CBF holds first meeting with Brazilian youth development group

CBF holds first meeting with Brazilian youth development group

Brazil Women’s Under-17 National Team Training Session Credits: Luiz Neto / CBF

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) will hold the first meeting with the Brazilian Youth Development Working Group this Monday (26), starting at 10 a.m., at the organization’s headquarters in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

The meeting marks the kickoff of the WG, which will discuss and propose improvements for youth football in Brazil. Considered strategic for the future, the measure adds to the organization’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 WG’s goal is to draft proposals to improve the player development model for boys and girls in all regions of the country, aligning it with international guidelines, with legislative and institutional suggestions aimed at protecting athlete development, ensuring the sustainability of training clubs, and preserving the integrity of the development process.

As was the case with the Refereeing and Financial Fair Play WGs, the CBF will lead this working group collectively. It will include representatives from the organization itself and from state federations, clubs competing in men’s and women’s youth tournaments, specialists in sports development and education, and independent technical consultants.

The WG received nationwide support and will be made up of one hundred professionals, including invited specialists and former players, representatives of clubs, federations, and the CBF Academy, as well as members of the CBF itself.