COACH AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT IN YOUTH SOCCER: ENGENDERING IN INTERACTION AND OR SPECIFICITY?

Abstract

This study presents educational possibilities for football coaches and players at their clubs, based on the particularities of each process and the interaction between them. To coaches we indicate Peter Jarvis’s proposal based on Lifelong Learning, which advocates that all experiences promote learning shaped by individuals’ interaction with the world. Regarding players’ development, we use a player-centered and game-based approach supported by Nonlinear Pedagogy, seeking to provide a learning environment that is representative for their development. For both, we emphasize the need for systematized knowledge at clubs to establish formative and meaningful strategies for subjects.

Keywords:
Football; Physical Education and Training; Learning