---
title: "The Season Curriculum: 37 Weeks of Youth Football Training Plans"
description: "The Season Curriculum is a full year of weekly youth football training plans. It moves from ball mastery through passing and communication into game situations, one complete sixty-minute, four-part session per week, each marked with its age band. The plans are driven by DGC principles and map onto the Hobbit skill curriculum."
canonical: https://hobbit.football/academy/session-of-the-week
language: en
publisher: Hobbit (https://hobbit.football)
---

# The Season Curriculum: 37 Weeks of Youth Football Training Plans

> The Season Curriculum is a full year of weekly youth football training plans. It moves from ball mastery through passing and communication into game situations, one complete sixty-minute, four-part session per week, each marked with its age band. The plans are driven by DGC principles and map onto the Hobbit skill curriculum.

## Articles

- [Week 1: Dribbling / Close Control · U5~U10](https://hobbit.football/academy/sow-week-01-dribbling-close-control.md)
- [Week 2: Dribbling / Running with the Ball · U5~U10](https://hobbit.football/academy/sow-week-02-dribbling-running-with-ball.md)
- [Week 3: Dribbling with Both Feet / Route Selection · U5~U10](https://hobbit.football/academy/sow-week-03-dribbling-both-feet-direction.md)
- Week 4: Accurate & Efficient Dribbling Routes · U5~U10 (Pro)
- Week 5: Running with the Ball / Dribbling & Running Transition · U8~U16 (Pro)
- Week 6: Turning / Confident & Bold Turns & Timing · U5~U14 (Pro)
- Week 7: Turning / Close Control / Faster Turns · U8~U16 (Pro)
- Week 8: Turning / Shielding while Turning & Beating Defenders · U8~U16 (Pro)
- Week 9: 1v1 / Change of Direction & Speed / Exploit Spaces · U6~U12 (Pro)
- Week 10: 1v1 / Close Dribbling / Best Skill Move & Confidence · U6~U12 (Pro)
- Week 11: 1v1 / Attacking & Defensive Transition / 1v1 Scenarios · U8~U12 (Pro)
- Week 12: Dribbling Breakthrough / Close Control & Running / Breakthrough Timing · U6~U12 (Pro)
- Week 13: Passing Accuracy / Inside Foot & All Foot Surfaces · U6~U14 (Pro)
- Week 14: Passing Accuracy / Passing Power / Inside-Foot Passing · U6~U10 (Pro)
- Week 15: Passing & Receiving / Power & Accuracy / Receiving Technique / Communication · U6~U10 (Pro)
- Week 16: Passing & Receiving / Passing on the Move / Off-the-Ball Communication · U6~U10 (Pro)
- Week 17: Safe Passing Lanes / Passing Accuracy & Power / Communication · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 18: Creating Space to Receive / First Touch Forward / Safety · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 19: Passing & Receiving Timing / First Touch Forward / Off-the-Ball Movement · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 20: Team Possession / Off-the-Ball Movement Timing / Receiving Position · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 21: First Touch Forward & Receiving Body Posture · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 22: 2v1 / Hold the Width / Passing Timing / First Touch Forward · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 23: Goalkeeper Basics / W Hand Shape / Rolling Ball / Defensive Rules · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 24: Finishing / Inside-Foot Volley / Follow-up Shooting · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 25: Quick Shooting / Instep Shooting / Shooting in Open Play · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 26: Preparation Touch before Shooting / Shooting Lanes / First Touch · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 27: Team Attack / Inside & Outside Foot / Shooting on the Move · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 28: Overload Attack / Counter Attack & Possession / Power Play · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 29: Individual Defending / Defensive Stance & Observation / Pressing · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 30: Receive to Shoot / Creating Space to Receive / Smarter Passing · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 31(1/2): Short-Range Tiki-Taka 1 / Possession & Transition / Defensive Pressure · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 31(2/2): Short-Range Tiki-Taka 2 / Bridge Player Trigger / Zone Switching · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 32: Counter Attack / Forward Run Timing / Safe Counter-Attack Routes · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 33: Through Ball / Confident Passing / Decision-Making · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 34: Group Defending 1 / Individual Defending in Different Situations / Pressing · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 35: Group Defending 2 / Shadow Covering · U8~U14 (Pro)
- Week 36: Outnumbered Defending / Closing Through-Ball Lanes / Delay & Block · U8~U14 (Pro)

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