Soccer drills for technique warming-up
- Split team into two groups.
- Plot field: Two rows with two pawns facing each other at a distance of about 15 meters.
- Each team runs behind each other each time between the two pawns and around the other pawn and back again.
- Jogging 2 laps around half a field or back and forth across the width of the field 4 times
- 3 x 8 times lifting knees backwards, jogging backwards
- 3 x 8 times heels buttocks outward, back jogging
- Outward jog with single arm swing, left 3 to 4 times and then right 3 to 4 times, then left again, etc.
- Back jog with both arms forward, 3 a 4 times, then both arms back 3 a 4 times and repeat
- Sideways jumping jack movement back and forth, changing direction you are facing every 3 passes.
- Cross passes back and forth, every 3 passes changing direction you are facing.
- Walking backwards outward, sideways backward movement 3 steps left, 3 steps right back
- Low tripling out, high tripling with knee lift back
- Lunge passes forward outward, jog backward
- Light tempo acceleration outward to max 60%, and light tempo acceleration back to max 60%
- Everyone together in circle with sufficient distance.
- Arms swing backwards left and right, feet light spread position.
- Arm check and turn back foot in slightly on the front of your foot
- arms turn around making big circles
- up and down left and then right, feet slightly spread out
- mill swings, light spread position, slightly bent knees.
- With your left hand to your right foot, right hand in the air and check, then with your right hand to your left foot and with the left hand in the air and check.
- 10 times left and 10 times right.
- Arms swing backwards left and right, feet light spread position.
This exercise is a brief warm up at the top for the youngest groups and in the circle for the upper level teams.
- In passes with right and left
- Head strike on the chest or upper leg
- Passing back
First walk slowly for 3 to 5 minutes to allow your body to switch from a resting to sport mode
Distance 15 meters:
- Heels, buttocks
- Lift the knee
- Connecting step 3 times per side
- Cross step right
- Cross pass left
- Step with knees
- Cross-step/arms
- Groin in
- Groin out
- Swing the leg straight up
- Swing the leg in at an angle
- Quick footwork, tripping
Finish with a short sprint over 30 meters.
- The goalkeeper passes to a player from red
- Then 2v2 starts
- Whoever scores first wins
- Blue passes the ball to red and joins red
- Red passes the ball back to blue and jumps over the fences and then joins blue
Variation:
- players pass the ball low
- players pass the ball high
- Players divide among the cones
- Blue passes the ball to red and joins red
- Red passes the ball back to blue and jumps over the fences and then joins blue
Variation:
- Players pass the ball low
- Players pass the ball high
- The players walk to the right jar
- They then walk to the left jar
- Finally they walk to the middle potty
- Then they join the right group
- Player A begins slalom with ball between hats.
- At 2nd hat, player B begins slalom without ball through hats.
- Player C begins running motion around cones.
- Players A and B attack.
- Player C and the goalkeeper defend.
- Finishing on goal.
Passing: A becomes C, B becomes K, K becomes A and C becomes B.
Duration: 8 minutes, while waiting their turn juggling the ball.
- Player A begins slalom with ball between hats.
- At 2nd hat, player B begins slalom without ball through hats.
- Player C begins running motion around cones.
- Players A and B attack.
- Player C and the goalkeeper defend.
- Finishing on goal.
Passing: A becomes C, B becomes K, K becomes A and C becomes B.
Duration: 8 minutes, while waiting their turn juggling the ball.
- Player A begins slalom with ball between hats.
- At 2nd hat, player B begins slalom without ball through hats.
- Player C begins running motion around cones.
- Players A and B attack.
- Player C and the goalkeeper defend.
- Finishing on goal.
Passing: A becomes C, B becomes K, K becomes A and C becomes B.
Duration: 8 minutes, while waiting their turn juggling the ball.
- Players dribble through the square with ball on foot for 3 minutes.
- Active rest of 2 minutes.
- Players dribble through the square with ball on foot for 3 minutes.
During 1 and 3, different sub-tasks can be given on a whistle:
- stop & go
- sit on ball
- put ball in the air
- ball back and forth between feet
Size of square can be adjusted according to level of group: the higher level, the smaller the space.
Exercise begins at the two middle cones.
- S1 passes diagonally to S2.
- S2 rebounds to S3.
- S3 rebounds diagonally to S2 who presents at middle cone.
Exercise then continues on the other side.
6 pots, 2 balls and 6 players.
6 pots, 2 balls and 6 players.
