TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nesti,Mark
AU  - Sulley,Chris
TI  - Youth development in football: lessons from the world's best academies 
SN  - 9780415814980 (hardback)
AV  - GV 943.9.T7 .N47 2015
U1  - 796.334 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Soccer players
KW  - Training of
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
KW  - Recruiting
KW  - Soccer teams
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Soccer
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "The identification and development of talented young players has become a central concern of football clubs at all levels of the professional game, as well as for national and international governing bodies. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey and assessment of youth development programmes in football around the world, to highlight best practice, and to offer clear recommendations for improvement. The book draws on original, in-depth research at eight elite professional football clubs, including Barcelona, Ajax and Bayern Munich, as well as the French national football academy at Clairefontaine. It adopts a multi-disciplinary approach, including psychology, coaching and management studies, and covers every key topic from organisational structures, talent recruitment and performance analysis to player education and welfare. Written by two authors with extensive experience in English professional football, including five Premiership clubs, this book is important reading for any student, researcher, coach, administrator or academy director with an interest in football, youth sport, sports development, sports coaching or sport management"--
ER  -