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Explore our library of soccer drills, games and activities written by experienced coaches in the women’s game. New content is added with every new issue to build a growing library of girls' soccer drills.

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Ice cream meltdown

Ice cream meltdown

A high-energy game that supports young players to develop dribbling and turning skills, reaction speed and defensive awareness
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Attack the middle third

Attack the middle third

This three-part session works on creating chances to score from the build-up play in the middle third. Session structure: Practice 1, Pr...
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Small-sided game: Playing forward under pressure

Small-sided game: Playing forward under pressure

Incentivises and rewards forward play in a game situation
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Practice: Playing forward under pressure

Practice: Playing forward under pressure

Works on forward decision-making around when and how to execute the forward ball
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Warm-up: Playing forward under pressure

Warm-up: Playing forward under pressure

Works on the key technical elements of passing and receiving to allow forward play
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Playing forward under pressure

Playing forward under pressure

This three-part session develops players’ ability to play forward under pressure, encouraging scanning and receiving to break lines. Sess...
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Small-sided game: Defensive recovery runs

Small-sided game: Defensive recovery runs

Transfer the concept of recovery runs into a realistic match environment, where players must recognise transition moments and react insti...
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Warm-up: Defensive recovery runs

Warm-up: Defensive recovery runs

Introduce the physical and mental demands of recovery running in an engaging way, while raising intensity early in the session
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Women's Soccer Coaching Issue 55

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Women's Soccer Coaching Issue 55
This month, learn about:<li>Balancing coaching and motherhood</li><li>Mental wellbeing</li><li>Switching play</li>
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Defensive recovery runs

Defensive recovery runs

A three-part session working on developing players’ recovery runs when transitioning to defence. Session structure: Warm-up, Practice, ...
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Defending early

Defending early

A three-part session working on defending early, being on the front foot to regain possession by being compact, and working within a unit. ...
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Dinosaur egg hunt showdown

Dinosaur egg hunt showdown

A fun, energetic, competitive practice for young players to practice their dribbling, shooting and defending
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Movement off the ball

Movement off the ball

A three-part session which develops players’ awareness of moving off the ball to support play, create angles and make intelligent runs. ...
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Small-sided game: Up, back and through to progress

Small-sided game: Up, back and through to progress

This small-sided game allows players to practice, in game, up-back-through and third-man runs.
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Practice: Up, back and through to progress

Practice: Up, back and through to progress

In this practice, players understand the movements and technical elements required to successfully use the up-back-through move.
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Warm-up: Up, back and through to progress

Warm-up: Up, back and through to progress

This warm up is a tweaked rondo, which allows for multiple repetitions of the up-back-through, allowing players to get used to the move.
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Up, back and through to progress

Up, back and through to progress

A three-part session which develops players’ awareness for third-man forward runs to progress play, with multiple game-realistic scenarios ...

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Overloads in wide areas

Overloads in wide areas

A three-part session which develops players’ awareness and ability to identify and exploit space in wide areas through creating overloads. ...
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Dominate in 1v1s

Dominate in 1v1s

A three-part session which encourages players to create space to receive when under pressure from a defender. Session structure: Warm-up, ...
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When to pass

When to pass

A three-part session to develop your players’ decision-making around releasing the ball. Session structure: warm-up, practice 1, practice 2
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Practice 2: Combination play to break lines 

Practice 2: Combination play to break lines 

Encourages players to adjust to formation changes, use tempo changes to break lines and rotations between lines. 
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Practice 1: Combination play to break lines 

Practice 1: Combination play to break lines 

Develops combination play, forcing players to adapt to inside/outside roles and introduces tempo variation
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Warm-up: Combination play to break lines 

Warm-up: Combination play to break lines 

Prepares players technically and mentally and introduces positional interchange and scanning under pressure.
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Combination play to break lines 

Combination play to break lines 

A three-part session which works on using tempo changes and rotations to break lines. Session structure: Practice 1, Practice 2, Small-...
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Small-sided game: Pressing triggers

Small-sided game: Pressing triggers

Challenge players to win the ball back in specific areas of the pitch, and reward them for their success

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