Technical

Development Plan
2016 & Beyond
 Vision 2022
The goals of the new SAFA leadership have been defined and mapped
out in a plan called Vision 2022

Vision 2022 is a fundamental rebuilding of the structures of SAFA at all

levels to create the conditions that will bring about the sustained
international success of our national teams

 We have set our sights on a long-term development plan to achieve

the goal of always being in the top 3 of the African rankings, and in
the top 20 of the World rankings

 10% of the South African population must play football. Therefore,

we need to redouble our efforts to:
 Launch a vibrant schools football programme;
 Strengthen women’s football significantly
 Vision 2022 in a Nutshell

Technical
Performance

Gender Financial
Equality Stability

Positive
VISION Commercial
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Major
Player in Sound
World Governance
Football
World-
Class
Admin
Technical Performance 1. National Football Philosophy
2. Coach Education and
Deployment System
3. Talent ID and Development
Technical
4. Competitions Framework
Performance 5. Infrastructure and
Administration (Club Licensing)
Gender Financial
6. Technology
Equality Stability
7. Sport Science and Medicine
8. Establish grassroots football
programmes to increase the
fun element in the sport
9. Establish a strong school sport
Positive VISION Commerci
program
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2022 10. Establishment of provincial,
regional, local high
performance centers
11. Aspirational National
Major
Sound Academy (SoE)
Player in 12. Become the center of Elite
Governanc
World Football Development for the
e
Football African continent
World-
Class 13. Become No. 1 in Africa at all
Admin age group levels
14. Qualify for FIFA and
continental competitions at all
levels
 Strive for Gender Equality

Technical
Performance

Gender Financial
Equality Stability

1. Provide equal opportunity for

women
2. Build women’s teams in equal
Positive VISION measure as men’s teams
Commerci
3. Qualify for all major
Image al Viability
2022 international competitions
4. Build strong, vibrant grassroots
women’s football programme
5. Train women administrators,
referees, coaches
Major
Sound
Player in
Governanc
World
e
Football
World-
Class
Admin
 SAFA’s National Development Framework

The 11 streams of
11.
“The Summit”: National the National
Player Team
Development Performance Development
9. 10. Framework
Comp. Women’s
Structure Football

8. Youth Talent ID and

Development
5. Coaching &
Refereeing & Admin 6.
Stakeholder
“The Foundation”: 4. Standards for Club Support:
7.
Support Operations Systems
•Community
Infrastructure 3. Facility Standards •Government Support
& Availability •Corporates (Science
•Partners &Tech, HR,
2. Code of Conduct
Finance,
1. Rules & Regulations etc)

Football Infrastructure Social Support

 Football Development Plan

The Key Pillars of this development framework are:

 The South African Football Philosophy and the cascading of this
down to all our development structures;
 The building of a robust and well run talent pipeline;
 The rational and comprehensive alignment of all our competition
frameworks and structures;
 An ambitious programme of coach education and deployment to
achieve the ratios of players to footballers that we require to be
competitive
 Ensuring that the correct level of football infrastructure (facilities,
match officials and administrators) exists at every LFA, Region and
Province;
 Utilising world class technologies at all levels;
 Ensuring that we incorporate the latest insights from Sports Science
and Sports Medicine.
 2. Talent Pipeline

3. Competitions
Framework

4. Coach Education

5. Infrastructure
1. National Philosophy

6. Technology
The 7 Streams of Success

7. Science & Medicine

The South African
Football
Philosophy
 What is a Football Philosophy?
 The South African Football Philosophy defines the desired structure and style
of our football, integrating global best practice with the specific values,
traditions, culture and resources of our nation. The SAFP allows us to draw
from our strengths as a nation while being open to learn at all times from the
ever-deepening well of global football trends.

 We must implement The South African Football Philosophy so that we can

align coaching practices, talent identification and development processes and
practices into the style and structure of our national teams of all ages.

 The SAFP defines who we are as a footballing nation, and how we play.
Our game, our way.
 Performance is Driven by a National Philosophy

1. Defensive Play
2. Offensive Play
3. Fast Transition
4. Define Player Attributes
5. Technical / Tactical
6. Physical Attributes
7. Social / Cultural Influences
8. Assess Trends & Challenges
9. Determine Implementation Mechanisms
10. Coach Education
11. Talent Identification
The South African Football Philosophy: Ubuntu, Tsamaya, Phakathi
The philosophy of “Ubuntu, Tsamaya and Phakathi” is unique. It is competitive
in approach, skillful by nature, and results in a common winning goal.

