Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U16 USDA 2-23-16: P/R warmup (Start Time: 2016-02-23 16:30:00)

One Touch Warm Up Circuit (10 mins)

Set Up: Groups of 3 or 4 in roughly 15 X 12 areas, 1 ball per group.

Variation 1: Up-Back-Through - same player in middle for period of time. A plays to B, B lays back to A who plays through to C. C plays to B who lays back to C who plays a through ball to A.

Variation 2: Short-Short-Long - A plays to B, B plays to C across grid, follows his pass and checks for the ball back from C, B plays back to C and C hits ball across grid to A, and sequence repeats.

Variation 3: Combination with Overlap - A plays to B then checks into the middle for return pass, B plays to A and makes run behind A, A lays off to C who plays B, and B plays wall pass back to C who passes back to start. Player rotation is: A to B, B to C, C to start. Add agility work on the end so when C passes to start, they can do hurdles or ladder.

Variation 4: One Touch Movement - A plays to B and gets quick return pass before playing to C, [A then runs around near cone and returns to the middle of the grid] B lays the ball of then turns for lay off from C, who recieved wall pass back from B and plays D, who plays the ball into the center back to A [who has made his run around cone and returns wall pass].

Coaching Points: accuracy and weight of passes, speed, first touch, movement off the ball, raise the core temperature, communication, body shape, support angles