Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Preseason

WARM UP & HALF FIELD SPRINTS

Aims: Aerobic Conditioning, Change of Direction & High-Speed Exposure Warm Up:

 Set out two 20 Metre Channels and split the group.
Jog, Skip & Sideways Movement the channel there and back x 2 before moving onto dynamic exercises listed below:
• Lunge and reach in the air.
• Side lunge right leg.
• Side lunge left leg.
• Leg swings forward.
• Legs swings across the body.
• Close the gate.
• Open the gate.
• Skips for height.
• Skips for distance.
• Sprint 75%.
• Sprint 90%.
• Sprint 100%.

Exercise Objectives:

This is an exercise designed to improve the aerobic fitness level of your players.

Field Preparation

Half FieldEntire Group

Coaching Pointers:

Spend at least 15 minutes on a good stretch and warm up before commencing the runningprogram. Divide players into four groups and position a group at each corner of a half field.Assign a leader or "pacesetter" for each group.

On the coach's command, the players will run in the following sequence:

1. Sprint 1 side, Jog 1 side.
2. Sprint 2 sides, Jog 2 sides.
3. Sprint 3 sides, Jog 1 side.
4. Sprint 4 sides, Jog 1 side.
5. Rest - continue walking around the field.

The total average distance covered will be 1040 yards.
This exercise can also be performed with diagonal runs across the field. Distance would differ.

5x SETS 

DEFENDING PRINCIPLES-PRESSING FROM THE FRONT

Technical: Defending Principles – Out of Possession & Defending In Opposition Half - 20 - 30Minutes

During this time we start focusing on our team's out-of-possession strategy workingwith your desired formation and developing relationships and positions between players. Work on howyou will defend in the opposition half whether our teams will press from the front, or drop off to amid or low block. A half pitch - 3/4 pitch phase would be good to perform here with conditions.