Ali Afifa: The tenth edition mixed in-depth professional work with recreational activity
Al-Anoud Al-Misnad: The summit reflected an aspect of our culture, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of its founding
Sergio Scariolo: Staying at the top requires development, change, and staying away from saturation
Cesar Antonio: Qatar represents a role model in bringing about rapprochement between the global football family
The activities of the tenth edition of the Aspire Academy World Summit 2024, organized by the Aspire Academy, concluded yesterday evening over two days (11 and 12 of this November) at the Regency Resort in the Sealine area in the heart of the charming Qatar desert. The tenth edition of the summit attracted attendance from dozens of countries around the world, with the active participation of the Aspire Colleagues community. It is the platform that brings together 50 sports entities, including clubs, federations and leagues from various continents of the world, in addition to a wide participation of Qatari coaches and members of the technical staff from various Qatari clubs. The famous Argentine star, Gabriel Batistuta, who was scheduled to speak on the second day of the summit as part of the “Star Chat” segment, apologized at the last minute for not attending due to urgent family circumstances.
Honoring Aspire veterans
Mr. Ali Salem Afifa, Chairman of the Aspire World Academy Summit 2024, and Professor Valter Di Salvo, Executive Director of the Summit, honored a number of names from the veteran community of Aspire colleagues around the world from Italy, Argentina, Portugal, Spain, South Korea, the Netherlands, and the United States of America, which will organize the next World Cup in 2026 with Mexico and Canada. Afifa said that these personalities who were honored are loyal members of the community of Aspire colleagues around the world who have recorded a continuous presence over the ten years of the initiative led by the Aspire Academy. The Aspire Academy World Summit has become an interactive platform that brings together the global football family and contributes to the development of research and everything related to approaches. And football updates.
Celine dazzled the participants
Afifa, Chairman of the Aspire Academy World Summit 2024, added: We are proud to hold the tenth edition of this summit in the State of Qatar in this exceptional year coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Aspire Academy and in an exceptional atmosphere that combines in-depth artistic and professional work with recreational activity in the heart of the Qatar desert in the Sealine area. In a way that dazzled the summit participants from all over the world. Afifa said: Over the course of two days, we witnessed a wonderful state of artistic football and professional work that truly contributes to the rapprochement of those affiliated with world football, and this is one of the most important goals of the summit, which has become an interactive platform that works throughout the year in order to enrich the legacy of world football.
The Chairman of the Aspire World Academy Summit 2024 thanked the attendees and participants at the summit for all this diverse technical and professional injection into various aspects of football, which coincides with and complements the continuous work throughout the year with the community of Aspire colleagues around the world, in order to consolidate the good culture that the Aspire Summit has created over the course of 10 years. In service to world football, thanks are due to the members of the organizing committee of the Aspire World Academy Summit.
“It reflects an aspect of our culture.”
For her part, Ms. Al-Anoud Al-Misnad, Director of Marketing and Communications at Aspire Academy, said that the organization of the Aspire World Academy Summit 2024 has a special significance by holding this tenth edition in a picturesque atmosphere in the heart of the Qatar desert in the Sealine area, as it reflects an aspect of our country’s culture. Emphasizing that the summit is being held in conjunction with Aspire Academy’s celebrations of the 20th anniversary of its founding. Al-Anoud, who is also a member of the summit’s organizing committee, added that the remarkable presence and wide participation of Aspire colleagues around the world, as well as the star speakers, reflects the importance of the Aspire World Academy Summit ten years after its launch in the first edition in 2014 in Paris. We are happy to see the tenth edition held in the State of Qatar enjoy such remarkable global participation and great interaction over two full days.
We appreciate the support of partners
Al-Misnad noted the great support that the summit received from Aspire Academy, the parent organization Aspire Zone Foundation, and our permanent partners, Al Kass Sports Channels, the official broadcaster of the summit since its opening, the Qatar Football Association, and the Qatar Stars League Foundation. Thanks are extended to all the sponsors of the summit, the television channels, and all the local and international media outlets that participated. Positively with the summit here in the Sealine area.
For his part, Professor Valter De Salvo, Executive Director of the Aspire World Academy Summit 2024, thanked the attendees from the community of Aspire Fellows around the world for their efforts throughout the year and their remarkable interaction in the tenth edition of the Aspire World Academy Summit 2024.
The activities of the tenth edition of the Aspire World Academy Summit 2024 included an elaboration on advanced training techniques and performance analysis, and the participants came out with a charge of enthusiasm and new ideas that enrich the future of football.
The Aspire Global Academy Summit 2024 concluded with a serious and detailed discussion during a workshop in which the participants touched on the following points:
1) Bridging the gap, as this session focused on tracking the development of football performance and science over the past decade.
2) The revolution of tactical and tactical improvements in football, as this part explores the changes and innovations that football has witnessed.
3) The future of football performance: This session touched on possible developments in performance and player development strategy.
Dinner in the heart of the desert
The Aspire World Academy Summit 2024 concluded with a unique experience at the Inland Sea (Khor Al Udayd), allowing participants to witness Qatar’s stunning sunset while attendees found themselves immersed in the essence of Qatar’s rich culture and warm hospitality. It was the perfect conclusion to an unforgettable summit.
The organizing committee also held a dinner party after the end of the activities of the first day of the summit in a charming Qatari atmosphere, in which the desert sands embraced the starlight in the “The Outpost” prairie area in Sealine in the Qatar desert.
Scariolo: Continuing education
This wonderful evening included a “star chat” with Italian basketball coach Sergio Scariolo, the current coach of the Spanish national basketball team, under whose leadership the Spanish national team won one World Cup title and four European Basketball Championship titles.
In his speech, Scariolo touched on modern training techniques in international basketball, stressing the importance of continuing to learn and building bonds of communication with players. Sergio Scariolo spoke about how his style of communication developed over time, saying: In the beginning, communication meant telling the players what to do. They have to do and stay on top of everything. Through experience and maturity, I have learned that communication depends on listening, patience, and awareness of body language.
Four main workshops
The activities of the second and final day of the Aspire Global Academy Summit 2024 included four main workshops, with three football figures from the Aspire Fellows community participating in each of the four sessions.
In the first two workshops, the focus was on the technical and tactical revolution of the past ten years, while the title of the third and fourth workshops was the future of football and what is coming in it, with the participation of the Aspire Fellows community. The Argentine said: As coaches, we must give priority to young players and identify their problems even without them being aware of it, as well as try to understand their aspirations, desires and interests. Gerard Trevi Guardiola, director of the methodology department at the Spanish club Barcelona, said that football has changed a lot in recent years, and we must imagine preparing for a match now and 10 years ago to see that.
Jose Tavares, Director of the Academy of the Portuguese Club Porto, said that the real revolution in football has already occurred and it lies in the diversity of the game, which is one of the reasons for its success and continuation, and the idea here is the passion that is built between the coaches and the young player. Cristian Javier Ramirez, tactical performance analyst for the Brazilian women’s national team, began his speech by saying that football needs players who are more quick and energetic because football needs quick decisions on the field and teams seek to search for mechanisms that will help them excel.
Qatar is a model of excellence
Cesar Antonio, Director of the Academy of the Chilean Club Universidad, praised the summit and said that the State of Qatar, through the Aspire Academy, represents a role model in the field of bringing the global football family closer together, and I know the great work that is taking place in the State of Qatar, especially with regard to how to deal with different cultures and this summit. It is an opportunity to exchange ideas, opinions and developments in everything related to international football.