FREE The FutureFit Pocket Playbook 2026/27 - Essential England Grassroots Football Guide

Get fully prepared for the new season with the FREE The FutureFit Pocket Playbook 2026/27 - Essential England Grassroots Football Guide produced by The Secret Grassroots Football Coach.

This comprehensive pocket guide breaks down everything you need to know about the new England Football FutureFit regualtions acting as your ultimate guide to the revised age-group formats, playing times, ball sizes, pitch sizes, and rules.

Inside, you will find a breakdown of the new Core Principles reshaping grassroots football:

• 11v11 Delayed
• Smaller for Longer
• Restarts Evolved
• Heading Ban

What's Included? A complete, easy-to-read, age-by-age breakdown featuring rules, game times, ball sizes, goal dimensions, and pitch sizes for:

• Under 7 (U7), Under 8 (U8), Under 9 (U9), Under 10 (U10), Under 11 (U11), Under 12 (U12), Under 13 (U13), Under 14 (U14), Under 15 (U15), Under 16 (U16)
• FutureFit 'At a glance': A quick-reference table for every age group from U7 up to U16.

Grab Your Copy For FREE! I'm offering this essential coaching playbook absolutely free. Simply enter your email address to download your PDF instantly and join our community of grassroots coaches dedicated to the beautiful game!

A Quick Note from the Coach’s Notebook:

⚽ For Beginners or Returning Coaches - Run High-Impact Sessions Straight from Your Phone.

There is plenty of football training content online, but I found many drills frankly overcomplicated and too complex for my teams. Then there's the problem of printing out A4 session plans (which turn to mush in the rain) or squinting at clunky PDFs on a phone screen, pinch-zooming while trying to stop ten 8-year-olds from kicking every ball into the woods.

So I started to think about drills that are easy to set-up and keep all players involved. That’s why I built this 6-Week Starter Pack (18 Drills + 2 Bonus Drills) which you can download to your phone right now.

📱 Built for Your Phone, Not a Desktop Printer

Every single card in this pack is designed from scratch to sit comfortably on your phone screen:

• One-handed, glanceable layout: Check your setup, player counts, and key coaching cues in 5 seconds flat while walking between cones.
• Instant visual diagrams: High-contrast, crystal-clear pitch layouts with zero clutter.
• Key stats at the top: Setup times, player minimums, and intensity levels at a glance.

⏱️ Simple, Flexible and Tested on Grassroots Pitches

• 20 Core Fundamentals: High-repetition, engaging drills covering passing & moving, overlapping runs, crossing, finishing, and game awareness.
• Structured 6-Week Path (or Mix and Match): Follow it week-by-week for a progressive training block, or pull out individual drills on the fly to suit your numbers. Repeat the session plans again during the season.
• Scalable for Any Age Group: Every card includes quick Tips and Progressions - whether you’re coaching U6s taking their first touches or youth teams needing faster tempo and extra defenders.
• Minimal Gear Needed: Cones, balls, bibs, and a goal. No complicated obstacles or 15-minute setups that eat into precious ball-rolling time.

🤝 From One Coach to Another

Grassroots coaching should be fun, not a second full-time job.

Whether this is your very first season stepping up to help out, you're returning after a break, or you just want training nights to run smoothly without the midweek planning headache:

Save the pack straight to your phone and walk onto the pitch with confidence, and let the kids play. TIP: Works best with readers such as Apple Books, Google Play Books or Adobe Acrobat (so that the drills scroll as separate pages).

👉 Download the Starter Pack to your phone and take the stress out of your next session.