Soccer Youth
Important features of a Soccer Drill
The midfield role in the team is very important for a good coach is the midfeilders with some innovative football Drill equipped to strengthen them. To achieve its objectives coaches need to consider a few things, and especially among these considerations is the effort to learn as a good and effective soccer drill can help in improving the skills of midfield – especially a young midfielder.
Art of Soccer Drill Skills
It is also for the coaches who need to understand the various elements that make a good and effective football Drills and in addition, it is equally important and necessary to be sure of the type of skills that develop the midfield player has to exceptional to one. It is also necessary that the coach is confident the team formation and role of the midfielder should be so defined that a football drills are designed, to be fit these roles.
A football drill must also focus on the promotion of strategies used, the team during actual match play should be. In addition, it is also necessary to identify areas of weaknesses and strengths in the players and knows what skills need be developed to ensure that players, especially midfielders, who will meet the best of their ability.
A common mistake by many Trainers will be carried out to copy football drills from other coaches or by searching online, use of certain soccer Exercises, which in turn could, in fact, found that ill-suited for your players. In the ideal case, the best football drills one that plays on the team specifically Training suit, is the skill level of players and specific roles of key members of a football team to play.
If football drills is fun for all participants and includes all players on the team, it's certainly the right soccer drill. If players are taken to a more active Take part in the football they drill more to learn, especially if the drill is realistic. The bottom line is that football is a good drill one, tell the players, how to react in the real game-play situations and these situations should be simulated during the drill.
A good youth soccer drill is designed to help young Football players will be taught the correct way to dribble the football. In addition, it should be fun and is it any child taught to remain active and must be encouraged also to participate wholeheartedly.
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Soccer for Kids-Getting Started $12.98 Hey Kids! Do you want to learn how to play soccer? Become part of the sport that’s soaring in popularity all around the world with this easy-to-follow, live-action instructional program. With the help of Squishy–a talking soccer ball–you will learn the basics of the game, including dribbling, passing, goal kicks, and much more… |
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The Littlest Leaguers: Learn to Play Soccer $9.99 “The Littlest Leaguers Learn to Play Soccer” is your up and coming young athlete’s introduction to the fundamentals of the World’s fastest growing favorite pastime, Soccer. Join Stevie, Dribble, Esteball, Wet Willy, Goalie and the rest of The Littlest Leaguers as they prepare your future World Cup Champion for the big season. Chock-full of very cool 3D animation, comedy and songs your child w… |
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COACHING YOUTH SOCCER:TECHNIQUES & TACTICS [VHS] $17.99 Coaching youth soccer can be very rewarding, but for volunteer and novice coaches, it can also be more than a little intimidating. Fortunately, the American Sport Education Program(ASEP) knows what it takes to help you succeed.Thousands of youth coaches have used the Coaching Youth Soccer book to achieve success. The Coaching Youth Soccer Video will help you create an even more successful coac… |
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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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Bedtime Originals Super Sports Wallpaper Border – Blue $11.07 Bedtime Originals Super Sports Wallpaper BorderThis multi Super Sports themed bedding collection is embellished with soft velours, corduroy and fleece. The 4 piece bedding set includes a quilt, bumper, sheet and dust ruffle.Super Sports collection is available in the following components:•4 Piece Set: Quilt, Bumper, Sheet, Dust Ruffle•Mobile musical features plush multi sport themed icon… |
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Single Soccer Ball Wall Decal Size: 15 H x 15 W $30.99 WA138.15 Size: 15″ H x 15″ W Features: -Single soccer ball wall decal.-Unexpected sophistication will set room apart.-Easy to apply and remove as tastes change.-Wonderful way to personalize a living space with none of the stress or mess of wallpaper and paint.-Made in the USA. Options: -Available in 12” H x 12” W and 15” H x 15” W sizes…. |
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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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101 Youth Soccer Drills: Ages 12 to 16 $14.95 Malcolm Cook,Paperback, Edition: 2, English-language edition,Pub by Cardinal Pub Group |
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101 Youth Soccer Drills: Ages 7-11 $2.96 Malcolm Cook,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Reedswain, Incorporated |
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1981 In Association Football $14.14 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 379. Not illustrated. Chapters: 1981-82 in English Football, 1980-81 in English Football, 1981 in Swedish Football, Dfb-Pokal 1981-82, 1981-82 European Cup, 1980-81 Fa Cup, Dfb-Pokal 1980-81, 1981 Fifa World Youth Championship, 1981-82 Fa Cup, 1981-82 Football League, 1980-81 Football League, 1981 Copa Libertadores, 1980 Mundialito Squads, Greek Cup 1980-81, 1981 in Brazilian Football, Greek Cup 1981-82, 1980-81 Uefa Cup, Serie B 1981-82, 1981-82 Uefa Cup, 1981 Concacaf Championship, Serie B 1980-81, Knvb Cup 1980-81, 1980-81 European Cup Winners’ Cup, Japanese Regional Leagues 1981, 1981-82 European Cup Winners’ Cup, 1981-82 Yugoslav First League, Knvb Cup 1981-82, 1981 North American Soccer League Season, Frauen Dfb Pokal 1981-82, 1981-82 Serie A, 1980-81 Frauen Dfb-Pokal, 1980-81 Yugoslav First League, 1981 European Cup Final, 1981 Intercontinental Cup, 1981 Afc Women’s Championship, Primera División Argentina 1981, Eredivisie 1980-81, Eredivisie 1981-82, Coupe de France 1981-82, 1981 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final, Scottish Football League 1981-82, Scottish Football League 1980-81, 1981-83 Nordic Football Championship, Blackpool F.c. Season 1980-81, 1981 Intertoto Cup, Coupe de France 1980-81, Blackpool F.c. Season 1981-82, 1980-81 Divizia A, 1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs, 1981-82 Divizia A, 1981 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1981 British Home Championship, 1980 Intercontinental Cup, French Football Division 2 1980-81, French Football Division 2 1981-82, 1981 Japan Soccer League, Coupe de France Final 1981, Concacaf Champions’ Cup 1981, 1981 Football League Cup Final, Cypriot First Division 1980-81, Cypriot First Division 1981-82, Norwegian Football Cup 1981, 1981-82 League of Ireland, 1981-82 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1980-81 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, a Pfg 1980-81, a Pfg 1981-82, Czechoslovak |
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2008 in Multi-Sport Events: Uaap Season 71 $22.07 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Uaap Season 71, Uaap Season 70, 2008 Summer Paralympics, Ncaa Season 84, 2008 Asian Beach Games, Ncaa Season 83, Winter X Games Xii, 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, 2008 World Interuniversity Games, 2008 Asean Paragames, Indonesia at the 2008 Asian Beach Games, Thailand at the 2008 Asian Beach Games, 2008 Arctic Winter Games, Philippines at the 2008 Asian Beach Games, 2008 Thailand National Games, Singapore at the 2008 Asian Beach Games. Excerpt: Approximately 2,000 athletes, coaches, team staff and officials participated in the 2008 Arctic Winter Games in Yellowknife , Northwest Territories in Canada , celebrating the 20th event. The 2008 games took place from March 9 through March 15. Events were held in and around the city of Yellowknife. This was the fourth time Yellowknife had hosted the games, and the fifth time overall in the Northwest Territories.Participants The 2010 Games will be held in Grande Prairie, Alberta .Events Competition was held in alpine skiing , badminton , basketball , biathlon , cross-country skiing , curling , Dene games (see Dene ), dog mushing , figure skating , gymnastics , ice hockey , indoor soccer , Inuit Games (see Inuit ), short track speed skating , snowboarding , snowshoe biathlon, snowshoeing (see Snowshoe ), speed skating , table tennis , volleyball , and wrestling .Medal tally (Unofficially listed with number of gold medals taking priority followed by silvers.)Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The 4th ASEAN ParaGames is a biannual multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities from the ASEAN member nations, which include Thailand , Brunei , Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Timor Leste and Vietnam . The |
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2008-09 domestic football (soccer) cups: 2008-09 Coppa Italia, 2008-09 FA Cup, 2008-09 Copa del Rey, 2008-09 Danish Cup, 2008-09 Scottish Cup $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2008-09 Fa Cup, Danish Cup 2008-09, Scottish Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Dfb-Pokal, 2008-09 Fa Trophy, 2008-09 Fa Youth Cup, Coupe de France 2008-09, 2008-09 Copa Del Rey, 2008-09 Football League Cup, 2008-09 Israel State Cup, 2008-09 Coppa Italia, Russian Cup 2008-09, Scottish League Cup 2008-09, Belgian Cup 2008-09, Polish Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Estonian Cup, Greek Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Taça de Portugal, Hazfi Cup 2008-09, Welsh Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Taça Da Liga, Scottish Challenge Cup 2008-09, Ukrainian Cup 2008-09, Hong Kong Fa Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Coupe de La Ligue, 2008-09 Türkiye Kupasi, Syrian Cup 2008-09, Knvb Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Cupa României, 2008-09 Irish Cup, 2008-09 Essex Senior Cup, Czech Republic Football Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Magyar Kupa, 2008-09 Welsh League Cup, 2008-09 Lancashire Fa Challenge Trophy, 2008-09 Frauen Dfb-Pokal, 2008-09 Swiss Cup, 2008-09 Austrian Cup, Luxembourg Cup 2008-09, Scottish Youth Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Croatian Cup, Serbian Cup 2008-09, Bulgarian Cup 2008-09, Cypriot Cup 2008-09, Coppa Titano 2008-09, 2008-09 Toto Cup Al, Albanian Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Toto Cup Leumit, Belarusian Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Etisalat Emirates Cup, Maltese Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Lithuanian Football Cup, 2008-09 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer, Slovak Cup 2008-09, Irish Football League Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Liverpool Senior Cup, 2008-09 Isthmian League Cup, Kup Bosne I Hercegovine 2008-09, Macedonian Cup 2008-09, Georgian Cup 2008-09, Moldovan Cup 2008-09, Montenegrin Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Lancashire Senior Cup, Slovenian Cup 2008-09, Liechtenstein Cup 2008-09, Azerbaijan Cup 2008-09, 2008-09 Uae Presidents Cup, 2008-09 Jordan Fa Cup. Excerpt: The 200809 FA Cup was the 128th season of the world’s oldest football knockout competiti… |
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2009-10 A-League Season: 2009-10 A-League, Sydney Fc Season 2009-10, 2009-10 A-League National Youth League, Melbourne Victory Season 2009-10 $24.58 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2009-10 A-League, Sydney Fc Season 2009-10, 2009-10 A-League National Youth League, Melbourne Victory Season 2009-10, Perth Glory Season 2009-10, Brisbane Roar Season 2009-10, Newcastle Jets Season 2009-10, Adelaide United Season 2009-10, Gold Coast United Season 2009-10, Central Coast Mariners Season 2009-10, North Queensland Fury Season 2009-10, A-League Transfers for 2009-10 Season, A-League Transfers for 2010-11 Season. Excerpt: A-League 2009 10 The A-League’s 2009-10 season was the fifth season of the Australian A-League football (soccer) competition. The season marked the addition of two new teams from Queensland . Gold Coast United and the North Queensland Fury made their A-League debuts at the start of the season. Because of this, Queensland Roar were re-named to Brisbane Roar , as they were no longer the only A-League club from Queensland. With the inception of the two new clubs, many club transfers took place both within Australia and New Zealand, and around the world. The length of the regular season was longer than in previous years, with 27 rounds rather than 21, plus finals. The season began on 6 August, with Melbourne hosting the Central Coast at home. As well as these major changes to the league, the Pre-Season Challenge Cup was no longer held as part of the 2009-10 season due to a busier regular season schedule , and clubs attracting higher profile pre-season friendlies. The Premiership and Championship double was completed by Sydney FC with victory over Melbourne in the final match of the regular season and on penalties in the Championship Grand Final. Clubs Stadia and locations A-League teams for the 2009-10 season: Perth Gold Coast North Queensland Adelaide Melbourne Newcastle Central Coast Sydney Brisbane Wellington Further information: |
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Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer $1.99 Tom Hanlon,Paperback,Series: Absolute Beginner’s Guide Series, English-language edition,Pub by Que |
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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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Ally McCoist: Portrait of a Hero $15.95 A schoolboy prodigy, it was always clear that McCoist was destined for top flight soccer. At just 16 he signed his first professional contract with St. Johnstone, shooting to prominence in the 1980/81 season, scoring 22 league goals and playing a starrring role for the Scottish youth team. He was soon hot property. After two years of mixed fortunes at Sunderland, McCoist returned to Scotland and signed for his boyhood heroes Glasgow Rangers. Over the next 15 years, he established himself as arguably the greatest goal-scorer ever to play for the club. He not only gave heart and soul for Rangers but was also capped 61 times for Scotland. This authoritative and affectionate portrait of this much-loved sportsman charts the highs and lows of a fascinating career, culminating in McCoist reaching legendary status. It also looks at the events that helped to shape his life—overcoming homesickness when first playing for an English club, the effects his parents’ separation had on him, and how he coped when his young son had to undergo several life-saving operations. Having hung up his books, Ally’s vibrant personality made him a natural for the television screen. Now, however, he has come full circle and returned “home” to be assistant manager at his beloved Rangers. This wonderful book is a must-read for any soccer fan or indeed for anyone captivated by this larger-than-life character. |
