Walk the drill before you coach it
The four drills from our example session, rebuilt in three dimensions. Rotate the pitch, step through every pass, and check the spacing from where you would stand on the touchline. Same geometry, same timing as the written diagrams.
- Phases
- 04
- Session
- 55 min
- Passes
- 14
2D diagram · the 3D pitch needs JavaScript and WebGL
"When you don't have the ball, get on an angle to your teammate. Never behind them."
Fun, tied to the theme. Kids arrive at different times, so this needs to work whether you've got 8 or 16.
15x15m grid. Four attackers on the corners, two defenders inside. Attackers score a point every time they complete 5 passes without losing it. Defenders score when they win it back.
- 1A1 to A2On pitch
- 2A2 to A4
- 3A4 to A3
- 4A3 to A1
These four phases are one real session, written for a coach whose U13s kept losing the ball in the final third. Read the whole thing, then send us your own problem.