Written by soccer great and championship Stanford coach Bobby Clark, COACHING YOUTH SOCCER: THE BAFFLED PARENT'S GUIDE tells you how, starting at point zero, an uninitiated coach can meld kids into a team and help them enjoy one of the most rewarding experiences of their youth. (In the end, you may be the one who reaps the biggest reward, as you watch kids learn and grow in an experience they'll treasure for a lifetime.)

Packed with drills and tips for practice and game days The fun and easy way(r) to kick-start your soccer coaching skills Volunteering 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 to \nUnderstand soccer rules Develop a coaching philosophy Teach soccer fundamentals Run great practices Lead your team during a game Communicate effectively with parents

People talk about sports from a technical and tactical standpoint, but it's only a tiny part of coaching. The best sports coaches get their success because of their ability to connect and relate to their athletes. The experiences athletes have generally come from the environment created by the coach. As a coach, you can help optimise this environment by the way you connect with your athletes, and how you communicate to them.‘Gold Dust: How To Become A More Effective Coach, Quickly’ delves deeper into the importance of building connections in sporting environments, and how you can do it. The foundations, skills, techniques and behaviours within the book will enable you to create an environment that makes for a better experience for you and your athletes.This book has got stories and experiences from coaches at the top of their game across different sports, including First Team Managers, Head Coaches, Academy Managers and Elite Youth Coaches.You will learn techniques around:•How you can optimise your athletes learning•How you can optimise your athletes performance•How you can optimise the environment you coach in•How you can make your athletes feel better about what it is they doJust imagine if you could become a more highly effective coach through the use of connection and communication.This book is dedicated to Dick Bate. The footballing circle lost a pioneer, a maverick and one of the finest coach educators the World has seen when Dick passed away in April 2018. The thousands of coaches that had the pleasure to observe his captivating sessions were in the presence of greatness. His sessions were constantly filled with unparalleled technical detail that always ignited the imagination of those present. In dedication to Dick, 10% of profits from this book will be donated to The Giles’ Trust, the brain tumour fund within the University Hospital Birmingham Charity.

An essential guide for female soccer players, and their coachesProviding those coaches of female teams with important information that is directly relevant to the specific needs of their players, this overview is aimed at the experience and inexperienced alike. It is full of practical ideas for establishing an effective environment for female players. It covers all the technical foundations: ball mastery, passing, running and dribbling, heading, shooting and finishing, the principles of defense and attack, goalkeeping, footwork and movement, shot stopping, saving the ball, distribution, and dealing with crosses and high balls. Coaches will learn how the game should be taught, how the coaching environment can be adjusted to fit the needs of female players, the strategies and tactics that best suit female players, physical fitness, medical issues, nutrition, and the mental game.

The mark of a great coach is a constant desire to learn and grow. A hunger to use whatever can make them better. The best-selling author of Teach Like a Champion and Reading Reconsidered brings his considerable knowledge about the science of classroom teaching to the sports coaching world to create championship caliber coaches on the court and field. What great classroom teachers do is relevant to coaches in profound ways. After all, coaches are at their core teachers. Lemov knows that coaches face many of the same challenges found in the classroom, so the science of learning applies equally to them. Unfortunately, coaches and organizations have a mixed level of understanding of the research and study of the science of learning. Sometimes coaches and organizations build their teaching on myths and platitudes more than science. Sometime there isn’t any science applied at all. While there are thousands of books and websites a coach can consult to better understand technical and tactical aspects of the game, there is nothing for a coach to consult that explicitly examines the teaching problems on the field, the court, the rink, and the diamond. Until now. Intended to offer lessons and guidance that are applicable to coaches of any sporting endeavor including everyone from parent volunteers to professional coaches and private trainers, Lemov brings the powerful science of learning to the arena of sports coaching to create the next generation of championship caliber coaches.

