Campionia successfully organized the year’s largest coaching event in Bulgaria: an educational seminar featuring the Dutch champions, PSV Eindhoven. The event took place on November 2nd and 3rd at the National Sports Academy (NSA) in Sofia, attracting coaches from across the country. It was a successful step towards improving coaching standards in Bulgaria and developing young Bulgarian footballers.
Key Highlights:
- Focus on Bulgarian Needs:
- Campionia conducted extensive negotiations with PSV, emphasizing the specific problems and needs of Bulgarian football.
- The seminar included “idea workshops” that encouraged discussions and proposals for applying the Dutch methodology in Bulgaria.
- PSV Eindhoven Lecturers:
- Longtime PSV academy coaches, Joris van der Baselaar and Yuri Tooren, shared their experience and knowledge.
- They presented the PSV methodology in detail, including individual player development, tactical requirements, and mental preparation for coaches.
- Topics Tailored to the Bulgarian Reality:
- The seminar covered topics particularly relevant to Bulgarian coaches, such as the lack of individual player work and the need for qualified psychologists.
- Demonstration training sessions were conducted.
- Goal:
- The goal of the event was to help Bulgarian coaches raise their level, so that they can pass on this knowledge to Bulgarian children, and thus raise the level of Bulgarian football.
- Future Partnership:
- Campionia plans to deepen its partnership with PSV by organizing a trip for Bulgarian coaches to the Netherlands.
