# Running your first lesson

Walk through "Find the open teammate" and "Create width" in ten minutes, including direct lesson links and practice locks.

Last updated: October 24, 2026
Source: https://krkic.netlify.app/docs/getting-started/

## Tactical diagram

> 7v7 pitch showing Home midfielder #4 scanning between marked Home #5 on the left and unmarked Home #3 in open right-wing space.

- Home #4 holds possession centrally while Away #2 marks Home #5 along the left channel (blocked red dashed lane).
- Home #3 stands wide on the right touchline in thirteen metres of open grass (unobstructed green pass lane).

## Start with a pass lesson, then a movement lesson

For a first session with a seven-to-eleven-year-old, start in Foundations mode. Foundations keeps every explanation to plain positional ideas ("get between the opponent and your goal") before introducing terms like weak-side overload or cover shadow.

Open Lessons in the top toolbar and pick "Find the open teammate". Read the banner above the pitch together, then click "Hide guidance & let them decide".

- In a pass lesson, the learner previews a teammate and confirms the pass. Moving players is disabled so the question stays focused.
- In a movement lesson ("Create width" or "Create a support triangle"), dragging the named learner unlocks "Check my move". Submitting without moving returns "No change yet" rather than false praise.
- Pressing "Return to coaching" during an unfinished attempt discards temporary edits and restores the exact starting snapshot.

## Bookmark direct links into specific lessons

Youth coaches can send parents a direct link that opens `/app/` straight into a specific seeded lesson, prepared match picture, or open-board pitch format. Seeded lessons and match pictures load their fixed 7v7 rosters, while `format` and `mode` configure open boards.

```text
/app/?lesson=lesson-open-teammate
/app/?lesson=lesson-support-triangle
/app/?lesson=lesson-create-width
/app/?match=match-build-out
/app/?format=9v9&mode=freeplay
```