Playing against a younger boys team, all girls versus all boys is a good practice as others have explained.
Top girls need to play with and alongside talented boys or men if they want to be challenged. Speed of play, sophistication, positioning and decisiveness all improve substantially. Because of the difference in athleticism, touch and comfort on the ball is absolutely necessary to keep up.
Top women's college teams utilize men in their practices for this very reason. A midfielder on the Maryland men's team a few years back was practicing with the women before he was rostered with the men. Overlooked initially because he was too small, yet became a star once he was given the chance.
Top girls need to play with and alongside talented boys or men if they want to be challenged. Speed of play, sophistication, positioning and decisiveness all improve substantially. Because of the difference in athleticism, touch and comfort on the ball is absolutely necessary to keep up.
Top women's college teams utilize men in their practices for this very reason. A midfielder on the Maryland men's team a few years back was practicing with the women before he was rostered with the men. Overlooked initially because he was too small, yet became a star once he was given the chance.
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