The best training sessions don't happen by accident. They happen when coaches have the knowledge to design them well, the tools to run them effectively, and an environment that gets the most out of every player. That's the thinking behind QUICKPLAY Sport's partnership with Soccer Profile - two companies that have been working on either side of the same problem and have decided to work together.
It's a problem most grassroots coaches know well. Equipment without coaching structure produces busy sessions that don't develop players. Coaching knowledge without the right equipment produces well-planned sessions that can't be executed properly. The gap between what coaches want to deliver and what they're actually able to deliver often comes down to one or the other - and frequently both.
What QUICKPLAY Brings
For close to twenty years, QUICKPLAY has been building training equipment trusted by players, coaches, and clubs from grassroots to elite academy level. Portable goals, rebounders, and training tools designed around a simple principle: more time on the ball, more repetition, and more sessions that actually feel like football. Whether it's a parent setting up in the back garden or a coach laying out multiple small-sided pitches before training, QUICKPLAY equipment is built to remove the barriers between a player and meaningful practice.
What Soccer Profile Brings
Soccer Profile works on the other side of the session - the planning, the delivery, and the review. Its platform gives coaches access to over 1,000 structured session plans, coach education programmes, player assessment frameworks, performance benchmarking tools, and insights from former Premier League managers and coaches. Built around the reality that most grassroots coaches are working with limited time, it provides practical resources they can use immediately alongside longer-term tools to track player development and grow their own knowledge.
What It Means for Coaches and Clubs
Together, the two platforms address the full picture. A coach planning a session through Soccer Profile can design something structured, purposeful, and appropriate for their group. QUICKPLAY's equipment then makes that session possible to deliver at a high standard - with the right goals for small-sided games, rebounders that keep the ball moving, and setups that maximise involvement from the first minute.
For clubs, the partnership creates a more connected approach to development. Coaches have the resources to plan well and the equipment to follow through. Players get more touches in better-designed sessions. And clubs can start building consistent development pathways rather than relying on each coach to piece things together on their own.
That consistency is what separates clubs that develop players reliably from those that rely on talent alone. When coaches at every level within a club are working from the same frameworks, using the same assessment tools, and delivering sessions in well-equipped environments, the cumulative effect on player development is significant.
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A spokesperson for QUICKPLAY Sport said:
"Everything we create at QUICKPLAY is designed to help players practise more, improve faster, and enjoy the game. Partnering with Soccer Profile allows us to extend that philosophy beyond the equipment by supporting the people who make the biggest difference to player development: the coaches. Together with Soccer Profile, we're helping clubs create better learning environments and allowing every player to reach their potential."
As part of the partnership, QUICKPLAY coaches can get 20% off an annual Soccer Profile Coaches Hub subscription - giving you access to professional session planning, elite coaching content, coach education and CPD, and a complete coaching operating system, all in one place.
Use code QuickPlay20 at Soccer Profile. Valid for annual subscriptions only.