Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Pre Match Warm Up

Screen 1 (30 mins)

Key Points 

• This is a warm up session designed to get the players moving before a match. All sessions could be used as a warm up before a training session 
• Easy system to understand designed to pass and move with plenty of touches of the ball 
• Player 1 starts the session with a short pass into payer 2. 
• Player 2 lays off for player 1 who passes to player 3 and holds their position becoming the new player 2
• Player 3 lays off for player 2 and moves off to cue behind player 4 
• Player 2 passes to player 4 and holds their position becoming the new player 3 
• Player 4 will pass back to player 3 and the moves will start over in the opposite order 
• There is a 5th player waiting at the start behind player 1 who will join once player 1 moves from there position so the circuit can be continuous  

• 1x10min block 

• Encourage players to work on pace and weight of pass 
• Ask them to know the player they are passing to and attempt to pass to that players strongest foot 

Screen 3

Key Points

• This is a warm up session designed to get the players moving before a match. All sessions could be used as a warm up before a training session
• Easy system to understand designed to pass and move with plenty of touches of the ball
• Player 1 passes the ball through the box to player 3 
• 3 lays it off 2 who makes the run into the space and passes through the box to 4 
• 4 lays off for 3 who makes the run into the space and passes through the box to 1 and so on 
• Once a player has laid off they will join the cue at the next number so 1 goes to 2 and 2 to 3 and so on 
• Players can cue behind each number to encourage continuity 

Blocks

• 1x10min block

• Encourage players to work on pace and weight of pass
• Ask them to know the player they are passing to and attempt to pass to that players strongest foot