An excerpt from “Das Reboot,” Raphael Honigstein‘s book on the revival of German soccer that led to its 2014 World Cup win, reveals the influence ofDietrich Weise — “an early prototype of the modern trainer. Not a dictatorial patriarch, more like a sensitive teacher, willing to listen to key players before coming to a decision.”Weise, who had been a federation youth coach in the late 1970s and early 1980s, returned to the DFB in 1996. Weise, with assistant Ulf Schott, started off by visiting all theregional federations and after nine months of research concluded that youngsters who didn’t happen to play for one of the professional clubs were falling through the cracks.
Says Weise:“There were big differences as far as the federal associations’ ability to look after these kids was concerned. Some didn’t have the finances, some didn’t have the manpower. Wethought that was unfair. Every kid playing in Germany should have the same opportunities. We also found that not all big clubs were doing as well as they could, in relation to their financialresources. Our proposed first step was the introduction of a comprehensive talent-spotting and development scheme, with the help of a network of 115 regional centers. These were supposed to develop 13to 17-year-olds. We also wanted to support the Landesverbände, so that they could work more regularly with the best 11- and 12-year-olds.”
Humm.???… So the Revival of German Soccer began under Dietrich Weise in 1996.!!!…Klinsmann was still playing in Tottenham until 1998.. This Article puts to Rest the MYTH that JK was Responsible for the Great German Rebirth…Try HUNDREDS of National Training Academies…Each within 25 miles of each other…CONY, You gonna Love this.!!!!
Combine this Plan, with Compensation to Youth Clubs, and we will have our Messi in 6 years!!!