Soccer Skills And Drills
Soccer Practice – Discover The Secrets
You’ve probably heard it a hundred times that practice makes a man perfect. I’m not sure about others, but it’s certainly true for soccer practice sessions. The kids enter the ground everyday with a hope to try something exciting and new. However, remember that the kids must be made to practice old techniques in soccer training regularly that have been taught by you.
Here’s your test to ensure that kids are not bogged down by the sameness of the drills that they are made to do on a daily basis. The following are a few tips that’ll help you perform practice sessions in an exciting, controlled, and an accepted manner.
1. This has already been highlighted as very important. Kids emulate you so you need to behave in a way that’s expected of them. Be punctual on the field, show them your expertise with the ball, involve everyone in drills, and organize the sessions well. This will help you win the players respect and trust.
2. The kids should be instructed to get to the field everyday with their own ball. It’s compulsory for each kid to have a soccer ball. Keep some extra balls handy in case any of the kids fails to get his.
3. There are certain soccer moves that need to be practiced on a daily basis. Kicking, dribbling, passing, and throw-ins are vital elements of soccer practice. It is imperative that kids practice these on a daily basis. Involve everyone in it and see that even those kids who are apprehensive initially also become a part of it.
4. Introduce more games than soccer drills in practice sessions. The reason is that games require much more stamina and dexterity in contrast to drills. Plus, it becomes easier to try out new things as well as concentrate on soccer with games.
5. Order is very important to be successful for a team. With kids, it is almost certain that you will have issues. It is necessary that you deal with all issues of indiscipline as soon as they arise. But keep in mind the method you adopt to do so since kids are sensitive and get hurt easily.
6. During the training session, you will observe that there are some players who do not participate in the drill. You must ensure that this is never the case. All the young players should involve themselves in the game. Tell each player his position on the field and then make them accountable for it.
7. Do not make them scrimmage a lot. Just about 20 minutes after the session is more than enough. And a goalie is not required in scrimmaging. This will make the team good at defense.
8. Keep your eyes open for new ways to conduct trainings. There is no better way to keep the kids engaged in training.
Now, go ahead and make these tips work for you in the soccer practice sessions. These tips will help your kids raise their performances in a short span. There are tremendous resources on youth soccer in our youth soccer coaching community. Register today and see your team’s performances get better with every training session.
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Coerver Coaching Drill Series: Part One(Skill Drills) Coerver Coaching Drills is the continuation of the international best selling coaching series “1.2.3. Goal and Coerver Coaching.” This new 3 part series, building on the basic skills in those tapes, provides coaches and players with a selection of 365 drills designed to improve the skills, performance and enjoyment of all players, from beginning to advanced…. |
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Coerver Coaching Drill Series: Part Two (Skill Drills) $9.95 Coerver Coaching Drills is the continuation of the international best selling coaching series “1.2.3. Goal and Coerver Coaching.” This new 3 part series, building on the basic skills in those tapes, provides coaches and players with a selection of 365 drills designed to improve the skills, performance and enjoyment of all players, from beginning to advanced…. |
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Soccer Instruction: Backyard Soccer Drills [VHS] $24.95 “Backyard Soccer Drills” was filmed in suburban New York with a small group of five kids and one coach/parent. Continuing with the traditon of the Youth Sports Club and soccercoachone.com , nationally known youth coach and video producer Marty Schupak, has put together one of the most creative sports instrucitonal videos to date. The video shows some of the most fundamental soccer drills as well… |
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Purple Moon – The Starfire Soccer Challenge – Gift Set with Backpack and Keychain $37.97 Here’s a super fun way to make the team! Six popular Whistling Pines girls are trying out for an elite soccer team, and you’re right there with them. But who will make the cut? The choices are yours! Solve puzzles to uncover secret information about the characters, spend time on the field with Ginger helping her improve her skills, or make decisions that influence player friendships – it’s all up … |