This is achieved through a maximised collective performance, enhanced by a

dominant individuality and versatility in a functionally balanced playing system of
defence, transition and attack.
 Ubuntu recognizes a collective team, dependent and caring of each other, building
on and cherishing our diversity whilst acknowledging that all our individual
actions must be aligned to a common goal through compassion and humility.
 Tsamaya recognizes and expresses our mentality of creative, skillful, guileful and joyful
expression of flair and individual brilliance that is celebrated within the collective.
Our rich talent of ball control, guile, skill and individual brilliance must produce
- game-breaking moments against well organized defensive patterns.
 Phakathi recognizes that winning the game is by putting the ball in the net. Without the
direction and objectives summarized by the value of Phakathi, our skill can be
wasteful and our collective be stifling.

Scoring the goal is the

final product
 Roles & Responsibilities of TD
 Defining and Leading the Technical Development Programmes
 Preparing football for the future
 Preparing a long term vision and developing a strategy for LTPD
 Accountable for the Implementation, Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation of these plans

Responsibilities include:
 Mass football
 Coach Education
 Competition Framework
 High Performance and Elite football
 Research and Data capturing
 Implementation Pillars

Coach Education Content

 Refine all coaching manuals in line with the SAFP.
 Create a syllabus that will maximise talent potential and address
players limitations.
Talent Identification Process
 Create a scouting network with a specific selection criteria according
to the SAFP.
Local Talent Centres/ High Performance Centres / Football Focus
Schools / Provincial Academy / National Academy
 Unique, competitive and successful style of play aligned to the
SAFP.
 Progressive High Performance pathway.
 Coach Education

 Increase the number of coaches at Local Football

Associations & School level (D level)
 Increase the number of courses at each level ( A,B,C)
 Identify and increase potential instructors (FIFA,CAF &
Local)
 Widen the pool of highly qualified coaches for PSL and
National teams ( Pro & A License )
 Align coaching manuals with CAF and FIFA
 Work in conjunction with SAFCA
 Coach Education Action Plan
COURSES SPECIFICATION PERIOD REMARKS

Local courses Level D January – December Organise at LFA &

courses school levels
64 courses Legacy trust

CAF Licensing CAF A: 3 (i)April - July - Oct 3 modules per

(ii)June – Aug - Nov course
(iii)March – May - Sept CAF moderator

CAF B: 3 (I) P1 March P2 May 2 modules per

(ii) P1 July P2Sept course
(iii) P1 October P2 Dec CAF moderator

CAF C: 6 May, August, November Local moderator

(2 per month)
 Coach Education Action Plan cont’
COURSES SPECIFICATION PERIOD REMARKS

Refresher courses 2 – Level 3 /Pro Continuous

1 – CAF A & B

Goalkeeping Basic Local course November By FIFA Instructor

Heredia
Advanced course December

FIFA courses Grassroots July Reactivate the

project – Durban
Women August Upskill women

Instructors September Increase Pool

Youth October u15

MA confederation July / September LYG – regional

leagues
 Youth Development
 Each Provincial structure to have 2 Technical Director’s (Man & Woman)
with Coach Instructor qualifications (CAF if possible) to help roll out
LTDP.
 Each Region to have 1 Technical Officer of Coach Instructor qualification
to assist with Coach Education.
 Ensure that Grassroots SAFP is being played at all Primary schools and
clubs as a foundation
 Create inter- and intra-schools leagues at all age groups if possible.
 Explore appropriate age group related leagues for clubs and schools to
align with international calendar.
 Re-align age/field size/goal size/duration/ball size/no. of players/ subs
 Create strength v strength leagues at all levels, using 1,2,4,8 system
 LFA and Regional selection teams to play each other ( LTC’s )
 Implement full calendar for Local, Regional and Provincial
Championships and identify relevant Technical Team for each age
group well in advance.
 Suggested Age Related Framework

