Free Excel seasonal planner template for off-season and in-season blocks.
Plan a full season of training, block by block, with athlete-specific focus that fills in automatically by position and goal. Available in Excel.
- 2, 3, and 4 day seasonal splits
- Athlete max list by name, position, and focus
- Auto-filled individual focus per athlete
Seasonal Planner Template
A seasonal planning template for coaches mapping athletes through a training block with individual focus areas. The max list captures each athlete by name, position, and focus, and the program auto-fills individual emphasis, so a sprinter and a lineman can run the same template with different priorities. Core lifts calculate off training maxes across 2, 3, and 4 day splits, with a pre-workout block built in. Designed for off-season and summer phases, when athletes often train on their own and programming has to hold up without daily supervision.
- 2, 3, and 4 day seasonal splits
- Athlete max list by name, position, and focus
- Auto-filled individual focus per athlete
- Percentage-based core lifts off training maxes
- Built-in pre-workout block
- Exercise library with dropdown selection
Frequently asked.
Are the Excel Training Designs templates really free?
Yes. Every Excel Training Designs (ETD) template that was previously paid is now 100% free to download — no trial, no credit card, and no subscription required.
What happened to Excel Training Designs?
TeamBuildr acquired Excel Training Designs (ETD). Founder Steve Olson's templates and the brand he built are now part of TeamBuildr's product family, and the templates ETD used to sell are now free to download. The library has since been consolidated to the three frameworks that cover the most ground — team, individual, and seasonal programming.
What happened to the Evaluations & Testing template?
The Evaluations & Testing Framework Template has been archived and is no longer available to download. If you program off tested athlete maxes, the Strength & Conditioning Framework Template covers the same ground — working weights pull from a shared athlete max sheet, so entering tested numbers once loads the whole roster. Anyone who downloaded or bought the Evaluations & Testing file in the past still keeps it.
What about the Excel Training Designs templates I bought in the past?
You keep them. Any Excel Training Designs templates you purchased in the past are still yours, and the free release applies to everything going forward.
What's the catch with free ETD templates?
There is no catch. TeamBuildr earns its revenue from coaching software, not from templates, so releasing the Excel Training Designs templates for free costs little. If a spreadsheet ever stops being enough, TeamBuildr is there — and if it's all you need, the templates are yours to keep.
Do I need a TeamBuildr account to download the templates?
No. You can download the Excel Training Designs files directly without an account. TeamBuildr also loads them into a free account so you can see the same programming running in software, but that step is optional.
Is founder Steve Olson still involved with ETD?
Steve Olson founded Excel Training Designs and built the templates still in use today. He remains associated with the brand, while the TeamBuildr team now runs the day-to-day.
What is TeamBuildr?
TeamBuildr is strength and conditioning software used by coaches from high schools to professional teams. It's cloud-based and mobile-first, built around the same max-based programming logic Excel Training Designs pioneered in spreadsheets.