Training Centre Certification Proves Effective
The certification procedure for the Club Training centres proved to be very effective in a test-run during a recent pilot study.
The first club centre to be tested for the new certification requirements was at FC Schalke 04. A team of experts with representatives from the DFL, the German FA (DFB) and the Belgian firm Double Pass were very pleased with the computer software for the test and the practicability of the certification criteria.
"We are confident that the procedures for the Bundesliga will prove to be effective in everday use just as they are in the 2. Bundesliga. Naturally we hope and expect to raise the already high standards of Bundesliga training centres through the licensing procedures," Holger Hieronymous explained.
The Heads of the Training Centres for the various Bundesliga clubs will now be able to get a look at the final list of criteria, that will be the basis for the testing, at a meeting in Berlin on May 24th and 25th. And by the end of May the list will be available for the Clubs as an Internet download.
Beginning in September, three teams of experts will start the thorough testing óf three different Bundesliga club training centres, resulting in the centres receiving a seal of certification in one of three possible grades or classes.
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