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Planning a Football Training and Competition Season

There will be many different skills to teach players during the course of a season. A season-long training plan will help coaches present skills in a systematic and effective way. The sessions in the plan below are organized in a twice-a-week format.
 
Make time at each practice to work individually with your goalkeepers for 10-15 minutes. If you do not have an assistant coach, you may have to do this before or after the practice session.
 

Sample Training Plan

Preseason
Week #1
Workouts
  • Warm-up
  • Skill Assessment
  • Fitness
  • Control-Receiving
Week #2
Workouts
  • Warm-up
  • Fitness
  • Dribbling
  • Rules Review
 
Competition Season
Week #3
Workouts
  • Warm-up
  • Review Control and Dribbling
  • Passing
  • Rules/Restarts
Week #4
Workouts
  • Warm-up
  • Review Passing
  • Shooting
  • Team Play/Positions
Week #5
Workouts
  • Warm-up
  • Team Play/Strategy
  • Passing
  • Review Shooting
  • Tournament Talk
Week #6
Workouts
  • Warm-up
  • Team Play/Wings
  • Review Passing
  • Goalkeeping
  • Tournament Skill Assessment
Week #7
Workouts
  • Warm-up
  • Review Team Play
  • Defending/Tackling
  • Team Play/Defending
  • Tournament Etiquette
Week #8
Workouts
  • Warm-up
  • Heading
  • Shooting
  • Tournament Prep
 
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