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101 Great Youth Soccer Drills: Great Drills and Skills for Better Fundamental Play $6.34 Bring out the very best in your young players with these effective and fun soccer drillsDrills are essential. The groundwork of every great play, they hone existing skills and get to the heart of any problem. Challenging and exciting, with the right attitude drills can also be a lot of fun. Written by an expert youth-soccer coach with more than twenty-five years of experience on the field, this exhaustive collection provides all the drills you need to bring your players to the next level—and have fun doing it. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced coach, 101 Great Youth Soccer Drills will be your helpful assistant at every practice.The drills in this book are illustrated to show you each step along the way. Easy to follow and to find, each drill lets you to teach what you need when you need it, allowing you to design your own training program based on the level of your players.Filled with energy, these drills are guaranteed to improve your players’ skills in such areas as:Passing Trapping Heading the ball Shielding the ball from defenders Dribbling and juggling Protecting the goal Shooting to score Mastering their positions And much more Designed for daily use, this handy encyclopedia of drills will be a faithful companion on your journey from Coach Mom or Dad to true soccer expert. You won’t want to step on the practice field without it.Robert Koger coached soccer for more than twenty-five years, both in youth recreation and club programs. He received the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “D” level Coaching Certificate and served as the league commissioner for several different soccer programs. He lives in Holliday, Texas. |
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101 Great Youth Soccer Drills: Great Drills and Skills for Better Fundamental Play $18.95 Robert Koger,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc. |
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Advanced Soccer Drills: 69 Drills for Techniques and Tactics $18.95 This collection of challenging drills is a great resource for teaching advanced skills and for developing smart team players. You'll find 69 drills to help players:- develop the ability and confidence to handle the ball under pressure,- improve the way they see the field and make decisions,- master advanced skills that they can use in specific game situations, and- apply their skills successfully within a team framework. The drills are organized according to specific objectives, with a drill finder to help you select the drills that work on the areas you want to improve. Each drill is presented in a two-page format that includes instructions about the drill's organization and procedure, key points for learning it, a large, clear diagram, and suggested variations for adjusting the difficulty level of the drill. Coaches will especially appreciate the chapter on using drills to construct practice sessions, as well as the 1-vs.-1 player-evaluation model, which you can use as a tool for selecting team members or as a practice exercise.The drills in this book are more challenging and more fun than the basics and are particularly valuable for select youth league, high school, and college-level players. Players under the age of 12 who have a solid grasp of the fundamentals will also benefit from some of these drills.Better practice means better performance. Advanced Soccer Drills is the perfect tool for developing complete players with high-level skills and soccer savvy. |
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Athletic Fitness for Kids $15.95 Finally, here is a conditioning program designed to fully develop a young athlete's physical skills without dropout, injury, or burnout. Athletic Fitness for Kids enhances athletic skills for young athletes using a fun, self-directed, and self-tested system. Gamelike activities help young athletes develop seven key sport skills: -Flexibility-Coordination-Balance-Stamina-Strength -Speed-Agility Athletic Fitness for Kids includes drills, games, and exercises that cross over with popular sports such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis. Sport-specific drill suggestions are also included. Developed by Scott Lancaster, founder and CEO of Youth Evolution Sports, and Radu Teodorescu, fitness adviser, Athletic Fitness for Kids will maximize athletic potential and open doors to a lifetime of fitness and sport participation. |
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Athletic Fitness for Kids $16.95 Finally, here is a conditioning program designed to fully develop a young athlete's physical skills without dropout, injury, or burnout. Athletic Fitness for Kids enhances athletic skills for young athletes using a fun, self-directed, and self-tested system. Gamelike activities help young athletes develop seven key sport skills: -Flexibility-Coordination-Balance-Stamina-Strength -Speed-Agility Athletic Fitness for Kids includes drills, games, and exercises that cross over with popular sports such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis. Sport-specific drill suggestions are also included. Developed by Scott Lancaster, founder and CEO of Youth Evolution Sports, and Radu Teodorescu, fitness adviser, Athletic Fitness for Kids will maximize athletic potential and open doors to a lifetime of fitness and sport participation. |
