer -The Importance of a Winning Mentality in Youth Soccer–February 7, 2013
Duane Rollins - Its crucial that proponents of player development reform get the message across - February 21, 2013
CBC Online- Thunder Bay parents happy with scoreless soccer – February 20, 2013
Daniel Squizzato- The case for LTPD - How the advocates can win the messaging war - February 21, 2013
CBC Online- Scoreless soccer games better for kids, Hamilton association says - Feb 28, 2013
Jim Grove Blog - Don’t worry, kids learn to lose - March 8, 2013
CSA- Competition in the early stages of LTPD - March 11, 2013
CSA- http://www.canadasoccer.com/files/CSA_CompetitionLTPD_20111206.pdf- March 11, 2013- New
Bill Ault - Opportunity spurned - Local media passes up chance to question LTPD - March 24, 2013
Horst Wein’s Blog “The Beautiful Game
The Optimal Youth Football Development Checklist Part-1
A Development Philosophy rather than Winning At All Costs
Horst Wein on how to Develop the Best Youth Soccer Players - Interview with Dianne Scavuzzo of soccernation.com Feb 11, 2013
Canadian Sport for Life Website
Websites and Articles from and about International soccer
Australia
Football Association National Curriculum
Optus Small Sided Football - Parent Information Guide
Information about small-sided formats with no standings (until U12) from the Northern Tasmanian Junior Soccer Association
Denmark
Danish FA Presentation
England
The FA’s Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) Model
BBC interview with Sir Trevor Brooking
Welsh Football Trust – Player Development
Leader’s in Performance Blog - July 21, 2011 - Chris Sulley: Youth Development – Best Practice in European Professional Football
Why Arsenal - and all top clubs - must buy into the England youth development plan if we are ever to have international success – March 1, 2012
One man’s story about choosing football over music - March 17, 2012
Will English football benefit from improved coaching methods? - BBC online August 15, 2012
Nick Levett’s blog - FA National Development Manager for Youth and Mini-Soccer
From the FA website - Why do we make our kids play like adults? Includes great article, video and technical pdf documents
Japan
SS Academy (British Columbia) article – HPL (High Performance League) and Lessons from Japan – Player Development issues exist across Canada and the world! – July 19, 2011
Small-sided soccer turns Japan into big-time women's program - May 19, 2012
Tom Byer: a benchmark in kids coaching - 2012
Mexico
How Mexico became one of the best youth teams in the world - August 1, 2012
New Zealand
New Zealand Football –Player Development Principles
South Africa
South African Sport for Life
Spain
UEFA - Football First - Focus on youth lays foundation for Spanish triumph – September 23, 2010
The Success Behind Barcelona’s Cantera – 2010
Beauty of Spain Stems from How They Train, by Ken Sweda- July 12, 2012 -
United States
U.S. Soccer - Player Development Best Practices
The Shin Guardian Blog - A Treatise: The State of American Youth Soccer- September 19, 2011
The Unruly Soccer Pyramids of America - Every nation has a soccer pyramid, but the USA’s wasn’t built properly and it shows - Friday, February 10, 2012 -
Extended Development Academy season prompts concerns about its participants - Feb 13, 2012
Can Claudio Reyna improve the U.S. national team by reorganizing youth soccer in America? April 16, 2012
Soccer America’s Youth Soccer Insider, Brian Bliss: 'At U-16s, winning becomes part of it' – July 31, 2012
New York State West Youth Soccer Association, Should a 7-year old play on a 10-year old team?
Soccer Nation
http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/assets/1/15/SoccerNation_WinVsDevelopment.pdf- April 9, 2012
Soccer Coach Wayne Harrison's Awareness Training Player Development - Oct 27, 2011
A Scientific Concept in Soccer Player Development - Tuesday, November 15, 2011 -
Youth coaches need to have the courage to be patient -Thursday, April 26, 2012
The role of being a youth soccer coach Part 1 - April 26, 2012
The role of being a youth soccer coach Part 2 – April 23, 2012
The role of being a youth soccer coach - Part 3 - April 30, 2012
The role of being a youth soccer coach - Part 4 - May 8, 2012
How do we measure success in youth soccer – July 3, 2012
Dr. Gentile on Small-Sided Games: The Key to Player Development – July 8, 2012 -
Former MLS player Danny Jackson on Soccer Player Development - Long-Term Planning Leads to Long-Term Success - July 20, 2012
Dr. Dina Gentile - Small-Sided Games: Preparing Players for Success @ U13’s National Level Competition - August 2, 2012
Directors of Coaching on Winning versus Development - August 27, 2012
U.S. Soccer Development Academy to Launch U13 - U14 Program Next Year - August 30, 2012
Youth Soccer Player Development vs. Winning at All Costs – Part 1 – September 2, 1012
Youth Soccer Player Development vs. Winning at All Costs -Part 2- September 4, 2012
The Challenge of Youth Player Development in a “Winning at All Costs” Society - September 5, 2012
US Youth Soccer's Director of Coaching Sam Snow on Player Development vs. Winning at All Costs –September 23, 2012
Dr. Gentile on the Parents' Role in Player Development – September 28, 2012
Youth Sports Should Be Fun For All Players – September 28, 2012
Youth Soccer: Embrace Teaching The Game over Winning- April 1, 2013 - New
Book Resources
Botterill, Cal & Orlick, Terry Every Kid Can Win - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (January 1, 1975)
Colvin, Geoff (2008) - Talent Is Overrated.
Coyle, Daniel (2009) - The Talent Code
Dewey, John (1991) - How We Think
Gardner, Howard (1993) - Multiple Intelligences
Gladwell, Malcolm (2008) - Outliers - Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition (November 18, 2008)
Goleman, Daniel (1995) - Emotional Intelligence - Publisher: Bantam Books; 10th Anniversary edition (September 27, 2005)
Griffin, Linda, & Butler, Joy (2005) - Teaching Games For Understanding Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 edition (June 23, 2010)
Hanrahan Stephanie J. & Kidman, Lynn (2011) - The Coaching Process: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Effective Sports Coach
Kidman, Lynn – (2001) - Athlete-centred Coaching: An Empowerment Approach to Coaching
Kidman, Lynn – (2005) - Athlete-centred Coaching: Developing Decision Makers
Kidman, Lynn – (2005) - Athlete-centred Coaching: Developing Inspired and Inspiring People