World Cup: Twists and turns - a fitness coach explains pre-game warm-ups

December 03, 2022 5:21 PMDOHA – Watching players perform their pre-game warm-ups on the field is one of the more delightful World Cup rituals. They are skipping; they are lunging; they are sashaying. They are stretching and sprinting. Some are running drills or rocketing balls at goals (or goalkeepers). Others are playing what looks like backyard keep-away, firing one-touch passes around a small circle as two players in the middle dodge and dart to try to win the ball.