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what is the best warm up session for 8 years boys?

first session for 8 years boys and I wonder what is the best warm up and stability session for them

Sameh AliCoach, United Arab Emirates

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Roland KopCoach, Netherlands

Think of Moving around dribbling with the playing hand, with the other hand, changing hands between every bounce. Dribbling races between small teams.

Two players moving from one side of the pitch to the other side giving all kinds of passes with the right and left hand, bounce passes, jumpshot passes.

End your warming-up session with a teamplay like ten ball, mat ball, rugby like games between two or more teams.

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