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

Turning » Body swerve

How?

“The body swerve, as the name suggests, involves a player’s whole body. She uses her weight and momentum to give the impression of heading in one direction whilst intending to go in another. It is in some ways a kind of turn. If the player is intending to move right, she leans on her left foot, inclines her shoulder downwards, bringing the ball round with her right side. However, as the would-be tackler comes in, she then suddenly changes direction, using the weight on her left foot to thrust off and suddenly tear away towards the right. This ideally leaves the opposing player confused and floundering.”

Why?

“The Body Swerve is used when the player is in direct control of the ball. It can be used by any player, regardless of where she plays on the pitch.When a player means to turn left she will naturally put her weight on her left foot. An opposition player seeing this will assume she can predict where the player is going. However, the body swerve is designed to upset the opponent’s assumption. The body swerve is that it is infinitely adaptable and can be used in almost any situation, from defending the goal to shooting to standing still for a free kick. It can even be used without the ball to try and wrong-foot a controlling opponent. Many an encounter between striker and defender has hinged on the success of the body swerve.”

Tips & drills

Practise slowly without any opposition at first.