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Attacking Soccer $21.95 Put your opponents on their heels and the ball in goal! Use the strategies, plays, skills, and drills of Attacking Soccer to develop a high-powered offensive team that will take your club, high school, or college league by storm. The expert contributing coaches cover the following:- Playing out of the thirds- Possession soccer- Changing points of attack- Quick counterattacks and transitions- Flank attacks- Offensive patterns of play- Restart plays- Individual skill developmentEditor Joe Luxbacher, head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, has assembled many of the game’s top offensive-minded coaches including Dave Sarachan of D.C. United, Jay Hoffman of the U.S. Women’s National Team, former Tampa Bay Mutiny coach John Kowalski, and college coaches Dean Foti of Syracuse, Sam Koch of Massachusetts, and Dave Masur of St. John’s. Each coach explains and illustrates a specific aspect of developing an attacking offense, helping you develop and implement the tactics, skills, and drills that are needed to maximize scoring opportunities. |
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Coaching Soccer For Dummies $19.99 Packed with drills and tips for practice and game daysThe fun and easy way(r) to kick-start your soccer coaching skillsVolunteering as a youth soccer coach can be a great experience, both for you and your squad. But what if you’ve never coached before? Don’t worry! This friendly guide explains soccer rules, shows you how to approach coaching, and gives you practical pointers on improving your team’s soccer skills and encouraging good sportsmanship.Discover how toUnderstand soccer rulesDevelop a coaching philosophyTeach soccer fundamentalsRun great practicesLead your team during a gameCommunicate effectively with parents |
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Coaching Soccer For Dummies $19.99 Packed with drills and tips for practice and game daysThe fun and easy way(r) to kick-start your soccer coaching skillsVolunteering as a youth soccer coach can be a great experience, both for you and your squad. But what if you’ve never coached before? Don’t worry! This friendly guide explains soccer rules, shows you how to approach coaching, and gives you practical pointers on improving your team’s soccer skills and encouraging good sportsmanship.Discover how toUnderstand soccer rulesDevelop a coaching philosophyTeach soccer fundamentalsRun great practicesLead your team during a gameCommunicate effectively with parents |
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Coaching The Coach – A Complete Guide How To Coach Soccer Skills Through Drills $14.95 This book is more than just a common session guide or book of drills. It expands on why you choose a drill, how you will use it and what you will coach. This book is coach education. Use all the other drill books and session plans you want but without reading this book you will not know what you are trying to coach, why, and how. It will question your thoughts and help you learn and develop as a coach.If you are a parent taking up the reigns of a new team or a Level 1 coach this book is for you. As you read through you will understand more about what coaching your players really is and means. It is the first book you should read and the one book you should keep by your side. It is written to help you and all grassroots coaches to coach.Richard Seedhouse is an FA tutor holding the UEFA B (Level3) Coaching Licence and the Level 2 goalkeeping Coaching Certificate. He is an FA Centre of Excellence coach with Coventry City Ladies and has coached the youth team at Nuneaton Borough FC. Richard maintains his grassroots links as the Football Development Officer at Coundon Court FC, recent winners of the FA Charter Standard Development Club of the Year award for the Midlands Region.Testimonies"The prompting of questions and challenging the coach to design progressions and sessions will fit in with current work around coach development and education" Andy Poole, UEFA A Licence coach and the FA Regional Coach Development Manager, talking about how the book can help Trevor Brooking and the FA's new initiative on coach development."Whenever we take on any new Level 1 coach at our sports centre I will make sure they know about this book and recommend they read it"Terry Harvey, UEFA B coach and Sports Centre Manager."I have read many coaching manuals which show how to set up, organise and the key points to look for. However, this book shows what the coach can do to improve or improvise the sessions. Excellent for coaches |
