Run - round field/s, jogging as a team.
High Knees/Back Flicks - width x 1 each
Sumo squats - both side - width x1 each
Leg Windows - both legs - width x 2
calf stretch/walk - hands swinging to floor each side - width x 2
Ladder running - singles/doubles/in.outs - 2 x (10 sticks)
Partner up with a ball:
- 1 meter passes - fast non stopping - 20
- 3 meter passes - fast & acurate
- 10 meter hits - hard & acurate
Group warm up (2 groups of 6 (3 each side)):
- dribbling to each other
- add in cones, left right drag dribbling to each other
Team warm up (inlcuding goalie):
- Quick SHot Relay - dribblie to back line, flick up to dot (follow)
(1 top of circle, 5 on left, 5 on right)
- Triangle hits into goal - twice each side (left and right)
- 3 v 2 (3 attacking, 2 defending)
DONE -
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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