The Ajax Soccer Education

There are many ways to play soccer. The world famous Amsterdam football club AJAX has in the course of its rich and succesful history developed a unique playing style that is greatly admired all over the world. As all experts know, AJAX will always go for the attack with attractive tactical elements. To achieve this goal AJAX has developed a world famous training program, where talented young players go through the various stages of a soccer education program that belongs to the best of the world.

Wim Zielhorst, a very experienced maker of sport films and documentaries spent more than four years at the AJAX training centre THE FUTURE, working together with the coaches, technical staff and the young players to visualize and explain the AJAX training concept for the first time in all its various aspects. This has resulted in a fantastic soccer series of 6 unique DVDs.

1.  The Ajax Playing Style - • The Ajax playing style • Formation • Playing concept • Ball possession • Orientation and anticipation • Field occupation • Technical skills • Individual playing concept • Ball possession opponent • Formation choice
2. The Ajax Training Concept- Talent recognition • All determining factors • Talent development • Integrated approach • Trainability of skills • Training period • Training versus endurance • Individual development • The skills of a professional coach • Adjustment of the formation • Individual development and the team
3. Soccer Education Age groups 7-12 - Age specific characteristics • Mental development • Plural motor development • Technical training • Scouting of talents • Stimulation/Correction • Playing in an older team • Tactical training • Position choice • Learning of various techniques • Ball skills
4. Soccer Education Age groups 12-15 - Age specific characteristics • Technical skills: passing and receiving • Position play • Team play • Physical change: growth spurt • Specific skills
5. Soccer Education Age groups 15-18 - • Age specific characteristics • Individual playing concept • Technical skills: passing and receiving • Position Play • Team tactics • Team play • Team tactics in relation to the opponents playing concept
6. Bonus DVD - Impression of the "The Future' training facilities • Impression of the Ajax spaces in the Ajax stadium 'The Arena' • Interviews about the Ajax soccer training program with: 1. Nigel de Jong 2. Ryan Babel 3. Hedwiges Maduro
   • Impressions of today's famous players: 1. Urby Emanuelson 2. John Heitinga 3. Wesley Sneijder 4. Ryan Babel 5. Hedwiges Maduro 6. Maarten Stekelenburg • One half match Ajax - Sparta seen through the field occupation analysis camera • Trailers of part 1 - 6