Warm-up drills
This library of dynamic soccer warm-ups replaces static stretching with ball-based activities that raise heart rates, build touches, and prep players for the rest of practice.
Every Warm-up drill
- Dynamic Warm-Up with Ball — U6-U19, 8 min. Every player with a ball, in an open grid.
- Ball Tag — U6-U12, 8 min. 20x20 yd grid, half the players have balls, half don't.
- Handball — U6-U12, 8 min. 20x20 yd grid, two teams with goals at each end.
- Partner Tag Warm-Up — U6-U12, 6 min. Pairs in an open grid.
- Traffic Lights — U6-U8, 8 min. Open grid, players with balls.
- Hospital Tag — U6-U10, 6 min. 20x20 yd grid.