PROGRAMME OF FOOTBALL

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO FOOTBALL FEDERATION

WOMAN UNDER 19

2002

This Programme is to establish the objectives to be achieved in 2002, year of the Qualifying Games (Trinidad & Tobago, May 5 to 12) and the Woman Under 19 World Cup (Canada, in September). It comes after the Basic Programme presented previously, being more complete.

The Programme considers:

A) EVALUATION: The evaluation of the previous competitions. Whether the objectives were achieved or not, previous tests and evaluations, results and conquers.

B) SQUAD: If the Squad, Group of players we intend to use to compete on May, and the search for new players to reinforce the group. Important to find out these new players soon, to make it possible to adjust them to the team and philosophy. All selected players must be evaluated severely by their Curriculum, conquers, championships and experiences, examined under the medical (clinical) point-of-view, tested physically and technically. Being possible also psychologically.

Only those with high level of quality and value, able to develop for the future and represent well Trinidad & Tobago should take part in the Squad. We understand that to play for Trinidad & Tobago National Teams the player must have a general high level.

The power of a chain is the one of the weakest ring. The strength of a team, the weakness of the worse player.

C) OBJECTIVES:

C.1 – GENERAL OBJECTIVES

a) To form a homogeneous squad with high physical-techical-tactical-psychologic-moral qualities, capable to play a winning football, competitive, efficient, modern and enjoyable, to represent well Trinidad & Tobago in the Qualifying Games and then at the Woman Under 19 World Cup in Canada.

b) Also objective, beside perform, perform to win, win to qualify. Even knowing how difficult is to achieve those targets in international competitions of high level, certainly we will be more closed to achieve if we know what we are fighting for, the targets and the means to use.

C. 2 – EDUCACIONALS/ PROFISSIONALS OBJECTIVES

To develop and maintain an adequate personal and group behavior to the work, and knowledge of wrights and responsibilities.

Self-discipline, self-critics, self-confidence, ethics of the citizenship, dignity, assiduity, punctuality, among others.

Group behavior proper of those winners in collective sports, as the creation of a professional ambience, but fraternal and familiar, with confidence, amidity, cooperation, freedom with responsibility, of union, equality, and discipline.

General Formation: to incentive the continuity at the studies up to the University level, and improvement in the footballer carrier, such as Foreign Languages Courses, Professional Courses and others (leadership, connivance with the popularity, with the Referee, the relation Player/Referee, knowledge of the laws of the Game, Neurolinguistics, preparation for the future, investments, etc.

C. 3 – TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES

C. 3. 1. – PHYSICAL PREPARATION

The Physical Preparation has the objective to develop up to the maximum the general physical qualities: speed (reaction of the members and dislocation), power (explosive, dynamics, isometrics), endurance (aerobics, anaerobic lactic and a lactic, and resistance (aerobics, anaerobic lactic e a lactic, and muscular localized), agility, coordination, flexibility, equilibrium (static and recuperated), and rhythms.

Mainly, given more emphasis to the more special qualities to play football: endurance, speed, strength, agility, and coordination.

Achieving these objectives the players will be, so, ready under the organics and neuro-muscular points-of-view, becoming the physical preparation the foundation of an adequated technical-tactical preparation, beside to give the direction of the general preparation to the “PEAK” at the most important moments, 5 to 12 May (Qualifying Games) and September (World Cup), in according to the strategy here and in the “PLAN OF TRAINING” established, considered and respected the several elements, mainly the quality level of our Team related to the others, the time to prepare the Team and the recent past competitions.

C. 3. 2. – TECHNICAL PREPARATION

The Technical Preparation has the objective to improve to the maximum the Techniques of the players, by improving the basic fundamentals of techniques (pass, control, trap, traveling, feint, dribble, shoot, finishing, heading, tackling, etc.) since the elementary to the competitive mode).

Also intends to develop this fundamentals in situations of stationary ball, set-plays, kick-off, goal kick, free-kick, penalty-kick, throw-in, drop-ball, etc, because statistics in modern football shows many games being decided in this ways.

It is useful as a support factor in the improvement of the specific physical conditioning, and must accompany in volume (duration) and intensity the characteristics of each Phase or Stage of Preparation.

Important to consider these Phases or Stages, as known: Basic, Specific/Special, Polishment, and Maintenance, beside Transition, ad equating to them the simplicity or complexity of the exercises (basic, advanced, competitive).

