Outro

Module: Master The Opponent: 7-12 Years Old Classroom: Use The 360TFT Game Model Original Location: https://www.skool.com/coachingacademy/classroom/62d426ee

Mastered The Opponent: Closing Thoughts

Over the past 16 weeks, your players haven’t just learned new skills; they’ve learned how to use them when it counts:

• Receiving with pressure at their back
• Protecting the ball in a duel
• Attacking space in a 1v1
• Finishing with composure when the goalkeeper closes in

They’ve started to connect what they’ve learned in training to the chaos of the game.

That’s no small thing.

They’ve moved from practising technique to applying it, under pressure, with decisions to make.

What Happens Next?

At this stage, your players are starting to experience the real game:

Bigger pitches, more space, more time — but also more pressure.

They’ve built the technical base.

They’ve now taken their first real steps into using that base to beat an opponent, defend their goal, or stay composed when it matters.

So what now?

You can repeat this 16-week phase, reinforcing the key ideas with:

• More pressure
• Higher intensity
• Tweaked constraints or added decision layers

Or you can begin to blend it with larger tactical ideas, helping players start to see beyond the 1v1 and into wider match scenarios.

This doesn’t mean rushing. It means layering — one game moment at a time.

What You Can Do Next

• Restart this block, but increase the challenge
• Blend with Master the Ball to keep technical habits sharp
• Use individual sessions to target weaker areas midweek
• Pair players by ability to stretch some while building others
• Introduce tactical links — e.g. pressing triggers, combination play, or counter-attacking patterns
• When your players are ready, move them onto Master The Game: 12-18 Years Old

But the 1v1 is never finished. What players build here becomes the foundation for everything that follows.

Final Thought

You don’t need to turn players into stars overnight.

You just need to give them a clear picture of what good looks like and a place to practice it until it sticks.

This block wasn’t about tricks.

It was about clarity, courage, and learning how to win your moment.

Thanks for running it.

Let’s keep going.

This content is part of the 360TFT Football Coaching Academy - Use The 360TFT Game Model