The cool-down brings the heart rate down and gives the coach a calm moment to review the session. Gentle stretching and breathing help players leave training relaxed.
Hold static stretches for 20–30 seconds without bouncing. With young children, turn the routine into a story or a game so they actually do it.
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Circuit
A 10-minute cool-down: two minutes of easy jogging and seven static stretches for calves, quads, hamstrings, groin, hip flexors, glutes and lower back.
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Circuit
A 6-minute cool-down for U6 to U10: the coach tells a jungle story and each animal is a stretch — giraffe, flamingo, frog, cat, snake and turtle.
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Circuit
Eight minutes of slow mobility — world's greatest stretch, 90/90 hips, cat–cow, open book, child's pose — finished with one minute of box breathing.
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