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140 ready-to-run football session plans for grassroots coaches. Full timings, blocks, and coaching focus.

U16–adult

11v11 Finishing Session

A 60-minute session integrating shooting and finishing into full-pitch play …

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U16–adult

11v11 Passing Patterns

A 60-minute session building passing combinations and decision-making across…

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U16–adult

11v11 Pressing Session

A 75-minute session drilling the trigger, cover, and reset principles of a t…

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U16–adult

11v11 Set Pieces

A 75-minute set piece session for adult/senior squads. Attacking and defendi…

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U16–adult

Adult 5-a-Side Sharpener — 60 Minutes

A compact 60-minute session for adult squads who play 5-a-side competitively…

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U16–adult

5v5 Adult Fitness Block

A tight 30-minute fitness top-up session for adult squads. All conditioning …

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U16–adult

5v5 Possession Top-Up

A tight 30-minute possession top-up session for adult squads who need a focu…

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U16–adult

5v5 Adult Pressing Block

A tight 30-minute pressing top-up for adult squads. Counter-press, 5-second …

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U16–adult

7v7 Adult Pressing Session

A 60-minute pressing session for adult amateur squads. Builds counter-press,…

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U16–adult

9v9 Attacking Width and Carries

A 60-minute session for adult squads building wide play, half-space carries,…

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U16–adult

Adult Attacking Patterns — 75 Minutes

A 75-minute session building three repeatable attacking patterns for adult s…

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U16–adult

Adult Defending Shape — 75 Minutes

A 75-minute session building defensive organisation for adult squads: back-f…

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U16–adult

Adult Defensive Blocks — Mid and Low

A 60-minute session for adult squads learning to defend in mid-block and low…

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U16–adult

Adult Finishing and Shooting — 60 Minutes

A focused 60-minute finishing session for adult squads. Driven shots from ra…

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U16–adult

Adult First Touch and Combination Play — 90 Minutes

A 90-minute technical session for adult squads — pure first-touch work, then…

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U16–adult

Adult Fitness Conditioning — 60 Minutes

A 60-minute conditioning session for adult amateur squads. Match-realistic i…

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U16–adult

Adult Match Preparation — 60 Minutes

A focused 60-minute session the day before or two days before a match. Low p…

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U16–adult

Adult Possession and Press — 75 Minutes

A 75-minute session teaching adult squads to keep the ball under pressure an…

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U16–adult

Adult — Possession and Pressing

A 75-minute session for adult grassroots squads — positional rondo, press-an…

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U16–adult

Adult Pre-Season — Fitness and Reactivation

A 60-minute pre-season session for adult grassroots squads returning after t…

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U16–adult

Adult Set Pieces — 60 Minutes

A 60-minute session running all six set-piece routines for adult squads. Eac…

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U16–adult

Adult Tactical Shape — In Possession and Out

A 90-minute session establishing the squad's tactical shape both in and out …

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U16–adult

Adult Technical Session — 75 Minutes

A 75-minute technical session for adult amateur squads — pattern play warm-u…

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U9–U14

Warm-Up Session — 30 Minutes

A 30-minute standalone warm-up session for any age group. Three phases: arri…

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U10–U12

7v7 Possession Session

A 60-minute session for U10-U11 squads building possession habits in the 7v7…

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U10–U12

7v7 Shooting Session

A 45-minute shooting session for U10–U11 squads in the 7v7 format. Volume, v…

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U10–U11

U10 Defending — 1v1 in Channels

Week 2 of the defending block. Now the defender works in a channel — forcing…

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U10–U11

U10 Defending — Tackling and Intercepting

Week 3. With body shape and patience built, NOW defenders learn to win the b…

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U10–U11

U10 Dribbling Confidence

A 60-minute session building the courage to dribble — close control, 1v1 con…

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U10–U11

U10 First Touch & Progression

A 60-minute session building the under-coached fundamental — cushion, half-t…

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U10–U11

U10 Integration Session

A 60-minute session that ties together the five core technical themes — pass…

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U10–U11

U10 Passing — Quick Session

A 45-minute passing session for U10 squads who haven't yet developed the cog…

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U10–U11

U10 Set Piece Routines

60-minute session building two attacking set pieces (corners and throw-ins) …

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U10–U11

U10 Shooting Practice

A 45-minute session focused on composure under pressure and finishing 1v1 wi…

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U10–U11

5v5 Dribbling and Confidence

A 45-minute session building 1v1 dribbling confidence for U10–U11 squads. Sk…

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U10–U11

U10–U11 Dribbling Focus

A 60-minute session dedicated to dribbling under pressure — 1v1 confidence, …

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U10–U11

U10–U11 Passing Fundamentals

A 60-minute session focused on weight, accuracy, and scanning — three drills…

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U10–U12

5v5 Defending Session

A 45-minute defending session for U10–U11 squads. 1v1 defending, pressing tr…

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U10–U12

5v5 Fitness Through Games

A 45-minute game-based fitness session for U10-U11 squads. High-intensity SS…

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U11–U13

7v7 First Pressing Concepts

