SOCCER

Entire group works in pairs across the width of the field. The coach (or in some cases the captain of the team) is at the front of the group and sets the rhythm and tempo of the exercise. The coach starts off at a slow jog pace, and then undertakes the following sequence.

 

• Start with slow jog around the perimeter of half the field.
• 1. Warm Up Jog
• 2. Heel Touches
• 3. Knee Touches
• 4. Knee and Heel Touches
• 5. Chest arms back, front and clap
• 6. Thighs, Chest, Head
• 7. Side step forward
• 8. High Kicks
• 9. Trunk Twists
• 10. Carioca
• 11. Side Jacks
• 12. Inside Feet
• 13. Side Swings
• 14. Thigh, Thigh, Heel, Heel
• 15. Back Steps
• 16. Sky Stretch

Variations

 

• Player react to the following commands.
• Coach shouts “Up” players touch the ground with both hands.
• Coach shouts “Down” players jump up to head an imaginary ball.
• Front men sprint to back.
• Back men sprint to front.
• Sprint backwards, side-step, backwards half way and turn.
• Jump and Challenge “shoulder to shoulder”.
• Turn quickly 180 degrees.
• Inside man jumps on outside mans back and visa a versa.
• Coach calls out a number and team must split into groups of that number. Players must huddle as a group.
  Any players not in group do a simple exercise.