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Your next practice,
planned.

Ten useful plans, from the first warm-up to the final team talk. Choose your level, check the setup, and walk onto the field with a clear session.

10 plans

Choose by your team’s experience, then adjust the space and pace to your players.

First touches. First smiles.: Cross the gridOn the coach’s call, dribble toward the other side. Look up between touches to spot the sharks. Green numbered circles are your players, gold D or S circles are opponents, white small circles are balls. Solid arrows show passes; dashed arrows show player movement.123SS40 min
BeginnerU8–U10

First touches. First smiles.

Help every player get comfortable carrying the ball, finding space and sharing it with a teammate.

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Pass and move together.: Pass, then followA passes to B and follows the pass. B opens their body toward the next station. Green numbered circles are your players, gold D or S circles are opponents, white small circles are balls. Solid arrows show passes; dashed arrows show player movement.ABC45 min
BeginnerU10–U12

Pass and move together.

Build the habit of moving after a pass and receiving with the next action in mind.

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Keep the ball. Find a friend.: Move the ballPass to the open player before the defender can close the angle. Green numbered circles are your players, gold D or S circles are opponents, white small circles are balls. Solid arrows show passes; dashed arrows show player movement.1234D45 min
BeginnerU10–U12

Keep the ball. Find a friend.

Connect individual ball protection with simple support around the ball.

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Build out with confidence.: Find the wide passA teammate moves wide to receive. The other players open a second passing angle. Green numbered circles are your players, gold D or S circles are opponents, white small circles are balls. Solid arrows show passes; dashed arrows show player movement.GK123DDD50 min
AmateurU10

Build out with confidence.

Help a 7v7 team use width and support to move the ball out of its own half.

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Win your one-v-one.: Close the spaceClose down quickly, then shorten your steps as you approach. Stay side-on. Green numbered circles are your players, gold D or S circles are opponents, white small circles are balls. Solid arrows show passes; dashed arrows show player movement.AD55 min
AmateurU10–U14

Win your one-v-one.

Develop patient defending, controlled pressure and a useful response after losing the ball.

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Play through pressure.: Move the ballPass to the open player before the defender can close the angle. Green numbered circles are your players, gold D or S circles are opponents, white small circles are balls. Solid arrows show passes; dashed arrows show player movement.1234D60 min
AmateurU12–U16

Play through pressure.

Link scanning, receiving angles and quick support when space gets tight.

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Finish before pressure arrives.: Serve and chaseThe coach plays into the attacker’s path. The defender releases when the pass is made. Green numbered circles are your players, gold D or S circles are opponents, white small circles are balls. Solid arrows show passes; dashed arrows show player movement.ADGKC55 min
AmateurU12–U16

Finish before pressure arrives.

Prepare the first touch for a shot and stay composed when a defender is recovering.

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Deliver and finish.: Get to the end lineThe winger dribbles toward the end line. Attackers wait, then time their runs into the box. Green numbered circles are your players, gold D or S circles are opponents, white small circles are balls. Solid arrows show passes; dashed arrows show player movement.W12GK65 min
ProU14–U18

Deliver and finish.

Coordinate the cross and the run so attackers arrive in useful spaces at the right time.

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Ready for the next save.: Quick, small stepsMove through the ladder using controlled lateral footwork. Keep your head steady. Green numbered circles are your players, gold D or S circles are opponents, white small circles are balls. Solid arrows show passes; dashed arrows show player movement.GKS45 min
AmateurU10–U16

Ready for the next save.

Connect balanced footwork, a set position and controlled handling with the ball at the feet.

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Match decisions. Match speed.: Find a passing angleMake a triangle around the player with the ball. Pass forward when space opens. Green numbered circles are your players, gold D or S circles are opponents, white small circles are balls. Solid arrows show passes; dashed arrows show player movement.123DDD70 min
ProU14–U18

Match decisions. Match speed.

Bring quick support, individual defending and changes of attack into a competitive team session.

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Building your own session?

Choose individual drills and adapt the practice to the players in front of you.

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