Relatório de Estágio Profissional realizado na Equipa Sub-15 do Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira, Época Desportiva 2023/2024

Abstract

The game of football can be considered a complex sport and is presented as a sequence of problem situations of cooperation and opposition. Teams are organized according to certain particularities, based on rules, principles and prescriptions, which take place in contexts of great randomness and unpredictability. The training process is extremely important for the development of players and preparing them to deal with sporting competition. This report, carried out as part of the master's programme in Sports Training, specializing in High Performance Training, comes from reflecting on the experiences gained during the professional internship carried out with the Under-15 team of Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira, in the 2023/2024 season. As a Trainee Assistant Coach, the main tasks performed included planning and operationalizing the training process and observing and interpreting the team's performance in competition. The objectives of the internship focus on developing skills that contribute to meeting the demands imposed by the context, as well as sharing experiences with other coaches and sports agents that contribute to my personal and professional development. As final considerations, I highlight the following: the systematic repetition of certain game principles in training will allow the team to show certain regularities in competition; reflection on our practice has contributed to the ongoing development of the Game Model; competition became an extremely important moment for the coaching team, allowing to regulate the whole process; video analysis made it possible to establish and prioritize the game principles that made up the Morphocycle; critical reflection on training practice is a fundamental element in promoting professional and personal development.