Jong Ajax

Jong Ajax

Full name	Amsterdamsche Jong Football Club Ajax NV
Nickname(s)	Joden (Jews), Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods)
Founded	March 18, 1900
Ground	Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam (Capacity: 51,628[1])
Chairman	Uri Coronel
Manager	Gery Vink
Home colours Away colours

Jong Ajax (English: Young Ajax) are the reserve team of AFC Ajax. In the past the team has competed in the KNVB Cup, reaching the quarter-finals on three occasions, and the semi-finals in 2001–02.^[2]

The youth system is especially famous for having produced many great Dutch internationals like Sjaak Swart, Johan Cruijff, Johan Neeskens, Frank Rijkaard, Dennis Bergkamp, Frank and Ronald de Boer, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, and Patrick Kluivert, as well as current Oranje regulars Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder, John Heitinga, Nigel de Jong, Maarten Stekelenburg, and Gregory van der Wiel.

Ajax Online Academy

The inside knowledge about Ajax unique training methods are now available on the internet. This tool offers coaches a way to train their teams according to the Ajax philosophy as it is being used in Amsterdam.

Central within the club is the style of play (4-3-3), training, behavior and house rules. Ajax strives to keep the way of playing football recognizable; attractive, offensive-minded, creative, fast, fair and preferably far away from the own goal on the opponents’ half.

Ajax has developed the so-called TIPS model, which stands for Technique, Insight, Personality and Speed. For each part there are ten criteria. P and S are generally innate properties, but I and T can always be developed further. Ajax coaching sessions always consists of 8 important soccer ingredients. Together with TIPS, they form the core to the Ajax success philosophy.

1. Coordination training 2. Kicking, Passing and Throw-in 3. Moves to beat an opponent 4. Heading 5. Finishing 6. Position play 7. Position Game play 8. Small sided games

Youth/reserves squad

Main article: Jong Ajax

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 24 FW Mounir El Hamdaoui 27 DF Henri Toivomäki 28 MF Ismaïl Aissati 29 MF Mats Rits 31 DF Ruben Ligeon 32 DF Stefano Denswil 33 MF Joeri de Kamps 34 DF Ricardo van Rhijn 35 FW Viktor Fischer 36 GK Warner Hahn

No. Position Player 37 FW Jody Lukoki 38 MF Yener Arica 39 FW Davy Klaassen 40 MF Ouassim Bouy 41 FW Lesley de Sa 42 DF Dico Koppers 43 MF Ricardo Kip 44 DF Joël Veldman 45 FW Tom Boere 46 GK Chiel Kramer

For a list of all Ajax players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:AFC Ajax players.

Staff

• Head coach: Gery Vink
• Assistant coach: Yannis Anastasiou
• Teammanager: Dick Schoenaker
• Physio: Peter Hoogland

Former head coaches

• Danny Blind
• Aad de Mos
• Pieter Huistra
• Adrie Koster
• Michel Kreek
• Alfons Groenendijk
• Jan Olde Riekerink
• Sonny Silooy
• Marco van Basten
• Louis van Gaal
• John van 't Schip
• John van den Brom
• Gerard van der Lem
• Hans Westerhof
• Aron Winter

References

1. ^ "Amsterdam ArenA – Did you know?". Amsterdam ArenA. http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/over_amsterdam_arena/wist_je_dat/en/. Retrieved 2006-12-10. 
2. ^ Remarkable Reserves! RSSSF

External links

• Dutch information of Jong Ajax/Ajax B
• Dutch information of Jong Ajax
• Ajax F-Side – ASD / AFCA Supportersclub