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Session planner

Set the length, objective and level of your session and get exercises for each part of the training. Swap any exercise you don't like — the page address keeps your settings, so you can bookmark or share the plan.

Session settings

Objectives

Pick up to one of each type. Exercises that combine them are preferred.

Date, time, place and goals

Saved in the page link with the rest of the session.

Measurable goals

Up to three, e.g. Keep 8 of 10 throw-ins.

Squad

Add your players once and tick who comes to each session. Only kept in this browser.

Equipment you have

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Your session

75 min in total

Drag tasks, or use the arrows, to reorder them or move them to another part. Type a task's minutes to fix them: the other tasks of the part share the rest.

Landscape A4: the summary and up to four tasks per sheet. For a PDF, choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog; the file is named after the session date.

Session summary

Date and time
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Total duration
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Objectives · From the planned exercises

  • Technical: Passing, 1v1 attacking, 1v1 defending, Dribbling
  • Tactical: Ball possession, Decision making
  • Physical: Endurance

Equipment for the whole session

  • Balls8
  • Cones4
  • Bibs7
  • Mini goals4

Quantities for the largest group each exercise allows, reusing material between exercises.

  1. Warm-up

    min

    Raise the heart rate, mobilise and get on the ball.

    • minauto

      Task 1 · Rondos

      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.

      • Technical: Passing, Receiving / first touch
      • Tactical: Ball possession

      Players: 5–20 · Beginner · Intensity: Medium · Balls, Cones, Bibs

      Notes and options· Teams (0/2)

      Larger tasks show a bigger diagram and more text.

      Teams for 4v1 Rondo

      Write who plays in each team. Names are printed with the task and are only kept in this browser.

  2. Main part

    min

    Work on the session objective, from technical practice to game.

    • minauto

      Task 2 · Rondos

      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.

      • Technical: Passing
      • Tactical: Ball possession, Decision making

      Players: 7–14 · Intermediate · Intensity: Medium · Balls, Cones, Bibs

      Notes and options· Teams (0/2)

      Larger tasks show a bigger diagram and more text.

      Teams for 5v2 Rondo with Split-Pass Bonus

      Write who plays in each team. Names are printed with the task and are only kept in this browser.

    • minauto

      Task 3 · Possession

      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.

      • Technical: Passing
      • Tactical: Ball possession, Decision making
      • Physical: Endurance

      Players: 11–14 · Intermediate · Intensity: High · Balls, Cones, Bibs

      Notes and options· Teams (0/3)

      Larger tasks show a bigger diagram and more text.

      Teams for 4v4+3 Possession Game

      Write who plays in each team. Names are printed with the task and are only kept in this browser.

    • minauto

      Task 4 · 1v1

      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.

      • Technical: 1v1 attacking, 1v1 defending, Dribbling

      Players: 4–12 · Beginner · Intensity: High · Balls, Cones, Mini goals, Bibs

      Notes and options· Teams (0/2)

      Larger tasks show a bigger diagram and more text.

      Teams for 1v1 to Mini Goals

      Write who plays in each team. Names are printed with the task and are only kept in this browser.

  3. Cool-down

    min

    Bring the intensity down, stretch and recover.

    • minauto

      Task 5 · Stretching & Cool-Down

      Static Stretching Cool-Down Routine

      A 10-minute cool-down: two minutes of easy jogging and seven static stretches for calves, quads, hamstrings, groin, hip flexors, glutes and lower back.

      • Physical: Recovery & flexibility

      Players: 1–30 · Beginner · Intensity: Low

      Notes and options· Teams (0/2)

      Larger tasks show a bigger diagram and more text.

      Teams for Static Stretching Cool-Down Routine

      Write who plays in each team. Names are printed with the task and are only kept in this browser.