Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Warm Ups

Movement Warm-Ups (5 mins)

Warm-Up Exercises / Games (Running) :

14-16 players moving around in a circle (20x20yrd area)

Players are running around at different speed and movement into space

Varied running styles

Progressions :

1..Jogging, sideways, backwards, skipping etc...

2..Turning, change of direction / speed

3..Coach shouts a number (1-5), as soon as the number is shouted, the players get into a group of that number as quickly as possible then shit down, the last one/group to do so loses and must do a small punishment ("extra work") such as 5 push-ups or sit-ups etc...

4..Players pair up, staying 2 yards apart facing each other, 1 leads the movemen, the other has to copy and stay close, rotate who leads and who follows (Copies) every 20 seconds

Coaching Points :

* Passing and Receiving (Open body position, accuracy and pace of pass)

* Movement / supporting runs

* Communication

* Combination Play :

- Wall-passes (Quality of passes, change of pace/direction with the run)

- Take-overs (Visual cues, dribbling with the outside foot from defender, selection of takeover technique)

- Overlaps/underlaps (change of speed/direction of supporting run, disquise, selection of pass/dribble)

Technical warm-Ups : Tag games (20 mins)

Technical Warm-Ups (TAG games) :

2 teams playing 6v2 in 20x10yard areas each (2 teams of 8's)

2 Defenders (Taggers) have a bib each in their hands and have to Tage their opponents below the hips with the bib

20 second rounds, Which team can Tag all 6 players first ? or most in 20 seconds ? Once an attacker is tagged they must leave the field area

Progressions :

1 - Players are tagging with Bibs

2 - Attackers have a ball each, defenders are still tagging with bibs

3 - Attackers have a ball, defenders try to win their ball and play it out of the area, the attackers stay "IN" and try to help their teammates keep possession of the remaining balls