PlayTactiq publishes a new football coaching session plan every week, covering every age group from U6 mini soccer through to U16 competitive football. Each session is written for a specific age group, with drills, coaching points, and game formats that match where players are in their development — not a generic template copied across age groups.
The sessions are used by grassroots coaches across the UK who want to run better training sessions without spending hours planning from scratch. Subscribers receive a full session pack every Monday: practices, animated pitch diagrams, a printable formation sheet, and targeted coaching notes.
All session plans are available inside PlayTactiq with a subscription. The sessions listed below give you a sample of what's inside — click through to see the session focus, coaching objectives, and first practice for each one.
What's included in each session
Every PlayTactiq session plan includes: a structured warm-up, 2–3 age-appropriate practices with coaching points, a small-sided or full game, a printable formation sheet, and animated drill diagrams. New content published every Monday.
Sessions by age group
U10
Close Control and Dribbling Confidence
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Defending Smart: Win the Ball Back
Defending
Move, Combine and Attack the Space
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Pass, Receive and Move with Confidence
Passing & Receiving
Press Together, Win the Ball Back
Pressing
Shoot with Confidence, Finish with Purpose
Shooting & Finishing
Transitions: React, Press and Break Forward
Transitions: Attack to Defence and Defence to Attack
U11
Attack with Movement, Combination & Space
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Close Control, Dribbling and Direction Changes
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Defending to Win: Shape and Technique
Defending
Pass, Receive and Move with Purpose
Passing & Receiving
Press as One: Trigger and React
Pressing
Sharp Shooting and Clinical Finishing
Shooting & Finishing
U12
Attacking Movement and Combination Play
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Close Control, Dribbling and Direction Change
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Defending: Win It Back Effectively
Defending
Pass, Receive and Move with Purpose
Passing & Receiving
Press Hard, Win It Back
Pressing
Sharp Shooting and Clinical Finishing
Shooting & Finishing
U13
Attacking Movement and Combination Play
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Close Control, Dribbling and Direction Changes
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Defensive Discipline: Shape, Press and Win
Defending
Passing, Receiving and Creating Space
Passing & Receiving
Press Together: Collective Pressing for U13s
Pressing
Sharp Shooting and Clinical Finishing
Shooting & Finishing
U14
Attacking Movement and Combination Play in the Final Third
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Ball Mastery, Dribbling and Direction Change
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Defending: Win the Ball Back Effectively
Defending
Passing, Receiving and Creating Space
Passing & Receiving
Press With Purpose: Collective Pressing Unit
Pressing
Sharp Shooting and Clinical Finishing
Shooting & Finishing
U15
Attacking Movement and Combination Play in the Final Third
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Close Control, Dribbling & Direction Changes
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Defensive Mastery: Shape, Pressure and Winning
Defending
Passing, Receiving and Creating Space
Passing & Receiving
Pressing Hard: Triggers, Shape and Reactions
Pressing
Sharp Shooting and Clinical Finishing
Shooting & Finishing
U16
Attacking Movement and Combination Play in Final Third
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Close Control, Dribbling and Direction Changes
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Defensive Discipline: Win the Ball Back
Defending
Precision Passing and Sharp Receiving
Passing & Receiving
Pressing as a Unit: Trigger and React
Pressing
Sharp Shooting and Clinical Finishing
Shooting & Finishing
U6
Chase, Press, Win It Back
Pressing
Defending Stars: Win the Ball Back
Defending
Dribble, Dodge and Drive with Confidence
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Moving, Combining & Finding Space
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Pass, Receive and Move Together
Passing & Receiving
Shoot, Score and Celebrate!
Shooting & Finishing
U7
Defending Heroes: Win the Ball Back
Defending
Dribble, Dodge and Drive with Confidence
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Move, Combine & Attack the Space
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Pass, Receive and Move with Confidence
Passing & Receiving
Press Together, Win the Ball Back
Pressing
Shoot to Score: Finishing Fun
Shooting & Finishing
U8
Ball Mastery: Dribble, Dodge and Drive
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Defend First: U8 Defending Basics
Defending
Move, Combine and Attack the Space
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Pass, Receive and Find Space
Passing & Receiving
Press Together, Win the Ball Back
Pressing
Shoot to Score: Finishing Fun
Shooting & Finishing
U9
Close Control and 1v1 Dribbling Skills
Ball Mastery & Dribbling
Defend First: Winning the Ball Back
Defending
Move, Combine and Attack the Space
Attacking Movement & Combinations
Pass, Receive and Move with Confidence
Passing & Receiving
Press Together, Win the Ball Back
Pressing
Shoot with Confidence, Score with Style
Shooting & Finishing
Coaching principles for U6–U16
Age-differentiated, not age-generic
A U8 dribbling session and a U14 dribbling session have different objectives, different pitch sizes, different group sizes, and different coaching language. PlayTactiq session plans are written specifically for each age group — not adapted from a single template.
Practice to game transfer
Every session is structured so that the practices build toward a theme in the final game. Players who understand why they've been practising a specific skill transfer it more readily when they see the same situation in the game.
Printable and pitchside-ready
Session plans are designed to work without a screen on the pitch. The printable formation sheet gives coaches everything they need — drill setup, key coaching points, and the game format — on a single A4 page.
Weekly cadence keeps content fresh
Grassroots coaches who plan week-to-week deliver more varied, more effective sessions than those who repeat a small library of familiar drills. A new session every week makes it easy to keep training interesting throughout the season.
Get a new session plan every Monday
Full access to all U6–U16 sessions, animated diagrams, and printable sheets — for £3/month.
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