Lesson 1Week 1: Basic visual reaction and simple movement patterns — session objectives and progress metricsSets Week 1 aims for visual reaction and simple moves. Explains session build, warm-up focus, key measures, and stepping up difficulty while keeping good form and safe intro to new light stimuli.
Session structure and warm-up focusKey visual reaction performance metricsMovement quality and posture checkpointsProgression rules across Week 1 sessionsCommon Week 1 technical errorsLesson 2Week 3 Drill A: 3-choice decision grids with passing/fake actions — setup, execution, work/rest, progressionsDetails Week 3 Drill A with three-choice grids and pass/fake moves. Covers grid setup, signal rules, doing it right, work-rest, and steps to boost trickery and processing speed.
Grid layout and spacing guidelinesCue rules for pass versus fake actionsFootwork and body orientation cuesWork-rest structure and rep countsProgressions for deception and speedLesson 3Week 4: High-intensity, game-like reactive scenarios and testing sessions — session objectivesSets Week 4 aims with high-effort, match-like reactive setups and testing. Explains session flow, test picks, contest formats, and reading results for next plans.
Week 4 intensity and outcome goalsDesigning game-like reactive drillsFormal and informal testing optionsCompetitive formats and scoring rulesUsing results to plan next blockLesson 4Week 3 Drill B: Reactive pattern recognition combined with 5–10 m sprint and immediate CODCovers Week 3 Drill B mixing reactive pattern spotting with 5–10 m sprints and quick direction change. Details setup, signal rules, doing it, and safe complexity and speed steps.
Pattern library and cue designSprint and COD distance settingsExecution standards and postureWork-rest and fatigue managementProgressions for pattern difficultyLesson 5Week 4 Drill A: Small-sided reactive sequences simulating opponent cues with timed roundsExplains Week 4 Drill A with small-group reactive sequences mimicking opponent signals. Details pitch setup, timing, roles, scoring, and tweaking for sports and levels.
Space, boundary, and goal setupDesigning opponent-like light cuesRound timing and rotation rulesScoring systems and constraintsSport-specific adaptationsLesson 6Drill regressions and advanced variations for different ability levelsExplains easing or toughening drills for different players. Details rules for scaling complexity, speed, and thinking load while keeping purpose, with examples for youth, comeback, and top players.
Principles for scaling drill difficultyRegressions for beginners and youthAdjustments for injured or deconditionedAdvanced variations for elite athletesModifying cognitive and visual loadLesson 7Week 4 Drill B: Fatigue protocol followed by rapid reactive probes (pre/post fatigue comparisons)Introduces Week 4 Drill B pairing tiredness protocol with quick reactive checks. Covers setup, tiredness options, timing, safety, and comparing before/after tiredness reaction measures for toughness.
Selecting appropriate fatigue protocolsDrill layout, spacing, and light placementTiming, work-to-rest, and rep targetsPre- and post-fatigue testing proceduresSafety, monitoring, and stop criteriaLesson 8Week 2 Drill A: Dual-light COD decision drill (left/right) — setup, execution, work/rest, progressionsCovers Week 2 Drill A, a two-light direction-change choice drill. Explains setup, signal rules, standards, work-rest, and steps for more speed, angles, and choices.
Cone and light placement and distancesDecision rules for left versus right cuesExecution standards and coaching cuesWork-to-rest ratios and set structureProgressions for angles and speedLesson 9Week 2: Reaction with directional change and spatial awareness — session objectives and metricsSets Week 2 aims adding direction change and space sense. Details session flow, signal types, direction change measures, and safe complexity rise while keeping sharp reactions.
Session goals and weekly performance targetsWarm-up emphasizing COD mechanicsSpatial awareness and scanning tasksKey COD and reaction time metricsProgression across Week 2 sessionsLesson 10Week 2 Drill B: Multi-target quadrant reaction with light memory element — setup, execution, work/restExplains Week 2 Drill B, multi-target quadrant reaction with light memory. Covers layout, signal rules, memory needs, doing it, and scaling for players.
Quadrant layout and target numberingCue patterns and memory challengesMovement rules and footwork optionsWork-rest and density of decisionsProgressions for memory complexityLesson 11Week 3: Decision-making under moderate fatigue and visual search tasks — session objectivesSets Week 3 aims focusing on choices under medium tiredness and visual search tasks. Explains session design, tiredness dosing, search difficulty, and measures for thinking and physical load.
Session goals and target intensitiesDesigning moderate fatigue exposureVisual search task complexity levelsMonitoring cognitive and physical loadAdjusting difficulty between sessionsLesson 12Week 1 Drill B: Linear sprint-to-light with touch confirmation — setup, execution, work/rest, regressionsDescribes Week 1 Drill B, straight sprint-to-light with touch check. Details setup, sprint length, standards, work-rest, and easings for players with low sprint ability.
Sprint distance and cone placementStart positions and timing triggersTouch confirmation and finish rulesWork-rest and sprint volume planningRegressions for lower fitness levelsLesson 13Week 1 Drill A: Single light response with stationary start — setup, execution, work/rest, progressionsIntroduces Week 1 Drill A, single-light response from still start. Explains setup, stance, doing it, timing, and steps to build base reaction speed with little movement difficulty.
Starting stance and body alignmentLight placement and reaction distanceExecution sequence and timing focusWork-rest ratios and volume targetsProgressions for added complexity