Making Youth Soccer Fun! Ages 4 to 8 is a coaching guide that will give any parent, volunteer, or a beginner in coaching all of the basic tools to teach and coach youth soccer players, both boys and girls, from ages 4 to approximately 8. (If you are coaching older groups try my other book Making Youth Soccer Fun! Ages 8 To 10, also on Amazon and Kindle.) The drills and activities are useful for both outdoor and indoor soccer. If you are worried that you lack general knowledge of soccer, its techniques, and the rules of the game, or do not know how to run a practice session for 4 to 8-year-olds — fear no more! This book also will help you with:•General approaches on how to coach and engage young players•Team management advice on communication, coordinators, parents, forms, etc.•Quick-and-easy-to-apply practice activities•Straightforward answers to some critical soccer questions•Game day logistics•Formations•Understanding the basic rules of soccer•25 Pro Tips to simplify your coaching efforts•Over 30 detailed practice activities with diagrams to get you through an entire season and more!Finally, a soccer book written in easy-to-read terms that provides the basics of teaching young players the game of soccer for both new and more experienced coaches.Coach Paul Sabiston, a veteran soccer player and coach, has played or coached youth soccer for over 35 years at all levels, including playing collegiate soccer at Wake Forest University. This book is the first in the series of Making Youth Soccer Fun! — that includes books for soccer coaches and young players alike. Check out his website at www.psabistonbooks.com.

The Complete Keeper is a practical goalkeeper training handbook that truly delivers: Instead of bogging down with long-winded discussions of theory, it has more than 240 clearly illustrated exercises and practice games which provide virtually infinite variations for effective youth goalkeeper training. It is a rich resource for soccer coaches who know that goalkeeper training must be taken just as seriously as field player training. The book includes descriptions of basic goalkeeping techniques, in detail and with plenty of photos. Special attention is paid to the tactical aspects of the position and all bases are covered, from elements of training to the little things that make the difference between good goalkeeping and great goalkeeping. Although this book is primarily intended for coaches of youth soccer teams, the vast majority of the exercises are appropriate for adults as well.

Ever get a little overwhelmed by trying to think of what to teach your team in practice?Wish you had a book that was quick to read that doubled your confidence by pointing out the most important things to focus on with your team?Want to learn the #1 thing to build the bond between you and a player that takes less than 5 seconds.Ever have difficult players or parent(s) of a player and wish you knew the steps how to handle them in a way that is a win-win for both parties?If any of these situations describe where you are at, you are not alone. Working with the directors of your club, managing the expectations of your players’ parents, and making an enjoyable experience for the players while also wanting to win is not an easy feat. I am impressed that you are taking up this sometimes thankless position as you are making a difference in your players’ lives, even if they do not verbally tell you.As the coach, you are the leader of the team and should lead by example. The harder you work, the harder your team will work. There is not a perfect way to coach and it normally takes time to find the style that works best for you and motivates your players. This book will help you in that process.This book is NOT intended to be a complete guide on coaching because if you have ever coached, you realize that everything to know could not be contained in one book. Other author’s tend to fill up their pages with coaching tips for various situations, but never really say which things to know are the most important and will make the biggest difference for your team. This book does exactly that. This book’s main aim is to point out and provide help with the most important areas for you, the coach, to succeed with your team. In an ideal world, you have an infinite amount of time to work with your players. However, we both know that you hardly get enough practices each year and the players’ attention spans can make the practices even more limited.Therefore, this book details the most important 20% of coaching points to help you get 80% of the results. This book details various coaching styles, ways to get the team to respect you even more, and work hard for you. This book does not cover the technical aspects of soccer such as how to pass the ball, shoot properly, perform a foot skill. Other books in the Understand Soccer Series have been created to cover those subjects and are also available on Amazon.com.Outcomes of applying the facts in this book:-Have the terrific feeling where you are working with your players’ parents instead of against them.-Know the advantages and disadvantages of the major formations to ensure that you are using the best formation for your team to win. -Understand the #1 technique to make sure all your advice is followed and not just heard, which is a major struggle for most coaches. Why does learning these things matter?Well, building your soccer knowledge grows your coaching confidence. Coaching-esteem is key for you, the coach, to build the belief in yourself to know how to handle the difficult situations that can arise when coaching.It is time for your Soccer Coaching to reach the next level. Become the coach that changes every game from here on out and the coach whose team every player wants to be on. Pick up your copy today by clicking BUY NOW.

In Masters of Modern Soccer, Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl asks: How do some of the game's smartest figures master the craft of soccer? By profiling players in every key position (American phenomenon Christian Pulisic, Mexican superstar Javier "Chicharito" Hernández, Belgium's Vincent Kompany, Spain's Xabi Alonso, Germany's Manuel Neuer) and management (Belgium coach Roberto Martínez and Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc), Wahl reveals how elite players and coaches strategize on and off the field and execute in high pressure game situations.Masters of Modern Soccer is the definitive thinking fan's guide to modern soccer. For a supporter of any team, from the U.S. national teams to Manchester United, or any competition, from Mexico's Liga MX to the World Cup, this book reveals what players and managers are thinking before, during, and after games and delivers a true behind-the-scenes perspective on the inner workings of the sport's brightest minds. America's premier soccer journalist, Grant Wahl, follows world-class players from across the globe examining how they do their jobs. This access imbues Masters of Modern Soccer with deep insight from the players on how goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and forwards function individually and as a unit to excel and win. Wahl also shadows a manager and director of soccer as they juggle the challenges of coaching, preparation, and the short- and long-term strategies of how to identify and acquire talent and deploy it on the field. A book that will stand the test of time, Masters of Modern Soccer is the most in-depth analysis of the craft of soccer ever written for the American fan. For any fan, player, coach, or sideline enthusiast, this book will change the way they watch the game.

