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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Preparation & routine » Fitness, agility and stamina

How?

Fitness can be improved by simple jogging, running and endurance exercises.

Stamina training includes activities such as hill running, cycling, shuttle runs and using exercise equipment such as the cross-trainer and treadmills.

Sprint training includes shuttle runs, relay runs, and a combination of of sprint-walk-jogging. A strong yet relaxed posture whilst running is important. Strength training includes circuit training and weight training.

This video shows part of the training regime for 1. FCN under-15s.

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Why?

“Football fitness training is vital for a player to run around the pitch for ninety minutes. The fitter team can play at a faster pace. Stamina training is just one part of getting and staying fit. A footballer needs to be able to sprint, particularly accelerate, and she requires strength to win and keep the ball. Warming up too is an essential part of injury prevention, and promotes agility. ”

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