Free planning worksheet
A development plan that starts with the player.
Work through goal, evidence, one practical action and a review date, together with a trusted coach or adult. Fill it in here, print it, or download a blank PDF. No signup and no email.
1Player direction & context
Start with what the player wants. Use an age band, not a date of birth; no name or contact details are needed.
For example: U10, U14, or adult. Consider experience and growth as well as age.
Position or roles, playing format, experience, and team setting. Avoid identifying details.
When did you make this plan?
In the player's words: what would you like to improve, contribute, or enjoy over the next few weeks?
2Assessment: what do we actually know?
Keep each source separate. Include its date, setting, who observed it, and what remains uncertain. Write “Not available” when evidence is missing; that is not a weakness or a zero.
Date + task/setup + observed strength or behavior + source + uncertainty. Practice success alone does not prove match transfer.
Date + role/phase + specific observable moment + source + uncertainty. Do not infer exact gaze, intent, or blame from a clip.
If already available: date, result/units, protocol, conditions, and source. Compare only the same test and setup. Not a medical assessment or an age benchmark; no testing is required.
Date + what felt useful, enjoyable, or difficult, in the player's words. Reflection is not a performance measurement or a mental-health assessment.
3One priority & a practical action
Choose one current focus together. Fit the action around team training, matches, recovery, and enjoyment; this worksheet does not prescribe training volume.
Choose one specific behavior connected to the player's goal, not a list of weaknesses.
Point to dated evidence above. If it is limited, call this a provisional focus and say what you need to observe.
What will you do, when, and with whose support? Agree a manageable opportunity with a trusted coach/adult; protect recovery and stop if there is pain.
Name an observable behavior in a relevant game or training situation. Do not promise a roster outcome or turn it into a player grade.
4Review & adjust
Compare like with like. Ask the player what helped, then keep, adapt, or pause the priority. A changed role or limited evidence can mean the plan needs to change.
Agree a date, who will help, and comparable observations to revisit. Younger players can answer with a trusted adult.
Leave blank until review. Record dated evidence, the player's view, limitations, and the agreed next step. Do not claim improvement without comparable evidence.
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This worksheet follows the goal, evidence, action and review approach in our IDP, PDP and club IDP guides.
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Explore LevelUp 360Prepared by LevelUp Editorial as an original planning aid, using the goal–evidence–action–review approach explained in our IDP, PDP, and club IDP guides. It is not a validated test, medical assessment, player rating, or recruiting prediction. The worked example is entirely fictional.