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    DIRECTIONAL WARM UP

    DIRECTIONAL WARM UP

     

    Organisation

    • Size of playing area will vary depending on age of players etc. Size of playing area will vary depending on age of players etc.

    • 4 players are organised within each 15x15 grid. Players pass & move in area.

    • On the coach’s command players leave their ball & change groups individually or together clockwise & perform the following movements;

    • Calf swings or straight leg jogging

    • Hamstring volleys (hip flexors)

    • Thigh volleys or heels to buttocks

    • Groin abductors / adductors

    • Lunges

    • Intensity should be gradual leading into higher intensity bounding movements (including lateral) to prepare for g(g)pp extended warm up to develop speed, strength, power.

    • Such movements can also be performed in the area in the centre of the squares.

    • Progressions on the coach’s command;

    •1 Player passes clockwise & follows yp

    • 1 player’s pass is met by a supporting player from the new group, 1-2 & player 1 passes into the new area (As shown)

    • O1 to O2 who lets the ball run to a supporting player (Yorke/Cole combo)

    • Players must come off to receive at angles

    •O1 to O2, O2 back to O1, O1 slides ball down side of a waiting ,, g O2

    • O1 plays a 1-2 with O2 & transfers via a longer diagonal pass to the third group

    • Pass to the next group must be a certain type, eg, chip, lob, drive etc

    • Pass must be controlled in a certain way, eg chest etc

    • Pass & join the group diagonally opposite yours.

     


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