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Football coaching

Better sessions.Better players.

Clear, purposeful and practical football sessions you can use straight away. Every post shows what the practice is, why it matters and how to deliver it.

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About TSL

What we're here to do

The Session Library gives coaches a better way to access football sessions: a growing bank of purposeful, game-relevant practices with clear layouts, coaching detail and adaptations, built to save, share and use.

Our aim

  • Provide high-quality football sessions coaches can trust
  • Make sessions simple to understand and easy to deliver
  • Share coaching detail, not just diagrams
  • Help coaches adapt practices for different ages, numbers and needs
  • Build a growing library of purposeful, game-relevant sessions

What you'll see

  • Ready-to-use session ideas
  • Clear objective, set-up and player numbers
  • Area sizes, timings and equipment
  • Coaching points and interventions
  • Progressions, regressions and adaptations
  • Practices built for real coaching environments

How each post is built

How it works

Every post follows the same four steps, so you always know where to find what you need.

  1. 01

    Objective first

    Every post starts with what the practice is trying to develop, so the purpose is clear before a cone goes down.

  2. 02

    Animation

    An animated diagram shows the practice running, with player movement and ball movement you can follow.

  3. 03

    Rules, layout, timings

    The caption sets out the rules, the area, the numbers and how long to run each block.

  4. 04

    Progress or regress

    Progressions and regressions are included, so you can adjust on the night to what your players need.

Inside a session

Everything you need on one card

Here's the layout every session follows. Open it on your phone at training and you have the full picture.

Layout · 30 × 25 yds4v4 + 3
NNN 30 YDS 25 YDS
In possession Out of possession Neutral (N) Pass
Example session

4v4+3 · Find the free player

Players
11 4v4+3
Area
30×25 yds
Time
4×4 min
Kit
6 cones 3 bibs

ObjectiveKeep the ball and switch play by finding the spare player before the press arrives.

Coaching points

  • Scan before the ball arrives
  • Open body shape to see both ends
  • Create angles, not straight lines
  • Play forward when the lane opens

Adapt it

  • Progress: two-touch limit; a point for each end-to-end switch
  • Regress: add a fourth neutral or widen the area

An example of the post format. Full sessions are published on Instagram.

Coaching detail

More than the practice

The details that make a session work.

Coaching pointsKey points and when to intervene
Player behaviourWhat to look for while it runs
Common mistakesWhat to watch for and correct
Link to the gameHow the practice shows up on match day

Not just what to do. Why it matters.

Adaptations

Fit it to your players

How each practice can be adjusted.

ProgressionsTo increase the challenge
RegressionsTo support learning
ChangesTo space, numbers and rules
OptionsFor different ages and abilities

Adapt the practice without losing the purpose.

Purpose driven

More than just drills.

Built on experience

10+ years in player development.

Practical & adaptable

For every environment, grassroots to academy.

Better players

One session at a time.