AFCAS - FOOTBALL FUNDAMENTALS & TALENT ID COURSE - LEVEL 2 - US COACHES EDITION

Welcome to our comprehensive online interactive course, AFCAS - FOOTBALL FUNDAMENTALS AND TALENT ID COURSE - LEVEL 2 - US COACHES EDITION.

A course created by an experienced UEFA qualified coach and an Experienced Professional Soccer scout who has worked at the highest levels of Domestic and International football.

Created for coaches who are seeking to enhance their coaching skills and deepen their understanding of the game to develop your players. Whether you're an aspiring coach eager to refine your expertise or a seasoned coach looking to elevate your insights, our curriculum is meticulously crafted to explore the core principles of soccer.
With over 14 hours of content, this course is ideal for those seeking to enhance their skills or deepen their understanding of the game to take their coaching ability to the next level.

Utilizing video examples, theory, over 70+ multiple-choice video tasks, and 7 player observation assessment tasks, you will gain a deeper understanding of player performance and how to assess it. And with the use of the 50+ detailed coaching sessions provided, you will be able to take your coaching to a higher level.


This LEVEL 2 - SCOUTS EDITION - COURSE focuses on identifying the different forms of player communication, supporting movements and a player's ability to create space, advanced receiving techniques to retaining possession, and evaluating advanced techniques of awareness and the decision-making of the player.

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70+ INTERACTIVE VIDEO TASKS WITH

MULTI-CHOICE QUIZZES & 6 PLAYER VIDEO ASSESSMENTS

50+ DETAILED COACHING SESSIONS

  •  DIAGRAMMED WITH VIDEO EXAMPLES

INTERACTIVE COURSE

Through an engaging blend of theoretical insights, video examples and video tasks, you'll gain a holistic understanding of player development, effective scouting methodologies, and the essential attributes that define exceptional soccer player. Our interactive platform offers a hands-on experience, allowing you to apply newfound knowledge in real-time scenarios.

Prepare to be immersed in a rich learning environment that caters to various skill levels, empowering you to enhance your coaching prowess. Join us in this journey, where the love for the game meets the precision of expert guidance, propelling you towards excellence in football coaching and scouting.

VIDEO EXAMPLES

Our course integrates a wide array of video examples demonstrating real-life situations, both showcasing exemplary execution and highlighting areas for improvement. These video clips serve as invaluable teaching tools, allowing learners to witness the concepts taught in theory being put into practice on the field.


VIDEO TASKS

We have created well over 70 multi-choice video quizzes for you to navigate through during this course.

These video tasks will show short videos of action from matches where you will have to observe and identify good and poor play highlighting which areas of performance were incorrect and give solutions to what the player should have done correctly.


DECISION-MAKING TASKS

We have created unique interactive 'decision-making multichoice quizzes' for you to complete throughout the courses.

These 'decision-making' video tasks will consist of a short video where the player is about to make a performance decision or action and the video will be paused before they make this action. You will have to assess the situation and you will be given the choice of multiple actions the player can make. You will have to choose an option in the quiz and then review the analysis video to see if your decision was correct or incorrect.


PLAYER PROFILE ASSESSMENTS


This course will give you the opportunity to assess player performance with our PLAYER PERFORMANCE VIDEO ASSESSMENT TASKS.

Player performance assessments in football refers to observing and assessing an individual player's effectiveness, contribution, and execution of skills and tasks during a match.

We have created Six of these video assessments that you will have complete during the course to give you experience of assessing a player's performance, and to give you the opportunity to use the skills and techniques you have learnt on the course.

These assessments also give you the opportunity to test your development and progress.

DATA ANALYSIS TASKS



We have introduced 'Data Analysis Tasks' to incorporate data elements that contribute to assessing player performance.

These tasks offer you the chance to generate your datasets, enhancing your player assessments beyond basic technical observations.

Recording and generating data on a player's performance can provide deeper insights into their match performance, helping answer questions about their productivity.


COACH / SCOUT REPORT WRITING


This course will show and teach how to evaluate player performance and teach you how to compile you own player performance assessments as a coach or as a scout.

This course will teach you note taking techniques and this course will even mark the reports you have created!


