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On-pitch resources
The gear and equipment side of coaching. These pages go deeper on specific kit:
- The complete grassroots coaching kit bag — everything you actually need, nothing you don't
- Best training footballs for grassroots — match-weight options at every price point
- Best training cones — disc markers, saucers, and full-size options reviewed
- Best training bibs — what holds up after a full season of washing
- Best portable football goals — pop-up, foldable, and full-size options
Conditioning & performance
Getting more out of your players between sessions and tracking whether your conditioning work is actually landing.
APE BORN EMS Training
Electromuscular stimulation (EMS) is what elite clubs use to accelerate recovery, build off-pitch strength, and reduce soft tissue injury risk. APE BORN's systems are designed for athletes who train hard and need to recover fast — useful for senior players and anyone doing double sessions in pre-season.
Explore APE BORN →HealthLabs Sports Performance Testing
Fitness improvements are hard to see without baseline numbers. HealthLabs' sports performance panels test VO₂ max markers, anaerobic threshold, and key blood indicators so your conditioning work has measurable results behind it. Good for tracking pre-season to peak-season gains with senior and youth players.
View testing panels →Digital coaching tools
Software, apps, and online services that improve how you prepare sessions, analyse matches, and keep developing as a coach.
MaxiNutrition — post-session recovery
Recovery nutrition matters as much as the session itself. MaxiNutrition's protein and recovery range is built for players and coaches training hard week to week — useful alongside the conditioning work above.
Explore MaxiNutrition →Free SimpleDrills tools
Everything below is completely free — no signup, no login, no catch:
- Session timer — countdown timer for drills and intervals
- Drill randomiser — pick a random drill for warm-ups or fillers
- Team splitter — split a squad into balanced teams
- BuildATournament.com — free tournament fixtures and live tables
Planning your sessions
Not a product — just the SimpleDrills library itself. Over 280 drills and 140 ready-to-use session plans, all free, all with diagrams and coaching points:
- All session plans — organised by age group, format, and focus area
- All drills — filterable by skill, format, and number of players
- Training blocks — 4–6 week themed blocks ready to run
- Coaching guides — longer reads on tactics, player development, and running a grassroots club