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 » How to warm down

How?

“Dynamic stretches are ones that are done on the move, and these are a good way of starting the warm-down, to lower the heart rate. Skipping, side-stepping, ‘opening and closing the gate’, hamstring sweep and simple jogging are examples of this. After the dynamic stretches, do some static stretches on the ground, similar to those used in the warm-up, then go have a hot shower!”

Why?

“Warming down disperses the lactic acid in the body, which prevents stiffness and soreness in the following hours and days. As with warming up, warming down is vitally important to prevent long-term injury to the body, especially if you've played a full 90-minute game. A hot shower (or some prefer icy-cold) is also important at the end of the warm-down.”

Tips & drills

Have a hot shower – or better still, an icy cold shower – after warming down, to help your muscles relax.