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Coaching Youth Baseball: A Baffled Parents Guide $0.01 Coach Thurston is a teacher of proper baseball skills and fundamentals. Youth coaches and players will benefit from the individual skill instruction and drills.”—Dan Duquette, General Manager, Boston Red Sox”Always remind yourself that your goal is to provide a fun and rewarding experience for you and your team.”­­Bill ThurstonCoach. You thought you were just going to sign up your child for the youth league. But here you are, a newly appointed coach. You didn’t ask for it, but it happened anyway. Now you need help.Don’t despair. This complete guidebook will not only get you through it but will help you become the coach you’d like to be—the coach who can give those kids the sports experience they deserve. You’ve already taken a big step: you said “yes” to this important commitment. Congratulations. You’ll have a great time, and Bill Thurston is here to help.Survive your first practice and game Win over problem players and parents Know what to do in a game situation Reach all your players Work with girls and boys Match your drills and strategies to age and ability Make it fun and rewarding Be the coach you never had Generate enthusiasmImprove your players and your teamCoaching Youth Baseball also helps novice coaches determine:How to get uniforms and arrange for practice time What drills are best to teach basic skills like catching, throwing, and batting Some of the safety concerns specific to baseball The 5 tips to being a good coach And much more! “This book is a great source of information for youth coaches and players.”—John Cerutti, former major league pitcher, Toronto Blue JaysHere’s what coaches have said about The Baffled Parent’s Guides:”Essential reading.”—Jim Sheldon, Executive Director, National Soccer Association of America, on Coaching Youth Soccer”An excellent guide to |
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Dutch Soccer Drills V5 $14.95 This most recent volume in the bestselling Dutch Soccer Drills Series offers 180 more excellent drills from Holland. The game of soccer is constantly changing, requiring new and demanding skills and greater tactical understanding from the players. In Holland, a world leader in youth soccer development, coaches have recognized these changes and have developed new and exciting training methods to keep up with the game. Included in this volume are drills and small sided games for shooting, passing, dribbling and combination play. |
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Elite Soccer Drills $17.95 Develop the high-level skills that your players want to achieve with Elite Soccer Drills. Featuring 82 drills for advanced players to develop speed, agility and coordination, this manual includes detailed drills that will challenge your players and advance their abilities to prepare them for the next degree of competition. |
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Elite Soccer Drills $17.95 Develop the high-level skills that your players want to achieve with Elite Soccer Drills. Featuring 82 drills for advanced players to develop speed, agility and coordination, this manual includes detailed drills that will challenge your players and advance their abilities to prepare them for the next degree of competition. |
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Fun Soccer Drills That Teach Soccer Skills to 5, 6, and 7 Year Olds $18.95 Alanna Jones,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Rec Room Publishing |
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How to Coach a Soccer Team: Professional Advice on Training Plans, Skill Drills, and Tactical Analysis $14.95 Tony Carr knows what it is to be a great coach—some of his students in London’s famed West Ham United Academy have gone on to earn international honors. Here are the secrets of his success, illustrated in detail and arranged to follow a full season, from the first session to the final game. Carr explains how to assess players and provides complete training sessions, including warm-ups and cool-downs. He devotes a full chapter to ball skills—a bedrock of the game—as well as to team play, goalkeeping, and problem-solving. There’s a section of set plays and one with small-sided games that includes suggested conditions for the players to follow and coaching points. No would-be coach can do without it.TONY CARR is a preeminent youth soccer coach, who has worked with many European soccer stars. He lives in England. |
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Make Your Move: Proven Drills to Sharpen Skills $0.25 Guided by the experience and expertise of the internationally celebrated Coerver Coaching method comes the authoritative guide to mastering 1-on-1 play, one of soccer’s most important skills. MAKE YOUR MOVE is written by the cofounders of Coerver Coachingand two international coaches. The book instructs young players and their coaches in how to execute a move by knowing which move to make, and how and when to make it.Recommended by FIFA, Coerver Coaching is recognized as the world’s best soccer skills teaching method. MAKE YOUR MOVE groups twenty-six moves, eighteen drills, and games that Coerver Coaching uses in an at-home guide for coaches and young playersto learn and master soccer’s most expert skills. This practical and effective book is the next best thing to having a personal coach. |
