On the other side of the national football team's defeat to Qatar, former international player Sun Jihai crowdfunded 3 million yuan to organize the youth academy audition, which also rushed to the hot search. "I heard that 3 million yuan was donated in just two or three days, and everyone was very helpful. As one of the mentors of this youth training program, former national football captain Ma Mingyu told reporters, "Bottom-up exploration is beneficial, and it is also the most lacking in Chinese football." The important thing is that Jihai is doing this, focusing on the future of Chinese football, rather than staying at summarizing the past and criticizing the present. In fact, for more than 20 years since 2002, Ma Er has been engaged in football youth training.
I want more middle and high school students to take to the court
In the second half of last year, Ma Er and dozens of football enthusiasts jointly initiated the establishment of the China Football League, with the purpose of bringing together non-governmental forces to promote the development of Chinese football. The first China Football League Football Conference is being held in Kunming in the past two days, and young elites from all over the country have gathered together to learn skills. "I would say that the most important thing is to look to the future and do it. At present, there are 11 provinces and cities in the big league, and we also welcome more friends to join our big league. "The performance of the national football team in the Asian Cup has challenged the lower limit, and some insiders believe that the performance of the national football team will only be worse in the next 5-8 years, because there are fewer players with characteristics in the national youth and national minorities. In this regard, Ma Mingyu said: "The performance of the national team is a true reflection of the current situation of Chinese football youth training. We have owed too many debts in the past 10 years, which is reflected in this low level. ”
The new president of the Chinese Football Association emphasized that "youth training is king", and some youth clubs also proposed, "Let those children whose families are not rich can also play football." "The youth training emphasizes how many years, or is it not as good as the generation, will there be changes? The reporter asked. Ma Er believes that the key is how to implement the youth training policy and how to supervise. "Whether we can get more middle and high school students on the court is the focus of attention. "More than 4,000 high school teams participate in the Japanese high school league, which is the envy of Chinese fans once a year." How many high school teams can a large city with a population of tens of millions in China have? "Last year, there were more than 200 teams registered in the men's U17 group (high school) of the second China Youth Championship, although various schools, sports schools, youth training institutions, and professional club echelons signed up enthusiastically, but there is still a huge gap with Japan's neighbors.
Youth training is in dire need of standards
Ma Er started a football school in 2002, "but the pain is that when we are in junior high school, in the fifth or sixth grade, the number of students drops sharply, and by junior high school there are few people." "In addition to the lack of football population and competitions, there is also a lack of good youth coaches. In the interview, Ma Mingyu said frankly that considering the long-term and arduous nature of youth training, it is difficult for many excellent coaches and retired professional players to calm down and take root at the grassroots level, and many young coaches are also very limited. He said: "When I visited Japan, I found that their youth coaches can get training benefits on the one hand, and on the other hand, they can also receive financial subsidies from the Football Association. Also, other people's youth coaches love to learn, and many of them go to Europe at their own expense to 'recharge' ......
More and more youth training institutions are starting to join forces with schools, and Ma Er said: "I think the standard is the most important thing, the so-called program. What is a good standard? We are sorting out this standard, of course, I am not doing it alone, we also have a team of foreign coaches, professional coaches, and youth coaches, and we will sort out and formulate this standard together. For example, passing and controlling is the way to play with the ball, and it should be the same when there is no ball, to put more pressure on the opponent, which is the law of football now. We need to overhaul it, starting with football standards. China's youth training model and experience in the past few years has been a failure. We often focus on the results of the national team, in fact, a lot of skills and awareness, including the understanding of football, have long been stereotyped. If the problem is not solved well in the growth stage, the senior team will begin to pay off the debt. ”
Youth training, not rooted in the campus, no
Not long ago, Ma Er established the "Champion Studio". "The word 'champion' still comes from the Olympic spirit, higher, faster and stronger. We mainly export standards and technical guidance, and currently have in-depth cooperation in Tianfu New Area and High-tech Zone, and have joined 6 well-known youth clubs. He said, "If you integrate well with the school, you will get more resources." The school also said that the absorption of Olympic champions, world champions, and sports celebrities is to use the concept of "sharing" to help the reform of sports and education integration and the implementation of the "double reduction" policy.
Ma Er has his own ** number, and he has also been an "anchor" ......It's also a learning process. Ma Er joked, "This is also keeping pace with the times, and being the number one is only for football culture." In the past, the main purpose of live broadcast was to share some personal experiences of football and youth training. However, in the future, it will be mainly in the form of short **, and the content of football technical standards and youth training standards will be the mainstay. The reporter asked him, "Everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, and optimistically estimates how many years will it take for a national football team that can make fans really see hope?" Ma Er did not answer directly, "After 20 years of youth training, I have also cultivated some international players, but I am still not satisfied, the team's goal is to cultivate more seedlings who can play in Europe in the future, which is also the second half of my life, and now I start again." ”
Chengdu**Jinguan News Reporter Huang Yike** ** Huang Yike (provided by some material interviewees) Editor-in-charge: He Qitie Editor: Wen Zhu.