gooDevil
Worst scout ever
is apparently the name of their youth academy. You don't hear much about it, but Bayern seem to produce some excellent players. Can anyone tell us more about it? Any lessons we can learn from their success?
From wiki
From wiki
Bayern Munich Junior Team is the youth academy for German football club Bayern Munich. The Junior Team was created in 1902[1] and restructured in 1995[2] has educated many players who have become regulars in the Fußball-Bundesliga and the Germany national football team, such as Thomas Müller, Andreas Ottl, Philipp Lahm, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Piotr Trochowski and Bastian Schweinsteiger. There are 165 players, 16 instructors and managers, 1 physiotherapist and 1 masseur.[1] Rosters remain unchanged while the kids learn their trade whether it be for goalkeeper, defence, midfield or forward. They are trained for no more than 1 or 2 positions.[3]
Bayern Munich Junior Team uses a 4–3–3 formation system from D Juniors and upwards.[1] Players from overseas are offered accommodation in a youth apartment block with 13 single rooms inside the club grounds on Säbener Straße.[1] The facility arrangement at different to many other high profile clubs, such as at Manchester United and Ajax Amsterdam, in that both the first team and the youth teams train at the same location.[2]
Scouting
Bayern Munich has scouts all over the world, though most of the scouting happens within a few hours drive of Munich.[3] Thomas Hitzlsperger, Christian Lell, Andreas Ottl, current first team players Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger and most recent graduates Holger Badstuber, Diego Contento and Thomas Müller are all from either Munich or within a 70 km radius of the city.
As part of the restructuring and to help find players for the Junior Team, Bayern Munich has developed a "Talent Day" where up to 500 boys are scouted. The Talent Days are done over Saturday and Sunday.[5] The format used is 3 twenty-minute 5-a-side matches.[5] The scouts are looking for how well the participants "cope with the ball" "particular skill", "excellent dribbling" and "good vision".[5] An average of seven children will make it to the Bayern Munich Junior Team during Talent days.[3] Talent Days has drawn "worldwide attention".[5] The event has drawn participants from all over Germany along with participants from Austria, France, Italy and Australia.[5]