FURTHER RESEARCH

Michael McBride (right), with Aime Jacquet (left) at a visit to Clairefontaine (France) in 2006.
In an attempt to share resources for those interested in expanding their views on youth player development, relevant resources (and links) will be posted below:
- Socceroos Historical Player Insight - Tabulating the key player developmental and performance years leading into a FIFA World Cup (PDF - 475 KB)
- The French Developmental System - Insight into the French Youth Developmental System (PDF - 22 KB)
- FFA National Curriculum - The new approach from the FFA (PDF - 5.6 MB)
- Youth Development Discussion (The World Game) - skill & technique development of young players in Australia
- UEFA Training Ground - great resource for training ideas
- Zonal Marking - clearly the best site around for tactical analysis
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