Talent development
Spotting talent: what a girls' goalkeeper camp has to do with headhunting
Why we organise a goalkeeper camp just for girls, and what talent spotting in football has in common with my work as a headhunter.
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Insights for parents on football, talent development and goalkeeper camps – by Sandra Lochmann.
Insights for parents
E1, U10-2, Jugendleiter: A little dictionary for football parents
U11 or E-Jugend, the German youth category? E1 or E2? And who do I ask when the player registration is missing? The terms everyone uses at the pitch and hardly anyone explains.
5 minutes
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From a ban to a league of their own: How women’s football in Germany has changed
For 15 years, women’s football was banned within the DFB. Today, the Women’s Bundesliga clubs are building their own league organisation. A short history, and why it matters for every girl with a ball at her feet.
6 minutes
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District, region, association: Who is responsible for what in German football
Who actually decides the under-11 fixture list, and who decides about the Bundesliga? It took me a long time to sort it out. Here is the overview I wish I had had at the beginning.
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From the local club to the national team: how the pathway in German football works
Talent centre, scouting, representative teams, youth academy – as a mum of two football-mad boys, it took me a long time to understand this system. Here I explain it the way I wish someone had explained it to me.
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