Build intensity
Walk and explore → Jog with surface changes → Accelerate briefly after the coach signal
SOCCER DEVELOPMENT HUB · WARM-UP
Surface sampler
Ball mastery · Ball mastery · Receiving & first touch
Prepare players to use the inside, outside, laces, and sole while keeping the next action available.
Readiness, not fatigue: Build from controlled movement to moderate football-specific intensity.
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Set it up
18 × 18 yard grid
Mark a square and give each player a ball with open routes in every direction.
- Players
- 4–24
- Equipment
- 1 ball per player · 8 cones
- Dribble using only inside touches for one short round.
- Change to outside and laces touches, then use the sole to stop or pull the ball.
- Let players choose a useful surface as traffic and space change.
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