POLOKWANE CITY F.C.

POLOKWANE – SOUTH AFRICA

SENIOR TEAM

BASIC PROGRAM – 2015 – 2016

Introduction

          Football is the most admired and practiced sport in the Planet. Such popularity is due to certain peculiarities, such as played with the feet, its beauty, and plasticity, opportunity for people of different gender types, height and strengths, as well as low cost. That means women, men, children, short, tall, strong, weak, can play football and that kids can easily put sticks together to make a goal posts and make a ball of old socks in order to enjoy the beautiful game. In addition, football develops socialization, solidarity, creativity, and a cooperative nature in an atmosphere where discipline and sportsmanship is enforced. With a ball a child is never alone.

Presentation

          The development of the Basic Technical Program has its fundamental points the search, objectives, and means capable of turning its reality. It is gone, finished, that times in which the formation of the players was in the streets, villages and suburbs. Today there is a succession of steps like a factory, where if one step is over locked the final product is defective, not proper for the high level. To develop and preset a technical program are relatively simple talks. Beauty and hardship and seen through the vision, implementation and determination to see the program executed at times when temporary losses and obstructs are on the way. This requires courage, , determination and humility to make necessary adjustments, and patience to make it a winning Basic Technical Program, sometimes when we are not anymore involved in the work.

PROJECT I: – TECHNICAL STAFF

PROJECT II: – TEAM

PROJECT III: – TRAINING PLAN            

PROJECT IV: – ORGANOGRAM

PROJETO V: – TRAINING PLAN

PROJECT VI: – CAMPINGS

PROJECT VII: – LEAGUE, TOURNAMENTS AND FRIENDLY MATCHES

PROJECT VIII: – TEAM YEAR 2016-2017

PROJECT IX: – TRAINING CENTER

PROJECT X: – YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

PROJECT XI – ORGANOGRAM

GENERAL REMARKS

PROJECT I

TECHNICAL STAFF

Head Coach: Julio Leal

Team Manager: Mr. Benet Molekwa

Assistant Coach: Mr. Mayala

Assistant Coach II: Mr.

Physical Trainer: Prof. Eduardo

Assistant Physical Trainer: Mr.

Goalkeeper Coach: Mr. Marumo

Doctor: Dr.

Physiotherapist: Mr. Levi

Equipment Manager: Mr. Jazzman

Assistant Equipment Manager: Mr.   

Support:

Psychologist:

Nutritionist:

Physiologist:

Physical and Technical Evaluation Team:

Podiatrist:

It is important to have union and harmony among the Staff Members. 

It is recommended to strength the Staff bringing to work the best and more qualified professionals in the Town, Region, Country and abroad, mainly with large experience, full time.

Then, naturally, they will be formed in the Polokwane City’s methodology, in a progression through out the Categories. The promotion to the next Category (Under 17 to Under 20, for instance), whenever necessary, will occur in a criteria’s way, lifting the one immediately bellow, and so successively.

In the future all members should be full-time professionals, well paid and able to afford the Plan of Training, Camps and Trips.

It is necessary co-ordination among Senior and Youth Teams, playing under same Philosophy and Methodology, a long term Program.

Let’s step up the future!

PROJECT II

SQUAD AND TEAM

BASIC STARTERS:

Important to keep the Basic eleven, if possible most among the twenty two best

It is compulsory to re-enforce the basic team, adding new good and specialized players (sticker-scorer, central back, left back).

Priority 1 – Striker goal scorer

Priority 2 – Central Back

Priority 3 – Left Back

Priority 4 –

Squad: 35 Players.

GK – George, Pule, Sticks, Mashia, Dino

RWB – Tlou, Gert. Mfundo

RCB – Lally, Thapelo,

LCB – Sbu, Carrington

LWB – Punch, Spiwe

DMF – Nene, Cole, Lebo, Khanda, Vieira, Zuma

OMF – Jabu, Kaka, Boban, Thobane, Sheba, Sipho, Randy, Khanya, Shakes

MSTR –Pulleng, Rendane

CFW – Khanyenda, Sphe, Faye, Vuzy

Contract end in June 2016: 13 Players

To stay:

It is recommended, if it is possible, 28\29

GK – George, Pule, Sticks

RWB – Tlou, Gert, Mfundo

RCB – Lally, Thapelo

LCB – Sbu Carrington

LWB – Punch, Spiwe

DMF – Nene, Cole, Lebo, Khanda, Vieira, Zuma

OMF – Jabu, Kaka, Boban, Thobane, Sheba, Sipho

MSTR – Pulleng, Rendane

CFW – Khanyenda, Sphe, Faye

Observations:

The only player without physical-technical qualities to play PSL is Mashia (despite good professionalism and behaviour).

Shakes has some talents but physically is not good enough and not good professionally

Vuzy, Khanya, and Randy have some qualities but should be put on loan to play this season and improve the conditions to the next one.

