Establecimiento de objetivos en el currículum formativo de los futbolistas

Villarreal C.F devotes a lot of attention to training of its young players both at sports level and at the academic and personal levels. The whole educational process is aimed at proposing to the player learning environments that allow him to become an autonomous player (responsible for his educational, sporting and personal process) who understands the game (able to make decisions after analyzing the changing environment) and has values that allow him to become an upstanding person committed to society. This article details the training process followed by technicians and players to develop a goal setting program as a basis for improving autonomy, understanding of the game and acquisition of values in the players. The results of the evaluation suggest a good satisfaction with the overall program, the value of the technique, and motivation to continue to apply it. It is concluded that the goal setting technique is effective for personal development and improvement of performance when led by psychologists for the benefit of the institution, coaches and players.