Example Curriculum

  Introduction to Football
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  SOCCER FUNDAMENTALS & TALENT ID - LEARNING STRUCTURE
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  VIDEO EXAMPLES, THEORY AND INTERACTIVE TASKS
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  PLAYER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS TASKS
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  COACHES CORNER - ADVICE AND TIPS TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP AS A COACH
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  AFCAS NOTEBOOKS
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  PLAYER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT WRITING
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  ASSESSING PERFORMANCE - OBSERVING A PLAYER
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  PLAYER ON-FIELD COMMUNICATION
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  PLAYER COMMUNICATION
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  PLAYER OUT OF POSSESSION COMMUNICATION - VERBAL
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  TASKS - PLAYER OUT OF POSSESSION COMMUNICATION - VERBAL
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  PLAYER OUT OF POSSESSION COMMUNICATION - BODY LANGUAGE - SIGNALS
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  BODY LANGUAGE - ENCOURAGEMENT
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  IDENTIFY - FORMS OF COMMUNICATION
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  PLAYER ON-FIELD COMMUNICATION - QUIZ
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  PLAYER PROFILE TASK 1 - COMMUNICATION
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  COACHES CORNER - THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION IN FOOTBALL COACHING
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  C - TRAINING GROUND - OFF THE BALL COMMUNICATION
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  OBSERVATION - ASSESSING THE PLAYER OFF THE BALL
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  CONTENT
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - MEETING THE PASS
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - PART 2 - SUPPORTING ANGLES
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - SUPPORTING ANGLES
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  TRAINING GROUND - SUPPORTING ANGLES
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  COACHES CORNERS - CHANGING OBSERVATION POSITIONS DURING A TRAINING SESSION
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  C - TRAINING GROUND - OFF THE BALL COMMUNICATION & SUPPORTING ANGLES
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  RECEIVING THE BALL PART 3 - CREATING SPACE
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  SUPPORTING ANGLES - MOVEMENTS TO CREATING SPACE
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  TRAINING GROUND - CHECKING MOVEMENTS TO CREATE SPACE
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  TRAINING GROUND - CHECKING TO CREATE SPACE BEHIND OPPONENTS
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  TRAINING GROUND - TIMING OF CHECKING RUN
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  PLAYER PROFILE TASK 2 - SUPPORTING ANGLES
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  RECEIVING THE BALL PART 4
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - CLOSED BODY POSITION vs SIDE-ON BODY POSITION
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - HALF-TURNED
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - IDENTIFYING WHEN AND WHEN NOT TO RECEIVE THE BALL HALF-TURNED
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  TASKS - RECEIVING THE BALL HALF-TURNED OR NOT
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  COACHES CORNER - THE IMPORTANCE OF REPETITION.
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  TRAINING GROUND - SIDE-ON BODY POSITIONS TO RECEIVE THE BALL HALF-TURNED
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - NO TOUCH TURN
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  TRAINING GROUND - NO TOUCH TURNS
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  TRAINING GROUND - DUMMYING THE BALL
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  TRAINING GROUND - CHECKING TO CREATE SPACE TO RECEIVE THE BALL INTO FEET
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  IDENTIFY - RECEIVING THE BALL TECHNIQUES
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  TRAINING GROUND - RECEIVING AWARENESS - TURN OR SET THE BALL
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  PLAYER PROFILE TASK 3 - RECEIVING THE BALL
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  PLAYER PROFILE TASK 4 - RECEIVING THE BALL
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  PLAYER PROFILE TASK 5 - RECEIVING THE BALL AND BALL CONTACT GRID
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - PART 5 - HOLDING-UP THE BALL
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  RECEIVING THE BALL WITH THE FRONT-FOOT - PROTECTING THE BALL
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  PLAYER AWARENESS - PART 1 - PHYSICAL TOUCH
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  AWARENESS - PHYSICAL TOUCH
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  TRAINING GROUND - HOLDING-UP THE BALL - RECEIVING WITH THE FRONT-FOOT
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - PART 6 -HOLDING-UP
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - PART 4 - HOLDING-UP THE BALL SQUARE
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  HOLDING-UP THE BALL - TASKS
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  HOLDING-UP THE BALL - SUMMARY
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  AWARENESS - PART 2 - VISUAL SHADOWS
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  AWARENESS - VISUAL SHADOWS
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  HOLDING-UP - RECEIVING AWARENESS TASKS
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  AWARENESS - PART 3 - AUDIO AWARENESS
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  AWARENESS - AUDIO AWARENESS - INFORMATION RECEIVED
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - OPTION TASKS (Half-turn or hold)
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  AWARENESS - PART 4 - COMMUNICATION FROM THE COACHING STAFF
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  RECEIVING THE BALL PART 5 - HOLDING-UP AND ROLLING OPPONENTS
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  RECEIVING THE BALL - ROLLING OPPONENTS
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  HOLDING-UP THE BALL - PLAYER AWARENESS - PHYSCIAL TOUCH, USE OF SHADOWS AND RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS - SUMMARY
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  HOLDING-UP THE BALL SUMMARY
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  TRAINING GROUP - HOLDING-UP THE BALL AND ROLLING OPPONENTS.
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  TRAINING GROUND - RECEIVING THE BALL - HALF-TURNED, CHECKING, HOLDING-UP THE BALL - GAME SITUATIONS
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  PLAYER PROFILE TASK 6 - HOLDING-UP THE BALL
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  PLAYER PROFILE TASK 7 - FFTID LEVEL 2 - FINAL TASK
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  FOOTBALL FUNDAMENTALS & TALENT ID COURSE - LEVEL 2 - SUMMARY
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COURSE WRITTEN BY PROFESSIONAL SOCCER COACH & SCOUT - GED SEARSON



With 30 years of coaching experience as a soccer coach and over 15 years experience in professional soccer as first-team opposition & recruitment scout in the English Premier League with West Ham United, as a Chief Scout of multiple teams in the EFL (English Football League) and as the National team Chief Scout & Analyst of the successful Malawi National team AFCON 2022 in Cameroon.