U12-U14 Week 2
“I'm lucky to be part of a team who help to make me look good, and they deserve as much of the credit for my success as I do for the hard work we have all put in on the training ground.” - Lionel Messi
Game Observation (Due by April 5th)
We are adding some additional homework to our training this week. Please choose one of the two matches above. Once you are done watching the game, jump to the Game Observation page and complete a form with your observations from the game. (HINT: You might want to jump to the form first, and take a peak at the question so you know what you are looking for during the game). Your coaches will be scheduling time to discuss these games with you during the coming weeks along with your responses. As we mentioned on the page, there are no right or wrong answers. The idea is to have some fun watching some great soccer while helping you increase your soccer IQ through observation. We hope you enjoy these matches whether you are watching them for the first time or again.
Online Training Form
After each round of training below please submit your workout using this form. We noticed that last week we had quite a few players log more than three workouts. In response to this, we have simplified the submission of workouts by logging all workouts through this single form. Your workout will be logged with the date and time of your submission. We hope this makes submission easier. Last week you logged almost 200 workouts. Let’s crush that record this week and shoot for over 250! Go Union!
Day 1 (Tuesday, March 31st)
Fitness (distance) running
U12 to U13, Timed run of 12 to 15 minutes
U14, Timed distance run, 2 miles in 15 minutes up to 3 miles in 20 minutes
Sprinting
5 yd. sprint, walk back. Repeat 5 times (you can integrate the ball here to get ball work done)
10 yd. sprint, walk back. Repeat 10 times (feel free to add the ball in 5 of the sprints)
20 yd. sprint, trot back. Repeat 5 times
Video Work
Finish
Juggling standing and/or sitting down with the ball for 5 minutes
2 rounds of following for 30 seconds each with 30 sec rest in between:
forearm plank
run in place
push-ups
jumping jacks
sit ups / crunches burpees
Day 2 (Wednesday, April 1st)
Fitness (distance) running
U12 to U13, Timed run of 12 to 15 minutes
U14, Timed distance run, 2 miles in 15 minutes up to 3 miles in 20 minutes
Sprinting
5 yd. sprint, walk back. Repeat 5 times (you can integrate the ball here to get ball work done)
10 yd. sprint, walk back. Repeat 10 times (feel free to add the ball in 5 of the sprints)
20 yd. sprint, trot back. Repeat 5 times
Video Work
(Note: For passing drills, if you don’t have a partner you can use a wall)
Finish
Juggling standing and/or sitting down with the ball for 4 minutes
2 rounds of following for 30 seconds each with 30 sec rest in between:
forearm plank
run in place
push-ups
jumping jacks
sit ups / crunches burpees
Day 3 (Thursday, April 2nd)
Fitness (distance) running
U12 to U13, Timed run of 12 to 15 minutes
U14, Timed distance run, 2 miles in 15 minutes up to 3 miles in 20 minutes
Sprinting
5 yd. sprint, walk back. Repeat 5 times (you can integrate the ball here to get ball work done)
10 yd. sprint, walk back. Repeat 10 times (feel free to add the ball in 5 of the sprints)
20 yd. sprint, trot back. Repeat 5 times
Video Work
Finish
Juggling standing and/or sitting down with the ball for 4 minutes
2 rounds of following for 30 seconds each with 30 sec rest in between:
forearm plank
run in place
push-ups
jumping jacks
sit ups / crunches burpees