Our Training Session Planner / Drill Generator helps football coaches create training sessions, organize drills, and improve player skills. Plan effective football workouts quickly and easily with this free tool.
Training Session Planner & Drill Generator
Pick your players’ age, session length and focus, and get a full soccer practice plan in seconds, with timed drills, setup, coaching points, equipment and a printable PDF.
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- Your Team
- Session Focus
- Session Plan
Tell Us About Your Team
Drills and game sizes change with age and the number of players.
What Do You Want To Work On?
Choose one focus. Every drill and the final game will build on it.
Drills are suggestions. Adjust them to your players, check the field for hazards and give regular water breaks.
How A Play-Practice-Play Session Works
A 60-minute example from this planner. Players start and finish with games, with focused practice in the middle.
How The Training Session Planner Works
Four quick steps to a ready-to-run practice.
Set Up Your Team
Age group, players and session length.
Choose A Focus
Passing, shooting, defending and more.
Get Your Drills
Timed drills with coaching points.
Swap And Print
Swap any drill, then download the PDF.
What Is A Soccer Training Session Planner?
A training session planner helps coaches turn a goal like “we need to pass better” into a practice they can run tonight. Instead of searching for drills and doing the math on timings, you get a complete plan with each part of the session timed to the minute.
The GlobeHour Training Session Planner & Drill Generator picks drills that suit your players’ age and your chosen focus, works out group sizes and the small-sided game format from your number of players, and lists every piece of equipment you need. Don’t like a drill? Swap it with one tap. When you’re happy, download the session as a PDF or copy it into your team chat.
How Session Time Is Split
Example: a 60-minute session for the Portland Pines U10 with 13 players.
| Part | Share Of Time | Example (60 Min) |
|---|---|---|
| First Play / Warm-Up | 20% / 15% | 60 × 0.20 = 12 min |
| Practice 1 / Technical Drill | 22% | 60 × 0.22 = 13 min |
| Practice 2 / Opposed Drill | 22% / 23% | 60 × 0.22 = 13 min |
| Second Play / Small-Sided Game | 30% / 32% (plus rounding) | 60 − 12 − 13 − 13 − 4 = 18 min |
| Cool-Down & Review | 6% / 8% | 60 × 0.06 = 4 min |
The first number is the Play-Practice-Play split and the second is the Classic split. Game size = players ÷ 2 per team, capped at the usual size for the age group. With 13 U10 players, that’s one 6v6 game with one player rotating in.
Session Guide By Age Group
| Age Group | Biggest Game In Plan | Game Area | Coaching Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| U6–U8 | 4v4 | 25 × 20 yd | Lots of play, very short instructions |
| U9–U12 | 7v7 | 50 × 35 yd | Skills in game-like drills |
| U13–U16 | 9v9 | 70 × 50 yd | Team shape and decisions |
| Adult | 11v11 | 80 × 55 yd | Match-speed tactics |
How To Run A Great Training Session
- Set up all the cones before players arrive.
- Keep instructions short and show, don’t tell.
- Every player should have lots of touches. Avoid long lines.
- Use one clear focus per session.
- Praise good examples of the focus out loud.
- Make a drill easier or harder as you watch.
- Give water breaks between each part.
- End with a game so players leave happy.
Training Session Planner FAQ
How Do I Plan A Soccer Training Session?
Choose your age group, number of players, session length and one focus. The planner builds a timed session with a warm-up or first play, two practice drills, a small-sided game and a cool-down.
Is The Training Session Planner Free?
Yes. It is completely free, needs no sign-up and works on phones, tablets and computers. You can also download the plan as a PDF.
What Is Play-Practice-Play?
It’s a session model used in U.S. Soccer’s grassroots coaching. Players start with a game, then do focused practice, and finish with a bigger game.
How Long Should A Youth Soccer Practice Be?
Many youth teams train for 45 to 75 minutes. Younger players often do best with shorter sessions full of games.
Can I Change A Drill I Don’t Like?
Yes. Tap Swap Drill on any part of the plan to get another drill that fits the same focus and age group, or tap New Drills to change them all.
What If I Have An Odd Number Of Players?
The planner shows how many players rotate in during games. You can also use a neutral player who plays for the team with the ball.
Which Equipment Do I Need?
The plan lists everything for your session, usually balls, cones and bibs, plus goals or small goals for game drills.
Does It Work For Adult Teams?
Yes. Choose Adult to get drills with bigger game sizes and more demanding versions.
Is My Plan Saved?
Your choices are saved only in your own browser. Nothing is sent to GlobeHour.
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