20-player sessions
Football Drills for 20 Players
215 football drills whose player range genuinely covers a group of 20.
Twenty players is a big squad night: 10v10, four teams of five, or two separate practices running side by side. Everything on this page is designed to keep twenty players involved rather than queueing.
Nothing on this page has been adapted to fit. Each drill states a minimum and maximum number of players in the library, and only practices whose range includes 20 appear here.
Two practices side by side
Four teams of five
Zero queues
45 matching drills
Drill categories on this page
Drills that work with 20 players
Filtered on the player range recorded for each drill, so every practice runs properly with 20 on the pitch.
More practices that fit
Every drill page has the full set-up, coaching points, progressions and a diagram.
- 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 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 Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Combination Gate Hunt Dribble — dribbling drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Combination Reaction Sprint Pairs — speed & agility drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Combination Sole Roll Grid — ball mastery drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Combination Wave Attack Transition — transition drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Cone Clear-Out — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Continuous Ball Interval Fitness — football fitness drill, 16 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Continuous Change of Direction Grid — speed & agility drill, 14 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Continuous Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Continuous Gate Hunt Dribble — dribbling drill, 14 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Continuous Reaction Sprint Pairs — speed & agility drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Continuous Sole Roll Grid — ball mastery drill, 14 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Continuous Wave Attack Transition — transition drill, 22 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Count-Up Ball and Body Warm Up — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Count-Up Pass and Move Warm Up — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Count-Up Rondo Warm Up — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Count-Up Stretch Circle Cool Down — cool downs drill, 8 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Count-Up Walk and Talk Cool Down — cool downs drill, 8 min, Under 5 to Adults
Session plans for a squad this size
- U14 Possession Session Plan (90 Minutes, Free) — possession & playing out, 16 players, 90 minutes
Coaching articles that help here
- How To Give Better Feedback — Five ways to make your feedback land, stick and actually change what a player does next.
- The Art Of Asking Better Questions — Questions turn players into problem solvers. Here is how to ask ones that get real answers.
- How To Plan A Better Training Session — One theme, four phases and a game at the end — the plan that works for almost every grassroots night.
- Coaching Confidence — Practical ways to feel calmer and more assured on the pitch, even when you're new to it.
Common questions
How do you run a session with twenty players?
Split into two groups with two areas and swap them halfway through. If you are alone, keep both areas doing the same practice so one instruction covers everyone.
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Plan a session for 20 players
Enter your numbers and the time you have, and the session builder only uses drills that fit the group in front of you.