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Mental stimulation exercises

Please I need help with Mental stimulation exercises for 13-16 years player
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SARI SL-MHAIRATCoach, Jordan
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Matt MorrisonPlayer, England

Hi Sari,

Its important to make sure your players are switched on before training or a match. Therefore we suggest building up the intensity within the warm-up. Here`s a good drill to use to get your players switched on mentally and physically straight away.

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Matt MorrisonPlayer, England

Hi Sari,

Its important to make sure your players are switched on before training or a match. Therefore we suggest building up the intensity within the warm-up. Here`s a good drill to use to get your players switched on mentally and physically straight away.

Race to Receive

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There are several ways you can run this drill, the first way is alternate running. This is where one player at a time sets off to run around the far cone opposite them before then cutting back infield to receive the ball from blue three. After receiving the pass they then progress towards goal before trying to score. The second way of running this drill is as a race. Both players sets off at the same time to run around the cone and then infield. The first player to run over the half way line receives the pass from B3 and then tries to score.

Race to Receive

DESCRIPTION
There are several ways you can run this drill, the first way is alternate running. This is where one player at a time sets off to run around the far cone opposite them before then cutting back infield to receive the ball from blue three. After receiving the pass they then progress towards goal before trying to score. The second way of running this drill is as a race. Both players sets off at the same time to run around the cone and then infield. The first player to run over the half way line receives the pass from B3 and then tries to score.
SARI SL-MHAIRATCoach, Jordan

Thanks alot for kind so helpful.
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Roland KopCoach, Netherlands

I agree with Matt.
You should always have REAL warming-up drills at the beginning of your sessions. You tell them what to do, like in real drills, not let them just run up and down the pitch to get warmed up. If done without care then there will be only warm up of speaking muscles.
Try to vary your warming-up every session, as this is an extra task for them to pay attention. Always use a ball during warming-up holding or dribbling or passing with it. There are over 30 warming-up drills in the database!

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