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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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Australian Sport Introduction $23.6 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 319. Not illustrated. Chapters: Hockey Australia, Australia at the 1924 Summer Olympics, Australia at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Australian Touring Car Championship, Football Brisbane, Rugbywa, Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Wollongong Hawks, 1948 Australian Grand Prix, 1949 Australian Grand Prix, Australia a National Rugby Union Team, the Coolangatta Gold, Hellenic Cup, Queensland State League, Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament, Brisbane Premier League Division 1, Brisbane Premier League Division 2, History of Rugby Union Matches Between the British and Irish Lions and Australia, Australia National Field Hockey Team, Dandenong Rangers, Hobart Devils, Albury Wodonga Bandits, Nascar in Australia, Hunter Pirates, Trugo, Hockeyroos, Newcastle Falcons, West Adelaide Bearcats, Australian Stock Car Auto Racing, Glenelg Tigers, Tasmanian Rugby Union, Gold Coast Rollers, 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, Orienteering Australia, Gold Coast Marathon, Perth Redbacks, Broomball Australia, Canberra Gunners, South Australian Premier League, Victorian State League Division 1, Townsville Fire, Victoria Institute of Sport, Darwin Beer Can Regatta, South Australia Rugby Union, Football South West Queensland, 1982 Australian Open, Pier to Pub, Myriam Glez, Cricket Tasmania, Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, Shoalhaven Tigers, Australian Sports Medal, Cycling Australia, Marching Girls, University of Tasmania Rugby Union Club, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Australian Professional Footballers’ Association, Australia at the 1904 Summer Olympics, Glenorchy Rugby Union Football Club, Launceston Rugby Union Football Club, Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club, Ballarat Miners, Hobart Harlequins Rugby Union Club, Convincing Ground, Rottnest Channel Swim, Geelong World Cup, Beach Flags, Australia Women’s National Softball Team, Avon Descent, |
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Baffled Parents’ Guide To Coaching Indoor Youth Soccer $19.95 “I only wish when I was a youngster playing indoor soccer for the first time, my coach had a book like The Baffled Parent’s Guide to Coaching Indoor Youth Soccer.”— Bobby McAvan, Head Coach, Baltimore Blast, 2002-03 Major Indoor Soccer League Champions “The Baffled Parents Guide to Coaching Indoor Youth Soccer should be applauded for its effort to help raise the interest, enjoyment, and quality of one of the fastest-growing sports in the world.” — Don Shapero, President, United States Indoor Soccer Association The first and only complete guide to coaching indoor soccer for kids Out on the field, you’ve become a master at coaching your kids’ soccer team. But now they’re taking it indoors—and it’s a whole new ball game. Indoor soccer is becoming the most popular version of America’s number-one family sport. Millions of kids all over the country are clamoring to play this fast-paced, high-scoring game that leaves outdoor soccer in the dust—and speed is the key. Very different from its slow-moving cousin, indoor soccer is a lot like hockey. The ball stays in continuous play, ricocheting off the boards and never going out of bounds. That means faster play and total action. Technique, performance, and speed are the essential ingredients of the game and a good coach must know the ins and outs of dribbling, passing, and ball control. Don’t know the first thing about indoor soccer? Don’t despair. Fully endorsed by the United States Indoor Soccer Association, The Baffled Parent’s Guide to Coaching Indoor Youth Soccer will not only get you through the game, it will also help you become the coach you’d like to be—the coach who can give kids the total sports experience they deserve. Inside, you’ll find everything a baffled coach needs to succeed: Learn the game’s rules and objectives Survive your first practice and first game Teach basic skills |
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Bakersfield Brigade Players: Eric Wynalda $9.8 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only.* Appearances (Goals) Eric Boswell Wynalda (born June 9, 1969 in Fullerton, California) is a retired American soccer player and current sports broadcaster. He is the co-host of Fox Football Fone-In on Fox Soccer Channel. Wynalda scored the first goal ever in Major League Soccer in 1996 and was the all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team until 2008. He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004. Wynalda, of Dutch ancestry, grew up in Westlake Village, California. As a child his team (the Westlake Wolves, with Eric’s father Dave as the head coach) won the state championship in AYSO soccer as Wynalda scored more goals than the entire division his team played in, combined (56 goals in 16 games). He later attended Westlake High School and was a three time All State selection with the school’s boys soccer team and a youth club team mate of fellow national team player Cobi Jones. He attended San Diego State University from 1987 to 1989 where he played for the Aztecs men’s soccer team, scoring 34 goals and assisting on 25 others during his three seasons. His freshman year, SDSU went to the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship game where it lost to the Bruce Murray led Clemson Tigers. While at SDSU, he also played two seasons with the local semi-pro San Diego Nomads of the Western Soccer Alliance. In 1988, he played a single game and in 1989, he played 5 games with the Nomads. Leading up to the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Wynalda signed a contract with the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF). After the World Cup, Wynalda signed as an on loan player from USSF with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the American Professional Soccer League. During his nearly three s… More: |
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Belarusian Mixed Martial Artists: Andrei Arlovski $8.96 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Andrei Arlovski (Belarusian: , born February 4, 1979) is a Belarusian mixed martial arts fighter and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He currently competes for the Strikeforce promotion. He is considered to be one of the top ten ranked heavyweights in the world by multiple MMA publications. Arlovski was born in Bobruisk and raised in Minsk, in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic of the former USSR (now Belarus). When he was younger, bullies often picked on him and beat him up. In 1994, when he was 14 years old, he finally had enough and started lifting weights to put on muscle and, he hoped, to help him deal with these bullies. Andrei only took up martial arts at the age of 16 having previously been interested in soccer. It was an interest in personal fitness and conditioning that led Arlovski to take an interest in combat sports. Enrolling at the police academy in Minsk, Arlovski combined his interest in a career in law enforcement with his growing martial arts participation by taking up the required police defense course in Sambo and quickly showed himself to be a highly competent Sambo exponent. In 1998 Andrei was defeated by Sean Nagy in a 5 round military MMA fight which is not recorded on his official record. In 1999, Andrei won the European Youth Sambo Championship and the World Youth Championship. Not long after, Andrei became the first Master of Sports and then International Master of Sports. He also took a silver medal at the Sambo World Cup and another silver medal at the World Sambo Championship. Arlovski began taking a greater interest in other martial arts, studying kickboxing and developing his striking skills to complement his Sambo-based grappling abilities. At the age of 20, Arlovski bega… More: |
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COACHING 6, 7 & 8 YEAR OLDS $9.99 WHY WE HAVE CHANGED?The first edition of Coaching 6, 7 & 8 Year Olds was written in collaboration with Bobby Howe, at that time the Director of Coaching for the Washington State Youth Soccer Association, later Director of Coaching for the United States Soccer Federation. That was a long time ago (1988) . . . One year later we published Coaching 9, 10 & 11 Year Olds.Until recently, we hadn’t changed a word in either of them. Why? Like the Energizer Bunny they just kept on going, and going and going . . . !Over 100,000 copies of each of the originals have been sold. As I’m sure you would understand, we were reluctant to change. Consequently, nothing did except the photographs of the two authors. The book didn’t age, but the authors did!Since 1989, we have learned so much. So now it is time to change in order to update and improve the books, but at the same time, we will retain much of the core content that has worked so well.The 21st Century has given as another great technological opportunity – digital printing.We are now able to customize, modify and change the content of the manuals and the covers at will. We can update with every printing. And we can print just one book or 1000. So if, for instance, the Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association wants their version of Coaching 6, 7 & 8 Year Olds, we can do it. If the Franklin Pierce Club only needs 10 customized copies of 9, 10 & 11 Manual for the coaches of their small club, we can do that too!And if we come up with the newest game that children think is a blast, we can insert that in the very next print.Tony Waiters |
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Canadian Futsal Players $10.09 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only.* Appearances (Goals) Alexander ‘Alex’ Bunbury (born June 18, 1967 in Plaisance, Guyana) is a former Canadian professional footballer, who played as a striker. Bunbury started playing professionally with the Hamilton Steelers in Canada, also having one-year spells in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto Blizzard and Montreal Supra. In 1993, after an unassuming season for West Ham United (only six appearances overall), he moved to Portugal’s C.S. Marítimo, going on to become the Madeira club’s all-time leading goalscorer in the first division, with 59 goals in 165 games. In his second season, he won the Foreign Player of the Year award. His final season proved to be the most prolific, when he scored 15 league goals. In early 1999, after requesting a move to play closer to his hometown of Montreal, Bunbury returned to North America, and retired after two seasons with the Kansas City Wizards of the Major League Soccer. Subsequently, he took up coaching, first with Bangu FC, then at the Minnesota Thunder Academy (MTA). Bunbury was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in April 2006. Bunbury played in all three of Canada’s games at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Soviet Union. He made his senior debut in an August 1986 Merlion Cup match against Singapore, and went on to earn 64 caps, scoring 16 goals. Bunbury ranked third in the all-time scorer’s list, and fifth in caps (June 17, 2008). He represented Canada in 28 World Cup qualifiers and played at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. His final international was a November 1997 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica, a game after which Paul Dolan, Geoff Aunger, Frank Yallop… More: |
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Canadian Reserve Soccer Teams: Vancouver Whitecaps Residency, Trois-Rivi res Attak, Tfc Academy, Whitecaps Fc Prospects $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Vancouver Whitecaps Residency, Trois-Rivières Attak, Tfc Academy, Whitecaps Fc Prospects, Calgary Storm Prospects, Shooting Stars Soccer Academy. Excerpt: Vancouver Whitecaps Residency, formerly known as Whitecaps FC Reserves, is a Canadian soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 2005 as part of the development system for the Vancouver Whitecaps USL First Division franchise, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Terry Fox Field on the campus of Simon Fraser University in nearby Burnaby, British Columbia, where they have played since 2008. The team’s colors are blue and white. Vancouver Whitecaps Residency began their competitive life as Whitecaps FC Reserves in the Pacific Coast Soccer League in 2005, and were immediately competitive. As the official development team of the Vancouver Whitecaps USL First Division club, they had the pick of the local youth soccer talent, and this translated to results on the field. They won the North Division title in their freshman season with a 10-2-4 record, finishing three points clear of second place Hibernian |
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Cape Cod Crusaders Players: Ethan Zohn, Russell Payne, Neil Warren Jones, Scott Palguta, Troy Perkins, F lix Brillant, Ryan Johnson $22.07 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ethan Zohn, Russell Payne, Neil Warren Jones, Scott Palguta, Troy Perkins, Félix Brillant, Ryan Johnson, Yan Klukowski, Joseph Ngwenya, David Bulow, Drew Mcathy, Evan Bush, Dayton O’brien, Ryan Pierce, Luke Vercollone, Ricardo Pierre-Louis, Joey Worthen, Kurt Morsink, Kevin Wylie, Bryan Harkin, Ricky Schramm, Neil Krause, Joel Theissen, Andrew Weber, Brian Levey, Matthew Nelson, Francis Okaroh, Chris Corcoran, Stanley Nyazamba, Edens Chery, Nathaniel Short, Jason Massie, Kevin Gnatiko, David Mahoney, Dan Stratford, Paul Chase, Eoin Lynch. Excerpt: Andrew Weber (born August 9, 1983 in Phoenix, Arizona ) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer . Career Youth and College Weber played college soccer at the University of New Mexico , and played club soccer for the Tempe Pros. He also played with the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League , and was part of the squad which won the 2003 PDL title. Professional Weber began his professional career with D.C. United , signing as a developmental player on June 3, 2005, after impressing during a one-week trial. Although he did not play a game in Major League Soccer , he did take part in three match-ups with United s reserve team. Weber joined Montreal Impact in the USL First Division in April 2006, and went on to make 29 appearances for the Québécois team over the next two years. Weber signed with the San Jose Earthquakes on February 11, 2009 and made his league debut on September 27, 2009 in a 2-1 win vs D.C. United . Honors Cape Cod Crusaders See also (online edition) References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at item Personal information item Full name: Brian Levey item Date of |
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Care of the Child in Youth Soccer $54.95 This text presents an evidence-based account of contemporary youth soccer from a wide range of perspectives and discusses key themes such as child protection, children and the role of family, children and the ‘football family’, ethical dilemmas and the ch |
