Today was a special practice, off calendar. I wanted to practice only with the attack players of the team, specially focusing on the job of the center midfield. Since it was not in the calendar, it was not mandatory. Showed up today Bella, Sinead, Hailey, Kyra, Mikayla and Inês. Mikayla was there to help the drill by being a defender together with me. Franziska showed up to watch but could not play due to her injury yesterday. She thinks she will be able to play next week, which we all hope.

Before the practice itself, first how to strengthen the pass with the inside part of the foot. We practice against the wall, shooting it really hard but straight and on the ground. After that, it was a simple practice. It was Inês, Sinead, Hailey and Kyra against me, Mikayla and Bella as goalie. Inês had to pass to either of the other 3 players. I think helped her to see the different plays that can be done. We did that for almost 40 minutes.

After that, it was more 10 minutes of free kick where Hailey was the striker. I used one of the small goals as a wall, which is much harder than normal. For last, penalty kicks. Bella defended a bunch but the highlight of the penalties was Mikayla. She was REALLY good! Maybe one of the top three.

When we were finishing penalties, guess what? Suh-Young shows up! We forgot to tell her that we changed the practice time from 11AM to 10AM. 🙁 Some players could stay for more 30-40 minutes so we did the same drill of overlapping from yesterday since Inês and Mikayla were also not there. Then I’ve practiced with her shooting against the wall.

Well, I just hope it was a productive one today. I am definitely trying to be creative. 🙂