Training

Typical club training session

Warm up

To prepare the body by mobilising joints and muscles and minimising the likelihood of injury by stretching the muscles most used in football e.g. calves, hamstrings

Drills

To develop skills by repetitive practice so that familiarity and "muscle memory" enable us to apply them without thinking in a match situation

Passing drills

Control the ball and retain possession: both to get out of trouble when defending and to enable the team to create chances to score

Shooting drills

Optimise chances to score by hard and accurate shooting, using both feet

Football

Game with limitations e.g. small sides, limited shooting area, limited number of touches to use skills such as ball control. passing and shooting in a match situation

Last session and Next session

Last: 25/11/25. New start time 18:30: warm up, passing & shooting drills, practice game, cool down, end 20:00. Focus on positional play, slowing down and communication.

Next: 02/12/25 18:30: warm up, passing & shooting drills, 19:00 practice game, cool down, end 20:00. Focus on movement, communication and rules about contact between players.

Training is weekly on Tuesdays

Players pay €6 per session which helps pays for kit, balls, referees, pitch hire etc. First session is free!

Drills - examples

Passing: warm up https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FlFyz_8sI8M

Passing: triangles and others https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_TX0DTPuFkM&list=PLM-ghj4SlKRt5Lzs1hdCkmFeHCYdME35O&index=2&pp=iAQB

Passing 2 on 1 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-F6OecCUHLA

Shooting: clinical finishing/snapshots etc. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPZ0B1xK4tQ

Shooting: pass, receive, shoot https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cLpUlXsa7yE

Keeping possession https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=02vC66jBvWs

Practice your skills

You only need a little space and a football....see these videos

Ball skills: individual https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNd7uWGWW/

Ball skills: individual https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdDTTVj3/

Use a wall to practice your first touch and passing. Pass the ball into the wall, control the rebound and repeat. As you improve remove the controlling touch and pass back to the wall first time. Try increasing the number of successful passes. Use both feet. Try getting closer to wall requiring faster response. Try different types of pass e.g. sidefoot, laces, chip. Remember, in walking football we keep the ball below head height

Wall exercises: individual passing & control https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr-zwe2lN7A

Wall exercises: individual passing, control & more advanced skills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MleWzug5LQs&t=92s

How to prepare for walking football?

Practice walking, for speed (no running!), but also for distance and stamina. A simple walk on a regular basis will help.

When you are walking try power walking (or speed walking), a vigorous form of walking at a faster pace but slower than jogging. Start with short intervals (10-20 metres) of power walking, slow to normal pace, then another interval of power walking. Increase the distance of the power walking intervals.

Keep one foot on the ground at all times. It's a low-impact, full-body workout that improves cardiovascular health, builds muscle; and boosts mental well-being by engaging your core and moving your arms, as well as your legs.

Exercises

Here is a five minute stretching routine you can do any time:

1. Leg Swings

Start by standing on one leg, and swing the other leg forward and back. Start with small swings and progress into larger swings. As you get more confident try side-to-side leg swings as well. 5-10 repetitions each leg. Good for: calves, quadriceps, hamstrings, groin and balance.

2. Open and close the Gate

Stand tall, lift one knee, rotating it out 90° to open the hip (or "gate") and down to the floor. Return to start position. 5-10 repetitions each leg.

Reverse the motion by lifting the knee out at 90° and rotating it in and down to close the hip (or "gate"). 5-10 repetitions each leg.

Good for hip flexors, glutes, and inner and outer thigh muscles; as well as balance and flexibility

3. Hamstring stretch

Stand with feet more than hip distance apart. Keep legs straight and bend forward slowly from the waist as far as you can hold for 20-30 seconds and slowly stand up. 1-3 repetitions. Good for hamstrings, balance and lower back.

4. Calf stretch

either Stand with the front of your feet on a step, heels hanging off. Hold onto a support for balance, keep your knees straight, and slowly lower your heels until you feel a stretch in your calf. Hold for 20-30 seconds and repeat 2-3 times on each foot. Good for calves and balance.

or Push your hands against a wall with one leg forward and bent at the knee, keep the other leg back with the heel down. Hold the stretch for 20-30 seconds. Avoiding bouncing, push slowly into the stretch. Three repetitions on each leg. Good for calves.