7 Steps for 7-A-Side: The Guide

Who Is This Course For?

  • Youth Academy Coaches
  • Academy Managers
  • Heads of Methodology
  • Heads of Player Development
  • Scouts

Why Choose this Course?

7 Steps for 7-A-Side is a structured 7-step guide for all professionals who want to learn, understand, and take full advantage of 7-A-Side soccer and its unique characteristics.

In this course, you will learn all phases of the game, its main characteristics, and why we call it ‘the transition game’. Under the guidance of Bernat Franquesa, co-founder of APFC alongside Albert Puig, we will provide you with a complete, global perspective of the game—focusing on the most frequent situations and the different ways to solve them.

You’ll be able to work effectively with your team while understanding the developmental stages of players in 7-A-Side soccer, giving you a real, practical application not only in matches but also in training sessions, where you will be able to implement the drills you will receive in the final chapter of the course.

After completing this course, you will clearly understand the fundamentals of 7-A-Side soccer and gain both theoretical and practical tools to help your players solve the multiple game situations that arise in this format.

This will allow you to improve individual and team performance, ultimately leading to better results.

Course Curriculum

  • Introduction: The 7-A-Side Game(24:40)
  • Step 1: Solve the Initial Situation(31:12)
  • Step 2: Break the Midfielder’s Line(14:10)
  • Step 3: Create the Scoring Chance(8:19)
  • Step 4: Keep Attacking(12:17)
  • Step 5: Attack the Opposing Attack(14:58)
  • Step 6: Protect the Castle(15:35)
  • Step 7: Defend the Counterattack(9:13)
  • Drills folder for all Steps(30:12)

What you’ll Learn:

  • Clearly understanding of the fundamentals of 7-A-Side Game.
  • Training in a methodology based on the ball, player decision-making, and game understanding.
  • Game insights that matter, the most frequent situations you’ll face and multiple strategies to solve them.
  • Theoretical and practical tools to help your players make better decisions on the field.
  • Player development expertise: Learn how to adapt your coaching to the formative stages of players in 7-A-Side soccer.
  • Real, practical application of drills and exercises you can immediately use in training sessions.

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