Soccer practice plan template
A one-page soccer practice plan you can print tonight, with every block timed from the first whistle. Warm-up, a rondo, a passing pattern, a water break, a scrimmage and a cool-down, with a tick box beside each and lines for notes.
Free, no account, nothing to install. Soccer practice plan, US Letter. Edit opens the practice plan maker on the same soccer plan.
How to use this template
Print it before practice
Print the plan on US Letter or A4 and put it on a clipboard. One page, so it never flips over in the wind.
Swap in your own drills
Cross out a block and write yours beside it, keeping the minutes the same so the session still ends on time. The start time of every block is already worked out.
Tick each block as you go
The tick box beside each block tells you, and your assistant, where you are without looking at a watch.
Write down what happened
Use the notes lines for who struggled, who stood out and what to work on next time. That note is next week's plan.
Download the template
Would rather type than write? The free practice plan maker makes the same sheet from what you type.
A plan with a clock beside it
Most soccer practice plan templates are a list: warm-up, passing, small-sided games, scrimmage. A list is fine until the session runs over, which it always does, and the scrimmage the players were waiting for gets cut to five minutes. A plan with a start time beside every block shows you at a glance that you are ten minutes behind before it is too late to do anything about it.
So this template is a run sheet. Each block has its length and the minute it starts, counted from the first whistle, with a tick box to mark it done and the coaching cue printed under the drill.
What is in the plan
It is the plan the practice plan maker opens on for soccer, and it follows the shape most youth coaches settle on after a season or two:
- a short team talk, so everyone knows what today is for;
- a warm-up of easy laps and dynamic stretches;
- the rondo 4v1, four on the outside keeping the ball from one in the middle, which teaches body shape and the next pass better than any lecture;
- the pass and follow triangle, for the inside-foot pass and the first touch on the half-turn;
- a water break;
- a scrimmage, because players come to play;
- a cool-down.
It runs a little under an hour and twenty minutes, so it fits a ninety-minute field booking with time to set up and pack the cones away.
Changing it
On paper, cross out and write over. On screen, the edit button opens the practice plan maker with this plan loaded, where you can swap either drill for any of the soccer drills in the library, change the minutes, and print the plan again with every start time worked out for you. It is free and needs no account. Save it with a free account and it joins your practice sessions, ready to print again next week.
Common questions
What should a soccer practice plan include?
A short talk, a warm-up, one or two drills on the skill you are working on, a water break, a game that puts that skill under pressure, and a cool-down. This template has all six, in that order, with the minutes for each.
How long should a youth soccer practice be?
An hour to ninety minutes for most youth teams. Younger players lose focus sooner, so keep each block to ten or fifteen minutes and put the water break in the middle. This plan runs about an hour and twenty minutes.
What is a rondo?
A keep-ball game. Players on the outside of a small square pass the ball around while one or two in the middle try to win it. It trains the first touch, body shape and passing angles, and young players enjoy it, which is why it is in so many soccer practice plans.
Is the soccer practice plan template free?
Yes. Download and print it as often as you like, with no account and no email address. It carries a small Playmaker mark at the foot of the page.
Can I make a practice plan for another sport?
Yes. There are printable templates for basketball and football practice plans too, and the practice plan maker builds a timed plan for eight sports from its drill library or your own blocks.
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Fill it in on screen instead
The free practice plan maker opens on this template. Type instead of writing, print as many copies as you need, and change it next week without starting again.
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