Sports · for coaches
Youth sports practice plans by age
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Twenty practices, one for each sport and age: a warm-up, three drills with drawings, a water break, a game where nobody is out, and a cool-down, timed to the minute. Print one as it is, or open it in the plan maker to change the minutes, the head count or what you work on.
🏀 Basketball
- Ages 4–530 minutes, 8 players. ball tricks, dribbling games with nobody out, a water break and stretches.
- Ages 6–745 minutes, 10 players. dribbling, partner passing and a keep-away game, timed to the minute.
- Ages 8–945 minutes, 10 players. form shooting, jump stops and pivots, and 3-on-3 half court.
- Ages 10–1160 minutes, 10 players. passing on the move, defensive slides and staying in front, and 3-on-3.
- Ages 12–1360 minutes, 10 players. shooting spots, zig-zag defense and 3-on-3.
⚽ Soccer
- Ages 4–5 (U6)30 minutes, 8 players. toe taps, dribble gates, stoplight and a tiny game with no goalkeepers.
- Ages 6–7 (U8)45 minutes, 10 players. dribbling through gates, passing through a gate, and 4v4.
- Ages 8–9 (U10)45 minutes, 10 players. passing in triangles, stopping a rolling ball, and a small-sided game.
- Ages 10–11 (U12)60 minutes, 12 players. shadow defending, 1-on-1 to a gate, triangle passing and a small-sided game.
- Ages 12–13 (U14)60 minutes, 12 players. first touch and passing, shooting for the corners, and small-sided games.
⚾ Baseball and T-ball
- Ages 4–530 minutes, 10 players. tee stations, running the bases, alligator ground balls and a game with no outs.
- Ages 6–745 minutes, 10 players. step and throw, alligator ground balls, running the bases and a game with no outs..
- Ages 8–945 minutes, 11 players. side soft toss, high toss catching, relay throws and a coach-pitch game.
- Ages 10–1160 minutes, 12 players. ground balls, relay throws, step and throw, and a coach-pitch rotation game.
- Ages 12–1360 minutes, 12 players. running through first, soft toss, high toss catching and a rotation game.
🏈 Flag football
- Ages 4–530 minutes, 8 players. flag grab, tuck and run, the handoff, then a tag game with nobody out..
- Ages 6–745 minutes, 10 players. flag pulling, catching on the run, diamond hands and a game where everyone touches the ball..
- Ages 8–945 minutes, 10 players. three routes, diamond-hands catching, catching on the run and a five-a-side game.
- Ages 10–1160 minutes, 12 players. routes, breaking down to pull a flag, flag grab and a game where everybody touches the ball..
- Ages 12–1360 minutes, 12 players. diamond-hands catching, three routes, catching on the run and a five-a-side game.