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Soccer Warm Ups

Warm-ups and cool-downs are two of the most important aspects of your training and match day routines.

It’s vital that your players warm-up and cool-down properly in order to maximise their performance and reduce the risk of injury. We tell you how and why warm-ups and cool-downs work and we suggest some activities that you might try with your team.

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Defend your castle!

Protect balls from team-mates - and try to steal theirs in a game young players will love.

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Rondo, rondo, rondo

Fun game for younger ages to encourage teamwork, communication and technical skills.

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Warm up: The shooting range

This session will have your team peppering the opponents’ goal. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two progres...

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Opening up space - warm-up

Three-part session where players look to create gaps and exploit it to retain possession. By STEPH FAIRBAIRN

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Warm up: Individual possession

Develop young players’ confidence in staying on the ball in this practice.

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Warm-up: On the half-turn

A session teaching players to receive on the half-turn and break defensive lines. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine i...

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Warm-up: Breaking the lines

Play through the thirds and create attacking overloads in this three-part session.

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Find the colour

In this activity, your players will get lots of touches and work on dribbling into space.

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Handball

Players can only carry the ball – the aim is to understand how to support a player in possession.

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Carousel warm-up

A relaxed environment for your players to prepare for the main activity ahead, with several stations.

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Gates warm-up

A warm-up which combines both movement and dynamic stretching to get players ready for action.

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Duel warm-up

Develop players’ physical attributes while also working on their ability to retain possession.

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Tag warm-up

A fun game for all ages that will help to develop players’ agility, balance and co-ordination.

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Small-sided game warm-up

This arrival activity gets your session off to a flier; players will love playing as soon as they turn up.

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Warm-up: Through the thirds

Develop your players’ ability to play through a crowded midfield with this session.

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Warm-Up: Defending in our half

A three-part session focusing on defensive principles and developing defensive techniques.

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Warm-up: Passing with purpose

Encourage players to be adventurous and create angles in this three-part session plan.

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Warm-Up: Principles of pressing

Introduces some of the key elements around pressing.

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Warm-up: Combine and support

Sharpen up your players’ technical skills and reactions to transitions in this three-part session.

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Warm-up: 'Sharks' and 'fishes'

This fun session develops players’ 1v1 skills and increases confidence on the ball.

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Warm-up: Pressed into action

Apply pressure, regain possession and then use the ball in this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two ...

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Warm-up: Press from the front

This session develops players’ awareness and ability to press confidently as a unit.

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Warm up: Pressing and covering

This three-part session develops players’ awareness of pressing and covering as a unit.

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Warm-up: Staying on the ball

Allow your players to develop confidence and technique in this three-part session.

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