by Christopher Wilson | Mar 27, 2017
Effective Warm Up – A guide for footballers & coaches A warm up is a vital part of football preparation. At the elite level of football, the warm up protocol continues to evolve. A few minutes of stretching and touches on the ball is no longer considered...
by Louis Lancaster | Nov 17, 2015
Session 1 Equipment: Set up the area as above suiting the needs of your players. You will need slalom poles. Rules: Divide players into 3 teams. Yellows and whites fight in the middle for 5 minutes. By all means condition the game to maximise the work load. During the...
by Louis Lancaster | Dec 12, 2014
Practice 1. Structure: Set up the area as above suiting the needs of your players and numbers available. Rules: Three teams. It is the first team to hit their pole. The first players attempts to hit the pole. They then run to the pole to receive the next pass. The...
by Louis Lancaster | Nov 20, 2014
Session 1. Structure: Set up the practice as shown in the diagram. Change the distance depending on your aims. Rules: Blues defend and whites attack 1v1. The blue defender passes the ball to white to start the practice. The whites then pass the ball around the...
by Louis Lancaster | Oct 9, 2014
We have a new range of Mitre water bottles available to help keep your players hydrated during training. These fun warm up games are the perfect way to start any training session – devised by the current Watford U16’s coach. Swedish Hand Ball Structure:...
by Louis Lancaster | Jan 17, 2014
The level 5 and Watford U15’s coach Louis Lancaster’s brings up the warm up he did with his team last week. Part 1. #1 Players jog across side to side for 5 minutes. They can jog alone, in a group, take a ball, whatever they wish. Part 2. #2 10 minutes...
