Study more than 78 collective fundamentals of team play, each broken down and shown in real match situations, so you can read the game and coach it with precision.
“The methodology is unique. The level of detail and clarity in every aspect of football is incredible, from training through to high performance.”
“It helped me structure my analysis in phases and made my work more professional and clear.”
Detect the tactical situations that occur by line and by zone, and recognise the best collective response in each one.
Turn 78+ described fundamentals into clear coaching points your players can execute, whether you’re building from the back or finishing in the final third.
This specialist course counts towards the Master in High Performance Football, so your learning stacks into a full professional pathway.
Ten modules move from line-group fundamentals through to collective universal fundamentals across every zone of the pitch. Each module presents and describes the fundamentals, tests them in practice, then challenges you to analyse them in a live match.
How a team splits into its three lines, and why the relationships within and between them are the foundation of a good team structure.
The shapes and relationships players form on the pitch, and how they underpin everything the team does with and without the ball.
Coach the back line to hold its shape, protect space and defend as a unit.
Coach the midfield to link defence and attack, control space and set the tempo.
Coach the front line to create and finish chances together.
Move from individual lines to the fundamentals that apply across the entire team.
How the team’s overall shape frames what it does in every moment of the game.
Coach how the team progresses play and controls the middle of the pitch.
Coach collective universal fundamentals through the middle of the pitch.
Coach how the team creates and finishes in the attacking third.
Awarded by Coaches’ Voice School. It also counts as credit towards the Master in High Performance Football, so it’s a recognised step on a full professional pathway.
You work through the course inside the story of a professional club, applying each idea to situations coaches face in the job.
Hands-on with the video analysis tools used inside professional clubs, learning to gather, structure and interpret information the way analysts do.
Your work is reviewed by coaches and analysts active in the professional game, so you improve against a professional standard.
Share your work, compare approaches and build your network with coaches from clubs around the world.
This programme is built for head and assistant coaches, tactical analysts and scouts, current and former professional players, sports journalists and football agents.
It suits coaches and analysts who already know the game and want a precise, shared language for coaching team play. There is no formal prerequisite — just 80 hours of self-paced study.
It is fully online and self-paced, so you decide when to study each week.
The programme is 80 hours across roughly 16 weeks, around five hours a week on average.
It is designed for coaches and analysts who already understand the game and want more detail and structure. There is no formal prerequisite.
Yes. The programme, tasks and support are all in English.
Yes. Completing this specialist course counts towards the Master in High Performance Football, and you receive the Collective Fundamentals Specialist certification from Coaches’ Voice School.
If you'd like a refund or to switch to a different cohort please get in touch with the team and we will do our best to facilitate your request.
80 hours, self-paced. Collective Fundamentals Specialist on completion, .
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