Legends and Technical Directors next to EPO for “Tomorrow”

In detail:

With the inheritance of “yesterday” by the Legends (Thodoris Zagorakis, George Karagounis, Demis Nikolaidis, Antonis Nikopolidis) and the knowledge of “Today” (Technical Directors and representatives of the Super League teams 1), the EPO designs “Tomorrow” of development infrastructure through the Renaissance program that is shaped by successive seminars and workshops on the Federation facilities.

The work and arguments developed in the ongoing Workshop (23-26/2) was based on the participants’ common desire to progress and evolve the Greek football of the Renaissance program. In the seminar, the leading professionals on infrastructure and development contributed to their experience and know -how to shaping a new creative framework with the prospect of the future evolution of the sport. The presence of the National Team Legends has reinforced the connection of the new generation of football players with the great football past of our country, offering valuable guidance on the future upgrading of the sport through the Renaissance program, based on Johann Cruyff’s model and has been implemented Successfully in countries such as the Netherlands and Portugal.

The Chairman of the Committee on National Teams and a member of the Executive Committee, Costas Vrakas, praised everyone in the seminar and talked about the value of cooperation: “Your participation is the first important step in restructuring the football landscape in our country, through a Strategic Development that will proceed from base to top. The desire of all is to create a relationship of good cooperation, because the work we do will be inextricably linked to the work you do to get the desired results. Our intention is to coordinate our strengths to overcome the differences that may exist and to focus on our common path to success. Today’s meeting is a first -class opportunity to hear and share your suggestions and ideas on how we can achieve the greatest possible growth and progress as your contribution to this stage is vital to the evolution of our football and For the success of this particular strategy in the future. ”

Representatives of the Super League 1 teams as well as the organizing authority, who participated in massively, showed their common desire to develop training practices at an early age. Specifically, technical managers and academies of the following teams participated: AEK, Aris, Asteras Tripolis, Atromitos, Volos NPS, Kallithea, Levadiakos, Olympiakos, OFI, Panathinaikos, Panetolikos, PAOK, Panser.

The Federation participated in the work of the workshop, Pantelis Chatzimarinakis, also a member of the Executive Committee and Vice -Chairman of the National Team Committee, the Technical Director of Development and Women’s National Teams and Legend, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Dimitris Papadopoulos Education, Michalis Mitrotassios, the Grassroots Manager Christos Siskos and Yiannis Samaras as special adviser. Federal techniques were attended by the coach and assistant coach of the National K17, Vassilis Papadakis and Vassilis Skrtos respectively, the coach and assistant coach of the national girls and young women, George Papakostas and Anthoula Savvidou, respectively, respectively, respectively. Analyst of K21, George Polymeneas.

Workshop is the second four days of EPO and OneForthegame (23-26 February), with the aim of developing a sustainable and effective model for Greek football, based on education and collaboration from young age. The EPO and the OneForthegame organization continue their close cooperation to create the football future that Greece deserves.