Build intensity
Step and balance → Small hop and stick → Land, scan, and move
SOCCER DEVELOPMENT HUB · WARM-UP
Hop, land & stick
Coordination & balance · Balance & coordination · Agility & acceleration
Develop quiet, controlled landings and body alignment before faster changes of direction.
Readiness, not fatigue: Build from controlled movement to moderate football-specific intensity.
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Set it up
Individual three-cone paths
Give each player a short path of flat cones with clear space on every side.
- Players
- 4–24
- Equipment
- 12 flat cones · Optional soccer balls
- Step over a cone and hold a balanced two-foot landing.
- Progress to a small forward or sideways hop and soft landing.
- Finish by landing, checking the space, and taking two controlled acceleration steps.
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