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Tell us your age group, player numbers, session length and focus. Football Coach Hub builds your session for you — warm up to cool down, with 1001 coaching drills, step-by-step instructions and coaching points behind it.
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Four choices, one complete session
This is the session builder working on a real example: an Under 10 group, 12 players, 60 minutes, focused on passing and receiving. Same drills, same detail you get for your own team.
Four choices
- 1Age groupUnder 10
- 2Players12
- 3Session length60 minutes
- 4FocusPassing & Receiving
Takes under two minutes, including swapping any practice you do not fancy.
Your session, ready to coach
U10 passing and receiving — 60 minutes
- Warm Up10 minPassing Gate Hunt
- Technical Practice10 minPassing Diamond
- Skill Practice15 minThird Man Runs Grid
- Small-Sided Game10 minTransition End Zones
- Match10 minBuild Up From Goal Kicks
- Cool Down5 minBall And Talk Cool Down
Every phase comes with set-up, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions and a step-by-step instructions — save it, print it or take the PDF pitch-side.
Build one for my teamNew · Equal Minutes Planner
Fair game time, sorted before kick-off
Type your squad's first names and positions, pick 5, 7, 9 or 11-a-side, and get a rotation where everyone plays a fair share. Here's a real U10 7-a-side example with 10 players — tap each 10-minute block to see who's on.
0–10 mins
Resting: George, Isla, Theo
Outfield minutes
Equal minutes: 40m eachAlfie stays in goal all 60 minutes. Longest anyone rests in a row: 10 minutes.
- Freddie40m
- George40m
- Harry40m
- Isla40m
- Jack40m
- Leo40m
- Noah40m
- Oliver40m
- Theo40m
New · Player Development Cards
Skill badges your players will want to earn
Award badges across the four corners — technical, physical, psychological and social — and give every player a card to show at home. Each badge links to drills that build it.
Make a player card free- 🏅 Scans before receiving
- 🏅 Passes with the weaker foot
- 🏅 Decelerates under control
- 🏅 Takes players on with confidence
- +2 more badges
“Brilliant scanning and always talking to teammates.”
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Free, in-depth guides for the topics coaches search for most — pick a theme or an age group and get drills, session structure and coaching points.
Football Training Drills
The complete starting point: how to structure any training session.
How to Plan a Session
A six-step method, timings for 45-90 minutes and a worked example.
Football Session Plans
Ready-made six-phase plans you can run tonight.
Warm Up Drills
Raise heart rates, switch minds on and prevent injuries.
Passing Drills
Weight, angles and timing from rondos to switching play.
Attacking Drills
Overlaps, third-man runs, overloads and build-up play.
Crossing Drills
Cutbacks, whipped crosses and timed runs into the box.
Ball Mastery Drills
Toe taps, turns and 1v1 moves that build a better first touch.
Pressing Drills
Press triggers, angles and counter-pressing games.
Finishing Drills
Cutbacks, rebounds and one-touch finishes inside the box.
Shooting Drills
Finishing practices with high repetitions and real pressure.
Dribbling Drills
1v1 confidence, close control and beating defenders.
Defending Drills
Pressing, body shape, jockeying and defending as a unit.
Fitness & Pre-Season
Conditioning games and pre-season blocks built around the ball.
Small Sided Games
3v3 to 7v7 training games with pitch sizes and rules.
Possession Drills
Rondos and positional games that build keep-ball habits.
Heading Drills
Safe heading practices for U12s and above, in line with UK guidance.
One-to-One Football Drills
Individual outfield and goalkeeper practices for 1-to-1 coaching.
Half Pitch Football Drills
Drills and games that fit a half or quarter 3G pitch.
Goalkeeper Training Drills
Shot stopping, diving, crosses and distribution for keepers.
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See a full session plan before you sign up
New to Football Coach Hub? These are real example sessions from the session builder — six phases, realistic timings, setup detail and coaching points for every practice. Pick an age group to see what you get.
U8 dribbling and running with the ball
Kit needed: Cones, Balls (1 each), Bibs
- 1Warm Up8 min
Traffic lights dribble
20x20 yard area, a ball each. Coach calls green (dribble fast), amber (slow control), red (stop with sole of foot).
- Small touches with the laces when travelling
- Head up between touches to avoid others
- Stop the ball dead, don't stamp on it
- 2Technical Practice12 min
Cone gates dribble
Scatter 8 two-cone gates. Players dribble through as many gates as they can in 60 seconds, then beat their score.
- Change direction with the inside and outside of the foot
- Accelerate out of the gate
- Choose the emptiest gate — reward decision making
- 3Skill Practice14 min
1v1 to a line
Pairs in a 10x8 yard channel. Attacker tries to dribble over the far line, defender starts passive then live. Rotate after each go.
- Attack the defender's front foot
- Use a feint or step-over before the touch
- Explode into space after beating them
- 4Small-Sided Game14 min
4v4 dribble-in goals
Two 4v4 pitches. A goal counts when a player dribbles the ball over the end line under control.
- Look for the 1v1 when there is space ahead
- Support wide to stretch the defenders
- Recover quickly if you lose it
- 5Match8 min
Free play 5v5
Normal rules, small goals, coach steps back and lets them play.
- Let mistakes happen
- Praise attempts to dribble
- Keep the game flowing
- 6Cool Down4 min
Juggle and chat
Ball each, light toe-taps and juggles while you ask what they learned.
- Two things they did well
- One thing to practise at home
What coaches get
Straight facts about what is inside Football Coach Hub today — no inflated numbers.
- 1000+
- Coaching drills, each with set-up steps, step-by-step instructions and coaching points
- 24
- Coaching topics, from first touch to playing out from the back
- 13
- Age groups covered, from the youngest players up to adults
- 6
- Session phases planned for you, warm up through to cool down
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Less than £1.25 per week — cheaper than a matchday coffee, and it covers every session you plan all season. Start with your free week first; you only pay if it saves you time.
- The full library of 1001 drills with step-by-step instructions
- 20 session plans a month, saved to your account
- Print and PDF session plans for pitch-side
- Season planner to map your themes
- Cancel any time from your dashboard
Coach Access
£4.99 /month
Less than £1.25 per week
Or £49.99 a year. Free plan keeps one session plan a month; Club Access covers a whole club with 200 plans a month.
Frequently asked questions
The things coaches ask most about drills, session plans, monthly allowances and cancelling.
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