Methodology
A methodology focused on five key areas: Physical, Technique, Tactic, Psychology and Real Madrid Foundation Values
The Real Madrid Foundation Football & Basketball School in Singapore is more than just a regular sports school. We are an institute for sports education. Our core mission is to teach Real Madrid Foundation values and motivate our students to develop themselves as people through football, while enjoying a unique sporting experience.
At the Real Madrid Foundation Football & Basketball School, our philosophy centers on using team sports like football and basketball to foster high performance mindset and values of Real Madrid Foundation in our students, nurturing them to be more effective wholesome individuals. Our training programs are carefully designed to not only enhance athletic skills but also to nurture self-learnings and autonomous behavior. By integrating these elements, we aim to develop students who are not only proficient in sports but also demonstrate independence and responsibility in all areas of life.
The Real Madrid Foundation Training Methodology embraces the practice of football and sports values. Our program offers a variety of unique and exclusive Experiences for our community and their families. Some of these curated Experiences are intricately designed to purposefully complement the education that is offered in mainstream schools. The purpose of this approach is to enhance the impact of commonly targeted developmental objectives, with one such focused objective being leadership values.
Our sports education platform seeks to not only facilitate the progression of sports training by our evolving learning pathway, it also strives to aid in the development of sports values. The Legacy and Values of Real Madrid Foundation, which are an integral component of this platform, serves as an inspiration to our community. While positive life values often take time to nurture, the Experiences that our program offers are designed to create the conditions and environment necessary to enhance this process for our students.
Our Technical staff, comprising of UEFA Pro Coach and Doctorate in Physical Education, at the Real Madrid Foundation Football & Basketball School has put together, leveraging their vast experience working with Fundación Real Madrid, a methodology focused on five key areas: Physical, technical, tactical, psychological and Real Madrid Foundation values.
For all age groups from 4 to 17 years old our staff has defined an annual curriculum which ensures students’ development during their stay at our Football & Basketball School.
How we implement this methodology
The annual curriculum is broken down into sessions so that each session has a set of goals in all or some of the key areas.
For example, a given day training session for a U13 group may include work on protecting the ball (technical), aerobic condition (physical) and supporting the teammates from behind (tactical).
While the curriculum is defined and supervised by the Technical Director, the coach has the central role to perform the exercises conducive of the defined goals. Needless to say, our methodology takes into factor the student’s age, where younger students focus more on physical aspects, and whether the student trains twice a week for team training or a once a week in the football program.
Team training session’s methodology
Those students engaged in our team training sessions will be taught under a curriculum based on the same principles of the Real Madrid Foundation Methodology. However, more focus will be placed on:
- Tactic: understanding and executing the game systems, i.e. what position plays each student in the field; transitions, how the team moves up from defence to attack and vice versa;
- Strategy, previously agreed coordinated team actions
- Technique is taught having in mind competitive/match situations
- Physical activities are mostly carried out with the ball so that the time is optimised