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Premier Soccer $4 Master the essentials for winning soccer from one of the game's most successful coaches. In Premier Soccer, Michael Parker, the wins leader among active NCAA Division I men's soccer coaches, teaches every key technique and tactic, with accompanying drills and special tips for executing them when the match is on the line. Premier Soccer tackles the skills and traits necessary for each position on the field, both offensively and defensively, as well as systems, set plays, restarts, and practice drills. With an emphasis on player development, on-field awareness, conditioning, and team play, Parker reveals his proven approach to team and player success.Whether you are a player or coach, this is your guide to consistent and winning play at every level of competition. |
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Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer – 2nd Edition $10.79 Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer provides key advice and over 125 drills for coaches working with players of all abilities. Coaching philosophy, individual skills, team management, advice on systems of play, tactics in attack and defense, and fitness and conditioning are all covered in this definitive handbook. |
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Soccer Fundamentals $15.95 Learning to play soccer has never been more effective—or more fun—than with Soccer Fundamentals. Students will enjoy using this resource because they will learn by doing and spend less time reading and more time engaged in playing the game. With simple instructions and accompanying photographs you'll find it easy to teach them to play soccer quickly and simply.Soccer Fundamentals devotes separate chapters to mastering specific skills like dribbling, juggling, passing, trapping, executing throw-ins, heading, performing tricks and turns, shooting, and volleying. Sections on offensive and defensive tactics, scoring systems, goalkeeping, dead ball kicks, strategy, and sportsmanship make soccer as easy for you to teach as it is for your students to learn. Each chapter addresses a specific skill, leading the student through a simple, four-step sequence:·You Can Do It: The skill is introduced with sequential instructions and accompanying photographs.·More to Choose and Use: Variations and extensions of the primary skill are covered.·Take It to the Field: Readers learn how to apply the skill to competitive situations.·Give It a Go: This provides direct experiences—such as drills, small-sided games, and self-tests—for gauging, developing, and honing the skill.Writer Danny Mielke is a veteran instructor and coach with extensive knowledge of soccer. Mielke knows how to communicate clearly and succinctly, making reading and applying the content to the field enjoyable for students of all ages.As part of the Sports Fundamentals Series, Soccer Fundamentals will help you teach—and your students learn—the basic skills and tactics of the game so that they can compete on the field in no time at all. |
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Soccer Practice Games – 3rd Edition $17.95 Forget about boring practice sessions that don’t help players develop a feel for the game. Say good-bye to tedious drills that fail to develop so-called soccer sense. Soccer Practice Games will teach athletes to think on their feet while building skills, developing game intelligence, and staying engaged through small-sided competitive games. |
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Soccer Skills & Drills $17.95 Master all the fundamentals that matter on the pitch with Soccer Skills & Drills. This comprehensive instructional guide for players and coaches alike teaches the techniques necessary for success as well as games and drills to hone your skills to perfection.Learn to dribble, receive, pass, shoot, head, tackle, and guard the goal with guidance from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the top coaches' organization in the United States. Then use the 80 progressively arranged games and drills to practice those skills in competitive situations and small-sided games. The insightful teaching points and effective practice activities will reinforce your execution of the fundamentals and expand your repertoire of techniques and tactics.Dozens of photographs and diagrams are provided to help you visualize the technical instruction, while the application of each skill is described from both tactical and positional perspectives. More than a drill book, Soccer Skills & Drills is the information-packed resource that will elevate any player's game! |