A 60-minute session introducing pressing as a team concept to U11-U12 squads…

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U11–U12

U11 Defending Fundamentals

A 60-minute session building body shape, channelling, and recovery defending…

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U11–U12

U11 Defending — Match Integration

Final week of the defending block. All the habits from weeks 1-5 — body shap…

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U11–U12

U11 Defending — Recovery Runs and 2v1

Week 4. The hardest defensive moment in U11 football: you're outnumbered, an…

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U11–U12

U11 Finishing Variety

A 60-minute session focused on finishing from different angles, serves, and …

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U11–U12

U11-U12 First Pressing Concepts

The introduction to pressing. Not the U14 5-second counter-press — the simpl…

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U11–U12

U11 GK Specialist Session

A 45-minute session dedicated to goalkeeping development — fundamentals, dis…

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U11–U12

U11 Goalkeeper Focus Session

Run every 3 weeks. Keepers improve measurably; outfielders learn what they'r…

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U11–U12

U11 Pre-Season · Week 1

A 60-minute first-week-back session designed for rust, mixed fitness, and a …

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U11–U12

U11 Pre-Season — Week 2

A 60-minute reactivation session — extending technical reps from week 1 with…

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U11–U12

U11-U12 Receiving on the Half-Turn

The receive that opens up the pitch. Body sideways before the ball arrives, …

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U11–U12

U11-U12 Scanning Fundamentals

Where tactical football starts. Most U11s receive blind — they look at the b…

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U11–U12

U11-U12 Transitions in Match Play

Final week of the bridge block. Everything from the previous five weeks — sc…

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U11–U12

U11–U12 Combination Play

A 60-minute session building the give-and-go, third-man run, and overlap com…

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U11–U12

U11 Width and Crossing

A 60-minute session on using the full width of the pitch — wide positions, c…

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U12–U14

7v7 Possession Under Press

A 60-minute session for U12-U13 squads building possession habits when press…

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U12–U14

7v7 Shooting Variety

A 60-minute session for U12–U13 squads covering the full finishing range: cu…

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U12–U14

9v9 Defending Session

A 60-minute defending session for U12–U13 squads. Mid-block compactness, 1v1…

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U12–U14

9v9 Dribbling Session

A 60-minute dribbling session for U12-U13 squads in the 9v9 format. Skill mo…

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U12–U13

U12 — 9v9 Introduction Session

A 60-minute session for U12 squads starting the 9v9 format — positional rond…

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U12–U14

9v9 Possession Under Press

A 60-minute possession session for U12–U13 squads in the 9v9 format. Buildin…

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U12–U14

9v9 Set Pieces Session

A 60-minute set piece session for U12–U13 squads. Attacking corners, defendi…

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U12–U13

U12 — 9v9 Transitions and Counter-Attack

A 60-minute session for U12 squads developing transition play — winning the …

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U12–U13

U12 Wide Play & Crossing

75-minute session building wide attacking patterns — getting the ball into w…

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U12–U13

U12 — Combination Play and Defensive Shape

A 60-minute session for U12 squads building on the 9v9 introduction — third-…

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U12–U13

U12 Possession and Patience

A 60-minute session building possession under pressure at U12 — rondos, posi…

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U12–U13

U12 Pressing and Winning the Ball

A 60-minute session introducing organised pressing at U12 — press-and-cover …

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U12–U13

7v7 Set Pieces

A 60-minute session drilling all four set-piece routines for U12–U13 squads.…

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U12–U13

9v9 First Touch Under Pressure

A 60-minute session for U12–U13 squads building the directional first touch …

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U12–U13

9v9 Passing Combinations

A 60-minute session building combination passing — wall passes, overlaps, sw…

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U12–U13

U12–U13 Shooting Session

A 60-minute session building shooting technique and decision-making — driven…

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U13–U15

11v11 GK Integration Session

A 60-minute session for U13–U14 squads focused on GK integration with the ou…

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U13–U15

7v7 Advanced Dribbling

A 60-minute advanced dribbling session for U13–U14 squads. Half-space carrie…

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U13–U15

7v7 Advanced Possession

A 75-minute session for U13-U14 squads with established possession habits. I…

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U13–U15

7v7 Organised Team Press

A 60-minute session for U13-U14 squads building an organised team press. Tri…

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U13–U15

9v9 Combination Play

A 60-minute combination play session for U13–U14 squads. One-twos, overlaps,…

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U13–U15

9v9 Skill Moves in Context

A 60-minute session for U13-U14 squads integrating skill moves into the 9v9 …

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U13–U14

U13 Attacking Combinations

A 75-minute session building the give-and-go and through-ball patterns into …

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U13–U14

U13 Defending — Pressing as a Unit

A 75-minute advanced defending session — pressing triggers, unit coordinatio…

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U13–U14

U13 GK — Crosses & Communication

A 60-minute goalkeeper-focused session covering aerial work, crosses, and co…

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U13–U14

U13 GK — Positioning Focus

A 60-minute goalkeeping session focused on positioning — angles, line keepin…

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U13–U14

U13 Pre-Season — Rebuild Phase (Weeks 3-4)

