U11 Pre-Season — Week 2

Standard 16×16 yard square. Add the called-skills layer from minute 3. By week 2, players should handle the basic skills cleanly — if they can't, the warm-up gives an early read on how rusty the squad still is.

Foundation block. Pure cushion-and-return for the full 14 minutes. The reactivation principle: lots of clean touches with good technique, no pressure. Both feet involved.

First introduction to under-pressure work for the season. Run two parallel rondos (8 minutes), then swap groups (8 minutes). Skip the one-touch progression — the goal is reactivation, not pressure-testing technique.

Free play, no themed constraint. Players reconnect with match scenarios at low intensity. Coach observes — does the cushion technique from earlier appear naturally? That tells you where week 3 needs to focus.

Closing circle reflection: 'one thing that felt easier this week than last week'. Reinforces the reactivation progress.