📋 Session Plan
U13 Pre-Season — Rebuild Phase (Weeks 3-4)
A 75-minute pre-season session for weeks 3-4 — where technical pattern play meets fitness with the ball.
A 75-minute pre-season session for weeks 3-4 — where technical pattern play meets fitness with the ball.
Run 10 minutes (longer than usual) — by week 3 of pre-season, players need a fuller warm-up to handle the higher session intensity. Add the called-skills element from minute 4.
Rebuild block. Run all 4 phases. The opposed phases (3 and 4) are where players relearn how to find space and time under pressure — exactly what summer breaks decay first.
Conditioning block. Run two full circuits with 2-minute rest between. Players will feel this — that's the point. Build in mandatory water at every rotation.
Reward the squad with a real game after the conditioning load. No specific theme — just play. Players apply the pattern work and recover their breath simultaneously. Coach observes; minimal interruptions.
Active cool-down — the conditioning block earned this. End on the calm circle reflection.
Clear demonstrations and high energy. Keep the session moving with minimal queuing, and reinforce one or two key coaching points rather than overloading players with information.
Players standing in queues (set up enough stations to keep everyone active) and the session running too long on one activity (keep blocks tight and move on while engagement is high).
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