Free Movement

Aim/Focus:

• Insures player’s are properly warmed up.
• Improves running with the ball and passing.

How to Play:

• Mark out a large grid approx 30m x 30m.
• All players are inside the grid with 1 football to every 3 players approximately.
• Players move around randomly within the grid, they hop/solo the balls and exchange hand passes between one another.
• Coach introduces various calls throughout the warm up e.g. high knees, heel flicks, side shuffle, high catch, pick up etc.
• The warm up should also include changes in tempo & intensity e.g. jog & then lift the pace for 20-30seconds before returning to a jog.

Progression

• Make the grid bigger and introduce kick passing.

Equipment

• Cones
• Footballs
• Stopwatch & Whistle