Soccer Warm-ups
A soccer warm up has 3 important objectives. Decrease the risk of injury. Increase agility, power and performance. Mental preparation and focus. Increasing the core body and specific muscle temperature to allow for the 3 objectives. In modern football warm-ups are a combination of little aerobic exercise, SAQ, skill exercises and static stretching. Select link for information related to Soccer Warm-Up Theory.
Subcategories
Warm-up drills and exercises used prior to a game which cover the three main aspects that must be touched upon in order to achieve maximum physiological readiness; Circulation - Picking up the Metabolic Rate, Musculature - Stretching, Coordination - Technical-specific Workout. To review more exercises refer to Soccer Drills.
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Warm-up drills are more regimented methods of allowing players to warm-up. These can be performed with or without a football. The majority of teams perform warm-up drills prior to all football games as part of the teams full warm-up routine.
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Warm-up games are an easy way to allow players to warm-up in a dynamic and specifc way. These can be incorporated into pre-game routines to allow players to perform the specific activities they would do in a football game.
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This section details practices warm ups which are both small sided games and drills. Warm-up drills and exercises used prior to practices should cover three main aspects that must be touched upon in order to achieve maximum physiological readiness; Circulation - Picking up the Metabolic Rate, Musculature - Stretching, Coordination - Technical-specific Workout.
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Warm-up drills are more regimented methods of allowing players to warm-up. These can be performed with or without a football. The majority of teams perform warm-up drills prior to all football practices as part of the teams full warm-up routine.
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