The 7Phase Coach Assist Method
Become The Best
Get a headstart in all areas of your development programme using the world-class player centred 7 Phase Method that empowers teams & student-athletes to take ownership of performance and soccer education even when time is short.
What is the 7Phase method?
Improve Your Coaching Ability
The 7Phase method was originally developed by Mark Kelly for Portsmouth FC professional football club to empower his players and coaches to take control of performance. Mark honed this method over 20 years at the elite level. Mark has tried and tested the 7Phase method in the heat of elite professional football. He learned from mistakes and tweaked the system to create one of the most successful coaching programmes in British sport. The athlete’s Mark has helped develop can be found all over the professional game Globally.
For the first time ever, Mark has decided to share his world-class 7Phase method with elite coaches so they don’t have to take 20 years or suffer the same mistakes, before achieving coaching excellence.
How to know if the 7Phase is for you?
Next Level Coaching
Below are a few coaching pain points the 7Phase method will help you overcome with total clarity and coaching confidence. If you have ever found yourself asking the following type of questions and unable to answer with total confidence the 7Phase method will be perfect for you.
Pre-Season
- Can often be short, how do you maximize your time?
- Do you know the specific areas you need to cover in pre-season based on a team plan and formation?
- Do you have a hard time fitting all of the necessary sessions in such a small window?
- Do you have a clear and defined physical roadmap for players in the off-season to come back fully prepared for a busy pre-season schedule?
- Is your pre-season testing soccer-specific? How do you create a physical testing program, to measure individual and team performance?
- How do you create and plan for a short build-up pre-season schedule?
Season
- Do you have a coaching syllabus plan that will incorporate sessions, Daily, Weekly, Monthly?
- Do your players have a sound knowledge of your playing system, roles, and responsibilities?
Recruiting
- Can you map your team system requirements to your recruitment requirements so you know exactly what type of player would be the optimal fit for your structure?
Player Structure
- Do your players understand exactly what is required from them, both from an individual and team perspective?
- How can your players identify if they are reaching specific targets set out by the coaching staff?
- How can you manage all of your squad learning outcomes
- How can the player take ownership of his own performance levels?
How It Works
The 7Phase method is delivered via a 1-day workshop on ZOOM.
During the day you, Mark Kelly and the team will take you through each of the 7Phases (see below).
During each stage, there will be the opportunity to ask questions and interact so the learning is tailored specifically to your learning needs.
Phase 1: Awakening the student-athlete & player-centred learning
- The student-athlete is at the heart of everything we do
- The five corner model and how to implement the 7Phase method
Phase 2: Systems of play, and to break down a playing system
- Deliver your playing philosophy with a clear outline
- Create detailed steps and guidelines to follow
Phase 3: The 5 step team implementation process
- Step 1 - Teams principles
- Step 2 - Team expectations in the four phases of the game in possession out of possession, in transition in possession in transition out of possession.)
- Step 3 - Accountability of the player and the team
- Step 4 - When the ball stops rolling = statics
- Step 5 - Set pieces The influencer Quality of delivery, height, power, mobility
Phase 4: The everyday coach = Building a coaching syllabus
- Focused training sessions, daily, weekly, monthly
- Sessions structured around your playing philosophy
- Planning a session, session construction
- Balance of work within the four phases of play
Phase 5: Made to measure
- The coach: how you measure team performance
- The player: how he measures his own performance
- ILPs: Coach and player agreed with action points
Phase 6: Plan away = Periodization daily, weekly, monthly, whole season
- What timescales do I have today, this week, this month? How many training sessions? How many games?
- What do my game preparations look like?
Phase 7: Recruitment & planning for long term success
- Understand how to let your playing system drive your recruitment requirements
- Learn the core player requirements that will keep your system strong year after year
What Our Coaches Say.....
The 7phase model is proving to be very beneficial for my team as we are really tuned into the daily processes that have been put in place which are easily implemented and measurable. The ongoing engagement on a weekly basis regarding all aspects of daily training sessions, team development, opposition analysis, relationship management, tactical and psychological approach for games has helped us make an excellent start to the league and cup competitions. 7phase match my personal values on trust, respect and honesty which is evident in every conversation.
My personal relationship with Mark has evolved considerably since the back end of the 2020/2021 season during which time I was fortunate enough to tap into the wealth of experiences Mark has amassed over the years and transfer that knowledge to my coaching staff and players resulting in an immediate upturn in performances and results. As a young developing coach I felt it was important to have an experienced mentor to help me on my journey aspiring for excellence.
7phase are reliable, professional and efficient with feedback which ties in with my personal beliefs of thorough preparation, not cutting corners or taking short cuts. I hope to maintain the ongoing partnership for many years to come and despite being in Hong Kong they are always available to help solves problems and challenges that I am facing. I strongly recommend 7phase for anyone coach or organisation that need help putting systems and structures in place in a high performance environment
Zesh Rehman Head Coach of Southern District FC – Hong Kong Premier League
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