Oct 11 – OL U-14 team
After a presentation on the background of 11+ and injury prevention to all coaches of the OL organization, we've the honour to perform practical demonstrations with the young players of the U-14 ( juniors of 14 years of age) OL team on the pitch of the Stade de Gerland.
Oct 11 – Olympique Lyon … Ladies first
Together with Cony, we follow the training of the Women's team of Olympique Lyon (Winners of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2010-11). Lara Dickenmann, the best Swiss female player, together with 10 french internationals, is one the star players of this team.
11+ F-MARC team in Lyon, France
October 11-12: we visit Olympique Lyonnais (OL) , one of the most popular football clubs in France. OL won its first ever Ligue 1 championship in 2002, starting a national record-breaking streak of seven successive titles!
Launch of 11+ in Spain at RFEF
October 1, 2011: an important day in the history of F-MARC. It's the result of years of research, work and dedication in injury prevention.
The 11+, F-MARC's complete warm-up programme designed to reduce football injuries, has been officially launched in Spain (Espana).
The home of the current European and world champions will become the first country to fully implement this practice countrywide.
Read more at fifa.com.
Sept 28 – ciao Rio
Sept 28 ... an intensive week comes to an end ...what a trip! (as one of our friends said)
We're now looking forward to finalize the "F-MARC 11+ documentary".
Sept 27 – Selecao … the girls
We travel to Teresopolis (2 hours form Rio), where the Brasil Women national team is preparing towards the PanAmerican Games. Eduardo, the conditioning coach, has a warm up (including 11+ drills), a sprint test and the yo-yo test on his daily program. Cony, after filming the sessions, also realizes some interviews with players (Maurine, Thais and Formiga), the coach Kleiton Lima and other staff members. Unfortunately, Marta and Cristiane are joining the team later, and are not present today.
Sept 26 -II- Selecao
Stefan and Sascha travel with Joao (our friend at CBF) and the Brasil national team to Belem, where two days later the match "EL Clasico" against Argentina is planned . Our guys can film and interview (for the 11 For Health, the other F-MARC project) young shooting star Neymar and the "old" star Ronaldinho, the two most popular players in Brasil.
Sept 26 -I- Corcovado
We go (Cony and me) with the train up to the "Corcovado", where the world-famous 38 meters high statue of "Cristo Redentor" reigns over the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Sept 25 – Futevolei @ Copacabana
Today, the production team (Stefan, Cony and Sascha) are looking for older adults playing foot-volley on the sand of Copacana. This sport was born on these beaches, and has an own "futevolei" webiste, as Mr. Selmo (a local) told us.
Sept 24 – Flamengo match
Today FLAMENGO plays against America G at Engenhao stadium. The attendance is less than 10000 people (FLA has no wins in the last 10, after having won the Campeonado Carioca in the spring). Before the match, our team can film all the locker roon activities, including the warm up, performed in aroom inside the stadium (a typical ritual in Brasil). Finally FLA wins 2:1, with our friend Thiago Neves (jersey nr 7) scoring the game winning goal.
Sept 23 – Flamengo 1. Team
In the afternoon the first team of FLAMENGO has a light training, because on the next day an official match of the brasilian championsship is scheduled. We can film players in the gym, in the medical room (with our friend Dr. José Runco), at the physio, on the pitch, and do interviews with star player Thiago Neves and renowned coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo. Ronaldinho shows up briefly and disappears in the massage room.
Sept 23 – Flamengo youth team
This morning we visit the FLAMENGO training center outside Rio. All youth teams have incorporated since months the 11+ program in their training sessions. We've the opportunity to film with the U-15 team, to interview few kids, the athletic trainers and our friend Dr. Marcio Tannure.