“Fiorentina Method” – A Proven Track Record

 

The “Fiorentina Method” has evolved over 25 years of collaboration between Pantaleo Corvino and Prof. Vincenzo Vergine, currently the Technical Director of Italian Serie A club ACF Fiorentina (responsible from the 1^st team all the way to U10) and Youth Director respectively. They have developed players in the highest levels of Italian soccer, including Serie A and the Italian National team. Since Corvino and Vergine arrived at ACF Fiorentina four years ago (now in their 5^th season), twenty-two players are part across the spectrum of age groups on the Italian National Teams. This is the highest number of players represented by one club on the National Teams in Italy. They have considered the 1992 DOB, their first group of players to emerge from their rigorous program. At the recent U17 World Cup in Nigeria, five players were from Fiorentina; Inter Milan came in second with two players.

 

The principle aim of the methodology is the individual player’s development with a scientific approach. A proper curriculum for each age group addresses the physical, technical, and tactical areas with the correct percentage of training hours based on annual training hours. This plan is a combination of individualized training and team training, which includes extensive work on psychomotor skills, coordination, endurance, involuntary muscle movement, flexibility, technical training, team tactics, and individual tactics.