Skills & drills for women’s football

Contents

  1. Kicking

    Kicking

    The chip, Kicking technique, Volleying, Side-volleying, Lofted kick, and Bending the ball

  2. Dribbling

    Dribbling

    Dribbling technique, Dummying, and Dribbling tricks & flicks

  3. Footie_tricks

    Footie tricks

    Keepy Uppies, Around the World, Stepover, Maradona 360 Spin, Rai flick, Adriano, Ronaldo chop, Robinho stepover, and Leonardo

  4. Control

    Control

    Close control, Foot control, Thigh control, and Chest control

  5. Turning

    Turning

    Stop turn, Body swerve, Cruyff turn, Back heel, Outside hook turn, and Inside hook turn

  6. Tackling

    Tackling

    Jockeying, Block tackles, and Sliding tackles

  7. Heading

    Heading

    Basic heading, Defensive header, Attacking header, Diving header, Glancing header, and Flick-on

  8. Passing

    Passing

    Passing technique, Short passing, One-two, Crossing the ball, and Drive passing

  9. Shooting

    Shooting

    Shooting technique, Overhead kick, and Penalty kick

  10. Goalkeeping

    Goalkeeping

    Body shots, Catching crosses, Diving saves, Rolling the ball, Overarm throwing, and Kicking from hand

  11. Set_plays

    Set plays

    Throw-in, Corner, Free kick, and How NOT to play

  12. Prep_and_routine

    Preparation & routine

    Warm up for the match, How to warm down, Mental training, Peak performance, Football food, Fitness, agility and stamina, Avoiding injury, and Respecting the ref!

  13. Training

    Training equipment

    Soccer Wall and Global Goal

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What it looks like

Footie tricks » Ronaldo chop

How?

“The basis for the Ronaldo chop is a simple tap to the ball with your back foot, the idea being to trick the opposition into where you’re putting the ball. To execute, dribble the ball forwards and then jump slightly, over the ball, pushing it forward with your back foot as you land. You should end up pushing it between your feet, at an angle to the way you’re standing and the opposition player expects. That’s the idea, anyway!”

Why?

“The Ronaldo chop is a nifty way of getting past a defender with the ball. Because of the positioning of your body and feet, the defender will (hopefully) not realise what you’re doing with the ball until it is too late. This is a fairly simple move that is harder to pull off under pressure from a defender, so practise like mad until it feels natural, then you can drop it into your game.”

Tips & drills

Practise, practise, practise!