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Winning vs Development

This segment is directed towards adults associated with San Clemente United, both parents and coaches. It should help explain our philosophy of educating and developing young players, both as soccer players and people. It's based on studies and results of coaches, players and teams at the top of the professional game. By adopting this long term vision and approach we aim to make San Clemente United as professional as possible, both on and off the field.

The art of Being an Adult by John Allpress English F. A.

Develop the person - develop the player

The following is a statement by Horst Wein, who's philosophy has been adopted by Arsenal and Barcelona, two of the worlds biggest clubs renowned for playing entertaining soccer.

"Few children relish hours of boring practice, but if coaches make the training pleasant and easily understood for the young players and furthermore combines it with a stimulating variation of different competitions which are considered the actual level of physical and mental capacities of the children, that's a different proposition. Wein, having learnt through his intensive travelling that many countries still use inadequate methods in youth football, believes that he is able to solve their big problem. He looked at the way subjects like mathematics or languages are taught progressively in schools and thought the same principles could be applied to the teaching of team sports. Before introducing his ideas in the 'Centro Piloto del Calcio Giovalle' of the Italian Football Federation in Rome, Wein taught his revolutionary football principles to the youth football coaches of FC Barcelona, one of the biggest football clubs in the world."

Arsene Wenger (Arsenal Manager)

"Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure."

"At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence."