Higher vocational and secondary vocational schools have increased the number of football majors for the first time to further broaden the outlets for football talents

Reporter Wang Wei reports On December 12, the Ministry of Education updated and released the "Catalogue of Vocational Education Majors", adding a total of 40 new majors, including 3 secondary vocational majors, 20 higher vocational college majors, and 17 vocational undergraduate majors, which is the largest number since the release of the new version of the "Vocational Education Specialty Catalog" in 2021.

It is worth mentioning that the supplement of vocational education majors has been implemented into the enrollment of football majors - focusing on accelerating the construction of a sports power, adding football, football sports and management and other majors. Among them, the major of football sports and management was added for the first time in the higher vocational college, and the major of football sports was added for the first time in the middle vocational college. This is another major move by the Ministry of Education in football after the new football major in ordinary colleges and universities this year.

The professional courses of football sports involve football physical training and monitoring, football performance and analysis, football coach training courses, football club operation theory and practice, football league operation theory and practice, etc.

Before the football major became a new major for undergraduates and higher vocational colleges, it was mainly carried out through high-level sports teams and sports single recruitment, and the coverage was relatively limited.

From the perspective of China's football reform and development, football sports and management are regarded as urgently needed disciplines to implement the specific measures of the national strategy of building a strong country in sports and a healthy China.

Relevant football experts said that the football major was included in the higher vocational and secondary vocational majors for the first time, and it was promoted to the height of the professional construction of vocational schools, which fully reflects the great importance that the country attaches to the cultivation of football talents. Specifically, firstly, the training scale of football professionals has been improved; secondly, the training specifications and quality of football professionals have been improved; Thirdly, it is necessary to focus on cultivating some high-end football professionals and become the builders and promoters of the development of China's football industry.

The goal of setting up football sports majors in higher vocational majors and secondary vocational schools is mainly to cultivate high-level football professionals, focusing on cultivating high-quality, compound and application-oriented football professionals with high theory, good professional skills, strong teaching ability, wide professional vision, and can be independent in schools, sports teams or clubs in the future.

It should be said that whether in ordinary undergraduate colleges or vocational colleges and secondary vocational schools, the football major highlights the needs of football reform and development, and pays more attention to the theory and practice of football major.

In terms of professional skills, the football major will provide talent, intelligence and technical support for the cultivation of the "whole chain" of football talents, and students should have a solid knowledge structure system; Be competent for school, sports team or club related work, and become the builder and promoter of Chinese football.

In terms of future employment, football teachers, football coaches, scientific researchers, football club management, football league operations and managers, competitive performance analysts and managers are all directions.

On December 12, the summary of the 10th Guangzhou Primary and Secondary School Football League was held in the Children's Palace of Haizhu District. The event comprehensively summarized the work of the league, aiming to improve the overall level of youth campus football work in Guangzhou and promote the high-quality development of school sports. After hearing the information that the football major was included in the higher vocational college and secondary vocational school, the teachers and coaches who participated in the campus football work in Guangzhou said: "The addition of football sports and management and football sports majors in higher vocational colleges and secondary vocational schools has undoubtedly provided a wider outlet for the teenagers involved in football and avoided the phenomenon of students engaged in football training retiring at the age of 12." The children who participate in football have more development direction and space. ”