Individual integrative exercises

Goal:
Equipment
  • Stopwatch
  • Markers
  • Balance boards
  • Fitness mat
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing Area: 5x5 meters/yards
  • Players: 1
  • Duration: 10 minutes
  • Series: 1 
Individual integrative exercises

Summary

Individual and/or small-group exercises to be included in the post-training phase

Organization

Create an integrative station of technical or physical work with the equipment in the list; the exercises in the picture are examples and can be chosen from:

  • Core stability
  • Proprioception (body position awareness)
  • Eccentric or isometric strength
  • Individual technique

Description

Depending on the workstation selected, the player performs some exercises about the chosen objective.

  • CORE STABILITY: plank, side plank, bridge, variations of plank (shoulder tap, up and down, rotation, mountain climber, etc.);
  • PROPRIOCEPTION: static or dynamic, open-eye or closed-eye balance exercises in place performed bodyweight or with equipment (balance board, skimmy, trampoline);
  • ECCENTRIC OR ISOMETRIC STRENGTH: lower limb strength exercises with eccentric or isometric contraction (Nordic hamstring, Copenhagen hamstring, eccentric manual adductors, wall squat, etc.);
  • INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE: individual, pair, or group technique exercises for the development of running with the ball, ball control and transmission skills and the development of technical gestures.

Rules

  • Depending on the exercise performed use a space, time and volume of work appropriate to the age and phase of training

Variations

  1. Add seconds/minutes to the exercises
  2. Add a series
  3. Add variations to increase the complexity of the exercises (both physical and technical)
  4. Leave players autonomous in their choice of exercises

Coaching Points

  • CORE STABILITY: take care of correct body posture during exercises and voluntary muscle activation of the core area
  • PROPRIOCETTIVITY: take care of players' ability to maintain balance and control their bodies
  • ECCENTRIC OR ISOMETRIC strenght: stimulate players to brake and perform the movement in 3 to 4 seconds, using a constant eccentric strength during the entire range of motion
  • INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE: take care of the quality of technical gestures, precision and body posture
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