Norwell Youth Soccer Warm Up Program
Created by: Competitive Edge Physical Therapy
Every player needs to warm up before physical exercise. Please see age appropriate ways to do this.
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Forward – forward run:
suicide style between cones but no touch
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Forward – backward run:
same as above but running backwards on return
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“S” run:
run on a curved lin
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Lateral shuffle:
between cones, do not cross feet
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Skipping:
up-down-step, reach to sky with opposite hand
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Carioca:
sideways running, cross trailing leg in front and in back alternately
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Plant-and-cut:
sprint forward, plant and cut on 45° angle, alternating right and left every few strides
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Figure 8 (forward and backward):
between cones, always face forward
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Combo drills:
i.e. sprint to backpedal or box patterns with sprint, shuffle, and backpedal
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