Free printable · youth soccer · 7v7

A free soccer practice plan you can run this week.

A complete 60-minute first practice for 7v7 teams (about ages 8–10), the four drill cards it uses, a 10-player fair-minutes and keeper rotation sheet, and the safety page. Free from the First Season Soccer Kit.

Soccer kit pages: a rotation sheet, a practice plan and drill cards

What's in Practice 1?

"Ball Buddies" teaches close dribbling with both feet and how to stop the ball. Players get a ball from the first minute and finish with small games, so everyone leaves smiling.

  1. Arrival play and name game (10 min)
  2. Ball Mastery warm-up (8 min)
  3. Gates Dribbling (10 min)
  4. Water break (3 min)
  5. Red Light, Green Light (8 min)
  6. Sharks and Minnows (10 min)
  7. Finish: 4v4 small games (8 min)
  8. Team huddle (3 min)

Like it? The full kit has 9 more practices, 16 more drill cards, rotation sheets for 8 to 12 players, a 7v7 rules page and parent messages for $14.