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Football Drills for Large Groups
1003 football drills that match this situation, filtered on the equipment and area recorded for each practice.
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.
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.
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 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
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 4-16
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 20 x 12 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Skill Practice
1v1 End Zone Duels
Beat a defender and dribble into the end zone
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 6-16
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 12 x 15 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones
- Focus
- Skill Practice
1v1 Gate Attack
Encourage players to run at defenders
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 8-16
- Time
- 18 min
- Area
- 25 x 20 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Bibs, Cones
- Focus
- Skill Practice
2v2 Defending Units
Defend as a pair with pressure and cover
- 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
2v2 Rapid Tournament
Maximise touches and duels per player
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 6-18
- Time
- 20 min
- Area
- 40 x 30 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Bibs, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
3v2 Attack To Goal
Exploit an overload quickly
- Age band
- Under 10 to Adults
- Players
- 6-18
- Time
- 18 min
- Area
- 40 x 25 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Bibs, Mini Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
3v2 Transition Breaks
Break at speed in an overload
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 9-18
- Time
- 20 min
- Area
- 25 x 18 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Bibs, Mini Goals
- Focus
- Small-Sided Game
3v3 Continuous Games
Maximise touches and decisions per player
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 2-24
- Time
- 10 min
- Area
- 15 x 15 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones
- Focus
- Warm Up
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Every drill page has the full set-up, step-by-step instructions, coaching points and progressions.
- 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
- Aerial Control Practice — receiving drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Angle And Break — playing out from the back drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Around The Pole — ball mastery drill, 16 min, Under 7 to Under 16
- 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 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 Bridge — playing out from the back drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Back Four Shifting Shape — team shape drill, 20 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Back Line Gates — playing out from the back drill, 12 min, Under 7 to Under 15
- Back Post Burst — shooting drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Under 16
- Back To Forward — playing out from the back drill, 20 min, Under 11 to Adults
- Back To Front Game — football fitness drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Ball Mastery Toolbox — ball mastery drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Ball Move Circuit — possession drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Ball Stop Relay — ball mastery drill, 12 min, Under 6 to Under 14
- Ball Tag & Fun Games — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Ball Win Relay — tackling drill, 12 min, Under 7 to Under 15
- Base Line Pass — playing out from the back drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Bibs And Borders — tackling drill, 15 min, Under 7 to Under 14
- Bounce And Go — first touch drill, 14 min, Under 6 to Adults
- Bounce Grid — warm ups drill, 13 min, Under 7 to Adults
- Box And Line — possession drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Box And Turn — ball mastery drill, 14 min, Under 6 to Under 14
- Box Press Game — football fitness drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Box to Box — speed & agility drill, 16 min, Under 7 to Under 16
- Box to Box Loft — heading drill, 18 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Box To Box Runs — football fitness drill, 18 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Box To Box Scramble — small-sided games drill, 20 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Box To Touch — football fitness drill, 8 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Box Turn Battle — dribbling drill, 12 min, Under 6 to Adults
- Breakaway Burst — speed & agility drill, 18 min, Under 8 to Under 16
- Breath And Reset — cool downs drill, 10 min, Under 5 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
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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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