Thread by @Coach_Osku

The most misunderstood fundamental in football:

Look forward first. 🧵

2.
Most players are taught to control, protect, and keep the ball.
Few are taught to look forward first.

And when they don’t look forward,
they don’t see forward.
Opportunities disappear before they even notice them.

3.
When players receive the ball, their first habit tells the story.

Do they:
✅ scan and look forward?
or
❌ check sideways and play safe?

What they look for first
decides what they do next.

4.
Most sessions reward safe play:

“Keep it!”
“Don’t lose it!”
“Find the easy one!”

So players stop searching for forward options —
and start protecting instead of creating.

5.
Looking forward isn’t about forcing risky passes.
It’s about awareness.

When players look forward, they:
✅ find gaps earlier
✅ play faster
✅ create more danger

When they don’t, they:
❌ react late
❌ slow the tempo
❌ miss chances

6.
If your players never look forward,
it’s not a vision problem — it’s a training problem.

They’ve learned that losing the ball is worse than missing an opportunity.
That’s a coaching message, not a player habit.

7.
In every exercise, ask:
🟩 “Do they see forward first?”
🟩 “Is there a reason to play forward?”

Try this:
✅ 1 point for forward pass
✅ 2 points if it breaks a line
✅ 3 points if it leads to a shot

Reward what you want repeated.

8.
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