At Onny Junior Football Club as with many other clubs, training is seen as a vital part of a child’s football development and a time to build up their fitness levels.

I have found that the secret to a successful training session is to include variety to a players training and to make it fun, If a child is enjoying their training and are kept busy, time for messing around is all but eliminated which makes for a great atmosphere for all to work in.

Here are some examples of a training session:

1. Warm up’s Making warm up’s fun with lots of variations Stretch out those leg muscles.

2. Throw in practice Mistakes are ironed out here. This will save on foul throws in matches

3. Slalom Poles Balance and manoeuvrability are helped with the slalom poles, a big favourite with the players as you can see from their smiley faces.

5. Ball Control Close ball control is learnt here and is a big advantage when taken on the football field

6. Find a friend Passing, teamwork and making space and keeping the ball, are all practise in this drill

Training session with Onny + Eagles under 10’s

Coached by Mark Sutton and Steve Bradley.