Drill Specs
Drill Theme:
Warm Up
Field Position:
Offense, Defense, Midfield, Goalies
Drill Style:
Warm Up
Time Needed:
10 min
Field Location:
Midfield
Skill Level:
Basic
Objective
Static Stretching allows players to stretch specific muscle groups in a specific order directed by their coaching staff.
Description of Drill-Execution
Have your players line up or circle up and give them a series of static stretches that they can do, examples are below:
Standing Stretch Down, Legs Apart, Down to the Right, Down to the Left
Seated Right Leg out, Left Leg Out, Butterfly’s, etc.
Skills Practiced:
- Warm Up
- Conditioning
Variations/Progression/Increased difficulty (As your players improve their skills incorporate the following…)
Vary the exercises to allow the players a change of pace.