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Carolina Railhawks Players $23.6 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Paul Ritchie, Etienne Barbara, Dan Antoniuk, Anthony Maher, Kevin Jeffrey, Jonny Steele, Connally Edozien, Matthew Delicâte, Mark Schulte, Chris Carrieri, Ronald Cerritos, Caleb Patterson-Sewell, Caleb Norkus, Kupono Low, Gavin Glinton, Hamed Modibo Diallo, Steven Curfman, Josh Gardner, Greg Dalby, Aaron King, Greg Shields, Gregory Richardson, Matthew Maher, Amir Lowery, Luke Kreamalmeyer, Andriy Budnyi, Jamil Walker, John Cunliffe, Dario Brose, Ross Mackenzie, Mark Jonas, Sola Abolaji, Joey Worthen, Chris Lemons, Chris Mcclellan, David Stokes, Martin Nuñez, Ryan Solle, Rey Ángel Martínez, Matt Watson, Jacob Coggins, Frank Sanfilippo, John Gilkerson, Daniel Paladini, Brad Rusin, Brian Plotkin, Joel John Bailey, Brian Levey, Eric Reed, Jack Stewart, Joseph Kabwe, Sallieu Bundu, David Lilly, Nicolas Platter, Jeremy Tolleson, Chad Dombrowski, Richard Perdomo, Devon Mckenney, Santiago Fusilier, Eddie Gutierrez, Mccolm Cephas, John O’hara, Mauricio Segovia, Phillip Long, Floyd Franks, Stuart Brightwell, Gregory Walters, Nathan Zuzga, Freddy Juarez, Marcio Leite, Philip Kutsu, Eric Kaufman. Excerpt: Aaron King (born July 26, 1984 in Denver, Colorado ) is an American soccer player currently playing for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USSF Division 2 Professional League . Career Youth and Amateur King attended South High School and Smoky Hill High School where he won the 2000 Colorado State Soccer Championship. He then attended the North Carolina State University , playing on the men s soccer team from 2002 to 2005. During his four years at NC State, he scored forty-four and added fifteen assists. He was a 2005 second team All American . In 2004, King played with the Boulder Rapids Reserve in the fourth division Premier Development League during the |
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Charlotte Gold Players: Dave D’errico, Santiago Formoso, Pat Fidelia, Tony Suarez, Ken Lolla, Ron Atanasio, Rich Reice, Franklin Lawson $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only.* Appearances (Goals) Dave D’Errico (born June 3, 1952, in Newark, New Jersey) is a retired American soccer player. He spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League (NASL), five in Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) and one in the United Soccer League (USL). He won three MISL championships and earned nineteen caps with the United States national team between 1974 and 1977. D’Errico grew up playing soccer in Harrison, New Jersey with his three older brothers. Throughout his youth, he played for the local Kearny Scots. D’Errico graduated from New Jerseys Harrison High School in 1969. In 1999, he was named by The Star-Ledger as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1940s-1960s. In 1972, he entered Hartwick College where he played on the men’s soccer team for the 1972 and 1973 seasons. He was a First-Team All-American in 1973, the year that Hartwick went to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals before losing to Brown University in double overtime. D’Errico graduated from Hartwick in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in history having played twenty-seven games, scored six goals and assisted on six others. In 1974, the expansion Seattle Sounders selected D’Errico with the first overall pick in the NASL College Draft. In the 1974-1975 NASL offseason, the Sounders loaned D’Errico to League of Ireland First Division club, Dundalk for a month. After spending three seasons in Seattle, D’Errico broke his fibulaand tore ligaments during practice. At the time, he and Mike England were competing for the starting position. The injury led to the Sounders going with England on the front line. After a contract dispute D’Errico asked to be traded to the Minnesota Kic… More: |
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Chicago Fire S.C. $58.99 The Chicago Fire Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois that participates in Major League Soccer. The team was founded on October 8, 1997, on the 126th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. In 1998, their inaugural league season, the Fire won the MLS Cup as well as the U.S. Open Cup . They have also won the 2000, 2003, and 2006 U.S. Open Cups.The Fire feature a complete developmental system consisting of the Chicago Fire Premier a Premier Development League team and a Super-20 League team, the Chicago Fire Development Academy, and the Chicago Fire Juniors youth teams. The club also administers a charitable community organization, the Chicago Fire Foundation formerly the FireWorks for Kids Foundation. As of 2009, they have a strategic partnership with Club América of Mexico, replacing a previous agreement with Monarcas Morelia.The official club colors are red and white. Over its history, the Fire have also employed navy blue, sky blue, and black as alternate or accent colors. |
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Coaches’ Wives $5.99 Two rival coaches, two wives, two team moms. On the sidelines of youth soccer, an adult game is afoot! More than whistles are being blown…. John, the tall, patrician coach, is married to Bunny, so warm, so generous and giving. Carla, though, has her eye on John, and is woman enough to turn his head. Dom, flashy, cruel, and devilishly attractive, sees bedding Bunny as the way to take John down a peg. His wife, Susi, had her eye on the lacrosse coach, but the sight of John is more than she can resist. And don’t forget Vivian, servicing the coach in the name of team sports…. On and off the field, women long to obey the coaches’ orders. But neither coach has ever tangled with the other coach’s wife–until now. Will they all go home in the right minivan? |
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Coaching 13-16 Year Olds $9.95 Shaun Green,NOOK Book (eBook),Series: Soccer Made Easy World Youth Training Program 3, English-language edition,Pub by Reedswain Inc. |
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Coaching Kids’ Soccer: Fun, Safe and Positive Soccer for All Ages $21.95 A comprehensive, practical guide for coaching youth soccer that stresses safety, fun, progressive learning and players’ natural development. Easy-to-use page layouts feature loads of tips, checklists, sidebars and illustrations. |
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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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Coaching Youth Soccer – 4th Edition $0.01 As participation in youth soccer continues to grow, so does the need for youth soccer coaches. Whether you're a parent new to coaching or an experienced youth soccer coach, Coaching Youth Soccer is your handbook for a successful season. Through the expertise of coach Sam Snow and US Youth Soccer, you'll gain field-tested tips on how to run your team, communicate with players, provide basic first aid, plan and conduct practices, and keep it all fun.Now in its fourth edition, Coaching Youth Soccer uses gamelike activities to teach offensive and defensive skills, which sets it apart from other soccer coaching books. Ideal for coaches of players ages 14 and under, this book contains 13 new activities and more than 30 age-specific coaching tips that are sure to jump-start your practices. Coaching Youth Soccer is a valuable component of any coaching education program. With this book, you will create an environment that promotes learning, enjoyment, and motivation for players to come out for the team year after year.American Sport Education Program (ASEP) is the leading provider of youth, high school, and elite-level sport education programs in the United States. Through its high-quality and easy-to-use programs, ASEP has educated more than one million coaches, officials, sport administrators, parents, and athletes. For more than 25 years, local, state, and national sport organizations have partnered with ASEP to lead the way in making sport a safe, successful, and enjoyable experience for all involved. |
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Coaching Youth Soccer, 5E $16.95 American Sport Education Program, Contribution by American Sport Education Program Staff,Paperback, Edition: 5, English-language edition,Pub by Human Kinetics Publishers |
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Coaching Youth Soccer, 5E $16.95 American Sport Education Program,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Human Kinetics Publishers |
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Coaching Youth Soccer: A Baffled Parent’s Guide $0.01 “Whether you are baffled or not, you’ll find this book essential reading.”—­­Jim Sheldon, Executive Director, National Soccer Coaches Association of AmericaCoaching is simply another word for teaching.”—Bobby ClarkCoach. You thought you were just going to sign up your child for the youth league. Now 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 Bobby Clark is here to help.Survive your first practice and first gameWin over problem players—and parentsKnow what to do in game situationsReach all your playersWork with girls and boysMatch your drills and strategies to age and abilityMake it fun and rewardingBe the coach you never hadGenerate enthusiasmImprove your players and your team”Few people can compare to Bobby Clark as a player and a teacher of the game. It only makes sense that few books on coaching can compare to this book.”­­—Mike Berticelli, Head Coach, University of Notre Dame Men’s Soccer Team”A valuable read for developing the next generation of American soccer stars.”—­­Dr. Doug Semark, American Youth Soccer OrganizationBobby Clark is director of men’s and women’s soccer at Stanford University, where he coached the men’s varsity team to national runner-up in the NCAA Division I for 1998. A former coach of the New Zealand national team and for Dartmouth College, he began his coaching career while playing championship soccer in the Scottish professional league, when he served as youth coach for the Aberdeen |
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Coaching Youth Soccer: An Essential Guide for Parents and Coaches $12.95 A helpful how-to primer for teaching this healthiest of youth sports. |
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Coaching Youth Soccer: Step-by-Step Instruction on Strategy, Mechanics, Drills, and Winning $19.95 Knack Coaching Youth Soccer applies the unique quick-reference, visually organized Knack format to present a season’s worth of plans, exercises, strategies, and tips to help coaches avoid embarrassment, have fun, and leave kids with the happiest experience possible. |
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Columbus Crew Coaches: Sigi Schmid $9.8 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Siegfried “Sigi” Schmid (born March 20, 1953) is a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family at the age of four. He played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1972 to 1975, where he was a starting midfielder in each of his four years. He coached his former college team, the UCLA Bruins, between 1980 and 1999. During that period, he became one of the most successful collegiate coaches of all time, leading the Bruins to a record of 3226333 (wins-losses-draws). The team made 16 consecutive playoff appearances from 1983 to 1998, winning the national championship in 1985, 1990, and 1997. Schmid also worked with U.S. Soccer throughout the 1990s. Schmid has coached the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer (MLS). He became the head coach of Seattle Sounders FC in 2009. Despite never having played soccer at a professional level, he has the most coaching wins in MLS history, and was the recipient of the MLS Coach of the Year Award in 1999 and 2008. Schmid has been praised for his defensive tactics along with his eye for new talent throughout his career. With a Bachelor of Economics degree from UCLA and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California, he was a Certified Public Accountant before coaching full-time. Schmid and his wife have four children, and he has a younger brother. Sigi Schmid was born in Tübingen, West Germany, in 1953. He moved with his family to the United States in 1956. They relocated to Torrance, California in 1962. In his youth, Schmid visited Germany with his family for two to three months almost every summer. There he played soccer with the local children and tr… More: |
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Companies Based in Stockport: Umbro, Sykes Bleaching Company, Warthog Games, Smile, Robinson’s Brewery, Vernon Building Society, H. G. Stephenson $8.78 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Umbro is a British sportswear and equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment. Its products are sold in over 90 countries worldwide. Umbro are the current suppliers of sports apparel to the England national football team as well as Republic of Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland national football team, Rangers F. C., The Football Association, and the FA Cup. The company was founded in 1910 in Wilmslow, Cheshire as Humphreys Brothers Clothing. In 1924, the company changed its name to Umbro, a portmanteau of its previous name, Humphrey Brothers. Until the mid 1980s, the company manufactured only sports clothing, in particular football jerseys, shorts, and socks, but had no footware range. Eventually, in 1985 Umbro decided to introduce its first football boot into the Brazilian market. This design, cheaper than the products of existing boot brands such as Adidas, proved popular and went into mass production internationally two years later. Umbro also manufactured a popular style of shorts that reached its peak in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They were made of nylon, had a drawstring waistband, and often came in bright colors. With the growth of youth football (soccer) leagues in the United States in the 1980s, many youths, teens, and young adults began wearing them as everyday clothing. Like football itself, they were equally popular among both genders. At the height of the fashion, other brands of football shorts, such as Adidas, Diadora, Hummel, Lotto and Mitre, also became popular. In the 1990s, the company relocated from its central Manchester facility to new, state-of-the… More: |
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Complete Guide to Soccer Fitness and Injury: A Handbook for Players, Parents, Coaches $0.1 With decades of combined experience treating and training elite soccer players, exercise physiologist Donald Kirkendall and orthopedic specialist William E. Garrett Jr. present a comprehensive guide to health and fitness for soccer players, offering expert advice for soccer teams at all levels. The book addresses the physical and mental demands of the game, including the differences between boys’ and girls’ games and the differences in the levels of play in youth, college, and professional leagues; nutrition fundamentals, including food, drink, and vitamin supplements; physiology and training methods, with an emphasis on the basic elements of flexibility, speed, strength, and conditioning; and injury treatment and prevention. |
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Champion of the World $9.99 Already a star at the youth level on his home island of Madeira and earning a big move to Sporting Lisbon at just 12, Cristiano Ronaldo left a small town for a big city and was forced to adapt to a completely different life, miles away from his family. His spirit and natural flair took him into the Sporting first team, attracting the interest of Manchester United, who bought him in the summer of 2003. This is the story of a player who attracted praise and criticism alike from soccer fans of all stripes yet won over the United fans with his array of tricks. His dealings with the glare of the media as well as his controversial role in the 2006 World Cup Rooney incident are covered here, as well as his role in inspiring United to the Premiership title and his PFA Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year double honor. Love him or hate him, this is the story of a player who always provokes a reaction. |
