International publishing presentation
YouNr1 –Essence of Football
Understand football.
Connect knowledge.
Shape development.
- Book
- WISSEN+
- Video
- PLAYER PLAN
The YouNr1 model
The 7 YouNr1 levels
- Body& Energy
- Attention& Self-regulation
- Identity& Thinking
- People& Environment
- Training& Systems
- Time& Development
How individual actions, capabilities and conditions work together.
- 135
- Editorial units
in the current working manuscript - 21
- Football actions
demonstrated by the author - 7
- YouNr1 levels
in the development model - PLAYER PLAN
- Integral to the book concept
Knowledge engine in development
The book concept
A book about football.
And the conditions for personal growth.
Why can a footballer execute a skill in training, yet struggle to use it under pressure in a match?
Why do two talented players develop differently despite similar starting conditions?
How can insights from football, science and other areas of life be connected to shape a meaningful individual development pathway?
These are the questions at the heart of YouNr1 – Essence of Football.
The book goes far beyond isolated technical drills. It connects game understanding, perception, decision-making, physical and mental capabilities, relationships and training methodology into a coherent body of knowledge.
European football is the starting point, not the boundary. The questions explored — how people learn, decide, perform and grow — matter across leagues, countries and different levels of the game.
The goal is not to know everything. It is to identify the knowledge that matters — and put it to use.
The knowledge system
Six areas of development.
A seventh level: your success.
The YouNr1 model connects six areas:
- 01Body & Energy
- 02Attention & Self-regulation
- 03Identity & Thinking
- 04People & Environment
- 05Training & Systems
- 06Time & Development
The seventh level represents individual success — a potential outcome of how actions, capabilities and circumstances come together.
Success is not guaranteed.
The question is how to better understand and influence the conditions that make progress possible.
Putting knowledge into practice
From research
to the action on the pitch.
The book brings practical football analysis together with relevant insights from sports science, psychology, motor learning, physiology, neuroscience and other disciplines.
Through WISSEN+ interdisciplinary findings are examined for their possible relevance to football, training and individual development.
A distinctive technical foundation is a system of 21 football actions developed into a structured framework and personally demonstrated by Andreas Wdowiak: 19 open-play actions, plus a free kick and a penalty.
Graphics and video demonstrations bring selected principles to life.
The demonstrations currently link to the German-language YouNr1 website.
PLAYER PLAN
Turning book knowledge into an individual development pathway.
INTERACTIVE + STATICThe PLAYER PLAN is an integral part of the book concept.
It is designed to make the YouNr1 knowledge system useful for an individual player’s questions.
- Which abilities should a player focus on first?
- Which training tasks fit their position, level and current situation?
- How can an insight become a development plan whose impact can be reviewed?
The planned interactive PLAYER PLAN will connect questions, evidence-informed knowledge, training tasks and progress reviews.
The standalone digital application is under development. Rights relating to its separate distribution and use would be negotiated independently within any publishing partnership.
Readers and users
A book for
different paths of development.
YouNr1 addresses ambitious amateur players, young footballers and those involved in high-performance and professional football.
It also offers relevant perspectives for coaches, goalkeepers, parents and readers interested in how people learn and perform.
The central question is how people can develop, retain and reliably apply their abilities in real situations.
The publishing opportunity
The publishing opportunity
editorial units
Working manuscript in German
The current German-language working manuscript comprises 135 editorial units across a prologue, two youth modules, seven main parts and an epilogue.
The proposed publication is supported by explanatory graphics, 21 original football-action videos and the PLAYER PLAN.
Further audiovisual materials can be explored with potential publishing partners. Their use would depend on the clearance of third-party rights and joint editorial decisions.
International editions: The working manuscript is currently in German. English-language and other international editions are potential publishing pathways, not finished translations. Translation, territorial rights and distribution would be agreed with the relevant publishing partners.
The publisher-ready presentation package is targeted for completion by 27 November 2026.
Publishing partnership
An invitation
to collaborate.
We are seeking a publishing partner who recognises the potential of bringing together football expertise, an interdisciplinary perspective and a framework for individual development.
A project overview, selected manuscript samples, representative graphics and a more detailed presentation of audiovisual concepts can be made available to interested publishers upon request.
Project introduction only. The unpublished manuscript and complete technical knowledge base are not publicly accessible.