AGE FORMAT GAME TIME BALL SIZE SUBS Field Size Goal Size(wxh)
► U06 4v4 no GK 2 x 15 min 3 5 Rolling 35x20m 2 x 1m
► U07 5v5 no GK 2 x 15 min 3 5 Rolling 40x20m 2 x 1m
► U08 7v7 with GK 2 x 20 min 3 5 Rolling 50x35m 4 x 1.8m
► U09 7v7 with GK 2 x 20 min 4 5 Rolling 60x45m 4 x 1.8m
► U10 7v7 with GK 2 x 20 min 4 5 Rolling 60x45m 4 x 1.8m
► U11 9v9 with GK 2 x 25 min 4 5 Rolling 70x50m 6 x 2m
► U12 9v9 with GK 2 x 30 min 4 5 Rolling 70x50m 6 x 2m
► U13 11v11 2 x 30 min 5 5 Rolling 80x50m 7.32 x 2.44m
► U14 11v11 2 x 30 min 5 5 Rolling 80x50m 7.32 x 2.44m
► U15 11v11 2 x 40 min 5 5 Full Full
► U16 11v11 2 x 40 min 5 5 Full Full
► U17 11v11 2 x 40 min 5 5 Full Full
► Ladies 11v11 2 x 35 min 5 5 Rolling Full Full
► Vets 11v11 2 x 40 min 5 5 Rolling Full Full
 Competitions Calendar 2016
DATES ACTIVITY VENUE CUT OFF AGE

To be confirmed SAFA / BURGER KING U19 CHAMPIONSHIP TBC 01 Jan 1998 or After

06 – 12 June 2016 ABC MOTSEPE LEAGUE NATIONAL PLAY-OFFS Bloemfontein, FS 01 Jan 1993 or After
{Only 5 Players PM}

26 June – 03 July 2016 SAB U21 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Polokwane, LP 01 Jan 1995 or After

10– 16 July 2016 U13 & 17 BOYS & GIRLS(Able Bodies) SPORTS Kwa-Zulu Natal 01 Jan 2003 or After
AND RECREATION SA SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP 01 Jan 2000 or After

September 2016 BEACH SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Durban, KZN Open Age

03 – 07 October 2016 U19 KAY MOTSEPE SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS KZN O1 Jan 1998 or After

05 - 11 December 2016 SASOL LEAGUE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Mossell Bay, WC Open Age
 Talent Identification Process

 Structure of Talent Development Pipeline

National
Academy (Boys &
Girls)
U13, U15, U17

9 Provincial Academies
18 (B&G) Football Focused
Schools
Private Academies

Interprovincial Tournaments
52 Regional Talent Hubs
Provincial & Regional Strength vs Strength
Leagues

341 Local Talent Centres (LTCs)

(U11-U17 Boys & Girls) 2 Hours - 1 day per week
LFA Leagues &Select teams & Grassroots Football
 Local Training Centres
Team of 3 Coaches + LTO
 Team consists of three Regionally
based coaches and the Local
Technical Officer in each LFA. LFA
 Travel to each LTC one day per 2
week to conduct Advanced Talent
coaching for best youth talent in
LFA.
 Also to do further Coach
Development / Courses during
weekends
LFA
 LTO continues to run programme 1
during balance of week
 Run Regional or Training Centre LFA LFA
Leagues ( Strength v Strength) 3 4
 Youth Development Plan
ACTION TACTICS STRATEGIC TARGET OUTCOME/ OUTPUT
PARTNER/RESPONSIBILITY
(I) Reactivate the Grassroots - Department of Basic Increase the number of OUTCOME: Implement
Grassroots Programme and continuous Education participants of the 6-12 the grassroots LTDP
promotion development - Sports and Recreation years (Boys & Girls)
South Africa OUTPUT: Introduce and
and offer playing opportunities
Introduce and link the - Department of Health Increase the number of
development
grassroots programme with - Local football Associations coach educators Consolidated the football
schools sport activities foundation

