2025 Preseason Practice Plan
Day 1 - Monday 8/18
7:30 Dynamic warmup
7:45 OBSERVABLE/MEASURABLE
Timed mile run
8:30 DAY 1 CONCEPTS (presented to players 1 week prior and quickly reviewed Day 1 after mile run)
3-4-3 overview
Positions (for both diamind and also 4 across at mid…. benefits of each formation)
Attack & defense roles & responsibilities for each position
9:00 PRACTICE
Skeleton Drill - Basic attack passing patterns (including outletting for transitions to attack)
9:30 SCRIMMAGE!
10:00 Clean up turf and then break indoors
10:30 Strength workout and/or chalk talk (chalk talk would review concepts from Day 1 and preview concepts of r Day 2)
11:30 Parent pickup
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POST-PRACTICE: Coaches individually rank players (possibly by position?)
Day 2 - Tuesday 8/19
7:30 Dynamic warmup
7:45 OBSERVABLE/MEASURABLE
Centuries in 15min
Sit-ups 1min
8:30 DAY 2 CONCEPTS
Quick 3min Review Day 1 Concepts
3-4-3 formation
Diamond and 4-across at mid
Roles & responsibilities
New Day 2 Concepts
Ball out in defense 1/3
Pressing in attack 1/3
9:00 PRACTICE
Defense & Offense Corners - evaluate all players
9:30 SCRIMMAGE!
Tight whistle
Correct 3-4-3 formation errors (players need to start seeing triangles and support structure of 3-4-3)
Correct passing pattern errors
Correct outletting errors
Help players recogize pressing opporunities
Help players recognize attack tranision opportunities
Encourage urgency and fast self-starts
Encourage good communication
No corners
10:00 Clean up turf and then break indoors
10:30-11:30 Strength workout and/or Chalk Talk (Review Day 2 Concepts and introduce Day 3 concepts)
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POST-PRACTICE: Coaches individually rank players (possibly by position?)
Day 3 - Wednesday 8/20
7:30 Dynamic warmup
7:45 OBSERVABLE/MEASURABLE
25yd cone running (time for 6 out and backs)
Burpies 30sec
8:30 DAY 2 CONCEPTS
Quick 3min Review Day 2 Concepts
Ball out in defense 1/3
Pressing in attack 1/3
New Day 2 Concepts
Ball out in defense 1/3
Pressing in attack 1/3
9:00 PRACTICE
40yd elimination skill “ladders” (players dodge around tires 10 yds apart on angle toward goal)
40yd elimination skill ladders WITH DEFENDERS
9:30 SCRIMMAGE!
Tight whistle
Correct 3-4-3 formation errors (players need to start seeing triangles and support structure of 3-4-3)
Correct passing pattern errors
Correct outletting errors
Help players recogize pressing opporunities
Help players recognize attack tranision opportunities
Encourage urgency and fast self-starts
Encourage good communication
No corners
10:00 Clean up turf and thenbreak indoors
10:30-11:30 Strength workout and/or Chalk Talk (Review Day 1-2-3 Concepts and introduce Day 4 concepts)
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POST-PRACTICE: Coaches MUST DECIDE how teams will be split (will announce to players on Day 4)