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Dan Duquette Sports Academy $58.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Dan Duquette Sports Academy is a sports training center overnight and day camp with 1 and 2 week session offerings for boys and girls ages 8-18. The academy features camps for baseball, softball, basketball,soccer and football. The Sports Academy also sponsors weekend tournaments for youth baseball teams ranging in age from 19U to 10U. New in 2010 is a Lo Ropes Course available daily to groups which includes leadership training seminars. Coaches at the camp have high school, college and professional coaching experience. |
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David Beckham’s Soccer Skills $19.99 Judging by the number of youth leagues, soccer is America’s game. And with international soccer star David Beckham under contract to the Los Angeles Galaxy, that future seems a lot closer. As perfectly timed as one of his trademark penalty kicks, David Beckham’s Soccer Skills takes young players to the next level. This illustrated book utilizes teaching techniques perfected at the David Beckham Academy for aspiring players. |
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Park $37.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dick’s Sporting Goods Park is a soccer-specific stadium located in Commerce City, Colorado, home to the Colorado Rapids professional soccer team. The stadium can seat up to 18,086 people, but may accommodate up to 26,000 for certain events and is built on over 360 acres of land. Also included at the venue are youth soccer fields retail development, and a new Commerce City civic center. The stadium is owned by Commerce City and operated by Kroenke Sports Enterprises who also own the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Crush and the Colorado Mammoth, and who is a co-owner of the English Premier League side Arsenal F.C. via subsidiary. The estimated cost of this project was $131 million, with investment shared equally between the city and KSE |
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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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Edmonton Drillers (Npsl) Players: Pat Onstad, Jeff Clarke, Lars Hirschfeld, Domenic Mobilio, Carmine Isacco, Martin Dugas, Kevin Holness $9.8 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Appearances (Goals). National team caps and goals correct as of March 13, 2009 Pat Onstad with Houston Dynamo teammate Wade BarrettPatrick Stewart “Pat” Onstad (born January 13, 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian soccer player for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer, and for the Canadian national team. Currently, he is the oldest active player in MLS. Onstad began his lengthy soccer career with the West Point Grey, Marpole United, and Coquitlam Metro-Ford youth soccer clubs. He then went on to tend goal at the University of British Columbia, who he led to three CIAU National Championships. He was also a two-time Academic All-Canadian, and holds degrees in Human Kinetics and Education. After graduating, Onstad joined the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League in 1987. From 1988-89, he played for the Winnipeg Fury, also of the CSL. He moved to a third CSL team, the Toronto Blizzard, for 1990 and 1991. Onstad returned to the Fury in 1992, winning both the CSL Championship and the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award. Onstad moved to the APSL in 1994, playing for the Toronto Rockets. After a season with the Rockets, he moved to the Montreal Impact for 1995. In 1996, he played indoor soccer for the Edmonton Drillers of the NPSL. He returned to outdoor soccer in 1997, playing for the Toronto Lynx, again of the A-League. In 1998, Onstad moved to his first American team, the Rochester Raging Rhinos, with whom he won the A-League title, and was also named the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year after allowing only 13 goals in 26 regular season games. Onstad remained with Rochester for 1999, was named All-League second team, and helped the Rhinos become the only minor league team to win the U.S. Open Cup since the foundation of M… More: |
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Everything You Know Is Pong: How Mighty Table Tennis Shapes Our World $24.99 A highly illustrated, beautifully designed tribute to ping pong, the world’s most popular yet least appreciated sport—with tales from the table by Nick Hornby, Will Shortz, Davy Rothbart, Harold Evans, Jonathan Safran Foer, and others. Every sport claims to be the world’s game—soccer, basketball, kabaddi. But none can match the global status acquired by modest, ubiquitous ping pong—the most popular yet misunderstood pastime in the world today, a sleeping giant of fast-paced fun. Join us on a journey into the dark corners and distant alleys of this ponging globe, from suburban basements of misspent youths to Bangkok backrooms to New Jersey rec rooms to Beijing stadia to dwarf child champions to elderly enthusiasts to Hollywood hipsters to perky porn stars. This cast of thousands, combined with artifacts from the authors’ ever-growing collection of ping pongalia, reveals the hidden truths of the world behind the game: the secrets of eternal youth, guerrilla warfare, foolproof seduction, fame and adulation—all explained through two paddles, sixty inches of net, and a bouncing, bouncing ball. A world where everything you know is pong. |
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Everything You Know Is Pong: How Mighty Table Tennis Shapes Our World $11.99 A highly illustrated, beautifully designed tribute to ping pong, the world’s most popular yet least appreciated sport—with tales from the table by Nick Hornby, Will Shortz, Davy Rothbart, Harold Evans, Jonathan Safran Foer, and others. Every sport claims to be the world’s game—soccer, basketball, kabaddi. But none can match the global status acquired by modest, ubiquitous ping pong—the most popular yet misunderstood pastime in the world today, a sleeping giant of fast-paced fun. Join us on a journey into the dark corners and distant alleys of this ponging globe, from suburban basements of misspent youths to Bangkok backrooms to New Jersey rec rooms to Beijing stadia to dwarf child champions to elderly enthusiasts to Hollywood hipsters to perky porn stars. This cast of thousands, combined with artifacts from the authors’ ever-growing collection of ping pongalia, reveals the hidden truths of the world behind the game: the secrets of eternal youth, guerrilla warfare, foolproof seduction, fame and adulation—all explained through two paddles, sixty inches of net, and a bouncing, bouncing ball. A world where everything you know is pong. |
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Expatriate Footballers In Vietnam $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only andcorrect as of 7 tháng 2, 2009. National team caps and goals correctas of 2 tháng 7, 2007.* Appearances (Goals) Lee Nguyen – Nguyn Th Anh (born October 7, 1986) is a Vietnamese-American soccer midfielder who currently plays for V-League club Becamex Bình Dng FC. Nguyen grew up in Dallas and played for Dallas Texans, one of the nation’s elite youth teams. Nguyen was coached by club founder Hassan Nazari and later David Hudgell in his senior year won several tournaments with the team, including the Dallas Cup, Disney Showcase, and Region III Championships (twice). Nguyen also won a National Championship in the U-18 age bracket and finished in third place in the Nation in his U-16 year. A winger with creative dribbling skills, he has represented the United States national team as a member of its youth squads. He was the only high school player to be named in the U.S. squad for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and was named the 200405 Gatorade National Boy Soccer Player of the Year. Nguyen turned down an offer from Major League Soccer, choosing instead to accept a scholarship to Indiana University. Despite doubts about his size and athleticism, Nguyen showed little trouble adjusting to the more physical nature of the college game. Soccer Times and Soccer America both named him their national Freshman of the Year on the strength of his five-goal, twelve-assist campaign in autumn of 2005. He played one year at Indiana before pursuing a professional contract overseas after his freshman year. Nguyen played for the U.S. at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, and was noticed by famed Dutch coach Guus Hiddink, then at PSV Eindhoven. Nguyen signed for P… More: |
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Food Guide for Soccer $18.95 Food Guide for Soccer is a handy how to food guide addresses the nutrition questions and concerns of soccer athletes of all ages and abilities, to help them reach their goals with energy to spare. This book includes tasty recipes from some of the worlds top women players. The typical soccer player or parent of youth soccer players have no idea how to eat for energy, performance, enjoyment and or for loss of undesired body fat. This book will answer all your questions. This is a hot topic in a thriving market. |
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Food Guide for Soccer $18.95 Food Guide for Soccer is a handy how to food guide addresses the nutrition questions and concerns of soccer athletes of all ages and abilities, to help them reach their goals with energy to spare. This book includes tasty recipes from some of the worlds top women players. The typical soccer player or parent of youth soccer players have no idea how to eat for energy, performance, enjoyment and or for loss of undesired body fat. This book will answer all your questions. This is a hot topic in a thriving market. |
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Football (Soccer) Anime and Manga: Captain Tsubasa, Hungry Heart: Wild Striker, Aoki Densetsu Shoot!, Whistle!, Ganbare, Kickers! $11.92 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Captain Tsubasa, Hungry Heart: Wild Striker, Aoki Densetsu Shoot!, Whistle!, Ganbare, Kickers!, Chain of Pearls, Soccer Fever. Excerpt: Aoki Densetsu Shoot! Aoki Densetsu Shoot! ( !? ) is a Japanese anime produced by Toei Animation between November 7, 1993 and December 25, 1994 on the Fuji TV television network; there were fifty-eight episodes. The story revolves around a boy named Toshihiko Tanaka, who has just started at Kakegawa High School in order to play soccer with his idol , Yoshiharu Kubo. Toshi’s friends are not interested in playing soccer again this year until he convinces them to join the team. Soon, the team is entered into the All-Japan High School Championship. The series is based on the manga Shoot! by Tsukasa shima, which won the 1994 Kodansha Manga Award for sh nen . Story Toshihiko “Toshi” Tanaka joined the same soccer club that his idol, Yoshiharu Kubo plays for at Kakegawa High School. When Toshi played in junior high with two of his friends Kenji Shiraishi and Kazuhiro Hiramatsu, they were known as the Kakenishi golden trio. Now in high school, his friends do not want or cannot play soccer anymore. Hiramatsu is forced to study by his father so that he would become a respectable adult. However, Hiramatsu loves soccer and wants to play so he confronted his father and says that he wants to play soccer with his friends and that he would never understand his love for soccer. It turns out that his father played soccer during his youth and, remembering how much he loved it, decides to let Hiramatsu play soccer but under the condition that he will keep his grades up as well. Shiraishi on the other hand quit soccer because he lost his temper and got into a fight that ended up disqualifying their team. In the end, he joins the Kakegawa High School |
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Football (Soccer) Clubs In London $8.5 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional association football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich, England. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the South-East London area, including East Street Mission and Blundell Mission, combined to form Charlton Athletic Football Club. The club is based at The Valley, Charlton, where it has played since 1919, apart from one year in Catford, during 192324, and seven years at Crystal Palace and West Ham United between 1985 and 1992. Charlton turned professional in 1920 and first entered the Football League in 1921. Since then, they have had four separate periods in the top flight of English football: between 1936 and 1957; 1986 and 1990; 1998 and 1999, and 2000 to 2007. Historically, Charlton’s most successful period was the 1930s, when the club’s highest league finishes were recorded, including runners-up of the league in 1937, and after World War II, when the club reached the FA Cup final twice, winning in 1947. After being relegated from the Championship in 200809, they play in Football League One as of the 200910 season. Charlton Athletic were formed on 9 June 1905 by a group of 15- to 17-year-old boys in an area of Charlton which is no longer residential, near to the present-day site of the Thames Barrier. In the club’s early years its progress was hampered by the nearby presence of Woolwich Arsenal F.C. (now Arsenal), which was one of the largest clubs in the country, and Charlton spent the years before the First World War playing in local leagues. Woolwich Arsenal’s move to North London in 1913 gave Charlton an opportunity to develop, and they became a senior side by joining the Lewisham League. After the war, … More: |
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Football (Soccer) In Australia By State Or Territory $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Association Football in Tasmania, Association Football in New South Wales, Association Football in the Australian Capital Territory, Association Football in Victoria, Association Football in South Australia, Association Football in Queensland, Association Football in Western Australia. Excerpt: Association football in New South Wales describes the sport of association football being played and watched by people in the state of New South Wales in Australia .Association football in New South Wales is organised and managed on a state level by two separate governing bodies; Football NSW and Northern New South Wales Football which are affiliated at a national level to Football Federation Australia .It is a popular participation and spectator sport in New South Wales and the state historically has had a large influence on association football in Australia. It has the most registered football players in the country, with over 200,000 registered FNSW players and nearly 50,000 Northern NSW players, compared with around 150,000 in other states combined . It also has the most teams in the A-League .National Representation A-League Three of the ten teams in the A-League are based in New South Wales: Sydney FC , Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners .State teams New South Wales sends teams to the annual national youth competitions in the form of New South Wales Metropolitan and New South Wales Country (run by Football NSW) and Northern New South Wales (run by Northern NSW Football).Defunct National Soccer League New South Wales had many different teams in the NSL over the years. NSW usually had at least the first or second most clubs in the league and also got many premierships over the years. There is a list below of clubs from NSW that participated in the NSL and are still |
