I am writing from Germany and my english is not the best! I read the book talent code in german over 10 times and after read it the first time, I began to practise with my son, who was 3,5 years old soccer. Today my son ist 6,5 years and he is one of the best tecnical player on his age in Germany and a big club drafted him.

With excellent work you can reach a lot!

Having pride in mastering the ball. BSS uses different size balls and goal sizes in age groups. Futsal is part of the training. The futsal ball and futbol de salao ball is different!

English players do. Not master the ball which is their downfall, look at the Japanese & Koreans the last few years! Spain’s over haul and its benefits, the English “grass roots” coaching organizations are resisting FA’s recommendations for change.

Here in Asia when the BSS schools go against British based academies the play is night and day. British Academies teach a system of play, fixed positions and long ball passing and shots with less prevalence on individual development. BSS system develops the individual which is being seen like wild fire across UK in a relatively short amount of time! This is to hype.

For all the naysayers, please tell me when a Professional academy went to a “winning” youth program with no “stars” but better than average players playing a strong system and set piece plays and said…..

“Wow! We will take your whole team into our academy.” It will never happen! They search the world for the best “stand out individual” players. Players whom have mastered and distinguished themselves. THIS IS NOT what English grass roots programs are developing! Strong individual masters of the ball.

Great comments and it will be very interesting to see how it all pans out over the next 10 years, in England in particular seen as the FA is now using FUTSAL as part of its program.

I personally think it is difficult to access the success of “Brazilian Soccer School” students in England at the moment due to influences of the coaches in the Academies and Centre of Excellences of professional clubs and also the amount of time it has been going.

Obviously in its prime it was a way of life in Brazil so “Brazilian Soccer School’s” were everywhere and being played by everyone.
It England not everyone is doing it the Brazilian way all of the time so very difficult to assess its impact.

Hopefully over the next 10 years we can produce English players that can manipulate the ball as well as any Brazilian and have the heart of an English lion, and then surely we will win the World Cup!!!!

If “Brazilian Soccer Schools” and Futsal do prove successful over in England and we win the World Cup on the back of it, then Dan you better get on a plane over here and bring your note book.

Regards Nick

PS Dan the Talent Code was a phenomenal read..

Here’s one way to measure: the # of Brazilians who are playing in the Champions League — http://www.thebesteleven.com/2009/09/brazilians-on-20092010-uefa-champions.html

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.oleole.com/blogs/blogdebola/posts/brazilians-dominate-champions-league-20072008&ei=2xA3TaPlGMKclgfU-fWJAw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDUQ7gEwAw&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522brazilians%2522%2B%2522champions%2Bleague%2522%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Divns

The # has dropped some — from more than 100 in 2007-08 to 73 in 09-10 (I didn’t see 10-11 figures) but it’s still more than any other nation.