Vitesse Arnhem – A Club Visit

Vitesse Academy

The Club and Club Vision

Edwin Peterson

Ambition – best academy of Netherlands

Aim – international academy according to the new certification

To attain and achieve a clubs desired aims, it is important to improve the coaching this is an important factor. The coaches set standards and levels of performance, you can only be as good as your coaches. Overall, the improvement of the level of the players is key to a club.

To set up a pathway to achieving these goals an organization must analyze what exists, and find what needs to change/improve.

• 4 fundamentals needed at every club
  1. Good players
  2. Good coaches (dedicated and passionate)
  3. Policies and structure
  4. Resources/facilities

The Vitesse Academy creates a tailor-made approach to each player, a player pathway for individual development and player accountability. The objective is to field players in to the first team, creating a platform to showcase their talents. Vitesse philosophy is that ‘Teams are important, but not most important’, players are important, they need to fail and learn. Teams don’t get debuts as first team and National players! The players need to be allowed to play, over coaching stifles creativity.

For Vitesse to grow they must become an attractive power, hold themselves to higher standards, and to make a connection to the top.

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Performance Lab

Jan Van Nord and Tim Arends

Training Facility Set Up

• Individual and specific performance report for players
• Compare throughout the team, and game by game

The set up of the field shown with 10 cameras surrounding the perimeter, allows for greater accuracy in recording and monitoring a players date, with immediate feedback from pitch side rather than bouncing of satellites.

 

Performance lab allows coaches to get to know the player, this enables the already mentioned player pathway to be created. Important player features include football ability, mindset, physical performance, personal lifestyle, rehab and recovery. A player’s performance and rate of development can be hindered by any of the factors. A player could be experiencing emotional distress at home, or a loss in confidence.

 

 

Functional Movement Test

Specific training for the player dependent on test results. Red zones for certain injury concerns, i.e tight hips, player performs daily exercises at home to loosen the hips.

Periodization is subject to the amount of stress on the player through game frequency. A rest day will follow a match day, with adjustments in % of intensity throughout the week. A game week with a Friday fixture will enable a low intensity Wednesday, sessions that take place on these days may include recovery, game preparation, or psychological sessions.

 

 

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Talent Identification

Bart von Rooijen

• “Good is not good enough” there is always room for improvement.
• “You don’t have to be ill to get better”, a proactive approach to individual development.

Vitesse have traits which they believe are needed in every player to be able to grow:

• Proactive
  • Always looking to reach new levels without the push of outside influences. An intrinsic desire to be successful
• Quick Learning
  • Is a player attentive and open to learning, a commitment to improvement.
• Athleticism
  • Physical attributes and performance qualities.
• Winner Mentality
  • The want to win at all cost, will go that step further than others for success.
• Technical Players
  • An ability to player and perform soccer actions.
• Own Character
  • They have that something that separates them from the crowd

Position specific understanding is not expected until the older ages.

Players are not part of the Vitesse academy until U8, and up to U10 they will practice twice a week with the club and coach. Once U11 they will practice 3 times a week, and this is for each older age group also.

U8 Player Identification Session

2 activities that challenge the players 1v1 capability.

Player 1 passes the ball to player 2. Player 2 must dribble around the goal to score. Player 1 attempts to win the ball back before player 2 can score.

 

 

 

As above, but player 2 must dribble though a yellow gate before scoring in any 1 of the 2 goals. The player may turn and attack the opposite side if the space is available.