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Soccer for Juniors: A Guide for Players, Parents and Coaches $12.95 "The best introduction to playing and coaching the game now in print, Soccer for Juniors delivers nonstop advice and instruction in an easy-to-read style. Everything the novice coach and player needs to get started, all in one book." —Joe Provey, editor of Soccer Jr. magazine This excellent, comprehensive guide provides players, parents, and coaches with everything they need to know about the U.S. variations of the world's most popular sport. Beginning with an introduction to the game and how to watch it, this brand-new edition of Soccer for Juniors explains how young athletes can test their soccer skills and determine their potential. It outlines practice drills in trapping, passing, heading, dribbling, and kicking that prepare the beginning player for more advanced skills such as the chip shot, the back-heel kick, and the volley. All are explained through photographs and diagrams that demonstrate both the right and wrong way of performing these moves. Soccer for Juniors is also an invaluable source of information about the tactics that make youth soccer one of the most exciting sports to watch, the best way to set up drills for tryouts and practices, the right equipment and diet for young players, and much more. Visit us online at mgr.com. |
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Soccer for the First-Time Coach $17.95 Soccer just keeps booming in popularity—and that means many coaches are getting involved in the game for the first time, too. These newcomers need information on how to run the perfect practice…and they can find it in this ultimate coach’s companion. Brand-new color photos and easy-to-follow instructions present the most effective strategies for mastering skills, ideas for encouraging teamwork, and game-time tactics. Every technique receives fully illustrated, in-depth analysis and there are scores of drills focusing on control-and-attack dribbling, shielding, passing, defending, tackling, and heading, as well as the principles of goalkeeping. |
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Soccer: How to Play Soccer, Soccer Coaching and Soccer Skills, Soccer Conditioning, Soccer Workouts and Drills, Soccer Training for Kids, Soccer Equipment, Soccer Conditioning and Soccer Techniques for Coaching Soccer $8.97 Grant John Lamont,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Lamont Hall Publishing |
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The Baffled Parent’s Guide to Fix-It Drills for Youth Soccer $17.95 FUN AND EFFECTIVE SOCCER DRILLS-FROM AN EXPERIENCED COACH IN THE SPORTSoccer is an exciting sport, but it is even better when your team is playing at its best. The Baffled Parent’s Guide to Fix-It Drills for Youth Soccer addresses specific team concerns with energetic drills that will improve your players’ skills and help them to properly execute the correct tactics and techniques on the field.Written by an expert, this extensive collection focuses on problem areas and provides practice activities to ensure you get the best from your young players. Robert Koger looks at each of the problems most commonly faced by youth team coaches and prescribes proper drills to get players and teams to be their best and have fun doing it.With more than 100 drills, you’re guaranteed to find practice solutions for situations such as:My players can’t get the ball past the other team’s defense.I can’t get my players to shoot when they are open.My players move all over the field.My team can’t stop opposing goals from corner kicks.My team needs help with general skills areas including dribbling, passing, offense, defense, and goal-keeping.Written in an easy-to-follow, clearly outlined format, The Baffled Parent’s Guide to Fix-It Drills for Youth Soccer is an invaluable teaching tool to have on the field. Don’t start coaching without it. |
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The Baffled Parent’s Guide to Fix-It Drills for Youth Soccer $17.95 FUN AND EFFECTIVE SOCCER DRILLS-FROM AN EXPERIENCED COACH IN THE SPORTSoccer is an exciting sport, but it is even better when your team is playing at its best. The Baffled Parent’s Guide to Fix-It Drills for Youth Soccer addresses specific team concerns with energetic drills that will improve your players’ skills and help them to properly execute the correct tactics and techniques on the field.Written by an expert, this extensive collection focuses on problem areas and provides practice activities to ensure you get the best from your young players. Robert Koger looks at each of the problems most commonly faced by youth team coaches and prescribes proper drills to get players and teams to be their best and have fun doing it.With more than 100 drills, you’re guaranteed to find practice solutions for situations such as: My players can’t get the ball past the other team’s defense. I can’t get my players to shoot when they are open. My players move all over the field. My team can’t stop opposing goals from corner kicks. My team needs help with general skills areas including dribbling, passing, offense, defense, and goal-keeping.Written in an easy-to-follow, clearly outlined format, The Baffled Parent’s Guide to Fix-It Drills for Youth Soccer is an invaluable teaching tool to have on the field. Don’t start coaching without it. |