Not Registered: Dino, contract ends in June 2016. If possible a deal to go

Tryalists – Better not to use trials. We scout those we need, the ones better than ours

Recommended: The Staff has made a study of names to recommend but we have not identified any, except the forward Zulu, from Kaizer Chiefs, that I don´t know.

Let’s complete the group up to (30-31) players, (2) for each basic position and a fourth Keeper, a sixth Full Back, a fifth and sixth Scorer-Striker and a fifth Central Defender.

Increase the average height of the Squad and Team.

Increase the average physical conditioning of the Squad and Team.

Decrease the average age of the Squad and Team.

Players with Caps and Young

Recommended:

Striker –

           Centre Back –

Left Back –

           3^rd Goal Keeper –

This numbers, are not definitive, being possible to change for more or less in according to several aspects, but mainly being in the Team the best possible players, of the Country and abroad, able to develop for the future and represent well Polokwane City F.C.

To pay attention that the group of players must have at least one striker-scorer, one mobile striker, fast-dribbler-server-finisher, one striker good header, one utility player-able to play in more than one position, one player able to score from penalties and free-kicks, one centre back able to play in both sides. Identify one or two good leaders.

The Team-Spine (goalkeeper, central backs, center half, playmaker, scorer) must be formed first, then the aisles, then the substitutes. It is important to maintain the Basic Starters that have performed in the first part of the Season, and only the important substitutes.

Under 20: Necessary to re-enforce the U.20 and U.17. The 3^rd player of each position should be the best of the position in the Reserve Team.

Useful to include in the Squad two or three young talented players preparing for the future competitions (2 best U. 20 and the best U.17)

PROJECT III

TRAINING PLAN

1. Year – it establishes the general and special objectives of the programme, the philosophy, the methodology, as well as the strategy of the work to be developed. Supposed to be done before season starts.

• Semester – it establishes the special objectives for each part of the Year (first semester up to December, when occurs the League, the International Tournament and some Cups) and second semester since January up the end of the season.    

PROJECT IV

ORGANOGRAM

Chairman: Dr. Johnny

Head Coach: Julio Leal

Team Manager: Mr. Benet Molekwa

Physical Trainer: Prof. Eduardo

Goalkeeper Trainer: Mr. Marumo

Assistant Coach: Mr. Mayala

Assistant Coach II – Observer – Scout:

Assistant Physical Trainer: local

Doctor: to be appointed

Physiotherapist: Dr. Levi

Equipment Manager: Mr. Jazzman

Assistant Equipment Manager: Mr.

Organogram:

To be used as mentioned in the Project Polokwane City 2015                                 and beyond.

Channels of communication

Fluxogram: To be fixed in the Project

PROJECT V

PLAN OF TRAINING – TRAINING’S PLAN

In according to the schedule prepared by the SAFA.

Basic Phase: We consider the work done from June, July to December 2015 as Basic Phase.

Specific Phase: January to February 2016;

Polishing Phase:  March to April 2016;

Maintenance:  May 2016;

Transitory Phase: June to July of 2016

Re-Start Basic:  July and August 2016 (to check the week days). New Season

 

PROJECT VI

CAMPINGS

To be done in the beginning of the season and after the break between First and Second Legs

Camping before Official Games and Decisive ones

It helps to develop the Squad friendship and group relation, besides rest and food control, observation of match alive and recorded, meetings, group dynamics and other activities.

Recommended to camp in Brazil (at least 10 days); or other Football superior level.

Recommended to camp two days in advanced before important and decisive games, and practice morning and afternoon whenever possible and recommended.

Recommended to camp in July-August 2016, before re-start season (about 10 days or two weeks, in a Country with high level football: Brazil, Spain, Argentine, France, Italia, Holland; or Japan, Korea and others to be discussed).

PROJECT VII

FRIENDLY MATCHES AND FRIENDLY TOURNAMENTS

It is compulsory to play some friendly matches and match trainings with the Main Team to introduce the new System of Play, as well as the Reserve Team, mainly the next day after the Official Games (to see them playing and give them rhythm).

Before the Official Competition starts should be played at least 5 international friendly games and 5 other friendly matches, and at least 1 international Tournament at home or abroad.

 

PROJECT VIII

TEAM 2016/2017

We must continue to observe and scout players through out the Country and abroad (eligible). Even during the competition 2015-2016 and after finishing it.

It is not the best way to keep going on tryalists, with very small possibility of result. Trials affect negatively the squad, wastes time, and if any contusion happens the Club is in trouble. Necessary even a check up on tryalists before they get in to practice.

PROJECT IX

TRAINING CENTRE AND STADIUM

It is very important for the development of a football program the facilities to practice. At least two or three football grounds, areas for warming up and special trainings (goalkeeping), dressing rooms, offices, conference room, modern and complete gym, a Physiotherapy Centre of Excellence, Physiology Centre of Excellence. Swimming pool, courts, goalkeeper training, foot volley court, sand box, heading gallows, library, video library, laundry, and store box. Being possible closed to the Club House and where most players use to leave. If conditions are there even the youth teams should use the facilities, or have their own Training Centre with lodge.