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Football (Soccer) In Tasmania $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Football Federation Tasmania, Tasmanian Association Football Cup Competitions, Association Football in Tasmania, Tasmania Official Football Team. Excerpt: Football Federation Tasmania is the governing body for Association football (soccer) in the Australian state of Tasmania. The federation oversees leagues in Northern and Southern Tasmania, Tasmanian representative teams, and development of the sport in the state. The federation was formerly known as the Tasmanian Soccer Association until 1996, when it was renamed Soccer Tasmania. It again changed its name in March 2006, to become the Football Federation Tasmania. The FFT sanctions all competitive football matches in Tasmania, either directly in the case of its own leagues, or indirectly, as is the case with local regional junior associations. The FFT also trains and appoints match officials in accordance with FIFA guidelines. The FFT governs the state’s two major domestic leagues, the Northern Premier League, and the Southern Premier League, and organises and runs all of the Tasmanian association football cup competitions. The FFT (then known as Tasmanian Soccer Association) was also responsible for the organisation and administration of the Tasmanian State League, which was a statewide championship played between 1978 and 1999. It is also responsible for selecting and managing the men’s Tasmania official football team, as well as women’s and youth representative sides. Football Federation Tasmania is a member of the Football Federation Australia, which is in turn a member of the Asian Football Confederation, and the world governing body FIFA. Football Federation Tasmania is a member of Football Federation Australia, and has its headquarters at the Hobart Showgrounds, having relocated the… More: |
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Football (Soccer) Organization Introduction $24.21 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tercera División de México, Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran, Cheshire County League, Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association, East Asian Football Federation, Belgium National Youth Football Team, List of Football Clubs in the Philippines, Copa Del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol, Italian Football Federation, Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations, Belgium National Under-19 Football Team, Royal Belgian Football Association, the American Outlaws, Oman Football Association, Sussex Rur Cup, Argentine Football Association, Netherlands National Under-17 Football Team, Football Federation of Ukraine, Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League, Brazilian Football Confederation, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Scottish Junior Football West Premier League, Independent Schools Football Association, Korea Football Association, Turkish Football League System, Professional Football League of Ukraine, Trevor Jones Memorial Trophy, Virginia Youth Soccer Association, Fédération Tunisienne de Football, Asean Football Federation, Caribbean Football Union, Croatian Football Federation, Chinese Taipei Football Association, International Gay and Lesbian Football Association, New Zealand Football, Football Association of Yugoslavia, Scottish Junior Football East Region Super League, Football Association of Wales, Whistle, Qatar Football Association, Paraguayan Football Association, Malta National Under-17 Football Team, Federación Dominicana de Fútbol, Ethiopian Football Federation, Celtic Boys Club, Football Licensing Authority, Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol, Lisbon Football Association, Cyprus Football Association, Football |
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Football Competitions In Indonesia $23.37 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: International Football (Soccer) Competitions Hosted by Indonesia, Liga Indonesia, 2007 Afc Asian Cup, 2009-10 Liga Indonesia, 2008 Aff Suzuki Cup, Liga Indonesia 2008-09, 2002 Tiger Cup, 2002 Afc Futsal Championship, Aff U20 Youth Championship 2005, Indonesia Super League, Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Liga Indonesia 2007, Liga Indonesia 1996-97, Liga Indonesia 1995-96, Liga Indonesia 1998-99, Afc Youth Championship 1994, Liga Indonesia 1994-95, Football at the 1962 Asian Games, Liga Indonesia 2001, Afc Youth Championship 1990, Liga Indonesia 2006, Liga Indonesia 1999-2000, Liga Indonesia 2005, List of Indonesian Union League Champions, Liga Indonesia 2002, Liga Indonesia 1997-98, Indonesian Futsal League, Liga Indonesia 2003, Liga Indonesia 2004, Piala Indonesia, Liga Indonesia First Division, Liga Indonesia Second Division, Liga Indonesia Third Division. Excerpt: The Asian Football Confederation’s 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final. As the winner, Iraq represented the AFC at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. The Asian Cup had previously been held every 4 years from 1956 onwards, the last cup being held in China in 2004. However, with the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship also held in the same year as the Asian Cup (2004, 2008, 2012 etc.), the AFC decided to change their tradition and hold the tournament in 2007, and every four years henceforth from that date. This was the first major AFC tournament in which Australia participated as a member. Match between Indone… More: |
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Football Competitions in Denmark: Danish Superliga $10.18 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Danish Superliga, Danish 1st Division, Danish Cup, Danish 2nd Division, Danish 2nd Division East, Danish 2nd Division West, Elitedivisionen, Dana Cup, Denmark Series. Excerpt: The Dana Cup , one of the world’s largest football tournaments, takes place every year in the North Jutland town of Hjørring in Denmark at the end of July. In 2008 there were over 25,000 participants (players, coaches and referees) from all around the world. It is advertised by the organisers as “the world’s most international youth soccer tournament” since over the years, they claim it has had the largest number of participating countries of any international football tournament. First held in 1982, the tournament celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006.Tournament Format The tournament caters to boys and girls teams, organised into age groups ranging from U12 to U19. In the first phase of play, games are played in a round robin format with groups of 4 or 5 teams. Based on their results in this first phase, teams advance into either the ‘A’ or ‘B’ finals brackets where games are played in a knockout format.References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The 1st Division (officially named Viasat Divisionen after main sponsor Viasat ) has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark since 1991. From 1945 to 1991 the 1st Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark . With the formation of the Danish Superliga , the second tier of Danish football became the 1st Division.The top ranking teams each year win promotion to the Superliga, while the bottom finishers get relegated to the Danish 2nd Divisions .TV 2 Sport broadcasts one match per week from the league.History Main article: Danish football champions Faxe |
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Football In Zimbabwe $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Zimbabwe National Football Team, List of Rhodesian and Zimbabwean Football Champions, Clemens Westerhof, Zimbabwe Football Association. Excerpt: Clemens Westerhof (born May 3, 1940 in Beek ) is a Dutch football manager , who has worked in various football positions on the African continent since 1989.He is most noted for his success with the Nigerian national team . Under Westerhof, the Super Eagles won the 1994 African Cup of Nations and also qualified for the second round of the FIFA World Cup that year.Westerhof began his career as an assistant coach with Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie . He has also coached Vitesse Arnhem , the Zimbabwean national team , the Sporting Lions of Zimbabwe’s Premier League, and the Bush Bucks and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa ‘s Premier Soccer League . In addition, he has served as technical director of the Harare -based Agatha Sheneti Youth Academy and also of the Harare United club, which was linked to the Academy. In 2001 he was technical director of Dynamos FC , Zimbabwe’s biggest club, but lasted in the position just a few months.Nigerian national team In late 1989, Westerhof was signed by the Nigerian Football Association to coach the national team. After the team failed to qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup by failing to get at least a draw away to Cameroon on the last day of qualifying, Westerhof set about rebuilding the team. His effect was immediate, as Nigeria reached the final of the 1990 African Cup of Nations where they lost 1-0 to the host nation Algeria . In the lead-up to the 1992 African Cup of Nations, the Nigerian team which had adopted the nickname “Super Eagles” since losing controversially to Cameroon in the 1988 African Cup of Nations final match tried to justify the tag thanks to their recent |
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For the Good of the Game: Modern Techniques and Practical Wisdom for Today’s Soccer Referee $42.25 Robert Evans, Edward Bellion,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Youth Sports Publishing |
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From Clients to Citizens: Communities Changing the Course of their Own Development $39.95 Communities worldwide act on their own initiative, drawing on their own resources of leadership and solidarity, and in spite of poverty, to achieve their own goals. Development practitioners have too often viewed poor communities as helpless and disadvantaged, and have encouraged their dependency. Yet if instead communities are recognized as having social and cultural as well as material assets, and these are what help them to overcome obstacles, then their capacity to negotiate external assistance on their own terms can be strengthened.From the Moroccan villages that secured irrigation infrastructure with the help of returning migrants, to the Egyptian youth leaders who wanted a soccer pitch for their village, and the indigenous women’s cooperative in Ecuador that now exports medicinal plants, this book describes case studies of communities that first built on their own assets, before seeking assistance from outside. What are the common factors that help all these communities mobilize? Do outside organizations have a role to play when communities take charge of their own development?From Clients to Citizens is aimed at community workers, researchers and policy makers who want to take a fresh look at community development |
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From Soccer Moms to NASCAR Dads: Sport, Culture, and Politics Since 9/11 $104 Sport is part of a rapidly changing world in which new pressures from politics, society, the media, and new technologies play a significant role. This book shows how sport and its culture are being transformed by wider forces of change. The post-9/11 era has brought the occupation of Iraq and American imperial foreign policy, overt attempts toward dismantling public education and affirmative action, marketing of patriotic narratives, and the framing of national identity around conservative cultural politics. Detailed case studies focus on such events as the hypercommercialism of NASCAR auto racing, Nike advertising, the 2002 and 2004 Olympic Games, the politics of race surrounding the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and emerging narratives in youth sport. The book will be a must-read for those interested in the complex ways sport is sutured into the national consciousness. |
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Fu Balltrainer (D Nemark) $14.14 Kapitel: Allan Simonsen, Jørn Bjerregaard, Bent Christensen Arensøe, Michael Laudrup, Søren Lerby, Morten Olsen, Allan Nielsen, Richard Møller Nielsen, Henrik Larsen, Troels Bech, Preben Elkjær Larsen, Johnny Mølby, Erik Rasmussen, Kent Nielsen, Viggo Jensen, Bent Egsmark Christensen, Jan Mølby, Steen Thychosen, Morten Wieghorst, Lars Søndergaard, John Jensen, Henning Enoksen, Kenneth Heiner-Møller. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Morten Per Olsen (born August 14, 1949) is a Danish football (soccer) manager and former football player. He has been the head coach of the Danish national team since 2000, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup. He has also managed Brøndby IF to two Danish Superliga championships and Ajax Amsterdam to the Double of the 1998 Dutch Eredivisie championship and Dutch Cup trophy. His career as a coach is remarkable in that he has been fired in all of his clubs. He is the only person ever in football to achieve 100 national matches as player as well as coach. In his active career, Olsen predominantly played as a defensive midfielder and libero. He played professionally in Belgium and Germany, and won the 1983 UEFA Cup and three Belgian First Division championships with RSC Anderlecht. Olsen played a total 102 matches and scored four goals for the Danish national team from 1970 to 1989, and was named 1983 and 1986 Danish Player of the Year. He captained the Danish national team in 50 games during the 1980s, and represented Denmark at the 1984 European Championship, 1986 FIFA World Cup, and 1988 European Championship. Towards the end of his active career, Olsen was characterized as the most important player in the history of Danish football. Olsen played a wide variety of positions, including right winger, central midfielder,, and libero. In his youth, Olsen’s strengths were his acceleration, agility, and |
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Future sporting events: 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 Formula One season, 2010 IIHF World Championship $42.22 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2010 Fifa World Cup, 2010 Formula One Season, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2010 Nhl Entry Draft, 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2014 Commonwealth Games, Uefa Euro 2012, 2020 Summer Olympics, 2010 Afc Cup, Wrestlemania Xxvi, 2014 Fifa World Cup, 2011 Fifa Women’s World Cup, 2010 Fiba World Championship, 2010 World Snooker Championship, Uefa Euro 2016, 2010 Norwegian Premier League, 2018 Winter Olympics, 2010 China Open, 2010 Winter Paralympics, 2010 Iihf World Championship, 2010 Iihf World Championship Division I, 2010 Iihf World Championship Division Ii, Uefa Euro 2020, 2009-10 A1 Grand Prix Season, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2010-11 Uefa Europa League, 2011-12 Uefa Europa League, Fis Nordic World Ski Championships 2011, 2022 Winter Olympics, 2010 Iaaf Diamond League, 2010 Asian Games, 2015 Pan American Games, 2010 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, 2010 Tour de France, Fivb World League 2010, 2010 Fifa Club World Cup, 2010 Asian Para Games, 2010 Fivb Women’s World Championship, 2010 Iaaf World Indoor Championships, 2010 Ncaa Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, World Chess Championship 2011, 2011-12 Uefa Champions League, 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer Season, 2010-11 Uefa Champions League, 2010 Grand Slam of Darts, 2010 American le Mans Series Season, 2011 Afc Asian Cup, 2010 Iihf World Championship Division Iii, 2024 Summer Olympics, 2010 Bnp Paribas Open, 2010 Open Championship, 2011 Pan American Games, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, 2028 Summer Olympics, 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Fis Nordic World Ski Championships 2013, 2013 Mediterranean Games, 2010 Norwegian First Division, 2010 Icf Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2011 Fifa … More: |
