HOME Football Answers Football COACHING Q&A

What split fitness / football ??

Hi all, looking for some help boys are under 16s decent level but seem short of fitness. What percentage of 2 x 2 hour training sessions would be football v fitness ?Falling behind teams we were better than ?
Asked using Sportplan Mobile App

Coach, Scotland

2 answers

ANSWERS

Coach, Scotland

Sorry I mean falling behind teams we were fitter than previously and I think I have the balance wrong

Answered using Sportplan Mobile App

Shane BarkerCoach, England

I assume you have 2 training sessions a week? 1 could incorporate fitness drills and conditioned small sides games via 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 etc and for your main drill start them off with a slow warm up, ball mastery for example, then up the intensity as you approach your main session exercise. Finish off with high intensity game.

For thefitness drills, rondos are a brilliant conditioned exercise. Then there are fitness work with cones, poles and hurdles. I`ll cancel back and give some examples

Answered using Sportplan Mobile App

JOIN SPORTPLAN FOR FREE

search our library of 500+ football drills
create your own professional coaching plans
or access our tried and tested plans

Football

STAY CONNECTED

in more ways than one

sportplan_football

LATEST COACHING TRENDS

Set Piece Defending: Should Your Team Use Zonal or Man Marking?

Set pieces account for roughly a third of all goals in football, yet many coaches spend surprisingly little time coaching defensive organisation at corners and free kicks. This article compares zonal and man marking systems, explores hybrid approaches, and provides a practical session structure for building set piece resilience into your team.

April 2026

Sportplan Coaching

First Touch Under Pressure: The Skill That Separates Levels

A player's first touch determines everything that follows: whether they can play forward, turn, or simply retain the ball. This article explores why training first touch in isolation is not enough, and how to design sessions that develop this critical skill under realistic game pressure.

April 2026

Sportplan Coaching