SimpleDrills.

What this is

SimpleDrills is a library of football coaching drills designed for grassroots coaches in the UK. Every drill includes a diagram you can scan in 30 seconds, an honest description of what works (and what doesn't), and tagging that's aligned to the FA's 2026-27 Future Fit framework.

The site is free, ad-free, and won't ask you to sign up. It's not affiliated with the FA — just aligned to it.

Why it exists

The existing online drill resources fall into three buckets: paywalled subscription sites, faceless content farms churning out generic listicles, and affiliate-driven pages written by people who don't actually coach. None of them are great for the volunteer with 45 minutes on a Sunday morning.

SimpleDrills is the resource I wanted when I started. Drills that work with mixed-ability kids, accommodate late arrivals, set up in 60 seconds, and don't require an interpretation degree.

The coach

An FA Level 2-qualified coach based in the UK. Currently coaches youth football at grassroots level. The drills speak for themselves.

How drills are reviewed

Every drill on the site is used in real training sessions before it's published. A validator runs at build time and rejects any drill that conflicts with the FA's Future Fit framework — wrong ball size for age, heading drills tagged for U7–U11, age-format mismatches. If a drill doesn't work with chaos, mixed ability, or fluctuating numbers, it doesn't get a page.

What you won't find here

• Paywalls or subscriptions
• Adverts
• Affiliate links to equipment
• Generic AI-generated content
• Drills that need 16 well-behaved players to work

Suggestions or corrections?

Spotted an error? A drill not working as described? A Future Fit detail that needs updating? The site is a living resource and feedback is welcome.

A contact channel will be added shortly.