Super League International Conference Athens 23/24 January 2013

YEARS LONG, HIGH QUALITY OF THE PLAYERS.

HAVE COME TO LIFE OUT OF ITS SQUAD:

SPORTING PORTUGAL IS THE ONLY CLUB IN THE WORLD THAT HAS DEVELOPED AND TRAINED TWO FIFA WORLD PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Luis Figo

2000

Started in Sporting

at age of 13 years old

Cristiano Ronaldo

2008

Started in Sporting

at age of 12 years old

2008: UEFA CLASSIFIED ACADEMIA SPORTING ON THE

FOOTBALL ACADEMIES TOP 3, ALONGSIDE WITH BARCELONA AND LYON

MORE FACTS & FIGURES ABOUT ACADEMIA SPORTING:

More than 350 players, from U9 to U19, currently playing on our youth teams

An average of 7 players on each of the portuguese national teams, from U16 to

U19 (e.g. 10 of the 18 players from the U17 National Team that played the European Championship 2010

were Sporting players)

Since 2002 (Academia Sporting inauguration), 30 players from our youth teams

integrated Sporting professional team

Since 2002, Academia Sporting developed more than 100 players currently

playing professional football in Portugal and around Europe (75 of which are

currently playing in the Portuguese First and Second Divisions)

Since 2002 Sporting obtained additional gains of more than 100M€ with the

transfers of players developed in Academia Sporting (+/- 5M€ resulting from

FIFA Solidarity Mechanism)

PORTUGUESE NATIONAL TEAM

10 PLAYERS DEVELOPED IN SPORTING ACADEMY + 4 COACHES (National Head Coach & Staff)

OUR VISION

To be recognized as a World Leader in Youth Football.

OUR MISSION

To produce football players for the highest competitive level, able to integrate Sporting professional team, promoting a

solid education based on sportive, personal and social values.

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AS A PRODUCTION PROCESS

Player Recruitment

Player Development

Player Management

Raw Material

The best raw material for the best end product (according with the

defined player profile)

Transformation Process

Winning is desirable, but not the most important

goal in the player development process

Distribution

Integrate players in the 1st team/ Loan players/ Drop-

out players

SELECTION MODEL

U7, U8, U9 | U10, U11, U12 | U13, U14 | U15, U16 | U17, U18 | U19, U20, U21

Potential Performance

Performance Factors

Individual Technique – Relation with the ball Tactical Sense – Intelligence Physical Capabilities – Speed Competitiveness – Passion for the game Morphology

Game Moments

Attack Defense

Attacking Transition Defensive Transition

Position more important less important

Maturational Evaluation

Decisive Factor of Evaluation

3/4 good or 2 excellent parameters Comparison with our own Players Probability of progression for 1st team

At early ages, a player must be evaluated more for its potencial, than for its present performance

LTPD LAYERS

1

5

Player Profile

Game Model

Training/ Teaching Model

General Player Profile

Physically

Strong

Technically

Effective

Tactically

Evolved

Strong

Mental

Structure

Game Model

General Characteristics

Great competitive attitude

Maximum Concentration (Focus)

Capability to change game intensity

Force the opponent to commit mistakes

Strong team spirit

Team movement in block

GAME SYSTEM – 1:4:3:3

1

4

8

2 5

6

7

10

9

11

3

1

4

8

2 5

6

7

10

9

11

3

1

9

TRAINING/ TEACHING MODEL

Player

Family

Academical Development

Psychological Development

Sporting Development

2

0

SPORTING DEVELOPMENT BREAKDOWN

Player Profile Game Model

Multiannual Planning

Technical-Tactic Individual Actions

Goals & Contents

Technical-Tactic Collective

Actions

Game Principles

Game Methods

Collective Organization

DEVELOPMENT STAGES

Love

Enjoy

Learn

Strengthen

Develop

Consolidate

Especialize

Performance

U 19

U 21

INICIATION

PRE- SPECIALIZATION

SPECIALIZATION

2

2

PREPONDERANCE OF CONTENTS IN EACH DEVELOPMENT STAGE

PLAYER PROFILE High Level Player Profile

General Characteristics Specific Characteristics

Selection Model

GAME MODEL Game Principles Game System Methods of Offensive and Defensive Game Transitions Defense-Attack / Attack-Defense Tactical Schemes

TRAINING/ TEACHING MODEL

Multiannual Planning Annual Planning Month Planning Training Sessions / Unit Collective and Individual T-T Action Goalkeeper Physical Development Psychological Development Social Development Coach Profile

LTPD STRUCTURE/ CONTENTS

RECRUIT AND DEVELOP THE BEST, ALL AROUND THE GLOBE

U 15/14/13

U19/18

B Team

Main Team

Top International (Man Utd, Real Madrid)

Our stategy is based upon having a wide

range of recruitment, both in terms of

quantity and quality, which will allow us to

have higher probabilities of

developing players capable of integrating the main team and

play for the greatest european clubs.

Secondary Markets

FOLLOWING THE PATH OF EXCELLENCE, ACADEMIA SPORTING

HAS BEEN AWARDED WITH THE CERTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR

QUALITY MANAGEMENT ISO9001 AND ALSO RECEIVED THE

RECOGNITION OF THE FIRST LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE

EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT.