COURSE
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FÚTBOL COACHING
Build a Strong Coaching Foundation
This course is for coaches who want to grow. It combines top Spanish tactics, fun learning, and a tested mindset system. Learn from UEFA-licensed pros. Gain the confidence to lead your team with purpose, precision, and impact.
· 75+ on-demand video lessons
· Real-game examples from UEFA-trained Spanish coaches
· Learn anytime, anywhere, at your own pace
· Part of the complete VFA Coaching Ecosystem
$9.99/month. Included in your Intermediate Pathway subscription. Cancel anytime.
CURRICULUM BREAKDOWN
Master the core elements of fútbol coaching through a progressive, hands-on curriculum. Each module combines practical tasks, tactical theory, and proven Spanish methodology to help you grow as a coach from day one.
1. Growth Mindset
What you’ll learn: How to create a foundation for long-term coaching success by applying FESPI and mindset principles that foster player development and resilience.
Biggest takeaway: Mindset shapes performance. Growth-oriented coaches inspire long-term development in themselves and their players.
Purpose: Equip coaches to lead with intention and resilience, creating a team culture based on personal and collective growth.
2. Fun Integration Theory
What you’ll learn: How to use fun as a serious tool—connecting joy and learning to keep players engaged and intrinsically motivated.
Biggest takeaway: Fun drives commitment. Joyful environments enhance learning and foster better training outcomes.
Purpose: Help coaches use engagement as a strategy to improve learning retention and emotional connection.
3. Types of Tasks
What you’ll learn: The core categories of training tasks and how they shape player behavior and session outcomes.
Biggest takeaway: Every task teaches something. Intentional design leads to more impactful sessions.
Purpose: Provide the foundation for building effective practices by teaching the essential components of every exercise.
4. How to Create a Session Plan
What you’ll learn: A structured approach to designing effective, balanced, and goal-driven training sessions.
Biggest takeaway: Planning is power. Great sessions are built, not improvised.
Purpose: Support coaches in turning goals into action through effective planning tools and strategies.
5. Pre-Season
What you’ll learn: How to build a cohesive training plan and team culture from day one of the season.
Biggest takeaway: Pre-season sets the tone. Start right to lead with clarity and purpose.
Purpose: Give coaches a clear roadmap for starting strong, building habits, and aligning players with team values.
6. Fútbol Formations
What you’ll learn: The tactical building blocks that prepare you to implement systems of play and adjust your game model.
Biggest takeaway: Tactics start with structure. Formations are the backbone of your game model.
Purpose: Prepare coaches to implement and adjust formations that support their tactical objectives.
7. Offensive Tactical Principles
What you’ll learn: How to develop an attacking identity through coordinated movements, positional play, and final third execution.
Biggest takeaway: Attack with identity. Organized offense beats talent without structure.
Purpose: Enable coaches to design attacking systems that reflect their philosophy and empower players.
8. Defensive Tactical Principles
What you’ll learn: How to organize a team defensively, from individual roles to collective strategies and principles.
Biggest takeaway: Defense wins consistency. Balanced teams perform better under pressure.
Purpose: Ensure coaches can organize and teach the defensive side of the game with confidence.
9. Match Day Management
What you’ll learn: Comprehensive tools for managing the match: preparation, in-game adjustments, communication, and post-match reflection.
Biggest takeaway: Match day is a skill. Coaching decisions before, during, and after the game shape the entire experience.
Purpose: Give coaches full control over game day with tools for preparation, adaptability, communication, and review.
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CURRICULUM BREAKDOWN
Master the core elements of fútbol coaching through a progressive, hands-on curriculum. Each module combines practical tasks, tactical theory, and proven Spanish methodology to help you grow as a coach from day one.
CLUB OR ACADEMY?
Get special discount pricing for groups of 10 coaches or more.
Get 50% off Bulk Pricing1. Fun Integration Theory
What you’ll learn: How to create a foundation for long-term coaching success by applying FESPI and mindset principles that foster player development and resilience.
Biggest takeaway: Mindset shapes performance. Growth-oriented coaches inspire long-term development in themselves and their players.
Purpose: Equip coaches to lead with intention and resilience, creating a team culture based on personal and collective growth.
2. Growth Mindset
What you’ll learn: How to use fun as a serious tool—connecting joy and learning to keep players engaged and intrinsically motivated.
Biggest takeaway: Fun drives commitment. Joyful environments enhance learning and foster better training outcomes.
Purpose: Help coaches use engagement as a strategy to improve learning retention and emotional connection.
DOWNLOAD THE VFA APP
Download for free on iPhone and Android
3. Types of Tasks
What you’ll learn: The core categories of training tasks and how they shape player behavior and session outcomes.
Biggest takeaway: Every task teaches something. Intentional design leads to more impactful sessions.
Purpose: Provide the foundation for building effective practices by teaching the essential components of every exercise.
4. How to Create a Session Plan
What you’ll learn: A structured approach to designing effective, balanced, and goal-driven training sessions.
Biggest takeaway: Planning is power. Great sessions are built, not improvised.
Purpose: Support coaches in turning goals into action through effective planning tools and strategies.
5. Pre-Season
What you’ll learn: How to build a cohesive training plan and team culture from day one of the season.
Biggest takeaway: Pre-season sets the tone. Start right to lead with clarity and purpose.
Purpose: Give coaches a clear roadmap for starting strong, building habits, and aligning players with team values.
6. Match Day Management
What you’ll learn: Comprehensive tools for managing the match: preparation, in-game adjustments, communication, and post-match reflection.
Biggest takeaway: Match day is a skill. Coaching decisions before, during, and after the game shape the entire experience.
Purpose: Give coaches full control over game day with tools for preparation, adaptability, communication, and review.
7. Fútbol Formations
What you’ll learn: How to develop an attacking identity through coordinated movements, positional play, and final third execution.
Biggest takeaway: Attack with identity. Organized offense beats talent without structure.
Purpose: Enable coaches to design attacking systems that reflect their philosophy and empower players.
8. Offensive Tactical Principles
What you’ll learn: The tactical building blocks that prepare you to implement systems of play and adjust your game model.
Biggest takeaway: Tactics start with structure. Formations are the backbone of your game model.
Purpose: Prepare coaches to implement and adjust formations that support their tactical objectives.
9. Defensive Tactical Principles
What you’ll learn: How to organize a team defensively, from individual roles to collective strategies and principles.
Biggest takeaway: Defense wins consistency. Balanced teams perform better under pressure.
Purpose: Ensure coaches can organize and teach the defensive side of the game with confidence.
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