Possession game
5v2 Rondo with Split-Pass Bonus
Five players keep the ball against two defenders in a 12 × 12 m square. A pass between the two defenders is worth double.
- Age
- U11–Senior
- Players
- 7–14
- Duration
- 12 min
IntermediateGlobalRondos
RondoMapFootball Training Exercises for Coaches
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59 exercises · 23 categories · U6 to Senior
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Possession game
4v1 Rondo
Four players on the sides of a 10 × 10 m square keep the ball away from one defender. The simplest rondo and the best introduction for young players.
- Age
- U7–U12
- Players
- 5–20
- Duration
- 10 min
BeginnerGlobalRondos
Positional game
4v4+3 Possession Game
Two teams of four keep the ball with the help of three neutral players — one at each end and one inside — creating a 7v4 for the team in possession.
- Age
- U11–Senior
- Players
- 11–14
- Duration
- 16 min
IntermediateGlobalPossession
Circuit
Finishing After a Wall Pass
A one-two with a wall player at the edge of the box, around a mannequin, followed by a first-time finish against a goalkeeper.
- Age
- U11–Senior
- Players
- 6–12
- Duration
- 15 min
IntermediateIntermediateFinishing
Waves
1v1 to Mini Goals
A defender passes to an attacker and closes down; the attacker must beat them and score in one of two mini goals. Simple, intense and full of duels.
- Age
- U7–U14
- Players
- 4–12
- Duration
- 15 min
BeginnerGlobal1v1
Match
3v3 Four-Goal Game
3v3 with two mini goals at each end. With two goals to attack, players learn to look up, spot the undefended goal and switch the play.
- Age
- U7–U14
- Players
- 6–8
- Duration
- 16 min
BeginnerGlobalSmall-Sided Games
Exercises by age category
Exercises are grouped by age category, from U6 to U19 and Senior. Pick your team's category to see drills that fit their level.
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Waves
Defending Corners and Wide Free Kicks: Mixed Marking
Three zonal defenders protect the six-yard box while three man-markers follow the best headers. Corners and wide free kicks against a live attack.
- Age
- U13–Senior
- Players
- 14–20
- Duration
- 20 min
AdvancedGlobalDefending
Match
Mid Block with Pressing Signals: 8+GK v 8+GK
A team match where blue defend in a compact 4-4 mid block and only press when a signal appears: a pass to the touchline, a back pass or a poor touch.
- Age
- U13–Senior
- Players
- 18–20
- Duration
- 25 min
AdvancedGlobalTactical
Waves
Throw-ins: Forbidden Zone and Go-and-Return
4v3 from a throw-in. Nobody may wait in the zone in front of the thrower, so receivers take their marker away and come back to get the ball.
- Age
- U11–Senior
- Players
- 8–14
- Duration
- 15 min
IntermediateGlobalSet Pieces
Train a specific objective
- Passing
- Receiving / first touch
- Ball possession
- Decision making
- Dribbling
- Finishing
- 1v1 attacking
- 1v1 defending
- Defensive transition
- Attacking transition
- Pressing
- Build-up play
- Switching play
- Combination play
- Crossing
- Defensive organisation
- Coordination
- Speed
- Goalkeeping
- Set pieces
- Mobility
- Core strength
- Recovery & flexibility
- Endurance
- Agility
From the blog
· Marco Baleato
How we classify training tasks, and what it says about how we coach
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Players, cones, passes and runs drawn the same way on every exercise, so you understand the set-up at a glance.
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Organisation, how it works, coaching points, progressions and regressions — written the way you would explain it on the pitch.
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Each drill is organised by category, age group, number of players, duration and training objective, so you can build a session around what your players need.
The exercises are aimed mainly at grassroots and youth football — from fun games for U6–U8 teams to tactical practices for U17–U19 players — but most of them work with Senior amateur teams too. Rondos, possession games, finishing drills, 1v1 duels, small-sided games, mobility and core routines and cool-down stretches are all written with concrete distances, player numbers, equipment and coaching points.
I'm Marco Baleato, a UEFA C coach, youth coordinator at SD Dubra and AI engineer. I built this site with Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding assistant, to share the kind of tasks I use with my own teams.
Every exercise is available in English and Spanish. New exercises are added regularly.