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Football Drills for Large Groups
785 football drills that match this situation, filtered on the equipment and area recorded for each practice.
Sixteen players and upward, often with one coach. The practices here either work in two areas at once or use rotating teams so nobody stands and watches while you set the next thing up.
The filter runs against the equipment list and area size stored with every drill, so a practice only appears here if it genuinely fits.
16+ players
Rotating teams
One instruction covers everyone
45 matching drills
Drill categories on this page
Football Drills for Large Groups
Every card links to the full drill page with numbered set-up steps, the step-by-step sequence, coaching points and progressions.
- Age band
- Under 8 to Adults
- Players
- 4-16
- Time
- 14 min
- Area
- 15 x 12 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Mini Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Dribbling
FREE
1v1 Arrival Box
Beat a defender who arrives at a realistic moment
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
DribblingAttackingDefending
- Age band
- Under 6 to Adults
- Players
- 4-16
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 12 x 8 yard channel
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Dribbling
FREE
1v1 Channel Duels
Beat an opponent in a 1v1
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
DribblingAttackingDefending
- 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
Defending
FREE
1v1 Defending
Delay and control an attacker one against one
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
DefendingTacklingTransition
- Age band
- Under 7 to Adults
- Players
- 4-16
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 12 x 10 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Defending
FREE
1v1 Defending Duels
Delay and deny the attacker
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
DefendingTacklingDribbling
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 4-16
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 20 x 12 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Dribbling
FREE
1v1 End Zone Duels
Beat a defender and dribble into the end zone
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
DribblingDefendingAttacking
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 6-16
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 12 x 15 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Dribbling
FREE
1v1 Gate Attack
Encourage players to run at defenders
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
DribblingAttackingDefending
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 8-16
- Time
- 18 min
- Area
- 25 x 20 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Bibs, Cones
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Defending
FREE
2v2 Defending Units
Defend as a pair with pressure and cover
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
DefendingTeam ShapePressing
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 4-20
- Time
- 20 min
- Area
- 20 x 15 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Small-Sided Game
Small-Sided Games
FREE
2v2 Rapid Tournament
Maximise touches and duels per player
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Small-Sided GamesDribblingDefending
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 4-16
- Time
- 16 min
- Area
- 40 x 30 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Defending
FREE
2v2 Recovery Defending
Recover goal-side at speed
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
DefendingTransitionSpeed & Agility
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Every drill page has the full set-up, step-by-step instructions, coaching points and progressions.
- 3v2 Attack To Goal — finishing drill, 20 min, Under 9 to Adults
- 3v2 Attacking Overload — attacking drill, 18 min, Under 8 to Adults
- 3v2 Transition Breaks — transition drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- 3v3 Continuous Games — small-sided games drill, 20 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 4v4 To Mini Goals — small-sided games drill, 18 min, Under 6 to Adults
- 4v4 Transition Game — transition drill, 18 min, Under 9 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
- 6v6 Thirds Conditioned Game — small-sided games drill, 22 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Acceleration Ladders — speed & agility drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Acceleration Starts — football fitness drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Activation Circuit — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Aerial Control Practice — receiving drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Aerial Control Station — receiving drill, 12 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Aerial Duel Practice — heading drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Agility Diamond — speed & agility drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Agility Gate Weave — football fitness drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Under 12
- Animal Movement Circuit — football fitness drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Under 10
- Attack v Defend The Box — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attacking Corner Routines — set pieces drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attacking Corners Practice — set pieces drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attacking Crossing Game — attacking drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attacking Header Finishing — heading drill, 14 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Attacking Headers From Corners — heading drill, 15 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Attacking Overloads 3v2 — attacking drill, 20 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Attacking Shape & Width — team shape drill, 22 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Attacking Throw In Routines — set pieces drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Back Four Shifting Shape — team shape drill, 20 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Back Four Shifting Unit — defending drill, 18 min, Under 11 to Adults
- Ball And Talk Cool Down — cool downs drill, 8 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Ball Mastery Figure Eight — ball mastery drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Ball Mastery Maze — ball mastery drill, 12 min, Under 5 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
- Ball Tag Conditioning Game — football fitness drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Under 12
- Beat The Press Game — playing out from the back drill, 20 min, Under 11 to Adults
Session plans to slot these into
- U10 Passing Session Plan (60 Minutes, Free) — passing & receiving, 12 players, 60 minutes
- U8 Dribbling Session Plan (45 Minutes, Free) — dribbling & 1v1, 10 players, 45 minutes
- U12 Defending Session Plan (75 Minutes, Free) — defending & pressing, 14 players, 75 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 coach a large group of footballers alone?
Use one practice that repeats itself — a three-team rotating game — and coach individuals inside it instead of stopping everybody.
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