The Ekkono Mentorship Program for Coaches will provide you the guidance that you need in your career. Our mentors are Ekkono Licensed Coaches with broad international experience at the professional level, working with top clubs, players and coaches. You will be able to meet your mentor every month for a 30-minute private meeting to discuss about concepts, training sessions, match preparation, video analysis or any relevant topic for you. This will help you be sure you are on track and move faster to reach the next level.

The ‘Individual Secrets’ will help you master the most important Individual Fundamentals by Position (IFP) that will allow your players increase their performance for each position in the field (Goalkeeper, Central Back, Full Back, Midfielder, Advanced Midfielder, Winger, Striker). Each Ekkono ‘Secret’ is explained in a 10-15 minutes video, it includes footage of professional players that you can download and show to your players. It also includes in depth tactical analysis explanation and a proposed training exercise that you can use in your training sessions.

In the Basic Fundamentals Block we will explain those concepts technical and tactical skills that a player must develop throughout their early learning stages. These are the fundamentals that, regardless of the system or the player’s position, will help them understand the game and solve situations as they arise. Therefore, these fundamentals will be key for players throughout their entire careers.

Methodology lessons will provide you tips on how to create your own training exercises and sessions following the Ekkono Method approach. You will learn the difference between analytical and global tasks, the types of exercises you can use depending on your players’ age, how to put didactic strategies in place, and also see examples of training exercises, sessions and microcycles.

The Planning Lessons will help you structure the training content depending on the players’ age. You will learn which tactical and perceptive content you should teach your players; how to plan, program and prioritize content; the importance of sequencing and timing training content; and finally which structure a microcycle and training session should have.

The Ekkono Team Performance Secrets, or Team Secrets, are the most relevant collective principles and solutions for each game phase (Attack, Defense, Offensive Transition, Defensive Transition). These collective tactical concepts, presented in 10-15 minute videos, will provide you with detailed information you can provide your team to be more competitive in matches. Some examples of these are building-up structures based on the opponent’s pressure, ball circulation strategies, or collective movements in the attacking third.

In the Team Management block you will learn about how to manage your team, including players but also staff members during training sessions and matches. The content will be split in different sub-blocks such as game management, team management and the Ekkono PRO proposal. Additionally, you will also find some useful tips that will help you in your daily duty as a coach.

The Set Pieces block explain the main concepts in attack and defense for corner kicks, free kicks and throw-ins. Also, you will get access to different set plays carried out by professional teams, both in attack and defense. In each of them, we analyze the key points of the play and explain them in video.

The Physical Fitness content block is designed to help you deepen your understanding of physical performance, player development, injury prevention, and training optimization. You’ll learn how to improve athletic development, manage load and fatigue, prevent and rehabilitate injuries, and design effective long-term training plans tailored to different age groups. In partnership with University of Vic (UVIC) in Barcelona province, this section will provide you the essential tools to understand physical fitness as a coach.

You can use our training exercises library to implement them directly, or adapt them, for your sessions. Our library includes +100 exercises based on the Ekkono Method and designed by our most experienced coaches. Our training drills can be filtered by age, position, type of content and number of players that participate. The exercises are presented following the Ekkono Method approach, which includes all details such as the space you should use, number of players, rules and questions you can ask as a coach during the exercise and also an animation so that you have a clear understanding on how to conduct the exercise as a coach.

In this section you will learn the latest trends in the game of football. All presented in short videos where we analyze a coaches, teams and players. Each analysis summarizes the key traits to give you different ideas you can transmit to your players or your team. We will bring you some of the new trends that top teams and players are applying in the game, in videos they are so condensed that you can watch them during your coffee breaks!

Get access to all our Webinars. You will be able to attend the Live sessions to participate and ask questions to expert coaches who have worked in top tier clubs such Aberdeen FC, Malmö FF, HJK Helsinki or Paris Saint-Germain. Our webinars will allow you to expand the range of topics you master as a coach, including detailed analysis of the best teams or competitions, new tools, tactical fundamentals and solutions, how to design training sessions, team leadership and more.

Our first book, ‘The Ekkono Method’, will introduce you to the origins, the 4 pillars that sustain the method, and the background story of our founders, David Hernández and Carles Romagosa. ‘The Ekkono Identity’ discusses about the importance of building an identity as a team, and why winning is not enough. This is very important, for instance, when building a Methodology department. Our books will provide you a nice reading experience while reading more about our method and how it has been implemented all over the world.

f you want to go the extra mile, our online courses will allow you to dive deeper into specific content. Topics are varied and designed to help you strengthen your understanding of key aspects of the game — from tactical principles and player development to training methodology and performance analysis. Courses are delivered either live (via Zoom), where you can interact directly with our experts, or on-demand, allowing you to learn at your own pace and revisit the material whenever you want. As a member of the Ekkono Coaching Academy, you will always enjoy exclusive discounts between 25% and 45% on all courses, depending on your membership plan.

You will be part of our Ekkono family. The Inner Circle will provide you with the most personal, tailored and advanced support a coach can get. You will always get priority in the different events we organize. Once you join, your coaching profile will be analyzed by our experts at the Ekkono Engine (Barcelona, Spain) to understand your strengths and improvement points. This will help you set objectives and checkpoints, where together with your mentor, you will be able to track progress. This complemented with the Team Reports, will provide you with the ultimate coaching support.

Understanding your team’s progress will help you make the right decisions and, in consequence, win more matches. In our Team Reports, we will analyze your team in a quarterly basis, providing you a detailed report and monitoring the progress based on the team objectives, game model you are applying, player characteristics, etc. This will provide you a professional extra support from the Ekkono Engine (Barcelona, Spain) to maximize your team performance and obtain results.