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German Football Defender, 1940s Birth Introduction: Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, Hans Meyer, Peter Nogly, Jupp Kapellmann, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck $23.09 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, Hans Meyer, Peter Nogly, Jupp Kapellmann, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Helmut Kremers, Friedel Rausch, Wolfgang Fahrian, Bernd Patzke, Jürgen Kurbjuhn, Klaus Fichtel, Manfred Zapf, Willi Neuberger, Wolfgang Weber, Fritz Fuchs, Karl-Heinz Thielen, Wilfried Gröbner, Siegmar Wätzlich, Manfred Ritschel, Wolfgang Paul, Michael Lameck, Hans Arnold, Uwe Kliemann, Klaus Ackermann, Willi Entenmann, Wolfgang Abraham, Herwart Koppenhöfer, Ludwig Müller, Detlef Pirsig, Gerd Zimmermann, Karl-Heinz Kamp, Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp, Dieter Kurrat, Dieter Renner, Lothar Schämer, Hans Reich, Dieter Zembski, Theodor Redder, Dietmar Schwager, Karl-Heinz Wirth, Fritz Popp, Hartmut Heidemann, Karl-Heinz Ferschl, Gerd Schneider, Bernd Schmidt, Wolfgang Grzyb, Ernst Diehl, Horst Leupold, Wolfgang Matz, Hartwig Bleidick, Erwin Spinnler, Peter Kupferschmidt, Helmut Sandmann, Heinz Wittmann, Hans-Jürgen Ripp, Reinhold Zech, Heiner Baltes, Manfred Weidmann, Gerd Peehs, Hans Eisele, Egon Milder, Theodor Hoffmann, Reinhard Meier, Peter Kaack, Franz Merkhoffer. Excerpt: Klaus-Dieter Sieloff (born 27 February 1942 in East Prussia, Germany) (now in Russia) is a former German football (soccer) player. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach. He played in two World Cup Qualifying matches in 1966. During his youth in Kiel, Sieloff aimed to become a boxer, having stood in the ring 25 times by the age of 14. When his family moved to Rottweil near Stuttgart and after visiting football games of VfB Stuttgart at Neckarstadion, Sieloff’s interest however shifted from boxing to football. In October 1960, he played his first game for VfB Stuttgart in the Oberliga Süd. There he soon became a fixture in the |
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Goal!: The Dream Begins $0.01 A young man from inner-city Los Angeles sets out to fulfill his dream of becoming one of the greatest soccer players the world has ever seenROBERT RIGBY is a playwright, novelist, and television scriptwriter. His award-winning work with youth theater companies has been staged in Britain, Europe, the United States, and Africa. He is also the writer of the long-running BBC children’s drama series Byker Grove. |
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Golden and Blue Like My Heart: Masculinity, Youth, and Power among Soccer Fans in Mexico City $45 For fans of pro soccer in Mexico City, the four most popular teams represent distinct identities that embody such attributes as political power, nationalism, and working-class values. One of these teams, the Pumas, is associated with youthfulness, and its equally youthful fans take pride in the fact that their heroes have not yet been corrupted by corporate or political interests. This ethnographic study examines Puma fans’ understanding of the ideal that the team represents, considers the practices they employ to express and sometimes contradict this ideal, and reveals how soccer fandom in contemporary Mexico has emerged as a nexus of tensions among competing visions of state and society.Roger Magazine takes readers inside Mexico’s soccer stadiums to explore young men’s participation in struggles over the future of that country’s urban society. His firsthand observations of the fan clubs—las porras—yield a unique inside look at confrontations in the stands over group organization, particularly at the emergence of rebel segments within the clubs. His study offers a close-up look at ground-level struggles over social organization in contemporary urban Mexico, showing how young male fans both blindly reproduce and consciously manipulate images of violence and disorder derived from national myths about typical urban Mexican men.Golden and Blue Like My Heart offers a new way of understanding the dynamics of fandom while shedding new light on larger social processes and youth culture in Mexico. And with its insight into soccer culture, politico-economic transition, and masculinity, it has important and wide-reaching implications for all of Latin America. |
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Golden and Blue Like My Heart: Masculinity, Youth, and Power among Soccer Fans in Mexico City $24.95 For fans of pro soccer in Mexico City, the four most popular teams represent distinct identities that embody such attributes as political power, nationalism, and working-class values. One of these teams, the Pumas, is associated with youthfulness, and its equally youthful fans take pride in the fact that their heroes have not yet been corrupted by corporate or political interests. This ethnographic study examines Puma fans’ understanding of the ideal that the team represents, considers the practices they employ to express and sometimes contradict this ideal, and reveals how soccer fandom in contemporary Mexico has emerged as a nexus of tensions among competing visions of state and society.Roger Magazine takes readers inside Mexico’s soccer stadiums to explore young men’s participation in struggles over the future of that country’s urban society. His firsthand observations of the fan clubs—las porras—yield a unique inside look at confrontations in the stands over group organization, particularly at the emergence of rebel segments within the clubs. His study offers a close-up look at ground-level struggles over social organization in contemporary urban Mexico, showing how young male fans both blindly reproduce and consciously manipulate images of violence and disorder derived from national myths about typical urban Mexican men.Golden and Blue Like My Heart offers a new way of understanding the dynamics of fandom while shedding new light on larger social processes and youth culture in Mexico. And with its insight into soccer culture, politico-economic transition, and masculinity, it has important and wide-reaching implications for all of Latin America. |
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Governors of Rio de Janeiro: Nilo Pe anha $10.18 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Nilo Procópio Peçanha (2 October 1867 31 March 1924) was a Brazilian politician. President of Rio de Janeiro State (1903-1906). Elected vice-president in 1906, he assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena and served until 1910. He was disputably the only mulatto president of Brazil . Nilo Peçanha was born to Sebastião de Sousa Peçanha, a baker popularly called “Sebastião da Padaria” (Bakery Sebastian) and Joaquina Anália de Sá Freire, the descendent of a rich and noble family from northern Rio de Janeiro State. He was one of seven siblings (five boys and two girls). His family lived in a state of poverty in the remote and poor neighborhood of Morro do Coco, Campos dos Goytacazes, and moved to the downtown area when he started elementary education. He was frequently described as being a mulatto and often ridiculed in charges and jokes in the press for his skin color . During his youth, the local Campos dos Goytacazes social elite alluded to him as the “mestiço of Morro do Coco” (the half-breed from Morro do Coco district) . In 1921, when he ran for the Presidency of Republic, letters falsely attributed to the other candidate Artur Bernardes were published by the press and caused a political crisis because they insulted both the former president Marshal Hermes da Fonseca and also Peçanha, another former president, claiming he was a mulatto. Gilberto Freyre mentioned his “mulatismo” in Brazilian politics as the same that prevailed in Brazilian soccer . According to some scholars, his presidential photographs were touched up to whiten his dark skin . Some scholars assert that, despite his tez escura (dark skin color), Nilo Peçanha always hid his black |
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Granada Hills, California (Images of America Series) $14.15 The modern history of Granada Hills began in 1913 with the completion of the Los Angeles aqueduct and the arrival of abundant freshwater to the former land of Mission San Fernando. Citrus orchardsflourished on the Sunshine Ranch, acreage originally cultivated by former senator George K. Porter. In 1926, the community of Granada was formed as a rabbit-raising colony, promising residents country living and economic prosperity. Granada added “Hills” to its name in 1942 to avoid confusion with a similarly named Northern California town, andthanks to the postwar baby boom, the population grew by 1,000 percent between 1950 and 1960. The community soon earned a reputation as “The San Fernando Valley’s Most Neighborly Town” as residents came together to celebrate the hometown team’s 1963 Little League World Series victory and the formation of the nation’s first all-girl American Youth Soccer Organization league, and as neighbor helped neighborafter the devastating 1971 and 1994 earthquakes. |
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Home on the Field: How One Championship Soccer Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America $13.99 A Home on the Field is about faith, loyalty, and trust. It is a parable in the tradition of Stand and Deliver and Hoosiers—a story of one team and their accidental coach who became certain heroes to the whole community. For the past ten years, Siler City, North Carolina, has been at the front lines of immigration in the interior portion of the United States. Like a number of small Southern towns, workers come from traditional Latino enclaves across the United States, as well as from Latin American countries, to work in what is considered the home of industrial-scale poultry processing. At enormous risk, these people have come with the hope of a better life and a chance to realize their portion of the American Dream. But it isn’t always easy. Assimilation into the South is fraught with struggles, and in no place is this more poignant than in the schools. When Paul Cuadros packed his bags and moved south to study the impact of the burgeoning Latino community, he encountered a culture clash between the long-time residents and the newcomers that eventually boiled over into an anti-immigrant rally featuring former Klansman David Duke. It became Paul’s goal to show the growing numbers of Latino youth that their lives could be more than the cutting line at the poultry plants, that finishing high school and heading to college could be a reality. He needed to find something that the boys could commit to passionately, knowing that devotion to something bigger than them would be the key to helping the boys find where they fit in the world. The answer was soccer. But Siler City, like so many other small rural communities, was a football town, and long-time residents saw soccer as a foreign sport and yet another accommodation to the newcomers. After an uphill battle, the Jets soccer team at Jordan-Matthews High School was born. Suffering setbacks and heartbreak, the majority Latino team, in only three seasons and against all odds, |
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Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys: Professionals Writing on Life, Love, Money, and Sex $15.95 The only thing the writers in this book have in common is that they’ve exchanged sex for money. They’re PhDs and dropouts, soccer moms and jailbirds, $2,500-a-night call girls and $10 crack hos, and everything in between. This anthology lends a voice to an underrepresented population that is simultaneously reviled and worshipped.Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys is a collection of short memoirs, rants, confessions, nightmares, journalism, and poetry covering life, love, work, family, and yes, sex. The editors gather pieces from the world of industrial sex, including contributions from art-porn priestess Dr. Annie Sprinkle, best-selling memoirist David Henry Sterry (Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent), sex activist and musical diva Candye Kane, women and men right off the streets, girls participating in the first-ever National Summit of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth, and Ruth Morgan Thomas, one of the organizers of the European Sex Work, Human Rights, and Migration Conference.Sex is a billion-dollar industry. Meet the real people who are its flesh and blood. |
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Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys: Professionals Writing on Life, Love, Money, and Sex $15.95 The only thing the writers in this book have in common is that they’ve exchanged sex for money. They’re PhDs and dropouts, soccer moms and jailbirds, $2,500-a-night call girls and $10 crack hos, and everything in between. This anthology lends a voice to an underrepresented population that is simultaneously reviled and worshipped.Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys is a collection of short memoirs, rants, confessions, nightmares, journalism, and poetry covering life, love, work, family, and yes, sex. The editors gather pieces from the world of industrial sex, including contributions from art-porn priestess Dr. Annie Sprinkle, best-selling memoirist David Henry Sterry (Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent), sex activist and musical diva Candye Kane, women and men right off the streets, girls participating in the first-ever National Summit of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth, and Ruth Morgan Thomas, one of the organizers of the European Sex Work, Human Rights, and Migration Conference.Sex is a billion-dollar industry. Meet the real people who are its flesh and blood. |
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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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However Tall the Mountain: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home $17.99 Growing up in America, Awista Ayub had few real memories of Afghanistan, which her family had fled in 1979, when she was just two years old. After the fall of the Taliban, however, she felt called back to the homeland she barely knew. When young Ayub arrived, she did what she did best: She applied her talent for organized sports to founding a soccer league. The Afghan Youth Sports Exchange began with eight brave young women but has since expanded to 15 teams. Battling uphill against local bias against female athletics, the Sports Exchange developed not just passing and kicking skills but also teamwork, self-confidence, and feelings of self-worth. Ayub’s autobiographical However Tall the Mountain tells the story of a peaceful revolution in a land of continuing strife. |
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However Tall the Mountain: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home $23.99 Growing up in America, Awista Ayub had few real memories of Afghanistan, which her family had fled in 1979, when she was just two years old. After the fall of the Taliban, however, she felt called back to the homeland she barely knew. When young Ayub arrived, she did what she did best: She applied her talent for organized sports to founding a soccer league. The Afghan Youth Sports Exchange began with eight brave young women but has since expanded to 15 teams. Battling uphill against local bias against female athletics, the Sports Exchange developed not just passing and kicking skills but also teamwork, self-confidence, and feelings of self-worth. Ayub’s autobiographical However Tall the Mountain tells the story of a peaceful revolution in a land of continuing strife. |
