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CBF sets up task force to boost youth football in Brazil
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CBF President, Samir Xaud, signed an ordinance creating a working group to propose improvements in Brazil’s youth football categories Credits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF
CBF has formalized the creation of a working group to discuss and propose improvements in the youth football categories in Brazil. Considered strategic for the future, this measure adds to the entity’s efforts to urgently modernize Brazilian football, following the restructuring of the men’s and women’s calendars, the launch of the Financial Fair Play model, and the professionalization of refereeing.
The aim of the working group is to develop proposals to enhance the player development model for both boys and girls across all regions of the country, aligning it with international guidelines, with legislative and institutional suggestions focused on protecting athlete development, ensuring the sustainability of training clubs, and maintaining the integrity of the training process.
“Taking care of the development of young athletes is strategic for the future of our sport. It is in the early stages that talents and values are shaped. We are creating a new working group dedicated to rethinking and strengthening the foundation of football in the country,” emphasized CBF President, Samir Xaud, who signed the ordinance creating the working group.
“We want to build a safer, more organized, and more efficient environment, capable of preparing our children and adolescents for a solid career in sports and, above all, for a better life. Brazil has always been recognized for discovering talents. Now, we also want to be recognized for the quality of our development process. This is another important step in modernizing Brazilian football, a commitment of this CBF administration,” he added.
As was the case with the Refereeing and Financial Fair Play working groups, CBF will lead this working group collectively. It will include representatives from the entity itself and state federations, clubs participating in men’s and women’s youth championships, experts in sports development and education, and independent technical consultants.
“The future of Brazilian football starts at the grassroots, and CBF is taking on, with responsibility and a long-term vision, the commitment to build this future with more structure, more protection, and more opportunities for everyone,” highlighted Helder Melillo, CBF’s executive director.
Initially, the working group will conduct a diagnosis of the competition formats and development cycles in the men’s and women’s youth categories.
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CBF President, Samir Xaud, signed an ordinance creating a working group to propose improvements in Brazil’s youth football categories Credits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF
From there, the working group will address topics such as the integration between sports development and educational training, based on regulations for reorganizing the calendar, age groups, and existing rules.
Another objective is to define infrastructure and technical qualification criteria, focusing on continuous monitoring, quality, and player protection, but also on strengthening and developing training clubs.
“The new youth categories working group will also have the mission of protecting and strengthening training clubs. They are at the forefront of the process, taking care of young people who may one day wear the Brazilian National Team jersey. We want to develop more players and keep them in Brazil for longer. For that, we need to ensure these clubs have real conditions to develop talent. Only by protecting the training clubs will we be able to protect our athletes,” Helder added.
The working group will be chaired by Felipe Diego Barbosa Silva, acting president of the Rio Grande do Norte Football Federation (FNF), with the executive director of CBF, Helder Melillo, as rapporteur.
Interested parties have until February 23 to express their interest in participating in the project. The selection will consider criteria such as regional diversity, experience in youth categories, and institutional representation. Once its composition is defined, the working group will have 90 days to present the final proposal.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.
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