A full week of work is all a coach wants, and with José Neto it was no different. However, this week came with the call-up of players for the Brazilian national team (Anderson Varejão and Arthur Pecos) and the Venezuelan national team (David Cubillán). Problem? No. Everything had already been planned. Flamengo already knew the dates, and nothing changed in the team's planning.
"From the beginning, we knew there would be a period of absences due to the national team. This was already anticipated. We had already planned a training session with fewer players, so as not to lose the rhythm and prepare for the season that will resume shortly after the FIBA window," commented Neto, taking the opportunity to also explain some of the changes in activities.
"Tactically, it changes a lot. We already have some positions that are lacking. So we work on isolated situations. These aren't real game conditions, five-on-five. We isolate the situation, but we work on tactical aspects, offensive movements, and how we're going to defend," he added.
With an 85.7% success rate, Flamengo sits second in the 2018 NBB standings, two games in hand over leaders Paulistano. Flamengo returns to the courts on Saturday, March 03rd, at 03 p.m., at Arena Carioca 17.
New face on the block
The week of training opened up space for young Matheuzinho to train with the adults. Coming from Flamengo's U-17 team, the 17-year-old excelled in the youth ranks and now has his first opportunity with the senior team. José Neto spoke about the player and how he sees the youngsters' rise to the professional ranks as a system of mutual support.
"He's one of the standout players from the youth academy in Rio de Janeiro, and we've seen him have great potential. He's training with the senior team to help him develop. He's never trained with an adult team, so we're giving him this opportunity because we saw great potential in him based on what he's already shown at the youth academy. The first impression is very good, because he's a very dedicated, focused, and very talented kid," praised the coach, who also spoke about what the situation will be like when the players return to the national teams.
"He'll train with the adult team, which is something we already had in place. After the Development League (LDB), some U-20 players will reach their age limit and be released. He's starting this new process for youth players to join the adult team so we can have this relationship and development of the youth team alongside the professional team," he concluded.
The basketball teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo receive funding from their sponsors – thinkseg, Estácio, AmBev, Rede D'or, IRB Brasil RE, CSN, Brasil Plural, and EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR) and the State Incentive Law/Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Sports, Recreation, and Youth (Seelje), in addition to support from the Brazilian Club Committee (CBC) resulting from the decentralization of resources from the Pelé Law. The Anjo da Guarda Rubro-Negro Project, a personal tax transfer, benefits all Olympic sports of the Most Beloved.
"From the beginning, we knew there would be a period of absences due to the national team. This was already anticipated. We had already planned a training session with fewer players, so as not to lose the rhythm and prepare for the season that will resume shortly after the FIBA window," commented Neto, taking the opportunity to also explain some of the changes in activities.
"Tactically, it changes a lot. We already have some positions that are lacking. So we work on isolated situations. These aren't real game conditions, five-on-five. We isolate the situation, but we work on tactical aspects, offensive movements, and how we're going to defend," he added.
With an 85.7% success rate, Flamengo sits second in the 2018 NBB standings, two games in hand over leaders Paulistano. Flamengo returns to the courts on Saturday, March 03rd, at 03 p.m., at Arena Carioca 17.
New face on the block
The week of training opened up space for young Matheuzinho to train with the adults. Coming from Flamengo's U-17 team, the 17-year-old excelled in the youth ranks and now has his first opportunity with the senior team. José Neto spoke about the player and how he sees the youngsters' rise to the professional ranks as a system of mutual support.
"He's one of the standout players from the youth academy in Rio de Janeiro, and we've seen him have great potential. He's training with the senior team to help him develop. He's never trained with an adult team, so we're giving him this opportunity because we saw great potential in him based on what he's already shown at the youth academy. The first impression is very good, because he's a very dedicated, focused, and very talented kid," praised the coach, who also spoke about what the situation will be like when the players return to the national teams.
"He'll train with the adult team, which is something we already had in place. After the Development League (LDB), some U-20 players will reach their age limit and be released. He's starting this new process for youth players to join the adult team so we can have this relationship and development of the youth team alongside the professional team," he concluded.
The basketball teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo receive funding from their sponsors – thinkseg, Estácio, AmBev, Rede D'or, IRB Brasil RE, CSN, Brasil Plural, and EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR) and the State Incentive Law/Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Sports, Recreation, and Youth (Seelje), in addition to support from the Brazilian Club Committee (CBC) resulting from the decentralization of resources from the Pelé Law. The Anjo da Guarda Rubro-Negro Project, a personal tax transfer, benefits all Olympic sports of the Most Beloved.