It is important as well the Club have is own Stadium to get maximum benefit out of the games played at home. If playing in the Municipality Stadium import to practice in there twice a week

It is well known how difficult it is to build a Training Centre and facilities but big Clubs deserve to have it, all over the world. It makes things happen.

PROJECT X

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Well known South Africa has not paid enough attention to the youth development, as yet, probable the main reason for the position in the Fifa’s RANKING and in the Africa’s one. With the development of the Youth it is possible for South Africa to achieve Top 20 in FIFA and Top 3 in Africa. Polokwane City F.C can help the Country to improve.

To be a big Club the youth development program must be present, forming players with the Club’s Profile, instead of buying players, always expensive, many times old and useless. Sure a Program takes time to succeed and money to be invested, but it is necessary to do.

Being Limpopo a place where talents born and grow just organize the structure and give time. Form an Under 20 Team, an Under 17 Team, an Under 15 and 13, start scouting though out the Country Under 11 with a follow up where they leave. Form a net of Scouts, and develop a well organized Polokwane City Football School all over. Develop the own Method of Coaching, year after year and good and committed players will join the Senior Team soon, or will be sold whenever the financial values overcome the Club’s budget and possibilities.

PROJECT XI

CHRONOGRAM

Pre-competition:

1 – Knowledge of the Club’s Project (4 to 10 years)

2 – Forming the Staff: a) Assistant Coach, b) Local Assistant Coach, c) Fitness Assistant Trainer, d) Goalkeeper Trainer), e) Team Manager

3 – Complete the Squad: a) Renewing Contracts, b) Registering Players, c) Releasing non useful Players, d) Putting some Players on loan, e) Promoting Young Players, e) Getting Visa and Work Permit for Foreign Players and Coaches.  Vaccine plan

4 – Plan and organize Medical Check Up and Evaluations Tests;

5 – Organize the Pre-Season Camp

6 – Complete the Final Basic Programme

7 – Prepare the Training Plan

8 – Study of the past programmes and reports (at least last 3 Seasons)

Competition

1 – Study of the FIFA, SAFA and PSL’s Calendar

2 – Study of the PSL’s Calendar and Fixtures (2015-2016, 2016-2017)

3 – Prepare in advanced all trips

4 – To have a Basic 11, alternatives, and give them game time

5 – Study the number of points to achieve to be Champion and Top 8, points  to be got at home, every 5 games, etc.

6 – Overall strategy for the Competitions, determining priorities

7 – Recovering and resting players

8 – Board of Yellow and Red Cards

9 – Re-enforcing if necessary during the registration period (January 2016 and June-July 2016)

FINAL REMARKS:

• To appoint an Assistant Team Manager
• To appoint an Assistant Coach II;
• To appoint an Assistant Physical Trainer;
• To settle with a Psychologist and a Nutritionist to support the Programme;
• The Goalkeeper Trainer should travel with the Team in the away Matches;
• Possible to develop a scientific relationship with an University, a Project;

–    Compulsory to do Medical Exams (check up) and Evaluation Tests in the beginning of the Season and in the middle;

– Collect Reports, Results, and Videos from past competitions and opponents;

– To record all games and important trainings, of the opponents as well;

– To adopt the Food’s Supplementation (fruits – banana, apple, water melon – carbohydrates) after trainings and games, and when in camp. Vitamin, protein and amino acid supplementation;

– To adopt the Code of Conduct for Staff and Players, and the Job’s Description for all Professionals;

– To avoid experiment-try new players with the team during the competitions;

– Keep going process of scouting of new players in South Africa and abroad;

– Re-evaluation Tests at the end of each Phase;

– Machines for exercises (GYM), Jacuzzi, and Suntu System of Monitors.

– Improve the Club Management becoming every time more professional, planning far in advanced;

– Important to have an influent and acting person in the SAFA and PLS’s BOARD;

– It is important a good re-start of the Season in January;

– It is recommended to have at this point-time, the maxim unity, keeping the focus, not only the Players, also the Staff, Direction, Supporters and Media. Polokwane City is above all and everything.

– All members, lead by the Management and the Coach must work in the same direction-target-aim, under strong responsibility and mutual support, like a Family, from where large amount of positive energy will happen to lead the Squad by the example. If happens division immediate decisions should be taken

– The level of commitment should be very high, trying, Staff Members and Players to overcome their own limits.

– This Basic Programme is important to establish the main points to be worked in the way to succeed in the Season 2015-2016.

– Then it is necessary to prepare the General Programme and the Plan of Training to get in the practice the means to rich the target in this Programme established.

– Create the Project Supporters of the Future.

– Planning to visit Orphanages and Asylums;

To make good omelettes it is necessary to have the best eggs and break them down. To form a team is necessary to have the best players and make them work hard and well, as unity.

To prepare a Team is alike to build a building. To plan is compulsory.

The Genius Thomas Edison used to say: talent is 99 % transpiration and 1 % inspiration.                    

Good luck! God bless us!

One for all, all for Polokwane City!

Julio Leal