{"id":1554,"date":"2016-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/benefits-of-a-dynamic-warm-up-routine-in-football\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:54:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:54:41","slug":"benefits-of-a-dynamic-warm-up-routin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/benefits-of-a-dynamic-warm-up-routin","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of a Dynamic Warm-up Routine in Football"},"content":{"rendered":"
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 If you’re like me, you remember starting all football practices<\/a> by lining up in tidy rows with all your teammates. The team’s captains would face the crowd, and lead us in a stretching routine to get us ready for the day’s work. This period was often a time for us to crack jokes, or chat with football coaches<\/a>. Maybe even fix the laces on your cleats or day dream about that girl from your math class. The point is, our daily warm-up routine<\/a> was typically less than strenuous. But the days of the old school sit-and-stretch are behind us<\/p>\n

 Many Strength and Conditioning Coaches<\/a> are turning to a dynamic warm-up to better prepare their athletes for everything they’ll be asked to do during the course of a football practice<\/a>. As opposed to static stretching, a dynamic warm-up is executed on the move. Designed to build from slow-moving stretches to full speed exercises, each movement raises the athlete’s heart rate and muscle temperature. These actions are often sport specific; your body is not only getting loose, it is also committing these movements to muscle memory, making it easier to recall them in a game situation. This is a significant advantage over a static stretch routine. Players are practicing while they stretch! Some examples of dynamic warm-up exercises for football may include:<\/p>\n