Coaching & AcademyOne Verified
Support the coach.
Shape the football.
Support better grassroots coaching with AcademyOne Verified practices, a clear starting point in Coaches Hub and gameplans that help players understand the plan.
AcademyOne Verified
Drills we put
our name behind.
AcademyOne Verified identifies drills we approve as a platform, based on practices we have used successfully with our own teams.
A base pack of Verified drills is included with AcademyOne. It gives your coaches approved practices to start working with.
Each practice includes an illustrated setup, a clear objective, how it works and focused coaching points.
- Know what the practice is designed to develop.
- Prepare with player numbers, duration, space and equipment.
- Keep the coaching points close while you plan.
A real Verified drill in the AcademyOne Training Centre.
Choose the practice.
Review its objective, setup and coaching points.
Adapt it to your team.
Use Make it my own to adapt the practice.
Bring it into the session.
Use Add to session for your plan, or Save drill to keep it close.
Explore two actual Verified drills
5 v 5 (+5) Possession Drill
Possession drill with a focus on creating overloads using neutral players.
U13+ · 20 min · 12–18 players
View full drillPossession with Pressing and Transfer
Possession drill to promote playing through lines, transferring the ball, pressing in units and quickly going to goal.
U13+ · 25 min · 14–18 players
View full drillLooking ahead: Optional paid drill packs from AcademyOne and professional coaches are planned. Contents, contributors, prices and release dates are still to be announced.
Coaches Hub
Give your coaching
week a starting point.
See your next fixture and outstanding responses, move into session planning, and keep club updates and coaching conversations close. Start with what needs attention rather than searching across separate apps.
Coaches Hub brings the football week into view.
Gameplans
Make the idea clear
before kick-off.
Arrange your team and the opposition, then use highlighted areas, annotations and animations to explain the idea. Share with the appropriate squad or individual players.
Create a shared tactical picture.
Show the spaces, movements and ideas behind the plan.
Let's talk about your club.
Explore how Verified practices, session preparation and gameplans could support the coaches at your club.