How to strengthen the management of football players? The General Directorate of Sport responded

On December 30, the State General Administration of Sport recently issued the "Letter on the Reply to proposal No. 4968 (Medical Sports No. 624) of the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference", replying to the "Proposal on the Urgent Need for the Revitalization of Chinese Football" in five aspects, including the establishment of the National Football Leading Group and the strengthening of the management of football players.

In 2015, the State Council issued the Overall Plan for the Reform and Development of Chinese Football (hereinafter referred to as the "Overall Plan"). In order to implement the "Overall Plan", with the consent of the State Council, the State Council Football Reform and Development Inter-ministerial Joint Conference System led by the leading comrades of the State Council was established in March 2015, and its main responsibility is to provide macro guidance for the reform and development of football, coordinate the implementation of the "Overall Plan", supervise and inspect the completion of key tasks of football reform, and assist in solving major issues and major issues in football reform and development.

The State General Administration of Sport said in the letter that the operation mechanism of the joint meeting gave full play to the reform and development concept of "special affairs, first to try", and established a supervision and supervision mechanism, with remarkable results. In the process of implementing the key tasks of the Overall Plan, the relevant member units of the joint meeting and the China Football Cooperation Association are the leading units of various specific tasks, and will persistently promote the implementation of reform and development tasks.

Proposals for the construction of football fields and efforts to expand the football population. Reply in the letter: During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the number of social football fields in the country increased from 6507 at the beginning of 2016 to 33,464 at the end of 2020, and 27,000 new social football fields were added.

The General Administration of Sport said that the Chinese Football Association will continue to cooperate with the Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the General Administration of Sports and other departments to continue to promote the construction of social football venues and facilities across the country, cooperate with the implementation of the "Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of Football Venues and Facilities in Urban Communities", solidly promote the construction of football venues and facilities in urban communities, and implement the opening of campus football venues and stadiums to students and society. With free and low-cost football fields around the people, the football population will inevitably increase significantly, and a good atmosphere of national fitness and young people actively participating in football will be formed in the whole society.

The picture shows the renderings of dalian barracuda bay professional football stadium. Image source: The official website of the Chinese Football Association

Proposals for strengthening the management of football players. Reply in the letter: The Chinese Football Association has revised the "Measures for the Administration of National Team Athletes of the Chinese Football Association", which puts forward clear disciplinary requirements for national team athletes at all levels. Among the specific requirements for national team athletes at all levels, the national team and U23 national team athletes are strictly prohibited from having new tattoos, and those who have tattoos are advised to remove their tattoos on their own, and if there are special circumstances, they must cover the tattoos during training and competition after the consent of the team; the U20 national team and the following national teams at all levels are strictly prohibited from recruiting athletes with tattoos.

The State General Administration of Sport said in the letter that there is basically no concept of provincial team in the current domestic football team structure, and athletes who violate discipline in clubs will be dealt with in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Disciplinary Code of the Chinese Football Association. National teams at all levels will further organize and carry out various forms of ideological and political education activities, strengthen the patriotic education of national team athletes, enhance the sense of mission, responsibility, and honor, and build a national team that can fight well and have a good work style.

In addition, the State General Administration of Sport also responded to suggestions on the establishment of professional or semi-professional football teams in provinces, cities and counties, and the start of football from kindergartens. (End)