Warm Ups
Warm Up Rondo: Reaction Start
Warm up with the ball
Warm Ups
Passing
Possession
Warm Up Rondo: Reaction Start is a 10-minute warm ups drill for 5-18 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate level. You need balls, cones, bibs. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
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Passing
Possession
Warm Up
Beginner
Intermediate
Full Squad
Minimal Equipment
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Quick 10 Minutes
Speed & Agility
Reaction Speed
Competitive
Duration
10 min
Players
5-18
Pitch size
12 x 12 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate
Pitch diagram
Warm Up Rondo: Reaction Start — Circle — pass around and through · 12 x 12 yards
Step 1 of 4Keep the ball away from the middle players.
- 1. Keep the ball away from the middle players.
- 2. Middle players swap after a regain.
- 3. Three rounds of two minutes.
- 4. Every repetition begins from a visual or audio cue rather than a set count.
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Circle organisation — players on the outside
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Warm up with the ball
- -Get early touches and passes
- -Switch the brain on
Setup
- 1Circle of cones twelve yards across.
- 2Players around the outside, one or two inside.
- 3One ball per group.
Coaching instructions
- 1Keep the ball away from the middle players.
- 2Middle players swap after a regain.
- 3Three rounds of two minutes.
- 4Every repetition begins from a visual or audio cue rather than a set count.
Coaching points
- -Pass firmly along the ground
- -Move a step before receiving
- -Talk and encourage
- -Load the first step and explode on the cue
- -Stay light on the toes while waiting
Common mistakes
- -Cold, heavy passes
- -Standing flat footed
- -Middle player jogging