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Headline finding

In the current categorised FootballGPT output for U6-U9s, 57.9% is technical and 26.8% is game-based.

Based on 1,809 categorised generated practices for U6-U9s. Generation does not prove a practice was selected, delivered or effective.

Other publishable findings

• The generated practice mix changes with age. Mini (U6-U9): 57.9%. Adult (U19+): 30.4%. The tactical share changes from 6.3% for Mini to 35.3% for Adult.
• U6-U9 generation is weighted towards technical output. Technical output accounts for 57.9% and game-based output for 26.8% of the current categorised sample. This is a generation mix, not an effectiveness finding.
• FootballGPT serves distinct coaching and Football Manager audiences. Of mode-tagged queries, coach mode is 47.3% and FM mode is 44.4%.
• Monday has the largest share of practice generation. It accounts for 18% of the current sample; the busiest single hour is Wednesday at 16:00 UTC.

Reuse and attribution

Charts and findings may be reproduced provided the source is cited as "FootballGPT Grassroots Coaching Data" with a link to footballgpt.co/data.

Include the snapshot date and the denominator printed beneath the chart. Do not describe generated practices as delivered sessions or the contributing accounts as a census of grassroots coaches.

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