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How To Coach 1

Becoming a
Confident,
Player-Centered
Coach

Learn to see the game more clearly, design training from real game moments and guide players toward adaptable solutions.

Develop players who respond to the game—not players waiting for your next instruction.

Self-paced course
Lifetime access
Practical coaching framework
$99 → $79.20

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Is This You?

  • You have plenty of exercises, but you are not always clear about what your players are meant to learn from them.

  • You watch matches and notice problems, but struggle to turn those moments into training.

  • You want your sessions to look and feel like football without simply letting players play.

  • You find yourself giving more instructions because you are unsure how else to help.

  • You leave training wondering whether the session actually transferred to the game.

YOU DO NOT NEED MORE DRILLS.

YOU NEED A CLEARER WAY TO SEE, DESIGN AND COACH THE GAME.

“DAVID haS a gift for taking complex ideas and making them much simpler and easier to process and understand.”

— CASEY SCHAFER

WHAT YOU’ll LEARN

See the game more clearly

Use simple observation frameworks to recognize the interactions, decisions and problems that matter.

Design experiences, not disconnected drills

Start with a real moment from football and build training that recreates its pressure, information and possibilities.

Guide without taking over

Communicate in ways that direct player attention, build confidence and help players find adaptable solutions.

Reflect, refine and improve

Assess what players experienced, whether the learning transferred and what you should change next time.

The goal is not to give you a collection of answers. It is to give you a clearer process for making your own coaching decisions.

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Normally $99.

Preseason price: $79.20 through August 31.

“My ability to observe situations in the game and critically design a practice around them has improved.”

— ROSS MILLER

 

The Course Journey

You’ll go from guesswork to game clarity through a three-week progression:

“DAVID haS a gift for taking complex ideas and making them much simpler and easier to process and understand.”

— CASEY SCHAFER

  • Understand how players learn, simplify what you observe and identify the football situations that matter.

    You don’t need to control everything. You just need to shape what they see.

  • Turn real game moments into representative training with pressure, decisions and interaction.

    You’re not just handing players solutions. You’re crafting environments where better answers can emerge.

  • Direct attention, communicate with purpose and reflect on whether learning transfers to the match.

    Methods matter. Design matters. But in the end, it’s your voice that players will remember.

🛠️ What You Get

✅ Full course access — $79.20 through August 31

✅ Immediate access to all 9 video modules

✅ Downloadable PDF tools and reflection prompts

✅ Access to the IJaS Community WhatsApp group

✅ Lifetime access to all materials

 

HOW TO COACH 1

HTC 1 is a self-paced foundational course that helps developing coaches see the game more clearly, design training around real football situations and guide players with greater purpose and confidence.

✔️ Simplify what you observe without oversimplifying the game

✔️ Turn real game moments into purposeful training

✔️ Design experiences that include pressure, decisions and interaction

✔️ Guide players rather than constantly giving them answers

✔️ Reflect on your sessions and improve them over time

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  • MARK CARR, SAN DIEGO WAVE, HEAD OF PLAYER SCOUTING

    "As coaches, we need to make things as simple as possible for our players and [David] certainly does this- a no brainer for any coach.”

  • TIFFANY WEIMER, SPORTING CT GIRLS DIRECTOR

    “[It’s Just a Sport] provides frameworks and action plans to work from. It has helped me design sessions that are much more organized and specific.”

  • Mutanda Kwesele, Blackhills FC DiRECTOR of coaching

    “The beauty of [It’s Just a Sport] is in the way that David presents complex ideas in a simple way, thus allowing the learner to make connections to their own coaching environment. Being able to connect ideas from beyond football is crucial. ”

TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE IT YOURS

The ideas in HTC 1 are simple enough to use immediately, but deep enough to revisit as your coaching develops.

  • Work through the lessons at your own pace

  • Pause to apply ideas in your own environment

  • Rewatch modules as your understanding grows

  • Keep lifetime access to every lesson and resource

You can begin immediately and move through the course at a steady, intentional pace.

 
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Meet YOUR INSTRUCTOR

David Garcia – UEFA A Coach | Coach Educator | Founder of It’s Just a Sport

I’m David Garcia, a UEFA A licensed coach and coach educator with over 15 years of experience in both Spain and the U.S. I’ve coached at clubs like C.E. Europa and Albolote F.C., worked with the Andalusian Futbol Federation, TOVO Academy, Colorado Rapids, and U.S. Soccer—and I’ve spent my career bridging the gap between elite ideas and grassroots environments.

Since 2015, I’ve been designing methods that simplify the game without dumbing it down. My goal has always been the same: help players develop faster by learning through the game itself.

This course distills the best of what I’ve learned—through trial, failure, joy, and thousands of hours on the field—into a practical, no-fluff system that’s ready for you to apply.

If you’ve ever felt unsure about what to coach, how to design a session, or how to help your players actually understand the game… I made this for you.

 

FAQs

  • HTC 1 is built for grassroots and developing coaches who want more clarity and purpose in their training. If you’re tired of running isolated drills and want to build players who understand the game — this course is for you.

  • You’ll have lifetime access to all course content. This includes videos, reflection prompts, downloadable resources, and any future updates to the course.

  • About 1 hour watching, plus as much as you want applying it

  • HTC 1 is self-paced with intentional structure. One module is released every three days to encourage reflection and application. You can start anytime, and once a module is unlocked, you’ll have permanent access.

  • No, but it helps; you can use past experiences or observations.

  • This course doesn’t just give you drills — it gives you a new lens. You’ll learn how to design experiences, coach player decisions, and understand the game through systems, not scripts. It’s football-first, not drill-first.

  • HTC 1 is a fresh rebuild. It weaves together past ideas with new frameworks, clearer structure, and updated session design tools. If you’ve taken past courses, this will deepen and unify your understanding.

  • Yes. HTC 1 includes optional access to the general It’s Just a Sport WhatsApp group — a shared space for coaches across programs to exchange ideas and observations.

  • If you go through the course and feel it wasn’t worth it, just email me within 30 days and I’ll refund you — no hard feelings.

WHAT HAVE COACHES SAID ABOUT HTC 1?

  • “HTC 1 is an outstanding tool to help guide coaches towards crafting effective training experiences tied to specific moments in the game. It helps players recognize key interactions, become more connected and find adaptable solutions together on the field.”

    CASEY SCHAFER

  • "The biggest shift was the concept of providing an experience and being a curator."

    TOM GASS

  • "The HTC 1 course gave me a framework to train with intentional focus on game specific situations. This clarity will help me guide and develop intelligent players who truly understand the game."

    ROSS MILLER

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