I find that women are a lot like a game of football. If one is to reach his goal it is better to go strait down the middle, otherwise there could be some injuries the opponents team, and some of your men might be sent off. If one goes behind the goal with the ball then one hears a high pitched noise, and then the match is immediately stopped simply because all of your men agree that it is not a nice noise, and hopefully are fair players to the referee. Also if one of your men score an own goal, it is hard to swallow, not for you but for your opposing team, because they do not get any credit for the goal itself. When you score an own goal, you know in your heart that that it was you that scored it. Also, from then on the opposing team will stand behind your goal and heckle your goal keeper before and after the match. There is also staying home and practicing dribbling. There's also Keepie upies. This is all good practice. The best fun there is tho, is playing a big match and enjoying it.
So just remember:
It's not the winning, it's the taking part!