Soccer Homework

On this page, you will find good online learning resources to help with personal development and a list of our favourite players, teams, and clips for you to study and enjoy in your own time. 

Teams to watch and study:

The following teams play a similar style of soccer to what we strive for and enjoy at Red Star: 

– Stanford women’s team
– Santa Clara women’s team
– US Women’s National Team
– England Women’s National Team
– Spain Women’s National Team
– Liverpool
– Barcelona
– Real Madrid
– PSG
– Manchester City
– Ajax
– Juventus
– Dortmund
– Bayern Munich

Players to watch and study:

– Search players name on YouTube, followed by highlights/best goals/best skills/best
– tackles/best assists/best saves, etc.

Eg – Lionel Messi’s close control and dribbling – https://youtu.be/SZfFBjhDukk

#1 (Goalkeeper)

Jan Oblak
Ederson
Ter Stegen
Alisson Becker
Alyssa Naeher
Christiane Endler

#2 (Right back):
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Dani Alves
Joshua Kimmich
Kelly O’Hara
Lucy Bronze

#3 & #4 (Centre Back):
Virgil Van Dijk
Matthijs De Ligt
Aymeric Laporte
John Stones
Becky Sauerbrunn
Wendie Renard
Pique
Joe Gomez
Steph Houghton

#5 (Left Back):
Marcelo
David Alaba
Jordi Alba
Andrew Robertson
Crystal Dunn
Demi Stokes

#6 (Holding Mid)
Busquets
Fernandinho
Casemiro
Frenkie De Jong
Xabi Alonso
Fabinho
Rodri
Kante
Julie Ertz
Andi Sullivan
Keira Walsh

#8 & #10 (Centre mid / Attacking mid):
Kevin De Bruyne
David Silva
Iniesta
Xavi
Pogba
Modric
Kroos
Rose Lavelle
Lindsey Horan
Sam Mewis
Amandine Henry
Jackie Groenen

#7 & #11 (Wingers)
Mo Salah
Raheem Sterling
Kylian Mbappé
Lionel Messi
Tobin Heath
Christen Press
Mallory Pugh
Ronaldo
Neymar
Sadio Mané
Sané
Eden Hazard
Lieke Martens
Nikita Parris
Kadidiatou Diani

#9 (Striker)
Firmino
Aguero
Suarez
Harry Kane
Alex Morgan
Marta
Ada Hegerberg
Ellen White

Best women soccer players to watch and study:

– https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/dec/04/the-100-best-female-footballers-in-the-world-2018

Best goals:
– https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J-uKf0lAXsQ&feature=youtu.be

Best assists:
– https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AlPjieNWGbA

Best saves:
– https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rT_UuSuGLBw

Best build up goals:
– https://youtu.be/qpSXgpYr5gc

Best counter attack goals:
– https://youtu.be/wpIEvszQNXg

Good sources for individual development:

– Beast Mode Soccer
– Techne Futbol
– Four Four Two Performance
– Fuel For Football
– and FIFA (video game).. Yes, play FIFA!

Instagram accounts to follow for those who have social media:

@redstarsoccer_ (check out our story highlights for tips, goals and skills)
@fb_insight
@technefutbol
@football4women
@girlssoccernetwork
@powrfootball
@beastmodesoccer
@womensoccerskills
@candacechapman9
@perfecttouchsoccer
@twicethespeed
@thef2
@tekkers
@liverpoolfc
@tomowensuk
@rickymastercoach
@thecoachingmanual
@mentalitysoccer
@alphagirlssoccer
@alpha_leaders
@soccerxfit
@thetechniquetrainer
@bechampionminded
@foxsoccer
@championsleague
@brfootball
@nbcsportssoccer