This coaching course takes place in the Netherlands at the KNVB Academy headquarters. All elements in the course are updated to the latest training and coaching principles taught at the KNVB Academy, and this course includes visits to professional (youth and full team) training session and games as well as match analysis.
The 2012 KNVB International Coaching Course will take place August 3-15, 2012.
Football In the Netherlands
Dutch Football is famous all over the world. For a small country like the Netherlands that is quite an achievement. Over the past 40 years the Dutch played an important role in international football, with the National Team in European and World Cups, with the biggest Dutch football clubs in the major European Cup competitions and with Dutch players in the most popular European clubs.
National Team
The Dutch National Team gained an impressive record in the world, with the so called ‘Total Football’. In the last 40 years the Dutch National Team was almost always present at the World Cup and European Championships.
The best achievements are:
- 1974 2nd at the World Cup in Germany
- 1976 3rd at the European Championships in Yugoslavia
- 1978 2nd at the World Cup in Argentina
- 1988 1st (European Champions) in Germany
- 1992 3/4 finalist EURO’92 in Sweden
- 1994 7/8 finalist World Cup in USA
- 1996 7/8 finalist EURO’96 in England
- 1998 4th at the World Cup in France
- 2000 3/4 finalist EURO
- 2000 in the Netherlands and Belgium
- 2004 3/4 finalist EURO2004 in Portugal
- 2008 7/8 finalist EURO2008 in Austria/Switzerland
- 2010 2nd at the World Cup in South Africa
Talents and Educatioin: Great Coaches Make Great Players
How can a country like Holland with this limited number of players become one of the leading football countries in the world? One of the answers is surely the fact that already in the 1960s the KNVB started making development programs for the improvement of our game. Development through educating the coaches and the players. Great initiator in that program has always been Mr. Rinus Michels who not only worked successfully with the big names in the teams of 1974 and 1978 but also with the generation who became European Champions in 1988. The department Coaching and Education with Rinus Michels and Bert van Lingen (author of the official Dutch Coaching book: ‘Coaching Football’) has in the 1980s and early 1990s set the foundation for what is called the KNVB Academy.
The KNVB Academy
The KNVB Academy is the Educational Department of the Royal Netherlands Football Association. As a small European country with a limited number of active players, the KNVB was forced to develop Educational Programs already in the 1960s. More than 50 years of experience in Football Development is gathered in ‘The KNVB Academy’. The KNVB Academy was founded in 1996 to concentrate all educational programs for Dutch football in one body. The Dutch operations of the KNVB Academy are focussed on development of coaches, referees and administrators in the Netherlands. The courses and workshops are all in Dutch language and are awarded with a Dutch Diploma or Certificate which can be used in the Netherlands. Dutch coaching diplomas are UEFA approved.
The Academy is active in following areas:
In the Nehterlands
- Training / Coaching on all levels
- Football Development Programs
- Refereeing Management, organisation and marketing
- Sports medical workshops
- Workshops and Seminars
Educational Publisher
- Coach Instruction Books, CD-roms and DVD's
- Referee Instruction
- Online learning
Course Information
From August 3-14, 2012 the KNVB Academy organizes an International Coaching Course for participants from all over the world. The Course content is designed by the Academy of the Royal Netherlands Football Association and all elements in the course are updated to the latest Training- and Coaching principles. The previous editions of the International courses (1999 through 2011) attracted in total 350 coaches from 73 countries. Should you be interested, do not hesitate to register in time. The number of participants is limited to 25.
Course Level
The level of the course has elements of UEFA B, with some elements of A- and Pro-level (especially the analysis of Pro-matches and special topics are on highest level). Participants in this course will receive a ‘Participation Certificate’. There will be no formal testing on knowledge and skills and coaches do not receive a diploma, due to the different entrance levels of the participants and the specific and non-comparable contents of this program in relation to other coaching programs.
Who can participate?
Participants must have:
- Experience as a player
- A minimum level of coaching (youth) teams
- Knowledge of coaching football Be physically fit for practice sessions
- Be fluent in English language and being able to execute training sessions in English
The instructors are appointed by the KNVB Academy. They stay with the group throughout the course. During the Course Staff instructors of the KNVB Academy will give lectures and do practice sessions on special topics such as Characteristics of Dutch Football, Pressure Football, Counter Football, Conditioning, Match Analysis and Goalkeeping. Since 1999 a number of Dutch Premier League clubs like Ajax, Feyenoord, FC Utrecht, Willem-II, FC Groningen, Vitesse Arnhem and NEC Nijmegen have participated in the program by lectures and visits to their Youth Academy or giving the group the chance to watch training sessions of the Pro team which are normally closed sessions.
