Soccer drills warm-up

• Prepare the joints for the necessary efforts during the session;
• Gradually increase muscle temperature (referred to as muscle vascularization);
• Gradually raise body temperature, which is perhaps the most well-known benefit of warming up;
• Gradually elevate heart rate to allow the heart and organs to adapt to the physical demands of the practice.

The different types of warm-up

Why is warming up essential?

1. Reduces the risk of injury, especially muscular (hamstrings, quadriceps, calves);
2. Mentally prepares players to enter a performance mindset;
3. Promotes individual and collective concentration, often absent at the start of a session;
4. Allows the coach to communicate instructions in a more relaxed setting while observing the general state of the group.

Adapting the warm-up to the session

1. 5 minutes of joint mobilization and light jogging;
2. 5 minutes of motor skills, footwork, athletic drills;
3. 5 to 10 minutes with the ball (passing, dribbling, small-sided game);
4. Dynamic stretching and gradual accelerations.