For a long time, 15 years, the Italian Football Schools to get the highest level of qualification by Football Federation had an obligation to work with the sports psychologist. This year the situation has changed, obviously for the worse.
“… The ‘Football Schools’ will be officially recognized as a” Elite Football Schools” if they meet the following additional requirements and implement at least one project to be chosen from the following (naturally reserving to evaluate the proposed project and its aims).” Among the requirements to be chosen, so not mandatory, they can develop “a training project continued during the football season, gained through working with an experienced “Sport Psychologist” with appropriate qualification and regular member of the Psychologist Order, expert of the development of human relations.” (Official press release #2)
At this data it must be added that the Youth Scholastic Sector of FIGC no longer has a psychologist on committees, much less a psychologist among its consultants.
While the sports world, and also soccer at abroad, including for youth activities the sport psychologist, because it recognizes the usefulness in training young people, in collaboration with the coaches and the management of relations with parents, the Italian managers take opposing choices dictated by the only criterion not to change anything to keep our soccer in a state of immobility.
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