Selection and playing orientation of footballers in the Netherlands

Abstract

The national football program of the Netherlands is called the "royal methodology" of specialized training and sports training of young football players, which was introduced in Holland in the early 70s of the 20th century. The program was tested in detail and adopted for comprehensive application in the mid-80s of the same twentieth century. The basic principles of this technique with certain modern modifications exist in the Netherlands to date in almost all the best club football academies in the country.
 The Dutch system of specialized game training and sports training of young football players today is one of the most effective in the world. Every year, Dutch football academies educate and give a "ticket" to professional sports to dozens of gifted players for Eredivisie clubs (the highest division of Dutch football), teams from the leading European club championships and the national football team of the country.
 Training in the technique of the game and technical and tactical actions takes place mainly through the use at the initial stages of simple game techniques and educational games on small grounds. In such playgrounds, players will be able to experience a competitive environment similar to that they may encounter in real game situations during official or test games. The ideas of Rinus Michels and Johan Cruyff today are the basis of most Dutch youth club football programs, where the main emphasis in learning the game is on elements of ball control and game technical and tactical skills. The priority in these programs remains the development of game intelligence and technical and tactical learning.