To further continue on passing warm-ups to develop combination play, grids can be used to help to localize the play. The players now must be more concerned about the weight and accuracy of their passes in the confined area. The coach could specify some the warm-up period to do stretching or other flexibility exercises. The coach can also find opportunities during the warm-ups to introduce new or to further develop techniques and simple tactical movements. Supporting players should adapt to the initial pass and move into a possible receiving position.
Air balling-the three players try to keep the ball alive in the air through volleys or heading.
The team is now ready to move into a more tactical session. The next part of the series will be the tactical session. The next part will deal with another tactical session that quickly moves away from the three man groups and adopts defensive pressure earlier in the session. The basic formation that is used is a 3-2. Because of the use of more players and the more pronounced functional play of players, another warm-up is suggested.