On the third day of work in the field, coach Pia Sundhage began to intensify the level of training. Saturday (8), the Swede began her strategies for team’s debut at the World Cup, on July 24, against Panama. With the athletes better adapted to the time zone, the morning was full of tactical work with the group.
In an hour and 25 minutes of training, Pia divided the work into three dynamics. First, it started with a back-and-forth exercise, splitting the cast into two groups. Then, the midfielders and forwards made an 8 x 6 attack against defense, and the defenders and laterals worked on defensive concepts. Finally, the group did an 11 x 11 alternating between the 22 line athletes.
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Striker Nycole participated in the warm-up, but for the rest of the training she did some work on her own, as she is recovering from a slight sprain in her right ankle, which happened in the friendly between Brazil and Chile. in Brasilia (DF).
In the afternoon, the athletes went to the gym under the supervision of physical trainer Ivi Casagrande and physiologist Rodrigo Morandi. Yesterday (9), the group returns to the field with training at 11 am (local time), at Royal Pines, in Gold Coast (AUS).
Today (10), however, the athletes will have a day off.
