Soccer drill: warming up with sprints
Suitable for the following techniques: condition warming-up
Warming up with sprints
For this fun and interactive football warming up you let the players make a circle around you, about 15 metres away from you. You stand in the middle of the circle.
Execution:
- The starting point of the players is their spot in the circle, they stay “jogging†on their spot.
- Call: “Inside†and all players sprint towards you up to a meter or two away from you. Then they turn around and quickly sprint back to their spot keeping moving.
- Call out “outside†and all players sprint away from you until you call out “backâ€, then everyone returns to their starting position in the circle.
Quality:
- Make sure players are not standing on their flat feet, but always on their toes.
- Players should sweat profusely after this drill.
Progression:
- You can add different variations: sit-ups, push-ups, jump up, knees up at base position, sprint to the right or left while maintaining the circle shape.