| Cooling down, | | | | accomplishments.When a group of individuals gets |
| I term this the reflection phase. It is a time to | | | | together and focuses on something other than the |
| prepare for physical and mental relaxation. This | | | | immediate task at hand then the task becomes |
| includes stretching and flexibility work as well as light | | | | another routine within the training regime. |
| group jogging and limbering down exercises.This is | | | | This is switching the focus from the actual cooling |
| the time of mental reflection of the practice, game | | | | down process and focuses on the socialization aspect |
| or even the day's events.This is especially neccesary | | | | of cooling down. It deals with the fresh experiences |
| while at and during tournamentsThis important phase | | | | that have just occured. Let the team discuss the |
| is usually over-looked by most teams as they are | | | | events first before the coach talks or the meeting is |
| trying to either celebrate the win or discuss the loss | | | | held in the locker room. Young minds need to also |
| and any related issues. If this aspect is incorporated | | | | voice opinions to each other before they talk to the |
| every practice then it will be a natural process after | | | | larger group. This helps build unity within and a power |
| the games as well. Yes the practices need to | | | | of responsibility throughout.It is a time to also talk |
| incorporate warm up as well as cool down. | | | | about the other aspects of sports activities. These |
| Apart from the physiology of increasing strength | | | | are nutritional and additional aspects of concentrating |
| through stretching regimes. This helps the team | | | | on mental focus.Steve September of On The Ball |
| members understand their bodies and it's needs.It is | | | | Soccer Training has been involved in soccer for over |
| also a great time for the coaches to get feed back | | | | forty years and on three continents. As a player, |
| on the events. This gets the team to contribute to | | | | player coach and high performance coach Steve |
| their immediate experiences, whether is be a | | | | wants to share the knowledge and experiences with |
| competition or practice. It helps everybody paint a | | | | all levels of people involved in the soccer scene. |
| mental picture of their collective | | | | |