Accomodation and Transfers
The course will be held at the KNVB Sportscentre/KNVB Hotel. The address of this centre is: Woudenbergseweg 56-58 The Netherlands NL - 3707 HX Zeist For more information about the hotel, you can visit www.knvbhotel.nl All transfers needed to execute the program are included. During the course the course manager will be available to assist you in case of questions and problems.
Prices and Packages
Participant Prices KNVB International Coaching Course 2012:
| Triple Room |
US $3,893* |
Accommodation in 3-bedded room with shower, toilet and Television (room with separate beds, share with other participants). |
| Double Room | US$ 4,193* |
Accommodation in 2-bedded room with shower, toilet and Television (room with separate beds, share with other participant). |
| Single room | US$ 4,493 * | Accommodation in single room with shower, toilet and Television. |
*excluding airfare per person
What is included?
- 12 nights accommodation 3 meals per day, starting with dinner on August 3 and breakfast on August 15
- Airport transfer to and from Schiphol Airport, on the arrival (August 3) and departure day (August 15)
- Course participation fees ‘KNVB Coach folder’ + NIKE-KNVB Outfit (limited)
- Course materials in English
- Visit 2 matches of professional clubs in the Dutch Premier League
- Visit youth Academy of Pro-club, youth training and/or youth matches
What is excluded?
- Travel and Medical Insurance
- Airfare Personal expenses and drinks
Important
The arrangement includes the nights between August 3 and 15 (12 nights). Please note that it’s not possible to book extra nights at the KNVB Hotel, due to availability. In case you want to stay some extra days in Holland before or after the course, you will have to arrange your own hotel and transport for these specific days.
Provisional Course Lay-out
| Day 1 | Arrival of participants Introduction of the programme |
| Day 2 | Football learning and coaching process. What is football? (Demonstration) Characteristics Of Dutch football (video) How to read during training/game (Demonstration) |
| Day 3 | Criteria for age group training Demonstration on training Visit Professional Football Match (to be confirmed) |
| Day 4 | Principles 4 vs. 4 (video) 4 vs. 4 in variations/ organisation Visit training Dutch national team |
| Day 5 | Principles of match analysis from the main moments Match analysis (8 vs. 8.) Principles preparation of training:
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| Day 6 | Full or half day at leisure Visit Professional Football Match (to be confirmed) |
| Day 7 | Match analysis Wednesday match Preparation of Training from analysis Visit Professional Football Club. Youth department, trainings and lecture |
| Day 8 | Conditioning Special Topic Conditioning is Football training Formations and styles of play Special Topic Training session Various formations |
| Day 9 | Goalkeeping HOEK-Method Special Topic Goalkeeping HOEK-Method Visit Youth matches Youth League + Professional Football Match in the evening |
| Day 10 | At leisure Visit Professional Football Match (to be confirmed) |
| Day 11 | Match analysis Sunday match Training session based on analysis Counter football and Pace in the game Special Topic Training session on counter and pace in the game |
| Day 12 | Pressure football Special Topic Training session on pressure football Course evaluation Certificates and farewell party |
| Day 13 | Departure of all participants |
Registration Process
The full procedure of registration for the upcoming International Coaching Course is:
Entry Deadline
May 1, 2012 or as soon as 25 participants have registered and paid. Participation (and confirmation for visa purposes) is only definite once full amount is paid.
Visa Application
Participants needing incoming visa for the Netherlands can only get the necessary papers to support their application from the KNVB once the full amount is registered in the KNVB-accounts. Please, note that The Netherlands is a Schengen Country and in various countries visa procedures for Schengen countries can take up to 3 months. In case you need a visa, you must have the following documents, to start with your visa application:
- KNVB Confirmation letter
- KNVB Embassy letter
- Travel and Medical Insurance
- Booked return flight ticket (arrival: 3 August / departure: 15 August)
Register now by clicking on this link to the registration form:
KNVB Registration Form
