UEFA STUDY GROUP SCHEME

Women`s Football in Austria

Irene Fuhrmann (Coach National Centre for Women`s Football/National Coach Youth Team)
Christoph Panholzer (Fitness Coach and Physiotherapist at the National Centre for Women`s Football)
 Women`s Football in Austria
FACTS
8,4 million inhabitants
4,3 million women
Austrian FA
9 regional associations
Number of women senior teams: 256
Number of registered female players:
Women (> 18 years): 5.728
Youth Players (< 18 years): 10.600
Women`s Football in Austria
Women`s Football in Austria

First League
FB Frauen Bundesliga (national competition)
Administered by the Austrian FA
10 teams
Champion qualifies for the UEFA Women Champions League
Second League
Divided into two regions (East/South und Middle/West)
Administered by one of the participating regional associations
Women`s Football in Austria
Third League and the leagues below as well as youth leagues
organised by the regional associations

FB Ladies CUP
Nationwide competition of 32 teams
Junior regional championship under 14
Championship for the most talented girls of each regional association
important competition for talent scouting
Women`s Football in Austria
Women`s Football in Austria
LAZ (regional training centres)
With the age of ten the most talented girls and boys have
the possibility to start with a soccer specific education in
regional training centres

Projekt12
From talent to national player
Women`s Football in Austria

National Centre for womens football

institution for talent development
systematic support of most talented girls on their way to
top-level football
improve Women's Football in Austria
awake enthusiasm for girls and women's football
Women`s Football in Austria The Vision

Highest international level Elitist education Developing personalities World Championship/ European
in education Individualisation on a Championship/ Qualifying U17/U19/A-
maximum level Team
Women`s Football in Austria
Educational schedule
Contents in general
educational step 1 educational step 2 educational step 3
= age-group 1 = age-group 2 + 3 = age group 4 + 5
= primary stage U17 = Team U17 = team U19
technique Allg. Inhalte
tactics Educational ambitions Educational ambitions Educational ambitions
shape Basics Specialisation Professionalism
psyche
Individual contents
Training objectives
technique
tactics
fitness Execution
Player profile
mental
Women`s Football in Austria

Player profile
 Montag Dienstag Mittwoch Donnerstag

Videocoaching
U17: (Woche 3)
RK, Hypertrophie Stationstraining (Kopfball off., def., Schusstechnik,
U17
U19: Koordination, Ergnzungstraining) RK, Hypertrophie
VM Schwerpunkt RK, Hypertrophie Aufwrmen: Coerver, Lauftechnik, Ginastica U19:
naturale, Life Kinetik,) RK, Hypertrophie
Individuelles Training
(RK, AD,)
10:00 Besprechung Vorstufe: Vorstufe:
RK, Hypertrophie RK, Hypertrophie

Regenerationstraining (>45`) Vorstufe:

Vorstufe Koo Vorstufe:
Koo/Laufschule Individualtaktik Vorstufe: Dynamische Technik (Ballkontrolle)
Dynamische Technik (Ballkontrolle) GTA Turnier/Torschuss Spielaufbau/Tiefe
Ballbesitz, Rondo U17: U17/U19:
NM Schwerpunkt U17/19: U17/U19: Turnier/Torschuss Koo/Te
Individualtraining Koo/Te AD (TeTa)
AD (TeTa)
U19 Coaching: Vororientierung, BoB,
(Lauftechnik, First touch, weites
Coaching: Vororientierung, BoB, dynamische Turnier/Torschuss dynamische Ballmitnahme
flaches/hohes Zuspiel, Abschluss)
Positionsspiele (Umschalten Ballmitnahme Torfrauen: Torfrautraining/GAD
Off.Def.) Torfrauen: Torfrautraining/GAD

Sportpsychologie Sportpsychologie
Sonst. Arzt Sportpsychologie
Regeneration Regeneration
Abend Inhalt Psychosoziale Gesamtbildung
Women`s Football in Austria Infrastructure

School/ Office
boarding school
Sports halls

2 Natural grass
pitches
2 Artificial turf
a second one was build
Women`s Football in Austria
Women`s Football in Austria
Women`s ATeam:
Exists since 1990
National Teams 16 in Europe
26 in FIFA World Ranking
Play off matches 2012
A- Team WU-19 Team:

Exists since 1999

U-19 Top 15 in Europe
Regular Elite round Participations

WU-17 Team:
U-17
Exists since 2008
Top 10 in Europe
Regular Elite round Participations
Qualified for European Championship 2013
Women`s Football in Austria Results National teams since 2011
Team Played Won Drawn Lost

Women A-Team 20 13 2 5

Women U19
(=partial National 24 11 4 9
Centre)

Women U17
21 14 3 4
(National Centre)

Total 65 38 9 18
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IS ALWAYS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION!!!
UEFA STUDY GROUP SCHEME, SEASON 2014/2015

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