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Pre-match warm-up routine (15 minutes)

A simple, repeatable 15-minute match-day warm-up: movement, passing, a quick rondo and some shots for the keeper. Gets players switched on without tiring them out.

U9 to adultAges
Whole squadPlayers
Half a pitchArea
15 minsTime

Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.

โž• Put it in tonight's session๐Ÿ—“ Build my season around itโœ๏ธ Make my own version

Set-up

  • Lanes for movement, pairs for passing, a rondo box, and balls by the goal.
  • Keeper warms up with a coach or parent.

Equipment: Cones, balls

How it works

  1. Minutes 0 to 4: movement prep (jog, skips, side-steps, sprints).
  2. Minutes 4 to 9: pairs passing and a 5v2 rondo.
  3. Minutes 9 to 15: shots on the keeper and three short sprints, then team talk.

Coaching points

  • Same routine every week: it calms nerves.
  • Build to match speed by the end.
  • Finish 5 minutes before kick-off for drinks and the team talk.

Add this drill to a session plan โ†’

Make it easier

  • Drop the rondo for younger teams

Make it harder

  • Add a positional pattern for your formation

AttackersDefendersKeeper / neutral- - โ†’ Passโ†’ Runใ€ฐโ†’ Dribble

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