Individual exercises for Youth Soccer Players
Goal
Equipment
- Stopwatch
- Markers
- Balance boards
- Agility ladder
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 5x5 meters / 5x5 yd
- Players: 1
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Series: 1 of 10 minutes
| Summary | Secondary Objectives |
|---|---|
|
Individual/small groups exercises to perform after training |
Intersegmental coordination, Balance, Core stability, Pass, Oriented control, Ball control |
Organization
Using the equipment, create a station for physical and technical training; drills shown in the picture are just an example and can be chosen among:
- Coordination
- Proprioception
- Individual technique
Description
Based on the position on the circuit, player performs a few exercises linked to the chosen objective:
- COORDINATION: general coordination exercises on the agility ladder, small hurdles, hoops etc.;
- PROPRIOCEPTION: exercises for static or dinamic balance, with eyes closed or open, with or without equipment (balance board, bosu, skimmy, trampoline);
- INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE: individual/in pairs/small groups exercises to develop technical skills such as driving the ball, control, pass.
Rules
- Adapt space, duration and training load to the age group
Variations
- Add more time to each exercise's duration
- Add a series
- Add variants to increase difficulty
- Leave players freedom of choice
Coaching Points
- COORDINATION: promote quality of movements, the right core positioning and body posture
- PROPRIOCEPTION: promote balance skill and the ability to control the body
- INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE: promote quality and precision of technical gestures
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