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

Goalkeeping » Catching crosses

How?

“Catching a ball above your head is not an easy skill, and it becomes a lot harder when you have opponents challenging you. When you want to grab a ball that is chest height or above, you have to get your hands behind the ball with your fingers pointing upwards. The two thumbs should be close together so that between them and the two index fingers a ‘W’ is formed. If your thumbs are close together, there is no way that the ball can get past you. Keep your hands relaxed – if they are too tense, you’re more likely to spill the ball. Feel the ball ”“stick”“, then clutch it to your chest. ”

Why?

“A confident keeper can take a lot of pressure off the defence by coming out to catch crosses. She must work with the defence (using her voice!) so that everybody knows who is doing what. This becomes easier with time, i.e. once you have trained and played together a lot.”

Tips & drills

Stay on your toes and don’t be afraid to come off your line!