Soccer drills for technique warming-up

• Players face each other briefly in pairs.
• On the ground between the two players lies a ball.
• Trainer gives the commands: 
  • Head, 
  • chin, 
  • knees, 
  • feet, 
  • ears, 
  • BALL!
• On the command BALL! the players must try to get the ball as fast as possible.
• On the other commands they tap the corresponding body part

• You can use this exercise if you want to work in positions with a defensive triangle.
• You can apply variations where necessary and also change the distances.
• This exercise has been given several times with youth teams as well as with the first teams.
• As you can see in the picture we work on 2 sides.
• Approximately the space from the 16m to the center line.
• First player plays the ball diagonally, player B turns with the ball and plays it to C who performs a 1/2 with B. C plays the ball deep on D. It connects to the other group.
• When A is past the zone the other group leaves.
• Passing on A-B-C-D.
• You can also replace player D by a goalkeeper.
• You can do enough variations in this warm-up exercise. An extra 1/2 for player D. Or player B who moves on the pass of C and responds to D. And so on.
• Let the exercise run for about 4 minutes before inserting a variation.
• Always emphasize the forward rotation of B.
• Take care of a short passing and a short acceleration after the pass at the end of the warming up.

• The players line up in a circle, 
• Ideal is 6 to 8 players per circle. 
• Per circle you only have one ball.

EXECUTION:

• A player plays the ball to another player, chasing the ball towards the player he is playing. 
• The second player receives the ball and plays it back to another player in the circle, 
• He, too, will chase the ball towards the player he has just played in. 
• This keeps repeating itself.

QUALITY:

• Passes must be clear and accurate.
• The passes are played over the ground, keep the ball low!
• Just after the pass the players accelerate (short sprint)
• Players call the name of the player they want to play in
• All players constantly stand on their toes, not on flat feet, to improve the speed of action.

PROGRESS:

• You can make the game more difficult by hitting once.
• You can play with two balls
• Player 1, who has given the pass, should try to tap the player who has played the pass (player 2) before playing the ball to player 3, etc.

• 3 lines a few meters apart. 
• Each line has a name (apple pear or banana). 
• The children start on a line. 
• Trainer calls a fruit and the children must run to that line as fast as possible.

Exercise1 RUN STRAIGHT FORWARD

• Jog to the last pylon. 
• Make sure your upper body is upright. 
• Your hips, knees and feet should form a line.
• Don't let your knees buckle inwards. 
• On the way back, run a little faster. 
• Do the exercise twice.

Exercise 2 RAISE KNEE AND TURN UPPER LEG OUTWARDS WHILE RUNNING

• Jog to the first pylon. 
• Stop and raise your knee forward. 
• Turn your knee out and put your foot down. 
• Keep your pelvis horizontal and your upper body still. 
• The hip, knee and foot of the supporting leg together form a straight line. 
• Do not let the knee of the supporting leg bend inwards. 
• Jog to the next pylon and repeat the exercise with the other leg. 
• When you have finished the course, jog back. Do the exercise twice.

Exercise 3 RAISE KNEE AND TURN UPPER LEG INWARDS WHILE RUNNING

• Jog to the first pylon. 
• Stop and raise your knee sideways. 
• Turn your knee inwards and put your foot down. 
• Keep your pelvis horizontal and your upper body still. 
• The hip, knee and foot of the supporting leg together form a straight line. 
• Do not let the knee of the supporting leg bend inwards. 
• Jog to the next pylon and repeat the exercise with the other leg. 
• When you have finished the course, jog back. 
• Do the exercise twice.

Exercise 4 RUNNING AROUND A PARTNER 

• Jog to the first pylon. 
• Shuffle sideways, at an angle of 90 degrees to your partner, shuffle a whole circle around each other (without changing your direction of view). 
• and back to the first pylon. 
• Bend your hips and knees slightly and move your body weight to the ball of your feet. 
• Do not let your knees bend inwards. 
• Jog to the next pylon and repeat the exercise. 
• When you have finished the course, jog back. 
• Do the exercise twice.

