SUFC Women

[8lade]

https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/en/Support/FA-WC

Ended up 5th out of 11.

 

[BushBlade]

haven't not watched much womens football, but what I have seen, it's always the goalkeepers that are poor.

the standard of goalkeepers is light years behind the standard of outfield players.

it's not about making the goals smaller - it's about goal keepers getting better.

question is: can they increase stamina and strength needed? Evolution has made males and females different, so probably not.

UTB

I’m not convinced. I think it’s due to a lack of specialist coaches at grass roots level. We had some small keepers back in the day. Give it ten years, now women’s footy is firmly on the agenda and I think you’ll see much better keepers.

I suspect tall, athletic girls have been pushed towards more tradition ‘girls’ sports’ like tennis, netball, athletics etc and the best have tended to stick to it because they’re more likely to get financial support etc if they choose to make a career of it. Now that girls can see women making it as footballers, they’re more likely to persist at it.