Lexington United Soccer Club Coaches Section
This is an outstanding warm-up to help program players with a proper skill set to meet the demands of the modern game, movement off the ball, timing of runs, crisp passing, taking a look!, but for the exercise to truly be effective, the coach MUST demand that … [Read more...]
Peter Mellor Diamond Exercise Description The Set-up: One Ball, 12 players initially divided into 4 groups of 3 in a Diamond shape. The Exercise: You can play the ball to the first person in any of the other three lines. You must immediately run … [Read more...]
The Set-up: In a 15 yard long x 12 yard wide grid, each group of 4 has one ball. One player in red has the ball, while the other red player starts at the opposite end of the grid with a “passive” white defender on his back. The other white player is … [Read more...]
Exercise 1: Set-up as pictured. Discs should be 10 yards from each other. First 2 players begin by skipping from disc one to disc two, they jog heels to bottom from disc two to disc three, then sprint from disc three to disc four. Slowly jog back to the end … [Read more...]
Note: The players in the top of the picture are showing the warm up in pairs. Set Up: As pictured, 2 players 1 Ball. Server is in the middle the worker is at the outer disc. Work for one minute to 90 seconds and switch roles. Note: The person serving … [Read more...]
Game: Divide team into three groups. Play and follow your pass to the next line. Note: Players shouldn't stand so close to the discs. Ask them to remain a few yards off to the side and slightly behind the disc so their first touch can "clear the space". … [Read more...]
Exercise 1: Two lines of 3 (or 4) facing each other on a diagonal. The first 2players in each line have a ball. They dribble straight out (at the same time) and play a diagonal pass along the ground to the first two players in each line. After playing the ball … [Read more...]
Exercise 1: Manchester United Warm-up (2 balls/3 people) Players should be about 10 yards apart, 20 yards total Rotation: Player A passes the ball to Player B, Player B takes a touch to the side and dribbles to Player A’s position should turn quickly … [Read more...]
Set-Up: Divide team into 3 equal groups (2 balls per group) section the field in 3rds. The Game: All players are numbered 1 to 7, 1 plays to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4, etc. 7 plays’ to 1. You can begin with one ball, but should quickly add a 2nd ball, it will … [Read more...]
The Setup: The field should be 12 to 15 yards wide. The inner discs should be 10 to 12 yards from the starting discs. The far disc should be 20 yards from the inside discs. Exercise 1: Player B “checks away” to begin movement. Player A … [Read more...]
Set-up: Create a 15x 15 yard diamond. Groups of 8 to 10 players. Change the target players/ “wall” players every 90 seconds. Change direction of ball movement, playing into the other target will focus on the left foot. Focus: Play and Move. … [Read more...]
Set-up: Half the players with balls, half without. Players without the balls form a circle around the players with the balls. The Exercise: Players with balls dribble freely in the middle of the circle. The coach can ask these players to perform various … [Read more...]
Set-up: 1 ball between 2 people. Players stand about 5 yards apart. The Exercise: The players in white pass the ball to player in red and move to support. The red player “cushions the ball” dropping it back about a yard and back pedal away to keep … [Read more...]
The Set-up: Discs should be 5 yards apart laterally and 10 yards apart horizontally. One ball for every two people. The Exercise: The white players act as servers, the red as workers. White plays an inside of the foot pass to the red player in their … [Read more...]
The Set-up: 6 players in a group with 2 players (B &D) serving as wall passers. One player (C) begins about 20 yards across from the remaining players who form a line behind Player A. Player A has a ball. Note: passes are numbered to make exercise … [Read more...]
The Set-up: 1 ball for 2 players. Create a 10x10 box with different colored discs (use pinnies if you don’t have different colored discs). Two poles or discs should be located 5 yards from the box (as pictured). Coach should have multiple grids set up … [Read more...]
The following exercise was created by Ted Priestly, Men’s Head Coach at the College of the Holy Cross, to provide his players with constant repetition to improve individual technique in a dynamic fashion. Although I observed this session with collegiate … [Read more...]
The Set-up: 3 balls, 4 lines, full team (12 plus players). The box should be approximately 20x20 yards. Note: There will be a lot of movement in this exercise, but it is fairly straight forward once the players get the rhythm sorted out. The upper line … [Read more...]
The Set-Up: In a free space 6 to 8 players with one ball. The Exercise: The players move freely throughout the area. When the ball is played to a person, they must take a touch that is big enough that it would take them “past pressure” from a … [Read more...]
The Set-up: 10 x 10 grid (coach can adjust depending on players ability), divide team into two groups of 8, coach has several balls. The Exercise: One team of 8 begins inside the grid. Their goal is to maintain possession for as long as possible. … [Read more...]