A 75-minute pre-season session for weeks 3-4 — where technical pattern play …

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U13–U14

U13 Pre-Season — Week 1 Reactivation

First week back from summer. Players have rust, lower fitness, and forgotten…

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U13–U14

U13 Pre-Season — Week 2 Touch & Tempo

Second week back. The rust is partially gone, the squad knows each other aga…

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U13–U14

U13 Pre-Season — Week 4

A 75-minute rebuild session focused on opposed pattern play — the rebuild ph…

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U13–U14

U13 Pre-Season — Week 5

A 75-minute match-realistic session — the rebuild is done, intensity rises. …

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U13–U14

U13 Set Pieces — Corners

A 60-minute session covering both attacking and defending corners — patterns…

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U13–U14

U13 Set Pieces — Throws & Free Kicks

A 75-minute session covering the two most-overlooked set-piece sources — lon…

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U13–U14

U13 Transitions & Counter-Attacking

Win the ball, go forwards. Fix the back-pass-after-turnover habit in 75 minu…

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U13–U14

9v9 Passing Under Pressure

A 75-minute session for U13–U14 squads building confident passing when press…

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U13–U14

U13–U14 Fitness Session

A 75-minute fitness session built inside football — no laps, no cones to run…

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U14–U16

11v11 Shooting Session

A 75-minute finishing session for U14–U16 squads in the 11v11 format. Cut-ba…

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U14–U16

9v9 Advanced Set Pieces

A 75-minute advanced set piece session for U14–U15 squads. Full set piece li…

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U14–U16

9v9 Transitions Session

A 60-minute transitions session for U14–U15 squads. Counter-press, counter-a…

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U14–U15

U14 Box Defending

90-minute defensive third specialist session. Centre-back partnership, defen…

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U14–U15

U14 Build-Up Foundations

90-minute session installing the patterns that let your team play out from t…

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U14–U15

U14 Combination Play

90-minute session installing the patterns that break defensive lines: third-…

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U14–U15

U14+ Directional Possession

A 90-minute session for U14-U18 squads — turning possession into progress. P…

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U14–U15

U14+ Possession Mastery

A 90-minute session for U14-U18 squads — positional rondos, possession patte…

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U14–U15

U14 Pressing Foundations

90-minute session building the two pressing habits that define modern footba…

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U14–U15

U14+ Pressing Session

A 90-minute session for U14-U18 squads — building from the press triggers co…

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U14–U15

U14 Striker Specialist

75-minute position-specific session for centre-forwards. Movement to receive…

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U14–U15

U14 Transitions — 90 Minutes

A 90-minute session on the transitions that win and lose 11v11 matches. Coun…

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U15–adult

11v11 Transitions Session

A 75-minute transitions session for U15–adult squads. Full-pitch counter-pre…

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U16–adult

11v11 Advanced Passing Patterns

A 75-minute session for U15–adult squads building third-man combinations, po…

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U15–U16

U15 Friday Sharpener

The night before a match. Don't tire them out — sharpen them up. 45 minutes …

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U15–U16

U15 Match Analysis & Self-Coaching

Where players start coaching themselves. Brief video review, identifying per…

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U15–U16

U15 Set Pieces — 90 Minutes

A 90-minute set-piece session for U15 squads. All six routines plus two vari…

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U15–U16

U15 Tactical Periodisation Session

How pro coaches structure the week — adapted for grassroots U15-U16. One ses…

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U16–adult

11v11 Build-Out and Counter-Press

A 90-minute session for U16–adult squads integrating build-out from the back…

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U16–U17

U16 Attacking Structure — Penetration and Clinical Finishing

A 75-minute session building attacking structure for U16 squads: possession …

