Dancing Sambas Warm Up

  • Warm-up
  • U10 to U12
  • 4–16 players
  • Physical
  • Dribbling
Dancing Sambas Warm Up

Setup

You will require: 1 ball each / 16 cones, Set up a square area with plenty of space for players to move in, 1 ball per player and 1 for the coach, Use a device to play music with an identifiable rhythm,

How it works

Play dance music while practicing ball mastery dribbles and turns, Coach will demonstrate to the beat of the tune and encourage players to do the same, pick tracks that have a beat that players can dance to with the ball

Coaching points

  • Close control
  • Change direction
  • Head up dribble
  • Coordination
  • Tempo
  • Awareness

Progressions

progression: Use faster or more complex tracks to dribble to Regression: N/A