AFC website confirmed that Philippines will not be participating in AFC U-16 and U-19 Championship qualifiers. Philippines are one of the few countries in Asia that dont compete in any of the competitions.
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but therefore a phil youth u19 selection Team can participate in an international europe cup w/ players like John Buervenich, Kevin Esswein , Ott brothers, maybe Camcam.. http://cebufa.org/forum/index.php?topic=423.msg5752#msg5752
ReplyDeleteNew administration. Same lack of vision when it comes to youth competitions. I am starting to feel that this administration is not living up to its promises. Dan Palami in Cebu told the assembled press that it is the responsibility of the media to be vigilant in rooting out corruption in the organization and to highlight any promises that are not being fulfilled. It is time to ask the hard questions folks. Honeymoons over.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they should ask Coach Weiss about the importance of youth teams in developing the depth needed for the senior team. Weiss was responsible for the U-17 program in Rwanda which was the first African nation to qualify for the WC U-17 competition. Apparently several of his players have moved on to the senior side.
ReplyDeleteYes it is important to have youth develomental teams from U12,14,16, and U19 I have been there and knows how the organization works its all about funding, the PFF might be getting loads of cash right now but for different concerns like the Senior men's team "AZKALS" , Stadium & training facility construction, Semi-professional league organization but none so far for youth development. I have been part of PH Football for youth development as a coach/trainer it boils down to funding & logistics its never easy to get a group of players from different parts of the country and train them for a minimum of 6 - 8 weeks for a regional international tournament, please take note that this players are students too U-16 players are still in HS and U - 19 are in the University taking them from school for 6 - 8 weeks will not be easy. As a solution to this problem in the past the PFF usually assigns a school who has a capable team BUT the players should be capable of paying for the expenses of the trip airfare and training fee. The training fee includes the head coach honorarium which is more USD1000+ not including transpo and pocket money for a AFC license "C" coach as far as I know this is the minimum rate, usually the team needs a minimum of 2 (head coach/assistant or trainer). Schools with players who can afford to make the trip and have a supportive school administration in terms of academics will be able tapped and make the trip happen. Its a sad fact but we have to accept that we don't really have much funding, its not that federation does not know that this is the key they don't have the means to do it - FOR NOW.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they should look into how other countries do it. Players all over the world incl. those poorer than us have the same issue of funding and schedule difficulties with school and yet are able to participate. Maybe we cannot afford a residency program like the more developed countries have done at the U-17 level where players are all enrolled in the same school and provide dorms where they can stay while training the whole year round. That is why it is important to have a practice facility of our own with accommodations included like the J village in Japan. But most other countries incl. those poorer than us have found solutions. We just need to prioritize youth development. Ask Coach Weiss how Rwanda another third world country,was able to do it.
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ReplyDeleteWe don't have to look to far for this check the University & College teams in the UAAP & NCAA they give education scholarships, accomodation, monthly stipend and a practice facility complete with strength & fitness training and top level coaches. But the PFF cannot really tap to this pool mainly because these players are committed to their school teams a selected few perhaps but this athletes undergo pressure from all sides of the table - hence the PFF cannot really dictate the schedule or timetable of these potential STUDENT/athlete.
I've been working in Indonesia for less than a year and I can say that it will all boil down to the culture and mindset of the Filipino society. Our society looks more to the USA in its influences even in sports a good example of this is our love for Basketball which is a made in America. Indonesia's main influences are the Dutch who are European, you might say that we have Spanish influence too but who drove the Spanish out - Uncle Sam (right?) As for Rwanda a third world country perhaps, but African countries are mostly influenced by Europeans - I think a collaborative change in the outlook of our society involving all sectors especially the DEPED which is by far the biggest school system in the country involving millions of potential footballers if given the right exposure in their PE classes and more importantly the private sector to invest in Football.
