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The First Attacker: Decision Making and Execution
Who Is This Course For?
Professional Coaches- Youth Academy Coaches
- Academy Managers
- Heads of Methodology
- Heads of Player Development
Why Choose this Course?
At APFC, we believe that the game is complex, and the best way to simplify it is by understanding it as a single, interconnected unit where roles and situations are constantly changing. Players must learn to recognize different scenarios and contexts to make the best decisions on the pitch.
In the course “The First Attacker: Player Under Pressure”, we covered the role of the First Attacker (Possessor) under pressure, with concepts related to this game context. In this course, we will focus on the First Attacker’s concepts in the context of decision-making and execution within the team’s collective play.
To do this, we will teach you game concepts related to decision-making and execution that allow us to gain advantages and make individual decisions that positively impact the team, depending on teammates, defensive pressure or the opponent’s structure.
Do you want to develop intelligent players who understand the game and make the best decisions with the ball at their feet? This is your course! Work on decision-making concepts to improve it immediately!
Course Curriculum
- Introduction: Why use the first attacker?(5:01)
- Decision Making
- Chapter 1: Finding the free player by passing(10:08)
- Chapter 2: Create the free player by dribbling(16:48)
- Chapter 3: Create a new free player by repeating passes(21:05)
- Chapter 4: Create a free player by waiting with the ball(13:49)
- Execution
- Chapter 5: Backfoot(11:14)
- Chapter 6: Control Forward(11:55)
- Chapter 7: Visual Fake(10:42)
- Chapter 8: Diagonal Passes(13:17)
What you’ll Learn:
- Understand the role of the First Attacker and how it influences the team’s collective play with their decision making and execution.
- Teach players to make better decisions under different game contexts (pressure, space and opponent structure).
- Identify key decision-making triggers for the ball possessor during possession.
- Apply offensive concepts that create individual advantages and benefit the team collectively.
- Analyze and read the game to help players recognize opportunities faster.
- Design and implement drills that directly improve decision-making and execution on the ball.
- Correct common decision-making mistakes and guide players to better solutions.
- Translate individual actions into collective impact, improving overall team performance.