Plan flag and tackle football practice. Print it. Run the clock.

The RC Football practice planner puts a tray of periods and 51 drills on the left and your practice sheet on the right. Drag a block across and the clock bar tells you how much of the hour is gone. When it adds up, print it on one page, or open it on your phone at the field and let the clock run the session.

Open the Practice Planner See the clock run How it works

Practice planner: Install Mesh, 60 minutes, ages 9-12

A full hour for a 9 to 12 year old team, built in the planner: six periods, a drill inside each, and the clock bar at exactly 60:00. Open this plan and change it.

The Same Plan, Running on the Field

This is run mode, ticking. Each block hands over to the next, and the clock goes red when a block runs long.

Tuesday · 60 minBlock 1 of 4

Now

Warm-up

0:12

BackPauseNext+2 min

Coming up

Stations12:00

Offense12:00

Run it from your pocket

Build the plan at the kitchen table, then open it on the field. The clock runs the blocks, the whistle goes ten seconds before every change and again when it is time to switch, and +2 min is there because practice never runs to schedule.

Try the clock See a finished plan

Periods in the tray

Every practice is built from the same furniture. Pick your format and the tray offers the periods that fit it.

Warm-up
Stations
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Scrimmage
Break it down
Water break

One Plan, Three Ways to Use It

A practice plan is a list of timed blocks, and the planner gives you that one list three ways: a builder to assemble it, a sheet to print, and a clock to run it on the sideline. Change it in one place and the other two follow. Drag periods (warm-up, stations, offense, defense, scrimmage, a water break) and any drill in the drill library onto the sheet, and the clock bar reacts as you go. Not starting from zero? 6 sessions are already built and timed, and any of them opens in the planner for you to change. Draw the plays the plan calls for in the play designer.

What the planner does

Drag and drop periods and 51 drills from the tray onto the sheet.
A clock bar that reacts so you see the hour fill as you build, not after.
Set any block from 1 to 90 minutes for this practice only, or as your default.
Custom periods and drills for the thing your team does that nobody else does.
Print on one page or with every drill's directions and detail attached.
Run it from your phone with a whistle before every change and +2 min when practice runs long.

How the Practice Planner Works

1
Start from a blank hour or a ready plan
Open the planner and start with a warm-up on the sheet, or pick one of the 6 ready sessions under the clock bar and change it from there.
2
Drag blocks from the tray
Periods on one side, drills on the other. Drop a block between any two rows. Drop a drill into a period and it is filed under it, so the sheet reads the way practice runs.
3
Watch the clock bar
Every block you add, remove or stretch moves the clock. Trim a drill, cut a period, or add a water break until the plan fits the time you have on the field.
4
Print the sheet
One page for your clipboard, or the full version with every drill's setup and coaching points attached for the helpers running stations.
5
Run it from your pocket
Open the plan on your phone at the field. The clock runs each block, the whistle sounds ten seconds before a change and again at the change, and +2 min buys time when a drill needs it.

Built for the Hour You Actually Have

The tray

Periods and drills, side by side

Everything you can put in a practice, in one place: 8 kinds of period and 51 drills from the library, each carrying its own minutes. Pick your game format and the tray offers the periods that fit it.

The sheet

What you print and hand out

The practice in order, with minutes on every block, notes on any block, and each drill named so a helper knows what to set up. It prints on a single page, or with the drill directions attached behind it.

The clock bar

The hour, filling as you build

The bar above the sheet shows how much of your slot is spoken for. It is the difference between a plan that looks right and a plan that ends on time, and you see it before you print, not at the field.

Run mode

The plan as a sideline timer

The same plan, one block at a time, on your phone. A whistle warns you ten seconds out and again when it is time to switch, and +2 min is there because practice never runs to schedule.

Looking for a drill to build around? The drill library filters by skill, age and what went wrong, and every drill there can be added straight to a plan.

Who Uses the Practice Planner

First-year flag coaches who have sixty minutes on a Tuesday and no idea how to fill it
Volunteer coaches who plan at the kitchen table and need the sheet ready before they leave
Head coaches handing assistants a printed plan with the drill directions attached
Coaches who keep losing track of time at practice and want the clock to call the changes
League directors giving every new coach the same starting session

Practice Planner FAQ

Does it work for tackle football practice?

Yes. Set the planner to your format, 5v5 flag through 11v11 tackle, and the tray offers the periods that game actually has: special teams appears from seven a side up, and not below it.

I need flag football practice ideas. Where do I start?

Start from a ready plan or from the drill tray. The tray holds every drill in the library, each with its minutes and the age it works for, so an idea for tonight is one drag away. The written practice plans on /practice-plans are there if you would rather run one as written.

Is the practice planner free?

Yes. Building, printing and running a practice plan are free. Saving a plan so it is there next week needs a free account, and the planner asks only when you try to keep what you built.

Where do the drills come from?

From the RC Football drill library. All 51 drills in the tray have their setup and coaching point written, and any drill you find in the library can be added to a plan from its row.

Can I change how long a block runs?

Yes, anywhere from 1 to 90 minutes. You choose whether the change is for this practice only or how you always run that block.

Can I add my own drills?

Yes. Add a custom drill or a custom period and it sits in the tray under your own section, ready to drag in like anything else.

How do I use it at the field?

Open the plan in run mode on your phone. The clock runs each block in order, a whistle sounds ten seconds before every change and again when it is time to switch, and +2 min adds time to the current block.

Can I print the practice plan?

Yes, two ways: the whole practice on one page for your clipboard, or the plan with every drill's directions and detail attached for the coaches running stations.

Keep exploring

Plan tomorrow's practice tonight.

Drag in the blocks, watch the hour fill, print the sheet.

Open the Practice Planner