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To create a free player by dribbling, attract an opponent with your ball driving. If nobody steps up, slow your progression but keep progressing. If you’re the free player on the ball and you release it, you’ll likely pass to a teammate who’s pressed with no space.

APFC Game Model | Methodological Principles Principle of Specificity: Train in context, based on your identity and style. Players must feel and internalize the club’s principles. Put game situations at the center of your sessions and players internalize how we play.

The Shadow Pass often facilitates the application of 3rd man actions because of the attraction to the ball and the relationships between players.

APFC Bermuda Coaching Education Program "Let them play" is the favorite phrase of some youth soccer coaches. Yes, let them play, but through clarity and a structure that allows them to learn the game.

Individual fundamentals when defending a numerical disadvantage: ✅ Scan the location of the opponent behind you ✅ Block the passing lane ✅ Delay the possessor (don't press the ball)

Who on your coaching staff is watching the behavior of the players away from the ball? Often, the mistake players away from the ball make is trying to get too involved in the game, without understanding their role or the precise timing for when to move in and participate.

When being between players creates an advantage. Position is where you start, but what you do next is what we call Positional Play. Move from outside to inside → get between players → attract defenders → create space for the outside player

Distances when attacking It’s been said that the attacking team should make the attacking space as big as possible. However, a short distance between teammates helps them fool nearby defenders with counter-movements or fakes that create an advantage.

9v9 Course | Where to look Collective Principles gives players an identity and an idea, but we need to be clear with each player about priorities. Priorities help them sort out their intentions. Central lane over wide lanes. Look for the #10 first, then the #6.

Off-the-ball Movements Off-the-ball movements are fundamental in Positional Play, and at young ages we don’t train them as much as we should. Move to receive → Move to be an option for the receiver → Move to create space for others.

The Pressing Run isn’t just about pressuring the ball. It also blocks a passing option, depending on the trajectory. Do your players know which passing options they’re trying to eliminate when they press the ball possessor?

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🗣️ Luis Enrique: “Why do we score on transitions? Because the opponent presses high and leaves space behind them, and we play out from the back in a coordinated way, beat the high press, and attack into open space.” 🧠 Tell me how the opponent presses you, and I’ll tell you how you’ll attack.