75 minute sessions
75 Minute Football Training Session
A timed 75 minute football session structure, plus drills short enough to fit each phase.
Is 75 minutes too long for youth football?
For U12 and below it usually is. From U13 upward it works well, provided the intensity varies and players get water breaks between blocks.
Seventy-five minutes suits U13s upward, where you can add a phase of play between the practices and the game without losing the group's attention.
The drills underneath all list a duration that fits inside one block of this session, so you can slot them straight into the shape above.
Drill categories on this page
How the session breaks down
| Phase | Minutes | What it looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Warm up | 12 | Movement, ball work and a competitive finish. |
| Technical practice | 13 | High repetition on the theme. |
| Skill practice | 15 | Opposed, with a scoring outcome. |
| Phase of play | 15 | Half pitch, real positions. |
| Match | 20 | Free play, coach in the moment only. |
A 12 minute warm up for a 75 minute session
Seventy-five minutes suits U13s upwards, so the warm up can prepare the body properly as well as the touch.
- 1
Raise, activate, mobilise
5 minChannel work: jog, side shuffle, open the gate, lunge with rotation, two build-up runs.
- 2
Passing squares
4 minGroups of six, two balls, receive across the body, raise the tempo.
- 3
Competitive rondo
3 min5v2, pressers score by playing the ball out of the square.
Water break after the warm up, then straight into the theme.
What the extra 15 minutes buys you
Compared with an hour, seventy-five minutes gives you room for a phase of play between the practices and the match. That is where players start to see their position in the team rather than just the drill.
Do not use the extra time to add a fourth drill. Add depth to the theme instead.
Football training drills that fit a 75 minute session
Each practice states its own duration in the library — these all fit inside a single block of the structure above.
- Age band
- Under 7 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 10 min
- Area
- 15 x 10 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Ladder
- Focus
- Warm Up
1-to-1 Agility With The Ball
Improve foot speed and change of direction
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 14 min
- Area
- 15 x 10 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Mini Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
1-to-1 Attacking Duels
Beat an opponent one against one
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 8 x 8 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones
- Focus
- Technical Practice
1-to-1 Ball Mastery Clinic
Master a bank of moves through repetition
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 14 min
- Area
- 15 x 10 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones
- Focus
- Skill Practice
1-to-1 Defending Technique
Individual defending shape and footwork
- Age band
- Under 8 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- Half of the penalty area
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Mini Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
1-to-1 Finishing Session
Groove a repeatable finishing technique
- Age band
- Under 7 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 10 x 8 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Rebound Boards
- Focus
- Technical Practice
1-to-1 First Touch Wall Work
Take a directional first touch under time pressure
- Age band
- Under 8 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- Goal area
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Technical Practice
1-to-1 Goalkeeper Handling
Sharpen handling and set position
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 14 min
- Area
- 12 x 8 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Rebound Boards
- Focus
- Technical Practice
1-to-1 Passing & Receiving Wall Work
High volume of passes and first touches alone or in a pair
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 6-16
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 15 x 12 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Mini Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
1v1 Defending
Delay and control an attacker one against one
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Every drill page has the full set-up, step-by-step instructions, coaching points and progressions.
- 1v1 End Zone Duels — dribbling drill, 15 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 1v1 Gate Attack — dribbling drill, 15 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 500 Touches Mastery Circuit — ball mastery drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 5v2 Rondo Ladder — possession drill, 12 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Aerial Control Practice — receiving drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Attacking Corners Practice — set pieces drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attacking Headers From Corners — heading drill, 15 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Attacking Throw In Routines — set pieces drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Ball Mastery Toolbox — ball mastery drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Ball Tag & Fun Games — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Block & Slide Tackle Technique — tackling drill, 12 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Challenge Ball and Body Warm Up — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Challenge Pass and Move Warm Up — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Challenge Rondo Warm Up — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Challenge Stretch Circle Cool Down — cool downs drill, 8 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Challenge Walk and Talk Cool Down — cool downs drill, 8 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Challenge Youth Movement Games — football fitness drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Under 11
- Circuit Ball and Body Warm Up — warm ups drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Circuit Pass and Move Warm Up — warm ups drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Circuit Rondo Warm Up — warm ups drill, 12 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Circuit Stretch Circle Cool Down — cool downs drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Circuit Walk and Talk Cool Down — cool downs drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Circuit Youth Movement Games — football fitness drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Under 11
- Colour Call Ball and Body Warm Up — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Colour Call Pass and Move Warm Up — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Colour Call Rondo Warm Up — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Colour Call Stretch Circle Cool Down — cool downs drill, 8 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Colour Call Walk and Talk Cool Down — cool downs drill, 8 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Colour Call Youth Movement Games — football fitness drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Under 11
- Combination Aerial Control Zone — first touch drill, 12 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Combination Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 10 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Combination Ball Interval Fitness — football fitness drill, 14 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Combination Change of Direction Grid — speed & agility drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Combination Clock Face Touches — ball mastery drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Combination Defensive Heading Clear — heading drill, 10 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Combination Delay and Show — defending drill, 14 min, Under 8 to Adults
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- U12 Defending Session Plan (75 Minutes, Free) — defending & pressing, 14 players, 75 minutes
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Common questions
Is 75 minutes too long for youth football?
For U12 and below it usually is. From U13 upward it works well, provided the intensity varies and players get water breaks between blocks.
How do you divide a 75 minute session?
Use about 12 minutes for the warm up, 28 minutes for two practices, 15 minutes for a phase of play and 20 minutes for a match.
How do you manage intensity over 75 minutes?
Alternate demanding opposed blocks with shorter coaching and water breaks. Watch how players move, particularly during growth spurts, and adjust the area if the work becomes frantic.
Should the phase of play use real positions?
Yes, if you have enough players. Work on a half pitch with the units involved in your theme; let everyone rotate rather than leaving a few players watching.
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