A Pinoy who has been here for a long time made an interesting point; Football here is big business it helps a lot of people gain employment in the different areas of football. Corporate sponsors are always ready to help with funding not only in football but other sports. The importance of a Professional league helps the cause of providing employment for a lot of people and more importantly the development of potential players it provides them and their families hope for the future.
Its still a long journey but I hope that this generation of AZKALS will provide us with the right spark to get people & businesses involve in this beautiful game.
MABUHAY AZKALS!
Parang iba sa inyo ang arte. Sasali na nga yung U16 & U19 natin sa AFF tournaments. Porquet hindi lang sumali sa isa pang tournament, ang laki na ng reklamo. Hype nanaman yan. Naka semi-finals lang yung national team noong Disyembre biglang ang laki na ng mga expectations niyo.
ReplyDeleteHindi rin tayo competitive sa continental level para sumali doon. Noong sumali yung U16 & U19 teams natin sa quaifiers noong 2009, napahiya lang tayo! Guam nga, hindi natin matalo-talo.
Tsaka, hindi lahat ng pondo napupunta sa national team programs. Kaya pa isa-isa lang yung tournaments ng youth teams. So one at the time muna! AFF muna bago mag AFC. Be patient FFS! Masyadong tumaas ang expectations niyo, mas lalo ka na cjeagle!
Sorry naman kung may naoffend diyan. Ako naman ay nagbibigay ng suggestion lang naman para sa improvement ng Filipino football. Hindi lang ako nagbigay pansin sa issue na ito, pero willing ako na gamitin and callsign na ito at hindi anonymous gaya ng iba. Madami na akong nasabi na suggestion dati sa ibang post na minsan controversial, pero ito naman ay sa ikabubuti ng ating football. Take it as constructive criticism naman. I always make make my comments in a polite and intelligent manner. Okay.
ReplyDeleteAs for the US College example, I am in the US and from what I know, the US colleges are always willing to lend their players to the national teams when they are called. Of course the USSF will always try to schedule their practices to avoid conflict with the NCAA but when the tournaments actually come, national teams take priority. The schools over there should change their thinking and do the same. There seems to be a lack of patriotism on their part.
ReplyDeleteI apologize to the PFF if someone is offended but I like to cite an example. I remember watching a news report on football in the Western Visayas awhile a few months ago describing about how popular football is over there. At one point while interviewing the coaches and players over there they showed a building that was sponsored by FIFA to be used as living quarters for the players and youth to stay while training.
ReplyDeleteIt was in a neglected and dilapitated state and was not being used for the purpose it was built. There are plenty of kids playing in the area, more than in Timor Leste which did well in the last AFC U-17 qualifiers. My question is why not use this facilities, which was allowed to deteriorate, to train a team from the Western Visayas. Timor Leste with a smaller population than even the Western Visayas and with an even poorer economy than us was able to field a competitive team at the continental level.
I will be the first to admit that I am not very knowldegeable about the organization finances and they probably have only enough to finance a team to one event at the AFF level and that is commendable.
I appreciate all the hard work that the current administration is doing including infrastructure and grassroots development but I hope they don't get discouraged by such losses to Guam, etc. If anything, it should motivate them to improve.
As a coach myself in the past, I have read books and studied what makes the difference bet. the mentality of winning coaches and programs in any sport from the rest, how teams from small towns can suddenly rise and beat the big teams. A common trait that they have is that they all hate to lose and they are always looking for ways to improve and they all expect their players to work hard, even going beyond regular practice hours to improve their individual skills. When they lose they don't go around feeling sorry for themselves, and looking to move to a weaker conference. Losing to them is unacceptable so they will do everything they can to win next time.
Perhaps as I remember someone there suggesting, one solution might be just like the Philippine Science High School, they should also have a Philppine Sports High School to gather all the elite athletes including football that we have where they could be trained in the proper environment.
There is a lot of catching up to do for Phillippine football and sometimes priorities have to be set but one thing is clear, the future of any sport and any nation is its youth.