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