“No value” to have a sober physical capacity, even tactical combinations very modern, if the techniques and skills are not in excepectional level.

C. 3 – TACTICAL PREPARATION

The Tactical Preparation has the objective to give complete knowledge of the combined actions between 02 (two) or more players of a sector (attack, middle field, defense), and even from different compartments.

The tactics may be fix or variable, but must respect the characteristics of the players of the squad, and the real situations a football game produces, as game at home or away, daylights or evening, raining or not, cold or hot weather, under pressure of a result to be got, winning-loosing, in numerical superiority or inferiority, and offensive and defensive tactics.

All the situations must be practiced, first without opposition, after with low degree of difficulty, then against the maximum difficulty. Experimenting, them at the training-games, match-trainings, friendly-games, and then official-matches.

Ad equation of a Modern System of Play in according to the players of the Squad, considering strengths and weaknesses, characteristics and style.

Uniformization of the vocabulary and knowledge of the Evolution of the Systems up to date, since GK – 2-3-5, W-M, 4-2-4, 4-3-3-, 4-4-2, 3-5-2, 3-4-3, 4-5-1, 3-6-1, 3-7-0, 4-6-0, etc, to exploit all possibilities of these Systems becoming able to give the first step in to the future, dominate every opponent, control the games and winning them.

The search for the Total Football, well-balanced, harmonic, dominating and winner.

Modern Method of Marking:

– Considering the Type:

a) Individual or Man-to-Man or Woman-to-Woman;

b) By Zone or Sectors;

c) Combined or Mixed (combination of the previous two).

– Considering the Sectors of the field:

1) Full ground;

2) Opponent intermediary;

3) Medium line;

4) Self intermediate.

– Considering the Intensity:

x) High pressure;

y) Normal;

z) Low pressure.

The general strategy turned to the formation of a new generation, confident, brave, professional, winner, as Trinidad & Tobago deserves to be.

So, the performance will be good as should be at the youth level, but prepairing them to win as necessary at the senior level. Playing our own style, controlling the rhythm and performing well bigger are the chances to conquer victories, competitions, investors and the supporters.

Skilful Players, technical, intelligent, agile, fast, braves and confidents, with “champions blood”.

Offensive Team, well balanced, mobile, tactical but creative, focused, with dominating and winning instinct.

At first, to conditioned individually the players, after combine them in to sectors, and finally as an unit, a team.

To establish tactics forms for ball in movement and stationary, increasing the degree of difficulty and complexity, besides to train alternative forms to surprise the adversaries.

Keeping opened the scout for new outstanding players, but considering the teamwork already done closed to the competition, as well as the Team Spirit.

Zero Mistakes, Maximum Efficiency!

D) STAFF

The Staff must be formed by a group of professionals of several important and complementary areas (administrative, medical, technical), the best available, specialized, and able to function as a team, to form a unit, leading by the example.

All of them must, compulsorily, be full time committed to the Federation, exceptions to the Doctor and Psychologist.

The Federation should send the local Professionals for Development Courses in TNT and abroad.

Technical Director

Coach

Team Administrative Manager

Assistant Coach

Trainer

Assistant Trainer

Goalkeeper Coach

Equipment Manager

E) MEDICAL DEPARTAMENT

Must be formed to attend the needs of a high level Football Programmed, present at the several practices, games and meetings, working preventively and profilatically the players.

Doctor

Assistant Doctor

Physiotherapist

Important, if possible, to have the support of a Sports Psychologist and a Nutritionist, besides a Physiologist.

F) CAMPING

It is important to give more experience and confidence to the players, and improve the Team understanding to play at least 10 (ten) international friendly games and 2 (two) competitions, one in Trinidad & Tobago, where the Qualifying Games will occur in May, and one abroad.

The games play an important and decisive role in the Team preparation.

CONCLUSION

Here, in this Programme, are established the objectives and targets to be achieved in 2002, Philosophy, Strategy and general recommended means.

It is necessary to be sensitive to adjust it in according to the eventual needs.

After this Programme will be drawn the Plan of Training, other important means to reach the best performance and results. It is the theory in practice.

Programme and Plan must be in according to the Project Germany 2006 and Beyond, in the way when the future comes, Trinidad & Tobago has fixed the stick (mastro) of Its Flag over there.

Together we aspire, together we achieve.