Your Football Plan
Design a personalized football practice plan: choose drills, create a weekly schedule, draw simple plays on a field diagram, and track progress.
Step-by-step guide to design a personalized football practice plan
Step 1
Gather all the Materials Needed.
Step 2
Write your top three football goals at the top of a fresh sheet of paper.
Step 3
Brainstorm six different drills and write each drill on its own sticky note or index card.
Step 4
Pick three drill cards to focus on this week and set them aside.
Step 5
Draw a weekly schedule grid with seven boxes for each day on a new page using your ruler.
Step 6
Place one or two drill cards into each day’s box on your schedule.
Step 7
Write the time or number of reps next to each drill on the schedule.
Step 8
Draw a simple football field diagram on a fresh page using your ruler.
Step 9
Sketch two simple plays on the field diagram using O for teammates X for defenders and arrows for movement.
Step 10
Give each play a short title and write which player positions do each movement.
Step 11
Make a progress tracker table in your notebook with columns for date drill and result.
Step 12
After each practice time one drill and write the result in your tracker.
Step 13
At the end of the week circle one thing you improved and write one goal for next week.
Step 14
Put your finished plan plays and tracker into your folder to keep them together.
Step 15
Share your finished creation on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
I don't have sticky notes or index cards — what can we use instead?
If you don't have sticky notes or index cards, cut a sheet of paper into six strips or fold paper into six small cards and label each one to use when you brainstorm six different drills.
My child can't fit two drill cards into a day's box on the weekly grid — how can we fix that?
If two drill cards don't fit in a day's box on your weekly schedule grid, write the drill's card number and the time or number of reps in the box and keep the full cards beside the schedule as the instructions advise placing one or two drill cards into each day’s box.
How can we adapt this activity for a 5-year-old and a 13-year-old?
For a 5-year-old, limit to three simple drills, use a pre-drawn weekly grid and stickers for the progress tracker, and for a 13-year-old, expand the field diagram with detailed plays and track additional metrics (reps, time, results) in the progress tracker table.
How can we enhance or personalize the finished plan before sharing it on DIY.org?
To enhance the plan before putting it in your folder and sharing on DIY.org, color-code drill cards, add player photos or short video clips of each drill, and create a custom playbook cover with play titles and player positions noted on the field diagram.
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Facts about football training for kids
⏱️ Short, focused drills (10–20 minutes) are great for learning new skills quickly.
⚽️ Pro soccer players often train every day — practice builds muscle memory and teamwork.
🏈 Coaches draw plays using X's and O's plus arrows to map where each player should go.
📅 Making a weekly plan helps you fit drills, rest, and games without getting tired out.
📊 Tracking scores, times, or successful plays lets you see real progress over weeks.
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