Organize grassroots
festivals and mini
tournaments
(II) Consolidate the 341 LFA - School Teams  Increase OUTCOME: To ensure
U13/U15/U17/U19 - LFA Clubs participation in the that best potential is
Leagues
(Teams/Clubs) - PSL Clubs different age identified and developed.
(Schools & - Clubs with Youth structures groups
Build the strongest talent
LFA) Implement the talent
identification and create the pool for Youth National
 Identify and select Teams
players database
best players
OUTPUT: Provide
Create Regional Select competitive training and
Teams (52) and channel games for the best
players to football focused players.
schools, clubs with youth
structures Create a proper pathway
for players
 Youth Development Plan cont’
ACTION TACTICS STRATEGIC PARTNER TARGET OUTCOME/OUTPUT
RESPONSIBILITY

Adapt youth football Create a link between youth

tournaments to the local development activities and
realities (Project to be clubs
finalized)

Elaborate Project plan for

Organize the week long
Youth Training Structures and
Youth Regional, Provincial
appropriate youth
and National
competitions
Championships

(III) Elite Implementation Plan for the Provincial Governments Optimize training and OUTCOME: Produce
HPC & FFS preparation for talented Strong National Teams
High Sport Recreation South Africa
players
Performance OUTPUT: Develop high
Department of Basic Education
Centre Long term preparation level players
Football for National Youth Develop feeder groups for
Focused Teams clubs
Schools
Producing Excellence at
the National Team Level Men’s National Teams Value Chain

Head Head Head Head

Coach Coach Coach Coach
Talent Pipeline
Nat’l Tournaments
Academies/Scho
ol of Excellence Under-17 Under-20 Under-23 Men’s Senior
National National National National
Provincial Leagues Team Team Team Team

U-19 Regional
League
Asst Asst Asst Asst
U-17 Leagues at
Coach Coach Coach Coach
Regional Level
U-15 Leagues at Technical / Scientific Support for National Teams
Regional Level •Technical Study Group
1. •(study Competitions, Leagues, Matches / Scouting Reports)
U-13 Leagues at
Regional Level • Football Academy Regulations
2.
U-15 League at
LFA Level
3.
• Technical Master Plan
U-13 League at
LFA Level 4.
• Coaching Education Programme
• Sport-Specific Research / Scientific
5. Support
Grassroots
Programme
Producing Excellence at
the National Team Level Women’s National Teams Value Chain
Head Head Head
Coach Coach Coach
Talent Pipeline

Nat’l
Tournaments
Leagues
Women’s Under-17 Women’s Under-20 Women’s Senior
Academies/Scho National Team National Team National Team
ol of Excellence

U-19 Regional
League
Asst Asst
U-17 Leagues at Coach Coach
Regional Level
U-15 Competition
at Regional Level
Technical / Scientific Support for National Teams
U-13 Competition • Technical Study Group
at Regional Level 1. • (study Competitions, Leagues, Matches / Scouting Reports)

U-15 League at •Football Academy Regulations

LFA Level 2.

U-13 League at •Technical Master Plan

3.
LFA Level
•Coaching Education Programme
4.
Grassroots
•Sport-Specific Research
Programme 5,
 Women’s Football Plan
ACTION TACTICS STRATEGIC TARGET
PARTNER/RESPONSIBILITY

NATIONAL Ensure participation SASOL Petroleum League runs for 8 months a

TEAMS year. National teams
and qualification for all company is the
compete in all qualification
Banyana National team sponsor of the tournaments as prescribed
tournaments of CAF National League and by CAF and FIFA. Qualified
U20
and FIFA. also the senior for last Olympics and 2016
U17 in Brazil
National team
U17 team qualified for
previous world cup

FIFA Live Increase the number of Schools. Clubs, LFA 4-6 courses per year
Your Goals girls players at Local and SAFA instructors
Project for football Associations &
Girls school level. 2 held in
2015.
 Women’s Football Plan cont’
ACTION TACTICS STRATEGIC TARGET OUTCOME/ OUTPUT
PARTNER/RESPONSIBILITY

SAFA LFA Increase the number of LFA Clubs, Academies, PSL A LFA league from OUTCOME: train & educate
Girls players in each Local Clubs with junior teams, Schools Feb-October in coaches and develop LFA
Leagues Football Association-341 in and SAFA Coaches each age group in teams
all. the 341 LFA’s.
U13 Regional team is OUTPUT: Identify players for
Coaches of teams must selected for a the National data base for
U15 Academies and National
have a CAF C Licence Tournament to
U17 select a Provincial Youth teams. Talent scouts
Widen the pool of players team and National Youth coaches
U19 and develop an interest in to play in the Inter- attend these tournaments
girls football Provincial Increase the pool of girl
championships players

