Build intensity
Shallow step and return → Add reach and rotation → Flow into an easy jog
SOCCER DEVELOPMENT HUB · WARM-UP
Lunge, reach & rotate
Dynamic mobility · Balance & coordination · Agility & acceleration
Move hips, ankles, and upper body through a controlled football-ready range without held stretching.
Readiness, not fatigue: Build from controlled movement to moderate football-specific intensity.
walk back outside↓↓↓
Set it up
Two 10-yard movement lanes
Use two wide lanes with players spaced several yards apart and walking returns outside.
- Players
- 4–24
- Equipment
- 8 cones · Optional soccer balls
- Take a short forward step into a comfortable shallow lunge and return to standing.
- Add an overhead reach, then a gentle rotation toward the front leg.
- Alternate legs for four to six controlled repetitions before an easy jog back.
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