Rafa Benítez Blog
What is the age to start playing football?
Youth Football
Rafa Benítez
There are many schools of thought about when to start playing sports. We have summarized all of these diverse ideas into two very concrete ones. Some authors talk about initiating sports participation during early childhood and others claim that the right time is around 10 years of age.
How can we help to improve the young players in England?
Youth Football
Rafa Benítez
Ever since the Champions League Final between Barcelona and Manchester United, and considering the recent rise of Barcelona with a lot of young players coming through their system, people have been talking about the differences between the Academy systems in Spain and England and the style of football in both leagues. Indeed the Premier League has recently produced a very detailed document (the Elite Player Performance Plan EPPP) that is a further attempt to modify the Academy system in England...