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The Baffled Parents Guide to Great Soccer Drills (Baffled Parent’s Guides Series) $0.65 “One of the most useful soccer books I’ve seen.”—Dr. John McKeon, executive director (retired), National Soccer Coaches Association of America”Young soccer players should be trained in an environment that is safe, fun, and has direct implications for the game. This book has 125 ways to do just that. I strongly recommend it to all parents and coaches.”—Bob Gansler, head coach, Kansas City Wizards (2000 MLS Champions)Did we say “drills”? Sorry, we meant games. That’s right. Games that teach them more effectively than the tedious drills you endured as a kid. Games that challenge but do not frustrate them. Games that build rather than undermine a child’s confidence and sense of involvement.Great Soccer Drills contains 125 dynamic games and activities designed to keep your players moving, thinking, and most of all, having fun. The “games approach” to team practices allows you to teach soccer basics like ball control, movement, passing, and shooting while enhancing team communication and decision-making skills. You’ll even learn a thing or two about coaching style, and how to make improvement—rather than winning or losing—the goal of your season.Learn creative activities that develop skills quickly and painlessly Use the Troubleshooting Chart to pinpoint problems Develop coordination, cooperation, and camaraderie among your players Design effective practices using the sample practices Create a positive attitude, build team spirit, and get along with parents Make practices fun and rewarding Match practices to age and ability “Since my retirement, I have been coaching youth teams and have found the games approach presented in this book the only way to coach. A must for every youth soccer coach.”—Andy Caruso, founder and former president, Kwik Goal”Already regarded as national authorities on youth coaching and player development, Ron and Tom recently received |
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The Soccer Goalkeeper – 3rd Edition $19.95 Stop every shot with better technique, tactics, and training! The Soccer Goalkeeper is the single most comprehensive guide to the most important and demanding position in soccer. From drills and tactics to equipment and fitness, expert coaches Joe Luxbacher and Gene Klein detail all of the unique mental and physical skills to maximize performance on the field.This greatly revised and expanded edition adds many new and improved drills and a bounty of tactical information on restarts, organization of the defense, optimal positioning, and more. Also new to the book are training tips and examples from top goalies in the game to give special insight to both players and coaches.You'll learn · how to train as the top goalkeepers in the world do;· footwork and positioning suggestions to improve your coverage of the goal; · drills to improve your technique; and· tactics to give you the edge in every situation, including restarts.The 80 illustrations and photos will show you exactly what to do. You'll also find information on choosing the right equipment, using the proper mental approaches, and maintaining your conditioning year-round. With The Soccer Goalkeeper, you'll have everything you need to shut out the opposition. |
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Youth Soccer Drills – 2E $16.95 As a youth soccer coach you have a limited amount of time to teach an enthusiastic group of kids how to play the game—and have fun doing it. That's why you need Youth Soccer Drills. It helps you develop fundamentally sound players by providing 84 of the game's best drills for teaching basic spacing and movement concepts, dribbling, passing, and shooting skills to beginning- and intermediate-level players ages 5 to 12.The book features a comprehensive, well-organized drill finder that categorizes drills according to the specific skill that is being taught as well as the age group for which the drill is appropriate. This helps you deliver organized instruction that is specific to the age group you teach, including-16 movement drills, -14 dribbling drills,-30 passing and collecting drills,-7 heading drills, and-17 shooting drills.You will create better practice sessions with new material on preparing effective practice plans (including sample practice plans for 5- to 6-year-olds, 7- to 8-year-olds, 9- to 10-year-olds, and 11- to 12-year-olds) and implementing progressions for 4-versus-4, 5-versus-5, 8-versus-8, and 11-versus-11.With Youth Soccer Drills, you have a logical order of teaching skills and concepts that will improve skills as well as safety on the field and help you develop a fundamentally sound soccer team. |