SAFA High Players selected at various
Performance tournaments are housed
centre and educated there for the
National teams. In its 11th
year.
Talent identified at tournaments Elite talent housed OUTCOME: Elite performance
and data based called to this here full time- training
centre. Scientific input- ,meals and
Physios, sports scientists, sport education provided. OUTPUT: Players form bulk of
psychologists, dieticians etc 25 in total. National teams
available. SAFA sponsored and
Legacy fund 2010
 Women’s Football Plan cont’
ACTION TACTICS STRATEGIC TARGET OUTCOME/ OUTPUT
PARTNER/RESPONSIBILITY
Department To widen the pool of girl All schools are involved in this. 1 Tournament each OUTCOME: train teachers to be
of Sports and players. Each year the DSR Department of Sport and recreation year with preparatory coaches and develop girl players
Recreation (Government also organizes a funds games and selections for further training and to be
tournament for girls with being played prior to recorded in the data base for
(DSR) Girls
players from each Province. this during the year. further selection for Academies
tournament
This is held in December of Continual talent ID and Sports schools of excellence.
U13 each year and data basing Also u17 National team

OUTPUT: Improved standard of

U15
performance by regular
U17 competition.

REGIONAL Held in all of the 52 regions Schools, clubs, LFA’s involved. Leagues play for 8 OUTCOME: Competitive football
Women’s every year. Burger King sponsors month culminating in for girls. Generally feed the u20
leagues a regional National team
tournament every
year. Continuous OUTPUT Development of talent
talent ID and data pool.
basing
SASOL Played also in the 52 Regions. Players are registered with SASOL Annually there is a OUTCOME: Allowing top 9 teams
LEAGUE registered clubs. SASOL Petroleum week long from the 9 Provinces to compete
giant sponsors league and senior tournament - top Nationally.
Top level women’s team. teams from the 9
Provinces compete to OUPUT: Talent is continuously
league
find the best team in scouted for the Senior Women’s
the country. National team
 Women’s Football Plan cont’
ACTION TACTICS STRATEGIC TARGET OUTCOME/ OUTPUT
PARTNER/RESPONSIBILITY

FIFA Live To promote girls football at Schools, Clubs and LFA’s Support and OUTCOME: develop an interest
your Goals Grassroots enhance projects in girls football
and programmes
OUTPUT: build data base for
further training
Women’s To develop world class Provinces, Regions and LFA To assist active OUTCOME: Develop better
Administra administrators Women in the Administrators.
tion Regions or
Course Provinces to get OUTPUT: Prepare women for a
to a higher level - role in the Executive
EXCO Committee

Women’s Top level coaches –CAF A All Provinces, USSA Prepare Women OUTCOME: Educate women
Coaching Licence attend this FIFA to Coach the coaches
Course course National Teams.
Policy of SAFA - all OUTPUT: National teams
National teams to coached by women coaches
be coached by
women coaches
FIFA Two Coaches sent to Germany Selected from 25 CAF A Licence 1 per year OUTCOME: Developing top
Coaching each year women coaches women coaches
Development
OUTPUT: Coaches for National
teams and league teams
 Refereeing
 Ensure enough recruitment of male and females at LFA
level to officiate school leagues.
 Ensure enough recruitment of male and females at
Regional level to officiate at Regional Leagues.
 Ensure enough instructors to address Technical aspect.
 Ensure Match Commissioners and Referees are
qualified enough to act as Match officials in Provincial
Leagues.
 Align Physical Training Programme to that of Head
office.
 To be done
 Identify TD’s in Province (Man / Woman)
 Identify Regional TO’s
 Increase number of Coach Instructors
 Identify LFA groupings for LTC’s
 Identify Coaches for LTC’s and Representative Teams
 Identify Facilities for LTC”S
 Compile list of Coaches and their present coaching cv’s
 Help with registration of School Teams (Inqaka.com)
 Identify how to improve Strength v Strength Leagues
 Establish FFS and HPC in Province
Thank you