Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Matchday Warm Up (Start Time: 2025-11-25 18:40:00)

18:40 - Out and pass

18:40 - Out and pass the ball (2 mins) 

Players exit changing rooms and pass around row of balls by goal. 

All areas set up ready for warm. 

Area 1 - Physical 

Area 2 - Technical 

Area 3 - Possession 

Area 4 - Tactical (Split attack and defence)

18:50 - Technical

18:50 - Technical (10mins) 

Progression 1 (3mins)

Ball starts at end player. They will dribble forward slightly before playing a pass through the orange cones. Once they have played their pass they will move right around the orange cone ready to play a One-Two with the opposite player. Once done they will head to the back of the opposite queue. Rotate direction after 1:30 min.

Key point - Hard pass, quick movement to get round the cone for One-Two 

Progression 2 (3mins)

Ball starts from one end. Pass to player on orange cone and follow pass working around the diamond. Change direction after 1:30min.

Key points - Players on orange bounce away, passes to furthest foot to limit touches needed, change of pace to get to next cone once passed. 

Progression 3 (3mins)

Ball starts at the end player. They play a One-Two with the player on the orange cone and then drive a pass to the opposite side of the diamond and the sequence starts again. Orange cone player joins the queue and player who starts goes to the orange cone. Rotate after 1:30min.

Key points - Orange player bounce off the cone, hard passes, movement in transition. 

19:08 - Tactical

19:08 - Tactical (7mins) 

Split attack and defence. 

Attack working on passing combination to finish in the final third.

Defence work on defending as a unit and filling spaces if defender dragged out. 

19:15 - End warm up and head in for team talk