Click here to join the England Football Learning group and chat with other members
OPTIONS
DETAILS
  • State Not Answered
  • Replies 3 replies
  • Subscribers 365 subscribers
  • Views 613 views
  • Users 0 members are here
RELATED

Pre match warm up U7-U10

Paul Goodwin

Hi all,

I am just wondering what everyone does when warming up their players prior to matches. I coach U7s and U8s and always just focussed on warming up by moving around with the ball and almost continuing what we had been working on in training previously, I do however see a few teams jogging widths of pitches in lines, doing sprints and the usual twisting and jumping movements you might expect to see before a premier league game.

Interested in thoughts for these age groups.

Thanks.

  • 0

    I feel at this age. Plenty of Ball play is required for there development. try and make the warm up into like small games, 4 v 4 dribbling to end zones, play SSG's make the pre game just like your arrival activities for training nights. making the warm up into what the real game is like will help with confidence. body development at this age is they dont need much to get the bodies heart, muscle and breathing rates up, children run around all the time so using a ball is vital, tactical knowledge is less of an importance so ball play between each other is good for social skills and team bonding

  • 0

    When I coached that age we would start with some individual running with the ball to start with, gentle social stuff, before moving to lots of 1v1s and SSGs to get them used to the surface and focussed on the competitive side of things.

    if you want to do the running around d looking like a premier league team, just remember you d got 7 year olds… I’m sure doing that sort of warm up would be fine but I’d get them to do it with a ball at their feet. :-)

  • 0

    Hi Paul,

    Assuming we have pre-match access to the pitch we are playing on (not all clubs let you), I will usually start with a completely unstructured few minutes where the kids have a ball each and shoot on goal any way they like (there is always a player keen to be goalie). After that, I try and structure a finishing session, e.g. where they play a 1-2 with me (or another coach) and shoot, or where I'm playing low crosses in from both wings and call them out to try and finish first time. Together with players turning up late and dealing with the opposition, if I can get a solid 15 or so mins in before ending with a team talk I'm happy. For me, that seems ample. I want them switched on and ready; not half worn out. Which is why I personally steer clear of any type of cardio work and everything is done with a ball (which applies to most training sessions too).