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International Football (Soccer) Competitions By Continent $20.31 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: International Football (Soccer) Competitions in Africa, International Football (Soccer) Competitions in Asia, International Football (Soccer) Competitions in Europe, International Football (Soccer) Competitions in Oceania, International Football (Soccer) Competitions in South America, Football at the Bolivarian Games, Football at the Southeast Asian Games, Cecafa Cup, Football at the Asian Games, West Asian Football Federation Championship, Algarve Cup, Arab Nations Cup, Football at the 2005 West Asian Games, Wantok Cup, Nordic Football Championship, Saff Championship, Eco Cup, Football at the All-Africa Games, Udeac Championship, Baltic Cup, Victory Shield, South East Asia Youth Soccer Cup, Football at the East Asian Games, Alma Tv Cup, Cemac Cup, Indian Ocean Games, Malta International Football Tournament 2008, Swaziland Four Nations Tournament 2008, Cyprus Four Nations Football Tournament 2008, Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire, the Four Nations Tournament, African Military Cup, Colombo Cup, Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup, Legends Cup, Uniffac Cup. Excerpt: Football at the Bolivarian Games has been played since 1938. The first edition was the only one in which full national teams played for all countries. U-17 teams have been fielded recently in this quadrennial competition. A women’s tournament played by full national teams was added in 2005. (Bogotá, 1938) This was the only edition in which full national teams participated for every country. (Lima, 1947-48) There was a tie for second place and two silver medals were awarded. Only Bolivia and Venezuela fielded full national teams. (Caracas, 1951) (Barranquilla, 1961) (Quito/Guayaquil, 1965) (Maracaibo, 1970) (Panama City, 1973) There was a tie for third place and two bronze medals were… More: |
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Just Let the Kids Play: How to Stop Other Adults from Ruining Your Child’s Fun and Success in Youth Sports $12.95 “Bob’s message is a must for all parents and coaches. He challenges adults to understand their effect on youngsters, and that kids’ needs have to be met first.”Bob Trupin, Westport, CTThis is not just another book touting improved sportsmanship and better coaching to remedy the violence in youth sports today. Just Let the Kids Play is the first book to identify the youth sports systems as the cause of the problem, and offers practical ways to rebuild them so they better serve the physical and emotional needs of children.First-round NBA draft pick, part-time NBA scout and youth coach Bob Bigelow joins journalists Tom Moroney and Linda Hall to put youth sports under harsh review. They explain the controversial belief that elite traveling teams at young ages should be abolished and replaced with equal playing time, team parity and shortened seasons, among others. Focusing on soccer, basketball, baseball and hockey, they highlight ten programs nationwide where these principles are working, and offer ways to integrate them into existing programs without sacrificing a child’s chances for success. Soccer moms and hockey dads will discover that it really is possible to sleep in on Saturdays without sacrificing their child’s future! |
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Just Let the Kids Play: How to Stop Other Adults from Ruining Your Child’s Fun and Success in Youth Sports $12.95 “Bob’s message is a must for all parents and coaches. He challenges adults to understand their effect on youngsters, and that kids’ needs have to be met first.”Bob Trupin, Westport, CTThis is not just another book touting improved sportsmanship and better coaching to remedy the violence in youth sports today. Just Let the Kids Play is the first book to identify the youth sports systems as the cause of the problem, and offers practical ways to rebuild them so they better serve the physical and emotional needs of children.First-round NBA draft pick, part-time NBA scout and youth coach Bob Bigelow joins journalists Tom Moroney and Linda Hall to put youth sports under harsh review. They explain the controversial belief that elite traveling teams at young ages should be abolished and replaced with equal playing time, team parity and shortened seasons, among others. Focusing on soccer, basketball, baseball and hockey, they highlight ten programs nationwide where these principles are working, and offer ways to integrate them into existing programs without sacrificing a child’s chances for success. Soccer moms and hockey dads will discover that it really is possible to sleep in on Saturdays without sacrificing their child’s future! |
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KISS: Keep it Simple Soccer: How to coach youth soccer $0.99 John Fraher,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by John Fraher, via Smashwords |
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Kabul Girls Soccer Club: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home $14.99 Growing up in America, Awista Ayub had few real memories of Afghanistan, which her family had fled in 1979, when she was just two years old. After the fall of the Taliban, however, she felt called back to the homeland she barely knew. When young Ayub arrived, she did what she did best: She applied her talent for organized sports to founding a soccer league. The Afghan Youth Sports Exchange began with eight brave young women but has since expanded to 15 teams. Battling uphill against local bias against female athletics, the Sports Exchange developed not just passing and kicking skills but also teamwork, self-confidence, and feelings of self-worth. Ayub’s autobiographical However Tall the Mountain tells the story of a peaceful revolution in a land of continuing strife. |
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Korean American Sportspeople: Michelle Wie, James Yun, Hines Ward, Sonya Thomas, Richard Park, Jane Park, Anthony Kim, Christina Kim $21.79 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Michelle Wie, James Yun, Hines Ward, Sonya Thomas, Richard Park, Jane Park, Anthony Kim, Christina Kim, Ann Patrice Mcdonough, Naomi Nari Nam, Jeanette Lee, Anthony Kang, Kevin Na, Lily Lyoonjung Lee, Alex Yi, Tabitha Yim, Pilar Bosley, Toby Dawson, Terrmel Sledge, Sammy Lee, Eric Kimble, Tiffany Joh, John Lee, Wendell Kim, Daewon Song, Simon Cho, Eugene Chung. Excerpt: Alex Yi Alexander “Alex” Yi (born February 27, 1982 in Alexandria , Virginia ) is a retired American soccer defender who last played for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer . He is currently an NCAA coach at the University of Dayton . Playing career As a teenager, Yi was a member of Under-17 national team , and as such was part of the inaugural class of the USSF ‘s Bradenton Academy , along with other players such as Landon Donovan , DaMarcus Beasley , and Oguchi Onyewu . Upon graduating, he matriculated to UCLA , where he played college soccer in 2000 and 2001, where he started in 41 games and was named a third team All-American as a sophomore. He was named PAC-10 Player of the Year. Following his sophomore year Yi left UCLA to pursue a professional career in Europe; he signed with Royal Antwerp of the Belgian Jupiler League , a feeder club of Manchester United , before the start of the 2002-3 season. Yi disappointingly only appeared in four matches for Antwerp in the 2002-3 season, and, after appearing in only seven for the struggling club in the subsequent season, was released from his contract to pursue opportunities in America. Yi was coveted by several teams upon his return to the United States, most notably his hometown D.C. United , but was eventually allocated to F.C. Dallas through a weighted lottery on January 12, 2005. Yi has played for the U-17, U-20, and U-23 United States youth national |
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Liberty Bottle Works Water Bottle – 32 fl.oz., Screw Top, BPA-Free $18.38 2NDS , barely perceptible blemishes. Liberty Bottle Works’ water bottle is proudly made in the USA out of durable recycled aluminum with a food-grade coating. Simple to open, with a gradually tapered neck for easy drinking. Available Colors: SEA ME, BARK, SAFFRON, SHIRAZ, PINE, PURE, SMOKEY MOUNTAIN, CHOCOLATE, BIG SKY, PORTLAND, EDAMAME, PITCH, LAND, OCEAN, PATRIOT, MOLTEN, DESERT TAN, TRAFFIC JAM, ASSORTED, POWERUP, ALUMINUM, AZTEC, CRANBERRY, PARADISE FOUND, TAIGA, RAINIER, FREE WATER, TREE OF YOUTH, SAN FRANCISCO, CHICAGO, BLACK ZEBRA, SEATTLE, SKATE DOG, NYC SUBWAY, PIG IT, BOSTON, MONARCH, CODED FLOWER, WHAT NOW, RETRIEVER, URBAN FORREST, SKIER GIRL, MIXOLYDIAN, APPLEICIOUS, FLY DOGS, ZEBRAZINNA, MOUNTAIN GIRL, DIALOGUE, PLAY, CONCORD, CHAIN GANG, EMBER, GRAND CANYON, WOW FLAG, SPECIAL OPS, BUBBLY, SAR CITY, HAVEN, FLOATILLA, ESCAPE, D.C., KNOTTED UP BLACK, FLUTTER, BROWN DAYDREAM, LILY, SILVER HUNTER, FLIES, RAIN DANCE, BASKETBALL, POODLE, HANGOUT, PADDLER, WOODLAND, MOONLIGHT, RIPPLES, BASEBALL, FLOURISH, GEMS, SOCCER, BOM, DUKE, ALLURE BLACK, DENVER, FOURTEENER, IONIAN, TROLLING, REVOLUTION, TIGHTROPE, AMBROSE, REDLINE, PATROL, NATURE’S STAGE, FISHING, JOHN, BOTTOMS UP, AMMO, WORLD PEACE RED, FOOTBALL, SPROCKET SCIENCE, COLD LOTUS, WILD, ESSENCE, GROWTH, WASHINGTON D.C., ELK, MEELIE, TAN WOODLAND, TAN, LONGS PEAK, YOSEMITE, WOODSY, THIRST, ON BELAY, VORTEX, DENALI, BROWN RAINDANCE, MOTHER EARTH, REFRESH, CONCORD DAYDREAM, MOUNT WASHINGTON. |
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Libyan Sportspeople Introduction: Luis de Agustini, Salem Ibrahim Al Rewani, Asmahan Farhat, Khaled Hussein, Samir Al Wahaj, Ahmed Saad Osman $24.39 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Luis de Agustini, Salem Ibrahim Al Rewani, Asmahan Farhat, Khaled Hussein, Samir Al Wahaj, Ahmed Saad Osman, Hesham Shaban, Mohammad Za’abia, Nader Abdussalam Al Tarhouni, Ahmed Al Masli, Samir Aboud, Osama Al Hamady, Ahmed Zuway, Hesham Salem, Reyad Ellafi, Meftah Ghazalla, Younes Al Shibani, Walid Ali Osman, Naji Shushan, Mahmoud Maklouf, Abdulnaser Slil, Walid Mhadeb El Khatroushi, Ihaab Ghafir, Mohammed Al-Sharif, Mohamed Esnany, Arafa Nakuaa, Suleiman Ali Nashnush, Omar Daoud, Akram Ayyad, Rabe Al Msellati, Mansour Al Borki, Abdul-Wahed Mohammed, Ali Rahuma, Rabie El-Hoti, Reda Al Tawrghe, Marei Al Ramly, Mohammed Shahout, Nader Kara, Ahmed Saad Musbah, Yousef Mohammed, Hamdi Eishwain, Nabil Omran, Nagi El-Tomi, Mohammed Rahoma, Mohammed Mouldi, Mohamed Suleiman, Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi, Fathi Al-Khoga, Mohamed Khouaja, Haitham Abu Shah, Fatah Masoud, Abdesalam Kames, Mohamed Eshtiwi, Abdel Hakim Shelmani, Mohamed Ben Saleh, Yousef Alghoul, Ossama Chtiba, Ahmed Al Tawerghi, Osama Mohamed El Fezzani, Sa’ad Abdulhafeedh, Ya’aqoub Abdallah, Eslam El Karbal, Khalifa Al Meer, Izzeddine Al Mosrati, Ghasaan Al Maqini, Mohammed Al Maghrabi, Wisaam Al Zraidy, Ahmad Al Sagheer, Imaad Al Khafi, Tariq Essayd, Hussein Al Idrissy. Excerpt: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Arabic: ) is a soccer referee from Libya . He was selected as a referee for the CAF Champions League 2002 Final in Casablanca . He officiated several matches at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina . He also officiated two matches at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Abdesalam Kames is a Libyan football attacker who, as of 2006/2007 season is playing for Al Olympic Zaouia . He was a member of the Libyan 2006 African Nations Cup team, who |
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Maryland Terrapins Soccer Players: Taylor Twellman, Russell Payne, Danny Califf, Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis, Desmond Armstrong, Carmine Isacco $22.07 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Taylor Twellman, Russell Payne, Danny Califf, Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis, Desmond Armstrong, Carmine Isacco, Stephen King, Maurice Edu, Domenic Mediate, Steve Armas, Robbie Rogers, John Garvey, Seth Stammler, Clarence Goodson, Eric Brunner, Scott Buete, Michael Dello-Russo, Marc Burch, Jeremy Hall, Omar Gonzalez, Abe Thompson, A. J. Godbolt, Andy Kirk, Kenney Bertz, A. J. Delagarza, George Taratsides, Graham Zusi, Rodney Wallace, Jason Garey, Chris Lancos, Matt Kassel, Philip Salyer, Noah Palmer. Excerpt: A. J. DeLaGarza (born November 4, 1987 in Bryans Road, Maryland ) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer . Career Youth and College At the age of 12, DeLaGarza played for the DC United U-12 at the Danone Cup in France, under coach Dave Sarachan. He also played for Baltimore Casa Mia’s Boys, where he won 2 USYSA National Championships. In high school, DeLaGarza played at Henry E. Lackey High School in Indian Head, Maryland. DeLaGarza played college soccer at the University of Maryland, College Park . He was named College Soccer News Second Team All-Freshman after helping Maryland win the National Championship in 2005, and was named to the College Cup All-Tournament Team, was a Second Team All-ACC selection, and was his team’s Co-Most Valuable Defensive Player as he helped lead Maryland to the 2008 College Cup championship. Professional DeLaGarza was drafted in the second round (19th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy . He made his professional debut on March 22, 2009, in Galaxy’s first game of the 2009 MLS season against D.C. United . Following Sean Franklin ‘s mid-season hamstring injury, DeLaGarza played many games at the right side of Galaxy’s defence, ultimately clocking 1,754 minutes in his |
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More Than Goals:From Backyard Games to World Cup Competition $17.95 Experience the sport of soccer like never before! More Than Goals will take you inside each level of competition and development of the most successful U.S. men's soccer player ever. Coaches, teammates, and opponents recognize that Reyna's value on the field and to a squad extends far beyond the goal-scoring situations he creates. More Than Goals captures the consummate leader and captain's passion and knowledge for the game. You'll gain both an appreciation of what it takes to excel in the sport and insights on how to play it. Author Claudio Reyna has been a champion performer from youth club through professional levels. The following are among his accomplishments:-Two-time state champion and two-time Parade magazine High School Player of the Year at St. Benedict's Prep (New Jersey)-Three-time national champion and All-American, two-time Player of the Year, and College Player of the Century at the University of Virginia-Three-time World Cup competitor and World Cup all-star team selection in 2002-Captain of teams in top professional leagues in Germany, Scotland, and England Reyna is currently with Manchester City of the English Premier League and is also the U.S. national team captain. |
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My Soccer Guide: Team Tactical Guide: The Professional Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer $28.78 Matt Avellino, Created by Keith McElwain, Created by Paige Piskin, Created by D. J. Akers,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by CreateSpace |