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U16–U17

U16 Counter-Press Tactical Session

A full 90-minute session building the counter-press — winning the ball back …

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U16–U17

U16 Defensive Organisation — Press, Shape, Counter

A 75-minute session building defensive structure for U16 squads: high press …

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U16–U17

U16 Position-Specific Small-Group Coaching

How to deliver targeted technical work in a grassroots session — without lea…

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U16–U17

U16 Pre-Trial Sharpener

For the player going to academy or county trials this week. Not a tactical s…

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U7–U8

U7 Development Session

A 45-minute session for U7s with a few months under their belts — building d…

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U7–U8

U7 First Month

A 30-minute session for U7s in their first month of structured football — Fu…

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U7–U8

U7 First Session of the Season

First Saturday of a U7 season — calm, structured, every kid touches the ball…

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U7–U8

U7 First Three Weeks

The exact 45-minute session to run for the first three weeks of an U7 squad …

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U7–U8

U7 Birthday Party Session

When 14 kids turn up instead of 8 — or one kid has had birthday cake for bre…

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U8–U10

5v5 Defending Basics

A 30-minute introduction to defending for U8–U9 squads. Shadow defending, go…

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U8–U9

5v5 First Possession

A 45-minute first possession introduction for U8 squads. Simple games that m…

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U8–U9

U8 Ball Mastery and First 1v1s

A 45-minute session combining ball mastery work with a first introduction to…

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U8–U9

U8 Ball Mastery — Control and Play

A 45-minute session for U8 squads building ball familiarity — the four found…

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U8–U9

U8 First Touch — 45 Minutes

A 45-minute session building the controlled first touch at U8 — sole stop, i…

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U8–U9

U8 First Touch & Fun

A 45-minute U8 session — first-touch fundamentals via gates, plus 3v3 game t…

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U8–U9

U8 Passing and Shooting

A 45-minute session introducing inside-of-the-foot passing alongside simple …

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U8–U9

U8 Passing — First Passes

A 45-minute session introducing the inside-of-the-foot pass at U8. Gate pass…

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U8–U9

U8 Shooting and Goals Galore

U8s love scoring goals more than anything. This is the session built around …

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U8–U9

5v5 Defending Basics

A 45-minute session introducing defending without tackling for U8–U9 squads.…

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U8–U10

5v5 Active Fun Session

A 45-minute high-activity session for U8-U9 squads. Game-based fitness throu…

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U8–U10

5v5 Possession Basics

A 45-minute possession-focused session for U8-U9 squads. Building the habit …

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U9–U11

5v5 Pressing Introduction

A 30-minute session introducing pressing as a concept to U9–U10 squads. The …

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U9–U11

7v7 Dribbling Session

A 45-minute dribbling session for U9–U10 squads. Sole rolls, 1v1 basics, and…

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U9–U10

U9 Defending Without Tackling

The first proper defending session. No tackling allowed all session — defend…

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U9–U10

U9 First Touch and Passing — 45 Minutes

A 45-minute session combining first touch and passing — the two technical fo…

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U9–U10

U9 Passing & Dribbling Mix

A 45-minute U9 session — passing fundamentals plus 1v1 confidence, ending wi…

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U9–U10

U9–U10 GK Introduction

A 45-minute goalkeeper session for U9–U10 squads introducing set position, b…

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U9–U10

U9–U10 Shooting — Fun First

A 45-minute shooting session for U9–U10 that builds instep contact and finis…

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U9–U10

U9 Wet Saturday Survival

It's pouring rain, the pitch is a swamp, half the squad is shivering, and yo…

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U9–U14

Wet Weather Indoor Session

Pitch is unplayable? This 60-minute hall plan is higher quality than most ou…

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