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Free football training. Drills you can do on your own, and sessions, tactics and the Laws for the people who coach them.
Tactics, step by step
The third-man run
A passes to B, and B passes first time to C, who was already running. The defenders watch the first pass and miss the runner.
Defenders follow the ball. While they look at the first two players, the third arrives running forward, into space, facing goal.
All the tacticsThe right game for their age
From this season, under-7s in England play 3v3 and 11-a-side starts at under-14. Every pitch below is drawn to the same scale. Tap one to pick it out.
Recommended sizes from The FA's FutureFit guidance for 2026/27. Leagues can set their own rules, so check yours. The youth game in full.
What changed in the Laws for 2026/27
The Laws of the Game changed on 1 July 2026. Here is what is new, in plain words.
- Law 3The Players
A player being substituted must be off the pitch within ten seconds of the board or the referee's signal. If not, the substitute has to wait until the first stoppage after one minute of play.
- Law 4The Players' Equipment
The blanket ban on jewellery has gone. Accessories are allowed if they are not dangerous and are safely and securely covered. Dangerous items must still be removed, not taped over.
- Law 5The Referee
A player treated on the pitch, or whose injury stops play, must leave and stay off for one minute after play restarts. There are exceptions, including for goalkeepers and for players injured by a foul that gets a yellow or red card.
- Law 8The Start and Restart of Play
The ball is dropped for the team that had, or would have had, the ball. If it was stopped because the ball hit a match official, it is dropped where it hit them.
- Law 10Determining the Outcome of a Match
In a shoot-out, if the kicker accidentally touches the ball twice (both feet at once, or it hits their standing leg) and it goes in, the kick is retaken. If it doesn't go in, it counts as a miss.
- Law 12Fouls and Misconduct
If the referee plays advantage after a foul that denied an obvious goal-scoring chance, and the goal is scored anyway, the offender gets no card.
- Law 14The Penalty Kick
An accidental double touch by the kicker: if it goes in, the kick is retaken; if not, the defending team gets an indirect free kick. A kicker who deliberately touches it twice gives away an indirect free kick.
- Law 15The Throw-in
If a team is delaying a throw-in, the referee can start a visible five-second count. If it hasn't been taken by the end, the throw goes to the other team.
- Law 16The Goal Kick
If a team is delaying a goal kick, the referee can start a five-second count. If it hasn't been taken, the other team gets a corner.
- Law 17The Corner Kick
A corner is now also given when a goalkeeper holds the ball for more than eight seconds, or a team delays its goal kick past the five-second count.
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