Pro Team Warm-Up Copycat

Each group watches a short video of a real pro team or elite athlete warming up, identifies its phases and exercises, and adapts it for the class. Students learn to break down professional warm-ups and translate them to a school setting.

How to play

1. In the previous class, each group of five finds a 1-3 minute video of a pro team or athlete warming up (soccer, basketball, track, team handball...), and the teacher approves it.
2. To start (3 min), each group rewatches its video on a phone and lists the phases (mobility, activation, sport-specific) and 4-5 key exercises.
3. Each group adapts the exercises to the available space and equipment, cutting anything that needs machines or advanced technique.
4. Do it (6 min): each group runs its version of the warm-up in its section of the field; one member checks the video to make sure the order is followed.
5. Share-out (3 min): two groups explain what surprised them about the pro warm-up and which exercise they'd add to class.

Rules

• Phones are only for watching the video and then go on the bench.
• Scale the intensity: what a pro does may be too much for the group.
• Safety: each group stays in its coned area so no one wanders into another group.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: the student focuses on analyzing the video and leading the group, and does upper-body modifications.
• Hearing loss: pick videos with captions or without spoken explanation.
• Lower fitness: offer the easiest version of the activation exercises.

Learning goals

• Analyze the structure of a professional warm-up from a video.
• Adapt elite-level exercises to the group's ability and equipment.
• Use digital resources responsibly to plan physical activity.

Equipment for a class of 25

• smartphones: 5
• cones: 20
• assorted equipment

Teacher tip

Keep two or three backup videos in case a group can't find a good one.

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