A practice you can take with you
Session Pitch provides complete, free 60-minute soccer practices for U8–U12 coaches. Every session includes a timeline, activity cards, editable maps and numbered player rotations.
How to use a session
Choose a focus, enter your actual clear area and equipment, then update the plan. The area includes a 2 m perimeter buffer. Print the cards or save the session for offline use. Shorten or pause an activity when players need a break.
Ground play and clear space
These practices use no heading, slide tackles or body contact. Check the surface, equipment security, local youth rules and weather before starting. Rain requires a usable-surface check. A storm outdoors means postponing or moving to a confirmed safe indoor area. The indoor version uses walking observation and technique, with no shooting or opposed play.
Space thresholds and rotation rules are product organisation choices. They do not certify a venue or prescribe physiological training loads. Field effectiveness has not yet been evaluated.
Original content and references
Activity briefs, arrangements and SVG maps are AI-assisted originals, versioned and checked for time, player allocation, equipment and coordinates. We do not claim endorsement or field review by the organisations below.
- The FA: adapting space, task, equipment and players
- England Football Learning: public coaching resources
- The FA: youth heading guidance
References accessed 4 October 2026. The no-heading approach applies to all our first-release sessions, including U12; check rules in your region.
Your data and anonymous statistics
Anonymous page visits, clicks, effective active time and preparation events are aggregated on the public site to improve these sessions. Practice inputs, saved plans, timer state and field notes stay in your browser. We do not send names, search text, notes, user files or practice inputs with statistics. Shared links contain only the public session path.
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Use Saved to export or clear your plans, local activity log and offline copies. Clearing the local log does not delete statistics already aggregated on the public site.
Release notes
Version 1.0.0: 30 complete practices, adaptations for 4–16 players, shared equipment, printable packs and a coach timer. Core features are free and need no account. Ads are disabled.