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

Preparation & routine » Warm up for the match

How?

“There are various exercises you can do to warm up. These are listed in the drills section. In general, your movements should be smooth, not jerky. Don’t over stretch. Slight pain is normal; you should feel the muscle stretch. However, you should not feel any stabbing pains. If you do, stop immediately. Breath normally during these exercises . Repeat each stretch several times, and hold for several seconds (5-10 seconds).”

Why?

The warm-up before a football match or training session need only take a few minutes. It is done to avoid serious injury, with the stretching exercises promoting agility. If you pull a hamstring or get a back injury, you can be out of the game for weeks if not months. The reason for the warm-up is to avoid injury and to be able to play at your peak right from the starting whistle. At the same time, the stretching exercises promote agility. Any warm-up programme should gradually raise the heart rate and body temperature (by c.1deg) and stretch and warm the muscles.

Tips & drills

Make sure you warm every set of muscles before you run onto the pitch. If you don’t feel ready, don’t start.