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Author: Kris Connolly Date: Category: Likes: 0 URL: https://www.skool.com/coachingacademy/girls-football
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Jamie Birch🔥
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Jamie Birch🔥 • 16dMorning Kris - i’ll let @Kevin Middleton answer this one as he’s just come out of managing some very successful womens teams.0Reply
Jamie Birch🔥
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Jamie Birch🔥 • 16dMorning Kris - i’ll let @Kevin Middleton answer this one as he’s just come out of managing some very successful womens teams.0Reply
Jamie Birch🔥
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Jamie Birch🔥 • 16dMorning Kris - i’ll let @Kevin Middleton answer this one as he’s just come out of managing some very successful womens teams.0Reply
Ross Whitehead🔥
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Ross Whitehead🔥 • 16dHi Kris, what age group would you be working with?I’ve not got a session, but to find out their level I’d probably be looking at ball mastery, passing drills, finishing drills and 1v1s, 2v2s, 3v3s.I’d start simple, but have progressions there if they are proficient enough. For example: Triangle Passing -> Triangle Passing with a 1-2 -> Triangle Passing with 3rd man.1Reply
Kevin Middleton⭐🔥
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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 • 16dHi Kris, how old are they?A bit of ball masteryA rondo or positional play exerciseSmall Sided GamesJust make it fun and you’ll be fine.1Reply
Kris Connolly
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Kris Connolly • 16dSorry, totally missed off their age. They will be year 5 & 6. So 9 - 11 year olds.We have access to the school field however due to being in England. We potentially have use of the school hall & playground3Reply
Kevin Middleton⭐🔥
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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 • 16d@Kris Connolly I think my structure will work fineThey may be a mixed bag in terms of ability though? That’s where the ball mastery element might help1Reply
Kris Connolly
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Kris Connolly • 16d@Kevin Middleton I’ve just been informed I have girls who are very new to football, some play Sunday league level and 1 or 2 are currently with academies. So sounds like a broad spectrum of abilities.2Reply
Brian Willis
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Brian Willis • 16dIn my experience girls are always a little behind the boys in terms of technical development and on the ball skills.1Reply
Kevin Middleton⭐🔥
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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 • 16d@Brian Willis Not sure about the States, but some of the 9-15 year olds playing now in Scotland are frightening! I’ve always females will ask “why” more than males, and want to understand the reason behind something.I prefer coaching in the female game because of that.3Reply
Brian Willis
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Brian Willis • 16d@Kevin Middleton I have a theory as to why (at least in the states). Girls do not have the exposure to the professional game here that the boys do so are lacking in role models, players to emulate, etc.2Reply
Nicolas Andrews-Gauvain
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Nicolas Andrews-Gauvain • 15dI don’t coach a team but do help coach our club’s Wildcat sessions for that age group and I think what you will find (as others have said) is a range of abilities and drivers (some are more for the social than the playing) then boys. Those that have ability will become technically as good/if not better than many boys but might lack the physicality (certainly as they get older). As for a session I would work on the basis of coming into any new group of kids - have a plan if they are struggling st… See more4Reply
Kevin Middleton⭐🔥
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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 • 15d@Nicolas Andrews-Gauvain Great advice 👏2Reply
Steve Miles
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Steve Miles • 15dHi @Kris Connolly - From my experience, you will find that some have played the game for a while and others will be pretty new to football, so ability differences could be quite large - The female game is also massively more social so expect lots of chatting, as well as plenty of off-topic activities such as cartwheels. Don’t let this apparent disengagement frustrate youI would start them in a game - you will immediately see the strivers and will get a pretty good idea on where the ability level… See more6Reply
Kevin Middleton⭐🔥
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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 • 15d@Steve Miles Love the last sentence, Steve2Reply
Kris Connolly
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Kris Connolly • 15d@Steve Miles Really appreciate this! Giving me a few new things to think about4Reply