Football
Coach Hub

Cool Downs

Count-Up Walk and Talk Cool Down

Bring the heart rate down gradually

Cool Downs
Warm Ups

Count-Up Walk and Talk Cool Down is a 8-minute cool downs drill for 2-24 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate level. You need balls, cones. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

Back to drill library
Cool Downs
Warm Ups
Cool Down
Beginner
Intermediate
Full Squad
Minimal Equipment
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Quick 10 Minutes
Repetition

Duration

8 min

Players

2-24

Pitch size

24 x 12 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Count-Up Walk and Talk Cool Down1224 x 12 yards

Count-Up Walk and Talk Cool Down — Circle — pass around and through · 24 x 12 yards

Step 1 of 5Players walk the loop in small groups at conversation pace.

  1. 1. Players walk the loop in small groups at conversation pace.
  2. 2. Each group answers one reflection question from the coach.
  3. 3. Finish in a circle with light stretching.
  4. 4. Start on the whistle and count reps out loud as a group.
  5. 5. The squad has three attempts to beat its own total.
  • Ball
  • Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
  • Circle organisation — players on the outside
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Bring the heart rate down gradually
  • -Reflect on the session while moving
  • -Finish with the group together

Setup

  1. 1A gentle walking loop marked with cones in a 24 x 12 yards area.
  2. 2Give every player a home cone and a ball.
  3. 3A few balls for light passing on the loop.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Players walk the loop in small groups at conversation pace.
  2. 2Each group answers one reflection question from the coach.
  3. 3Finish in a circle with light stretching.
  4. 4Start on the whistle and count reps out loud as a group.
  5. 5The squad has three attempts to beat its own total.

Coaching points

  • -Conversation pace throughout
  • -Deep, steady breathing
  • -Everybody contributes one thought
  • -Count only the reps done properly

Common mistakes

  • -Racing the loop
  • -Skipping the cool down entirely
  • -Counting sloppy reps to inflate the score

Where this drill fits

Build a session with this drill

Related drills

Pitch set-up: Stretch & Reflect Cool Down12Centre circle
Cool Downs

Stretch & Reflect Cool Down

Bring the heart rate down gradually

8 min 4-24Beginner / Intermediate
Under 5 to Adults
Cool DownsCool DownBeginner
Pitch set-up: Flow Walk and Talk Cool Down1226 x 14 yards
Cool Downs

Flow Walk and Talk Cool Down

Bring the heart rate down gradually

8 min 2-24Beginner / Intermediate
Under 5 to Adults
Cool DownsWarm UpsCool Down
Pitch set-up: Colour Call Walk and Talk Cool Down1224 x 12 yards
Cool Downs

Colour Call Walk and Talk Cool Down

Bring the heart rate down gradually

8 min 2-24Beginner / Intermediate
Under 5 to Adults
Cool DownsWarm UpsCool Down
Pitch set-up: Partner Walk and Talk Cool Down1224 x 12 yards
Cool Downs

Partner Walk and Talk Cool Down

Bring the heart rate down gradually

8 min 2-24Beginner / Intermediate
Under 5 to Adults
Cool DownsWarm UpsCool Down
Pitch set-up: Circuit Walk and Talk Cool Down1228 x 16 yards
Cool Downs

Circuit Walk and Talk Cool Down

Bring the heart rate down gradually

10 min 2-24Beginner / Intermediate
Under 5 to Adults
Cool DownsWarm UpsCool Down
Pitch set-up: Ladder Walk and Talk Cool Down1226 x 14 yards
Cool Downs

Ladder Walk and Talk Cool Down

Bring the heart rate down gradually

8 min 2-24Beginner / Intermediate
Under 5 to Adults
Cool DownsWarm UpsCool Down