15 Decision Based Games

Most drills teach players WHAT to do. These games teach them HOW to decide.

15 Decision Games is a coach's field manual for ecological, decision-based development. No 1-on-0 reps. No scripted patterns. Every game places the player in a live read — defender, space, time, advantage — and rewards the right choice.

WHAT'S INSIDE:
• 15 small-sided games covering shooting, finishing, closeouts, and 1v1 / 2v1 reads
• The Intensity Dial framework — Time, Space, Defender, Decision — to scale every game LOW, MED, or HIGH
• Numbers options (advantage, even, disadvantage) and run lengths so one game becomes ten
• Scoring rules, coaching cues, and common mistakes for each game
• Designed for 60–90 minute practices

WHO IT'S FOR:
HS, club, and youth coaches who are tired of pretty drills that don't transfer. Players who freeze on the catch. Programs that want adaptable decision-makers instead of pattern-runners.

Built on the work of Rob Gray, Sam Elsner, Wolfgang Schöllhorn, and the ecological dynamics tradition — translated into games you can actually run on Monday.

More Decisions = More Development. See