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Nepalese Football Clubs: New Road Team, Nepal Police Club, Manang Marsyangdi Club, Three Star Club, Ranipokhari Corner Team, Machhindra Fc $9.25 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: New Road Team, Nepal Police Club, Manang Marsyangdi Club, Three Star Club, Ranipokhari Corner Team, Machhindra Fc, Sankata Boys Sports Club, Friends Club, Brigade Boys Club. Excerpt: New Road Team is a Nepalese sports club, most widely known for its soccer achievements. The club is located in Katmandu. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Nepal A- Division League soccer. Besides soccer, the club is involved in cricket, billiard etc. N.R.T. was established in 1991 BS (1934 AD) . Besides sports, the club was also active in mobilizing youth against the autocratic Rana regime . N.R.T. is the oldest existing club in the Nepal. The executive body has 17 members executive committee to formulate annual plans and programs. In addition, N.R.T. has a committee of patrons comprising 30 Veteran members of the club. They monitor the executive committee and pursue to follow the annual plans and programs. However, they do not interfere in day-to-day administration of the club. N.R.T. has about 200 voting members, 100 non-voting members and 50 players members. 1978, 1995 1985 1998 1986: Qualifying Stage1997: First Round Royalties of Nepal like HRH Prince Himalaya Bir Bikram Shah and HRH Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah played for NRT . The events are as follows … More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7655591 |
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New York Express: Shep Messing, Rick Davis, Chris Whyte, Mark Liveric, Oscar Albuquerque, Kazbek Tambi, Marcelo Carrera, Njego Pesa, Tom Mulroy $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Shep Messing, Rick Davis, Chris Whyte, Mark Liveric, Oscar Albuquerque, Kazbek Tambi, Marcelo Carrera, Njego Pesa, Tom Mulroy, Andranik Eskandarian, Fred Grgurev, Amr Aly, Kevin Maher. Excerpt: This article is about the former indoor soccer team. The New York Express were a soccer team based out of Uniondale, New York that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League . They played only one season, the 1985-1986 season. Their home arena was Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum . They were owned by Stan Henry.The Express were an expansion team for the 1986-87 season, owned in part by New York Cosmos goalie Shep Messing , who saw limited action for the team. The Express also featured former Cosmos star and U.S. National Team player Rick Davis and Iran National Team Star Andranik Eskandarian . The team managed only a 3-23 record and folded at the All-Star Break due to financial problems.Roster Former coaches References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Amr Aly Amr Aly (born August 1, 1962) is a retired American soccer forward . He attended Columbia University where he won the 1984 Hermann Trophy as the college player of the year.He was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Soccer Team and earned a total 8 caps , scoring no goals between 1984 and 1985. He was a member of the U.S. National Soccer Team 1980-1987, including the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia. He scored two of the U.S. team’s four goals in the 1980 China Great Wall Tournament. In 1987, he also played two games at the Pan American Games , but these are not considered full internationals.After graduating from Columbia, Amr played indoor soccer for the New York Cosmos , LA Lazers and New York Express for its single season in 1985-1986. He also played a single outdoor season in 1989 |
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Oregon State Beavers Men’s Soccer Players: Robbie Findley, Ryan Johnson, Nick Webb, Jim Brazeau, Bryan Jordan, Alan Gordon, Greg Howes $10.18 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Appearances (Goals). National team caps and goals correct as of February 25, 2010Robbie Findley (born August 4, 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer. Findley attended Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was named First Team All-State in 2002 and 2003 as well as Northeast Valley Player of the Year both seasons, and broke the school record for goals in a season with twenty-seven in his senior year. He led Shadow Mountain to the 5A Arizona state tournament quarterfinals in 2003. Findley played his youth soccer for the national powerhouse Sereno Golden Eagles. With Sereno, he won eight consecutive Arizona state championships, four Region IV championships, and reached the prestigious Dallas Cup finals. Sereno also competed in the USYSA National Championships in three straight years: 2002, 2003 and 2004. Findley was awarded the Golden Boot at the 2003 National Championships as Sereno took second place. At Sereno, Findley was teammates with current MLS players Michael Gavin, Brandon McDonald and Rob Valentino. Findley tallied 28 goals (10 game-winners) and 15 assists for 71 points at Oregon State. He earned All-Pacific-10 honors in all four seasons and was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2003. He was named an NSCAA All-Far West selection three times, and finished his Oregon State career as the career leader in game-winning goals and also ranking third in goals, third in points, and fourth in assists. Findley also played for Boulder Rapids Reserve in the USL Premier Development League in the summers of 2005 and 2006 along with former Oregon State teammate and Jamaica midfielder Ryan Johnson. Findley recorded sixteen goals in eighteen games in th… More: |
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Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town $15.79 The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American townClarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston’s streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all colors playing soccer in any open space they could find. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a youth soccer team to unify Clarkston’s refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees.Set against the backdrop of an American town that without its consent had become a vast social experiment, Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the lives of a diverse group of young people as they miraculously coalesce into a band of brothers, while also drawing a fascinating portrait of a fading American town struggling to accommodate its new arrivals. At the center of the story is fiery Coach Luma, who relentlessly drives her players to success on the soccer field while holding together their lives—and the lives of their families—in the face of a series of daunting challenges.This fast-paced chronicle of a single season is a complex and inspiring tale of a small town becoming a global community—and an account of the ingenious and complicated ways we create a home in a changing world. |
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Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town $13.99 The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American townClarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston’s streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all colors playing soccer in any open space they could find. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a youth soccer team to unify Clarkston’s refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees.Set against the backdrop of an American town that without its consent had become a vast social experiment, Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the lives of a diverse group of young people as they miraculously coalesce into a band of brothers, while also drawing a fascinating portrait of a fading American town struggling to accommodate its new arrivals. At the center of the story is fiery Coach Luma, who relentlessly drives her players to success on the soccer field while holding together their lives—and the lives of their families—in the face of a series of daunting challenges.This fast-paced chronicle of a single season is a complex and inspiring tale of a small town becoming a global community—and an account of the ingenious and complicated ways we create a home in a changing world. |
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Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town $10.99 Warren St. John,NOOK Book (eBook) – Youth Edition, English-language edition,Pub by Random House Children’s Books on 09-11-2012 |
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Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town $19.99 Warren St. John,Library Binding – Youth Edition, English-language edition,Pub by Random House Children’s Books on 09-11-2012 |
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Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town $16.99 Warren St. John,Hardcover – Youth Edition, English-language edition,Pub by Random House Children’s Books on 09-11-2012 |
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Pat Kelch $53.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pat Kelch (born 5 May 1966 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player who was born in Dublin.Kelch was a defender who played for St Patricks Athletic and Bohemian F.C. amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He began his career at Manchester United where his team mates in the youth team included David Platt. He never made the breakthrough to the first team and returned to Ireland. A solid full back, he signed for Bohs in August 1993 . |
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Pennsylvania Quakers Coaches: Penn Quakers Football Coaches, Penn Quakers Men’s Basketball Coaches, Pennsylvania Quakers Soccer Coaches $24.11 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Penn Quakers Football Coaches, Penn Quakers Men’s Basketball Coaches, Pennsylvania Quakers Soccer Coaches, Bert Bell, Mike Murphy, Sol Metzger, John Heisman, Ken Doherty, Rollie Massimino, Fran Dunphy, Chuck Daly, Carl Sheldon Williams, Fran Mccaffery, Andy Smith, John Audino, Al Bagnoli, Blondy Wallace, George Washington Woodruff, Bob Folwell, Chuck Priore, Glen Miller, Jimmy Mills, Craig Littlepage, Steve Donahue, Ed Foley, Digger Phelps, Dick Anderson, David Gould, Tom Gilmore, Steve Baumann, Tony Demeo, Larry Glueck, Jeff Reinebold, Woody Wagenhorst, Lud Wray, Fran O’hanlon, Bob Maxwell, Bill Schmitz, Jerry Berndt, Dave Duke, George Brooke, Bob Odell, Harvey Harman. Excerpt: Michael Charles “Mike” Murphy (February 26, 1860 June 4, 1913) was an athletic trainer and coach at Yale University (18871889, 18921896, 19011905), the Detroit Athletic Club (18891892), the University of Michigan (1891), the University of Pennsylvania (18961901, 19051913), and the New York Athletic Club (18901900). He also coached the American track athletes at the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1908, and 1912. He also spent a year in approximately 1884 as the trainer of heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan. The Washington Post in 1913 called Murphy “the father of American track athletics.” He was considered the premier athletic trainer of his era and was said to have “revolutionized the methods of training athletes and reduced it to a science.” He is credited with establishing many innovative techniques for track and field, including the crouching start for sprinters. Accounts concerning Murphy’s youth differ. He was born in February 1860 either in Southboro, Westboro or Natick, Massachusetts. He was the son of Irish immigrants, a man “of humble birth and scant … More: |
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People From Marston Green: Terry Cooke, Mike le Han, Simon Black, Terry Fleming, Miles Hunt, Mohammed Amjad, Haydn Thomas $8.78 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Terence John “Terry” Cooke (born 5 August 1976 in Marston Green in Solihull) is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United, but struggled to break into the first team and had loan spells with Sunderland, Birmingham City and Wrexham before moving to United’s local rivals Manchester City in 1999. He also failed to make an impact at City and again went on loan to Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Grimsby Town. The loan to Grimsby became permanent in 2002, but he only remained there for a year before rejoining Sheffield Wednesday for a season. In 2005, Cooke’s career took him out of England for the first time as he joined Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids. In four years with the team, he made more than 100 appearances, but he was deemed to be surplus to requirements at the end of the 2009 MLS season and released from his contract. As a free agent, he was picked up by Australian side North Queensland Fury. Cooke also made four appearances for the England Under-21 side. Cooke, who was born in Birmingham and grew up as a Birmingham City supporter, came up through the youth system of Manchester United and scored the penalty that clinched the FA Youth Cup in 1995, but only appeared in eight first team matches with the club. Cooke was a part of the Old Trafford youth setup that sprouted players such as David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs in the same period. He made his debut in a Premier League match against Bolton Wanderers in September 1995, and provided the cross for a Ryan Giggs goal, and found himself being tipped for a bright future. He then scored in the second leg of United’s League Cup aggregate defeat to York City at Bootham Crescent in early October. However, he only made six more games … More: |
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People From Rosetown, Saskatchewan: Rob Friend, Marilyn Faye Parney, Eldon Woolliams, Sherry Middaugh, Robert Ogle, Randy Ireland $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rob Friend, Marilyn Faye Parney, Sherry Middaugh, Eldon Woolliams, Robert Ogle, Amy Vermeulen, Randy Ireland, Tom Towns, Walter H. Farquharson, Walter Aseltine. Excerpt: Appearances (Goals). National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2010Rob Friend (born 23 January 1981, in Rosetown, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian football forward who currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga. As a teenager Friend tried many sports at a high level including volleyball, tennis, hockey, rugby. At 17, Friend decided to concentrate on soccer. He sometimes wishes he concentrated on soccer earlier on and sees his development as still ongoing. “Others reach a certain level at an early age, but for me I am still developing today”, he says. “Therefore I’ll often work on things after practice. Things that I missed out on as a youth, to help me improve. Since I decided on soccer, I become better and better and always work harder to improve myself further”. Friend played college soccer at University of California, Santa Barbara. As a senior on the UCSB soccer team, Friend scored in 12 consecutive matches which ranks 4th in NCAA history. After he graduated, Friend was drafted in the 4th Round, 35th Overall, of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire. Instead of playing for the Fire, he decided to play in Norway. Together with fellow countryman Patrice Bernier, he was signed by Moss F.K.. In the middle of 2004, he was signed by Molde F.K. where he played 6 matches and scored 2 goals. Before the expiration of his contract with Molde F.K., and after he helped Molde F.K. win the Norwegian Men’s Football Cup, he was transferred to SC Heerenveen on a 4 year contract. After making 19 appearances with Heerenveen and scoring 5 goals, he was loaned t… More: |