Exercise 5 JUMP AND TOUCH SHOULDERS WHEN RUNNING

• Jog to the first pylon. 
• Shuffle sideways, at an angle of 90 degrees to your partner. 
• Jump in the middle towards each other to make shoulder to shoulder contact. 
• Land on both feet with your hips and knees bent. 
• Do not let your knees bend inwards. 
• Shuffle back to the first pylon. 
• Jog to the next cap and repeat the exercise. 
• When you are ready with the course, jog back. 
• Do the exercise twice.

Exercise 6 RUN ACCELERATING AND SLOWING DOWN

• Run quickly to the second pylon 
• and then run backwards to the first pylon; 
• keep your hips and knees slightly bent. 
• Always run two pylons forward and one back. 
• When you're done with the course, jog back. 
• Do the exercise twice.

Set up your team in 2 lines (4-5 per line max) - only 1 ball needed.

IMPLEMENTATION:

• Players take the ball and then play it to the first person in the line opposite to them. Immediately after the pass they draw a sprint and close the back of the line they just played in. This is repeated over and over again.

QUALITY:

• Players are all on their toes ready for the pass.
• Passes are clear and accurate.
• Players must shout if they want the ball to play, and also shout the name to whom they are passing again.
• With the first ball contact they bring the ball under control, the second ball contact is the pass to the other player.

PROGRESS:

• Apply only one pass.
• Let one line pick up the ball and throw it back to the other line. They will then play the ball back with a volleypass and then simply join the other line.
• Let players take the ball with their thigh and bring it under control after which they pass the ball back over the ground.
• Place a pawn 5 meters on either side of the central point between the 2 lines. After the pass, the players have to walk around the pawn after which they connect in the row.

• Split your team into four teams of four
• 1 ball per team

IMPLEMENTATION:

• Players play the ball around within their team of four in the area that was put out

QUALITY:

• Players are constantly moving, with many tempo changes to find space.
• Each team must try to maintain a diamond shape
• Players must all communicate with teammates, the ball must be asked for and the player's name must be called by the person who is playing the ball.
• Passes should arrive well, in space or in the feet.
• Players should not touch each other, nor should the balls touch each other.
• This exercise requires great vigilance on the part of the players.

PROGRESS:

• Add a passive defender who can defend any ball.
• Add a defender who can conquer the ball.

For this fun and interactive soccer warm up you let the players make a circle around you, about 15 meters away from you. So you are standing in the middle of the circle.

IMPLEMENTATION:

• The starting point of the players is their place in the circle, they stay "jogging" in place.
• Call: "Inside" and all players sprint towards you up to a meter or two away. Then they turn around and quickly sprint back to their spot where they keep moving.
• Call: "Outside" and all players sprint away from you until you call "Back", then everyone returns to the starting position in the circle.

QUALITY:

• Make sure players do not stand on their flat feet, but always on their toes.
• Players should sweat heavily after this exercise.

PREVENTION:

• You can apply different variations: sit-ups, push-ups, jump up, knees up by base position, sprint to the right or left while maintaining the circle shape.

• Players in a circle hold each other's arms. pilons in the middle, 
• Try to move the other one against a pilon. 
• Whoever hits a pilon gets a penalty point. 
• At 5 penalty points there will be prints etc.

• Pairs of two with ball, sitting opposite to each other on a mat
• Person A holds ball above the head with both hands and goes to supine with arms stretched backwards tapping the ground with the ball
• Person A goes to sitting position and hands the ball over to person B
• Person B goes to supine and taps the ball backwards to the ground
• etc.

This exercise can be used for each category in the warm-up.

• Both players A lead the ball to the middle pilon where they perform a chop and then play the ball to the next player. 
• After the pass, the player runs diagonally to player B who throws in the ball and players A heads it in the goal.
• The player that performed the header then takes the ball and stands behind goal, 
• The other player joins the group that has to perform the movement

• Put two groups opposite to each other.
• The player in front passes the ball to the front of the other group and sprints to the other group and join them at the back.
• The person who receives the ball plays the ball back to the opposite group to the one who is then in front and joins them at the back.
• This repeats itself constantly and with good overplaying and sprinting it is a very active exercise.