Bundesliga (DFL) and the German Football Association
(DFB) extend their cooperation with Double PASS
One of the Bundesliga’s key success factors is that the League manages to develop and improve their
own home grown players, according to Christian Seifert, the
league’s CEO. This is no coincidence, but the result of a
dedicated long term vision focused on investing in quality
youth development. At the moment, 36 clubs in Bundesliga
1. and 2. have invested around 78 million Euros in their
youth academies (Leistungszentrum). An investment that,
according to Mr. Seifert, has clearly payed off when you
take in to account that 15% of the players active in the
Bundeliga are no older than 23. Even more convincing is the
fact that Germany’s youth internationals have performed very well at
international level during the past few years, with the U17, U19 and U21 becoming
European Champions. These magnificent results saw Germany be
rewarded with the
Maurice Burlaz Trophy, a prestigious award handed out by
the UEFA referring to work with home grown youth.
However, this is only the beginning according to Mr.
Seifert as these Leistungszentren will play an even more
important part in the further development of German football.
Crucial for this development is the
‘Foot PASS Deutschland Project’, a 'Zertifizierungsprojekt'
run by Double PASS in German youth academies.
According to Mr. Seifert, this project has not only put
these centra in the spotlight, thereby creating discussion
and progress, but also systematically professionalized the
manner in which these academies work. It’s crucial to base
evaluations on objective and relevant facts, thereby
allowing correct and specific support, and that is exactly
what the Foot PASS PRoject does. The results of the
Foot PASS evaluations are not only used to offer this
support, but also form a base for the distribution of
UEFA Champion League funds intended for youth academies
between clubs.
On June 1st, the new Foot PASS evaluation instrument was
presented at a Bundesliga
workshop in Frankfurt at which the different academy
directors were present, sounding the prolonging of the
cooperation between Foot PASS and the Deutscher Fußball-Bund
(DFB) and Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH (DFL) for
the next 3 years.
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