DRILLS. DEVELOPMENT. MATCHDAY.

The Proving Ground

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Each club keeps its own squad, sessions, line-ups, saved diagrams and settings.

Create a Club Hub

Add a badge, club identity and default football settings.

Club details

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Your new club receives

✓ Separate squad and player priorities
✓ Suggested and editable Starting XI
✓ Club-specific session history
✓ Tactical boards and formation shapes
✓ Drill diagrams and linked videos
✓ Fixtures and FA Full-Time links

Smart Session Planner

Generate a plan, then replace, reorder or edit any practice.

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Saved templates

Recent sessions

Outfield Drill Library

250 practices, formation tagged and searchable.

Goalkeeper Library

50 specialist practices that can be added directly to a session.

Playing Style & Player Strengths

Use squad qualities to shape formations and training priorities.

Team identity

Player profiles

Formation Board

Drag players lengthways on the pitch and save each shape.

4-3-3 training priorities: wide rotations, front-three pressing, midfield triangle.

Formation notes

Squad List

Add players, select their positions and set their selection order.

Players

Selection order is used when the app suggests a Starting XI.

Matchday Team Selection

Choose First Team or Reserve Team, then build the Starting XI and five substitutes.

Match Availability

Select who is available before generating the Starting XI.

The suggested team uses position suitability, team group and player priority.

Promote a Reserve Player

Make reserve players eligible for this First Team match only.

No captain selected

Match Squad Summary

Selection overview for the current team.

Substitutes

Select up to five substitutes for this match squad.

Change any player using the dropdown. Drag a populated position to adjust the tactical shape; changes save for that formation.

Editable Tactical Board

Add, move, rotate and delete objects. Draw smaller movement or passing arrows.

Select a tool, then tap the pitch. For arrows, tap the start point and then the end point.

Fixtures & League Table

Save official FA Full-Time links for the current club.

FA Full-Time links

Open official pages

🏟Club pageOpen FA Full-Time 📅FixturesUpcoming games ▦League tableCurrent position

FA pages may block embedding. The official-page buttons will still open the saved links directly.

Video Library

Connect drills to The Proving Ground YouTube channel.

Add a drill video

Filming checklist

Recommended format
1. What the drill improves
2. Organisation and equipment
3. Live demonstration
4. Three coaching points
5. Progression or regression
6. Common mistake

Saved drill videos

Watch linked videos directly from the Drill Library.

Settings & Backup

Personalise the club and move your saved data between devices.

Data is saved in the browser on the device being used.