The Ekkono Method: From Game Model to Individual Fundamentals

Building a game model and its training methodology — then coaching the individual fundamentals each player needs by position.

A coaching-education webinar with Pol Deulonder of the Ekkono Method — from building a game model and its training methodology to coaching the individual fundamentals each player needs by position.

Host: Pol Deulonder — Ekkono Licensed Coach · Head of Coaching

This webinar traces one line of thought: define how you want your team to play, turn that into an effective training methodology, then sharpen it down to the individual fundamentals each player must master in their position. Presented by Pol Deulonder of the Ekkono Method.

Key points

• A coach must hold a clear, organised vision of how the team should play — this is the game model.
• The model is built in 10 steps across 4 stages, from broad game phases down to evaluation indicators.
• It only becomes useful when funnelled into Episodes → Team Fundamentals → Individual Fundamentals per position.
• Football’s biggest room for improvement is cognitive, so methodology must fit football’s own demands — through four pillars: Games, Perception, Questions, Concepts.
• Individual fundamentals are position-specific demands — an evolution of the basics, taught from around age 14, and independent of any game system.
• The full position course holds 200+ concepts, used with players from age 14 to professionals.

The Ekkono Method: From Game Model to Individual Fundamentals