Soccer Coaching

Soccer is the world’s most popular sport. Known as football in most countries outside the US (or Association Football) it has over 250 million players in over 200 countries. The game is internationally governed by FIFA who organize the men’s and women’s World Cup every four years.



This page is for soccer coaches to use to plan games. It includes space to list 11 players plus up to 7 substitutes, as well as a pitch diagram to sketch out strategies and room for coaching notes.



Soccer is played at all levels from school age to professional and there are variants such as ‘five a side’ soccer for small teams. There are also paralympic and even blind football variants for people with disabilities.