Are you looking to take your kids' soccer game (under 15 years) to the next level?Note: The author has coached teams to finals of national competitions - his teams have played at St George's Park, the home of English soccer, twice. He was invited to be a part of the expert panel when the Government re-wrote the curriculum for sport in school in 2010. He has coached across wide ages, but his main experience is ages 8-13, and within that 9-11. All of the drills are ones he has used; his teams were not selective, just normal school sides. All these drills can be adapted by a good coach for any age.Soccer is the most popular team sport in the world. It is perfect for kids to play. It is safe, simple and the skills required can be easily acquired. Becoming an expert player requires high levels of dedication, natural athleticism and innate skills. Any girl or boy can take to the sport and find enjoyment at their own level.It is for this reason that the game is escalating to such a rapid extent in the US. And it is why the need for coaches and players is growing continuously and rapidly. After all, who would not turn down the chance for their kids to keep physically fit, to allow their natural competitiveness to be channelled in an organized way, to be kept busy in a manner that is both productive and worthwhile? In addition to this, soccer develops dexterity, problem solving, collaboration, friendship, respect, self-discipline, team spirit and sportsmanship. All of which are life skills that are best acquired young.But there is so much to learn for youngsters who wish to become soccer players at a good club level. Shooting, defending, pressing, passing, controlling the ball, the laws of the game (even professionals struggle at times with the offside law as do, it sometimes seems, the referees themselves). And more important than all of these, children must learn about the spirit of soccer. Fair play and the sportsmanship mentioned above. This is especially so for today's youngsters facing all the pressures of growing up in a challenging world driven by the twin pressures of consumerism and social media.Here's What's Included In This Book:\nThe 7 different kinds of skills that kids need to learn in soccer\nHow Ball Control Skills escalate the level of your kids soccer game\n6 Passing Drills that will improve team cohesion quickly\nOffensive Tips, Tricks and Drills that will make your team win\n6 Drills that will make your kids get to defend in numbers and strength\nHow to get kids to learn from the pros on TV\n6 Drills that will make your kids get to defend in numbers and strength\n5 Dribbling Tips and Drills that will make your kid stand out\nHow the Mental Side of Soccer will improve your kids social and life skills\n What Parents must do during soccer practice and games\n\nScroll up and Download Now

This book gives you a rare opportunity to use Pep Guardiola's Practices (attacking combinations and attacking positional patterns of play) and learn from one of the best coaches in the history of football.\nThe 88 Attacking Combinations and Attacking Positional Patterns of Play included are taken direct from Pep Guardiola's training sessions at Manchester City, Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona.\nThis is your chance to practice and apply Pep Guardiola’s exact attacking combinations and patterns of play direct from his training sessions, getting your team to reproduce his magnificent style of play.\nFind out why Pep Guardiola marks out zones on the training pitch and how he uses them to practice his unique positional patterns of play, maximise space, disorganise the opposition and move the ball into dangerous attacking areas (“Half Spaces”).\nPEP GUARDIOLA PRACTICE TOPICS INCLUDED \n\n60 Attacking Positional Patterns of Play in the 4-3-3 and 3-5-2 Formations (50 Manchester City, 3 Bayern Munich & 7 FC Barcelona) \n28 Attacking Combination Practices (8 Manchester City, 10 Bayern Munich & 10 FC Barcelona) \nPEP GUARDIOLA PRACTICE EXAMPLES \nPassing Combination and Aerial Pass in Behind for a Third Man Run Fast Combination Play with Lay-off, Overlap Run, Cross and Finish Switching Play for the Wing Back to Receive in Behind with Overlap Run Both Forwards Drop Back to Combine + Attacking Midfielder’s Third Man Run Fast Combination Play + Short Diagonal Aerial Pass in Behind

COACHES AND PARENTS OF SOCCER PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU! Revised and updated with new information, drills, diagrams, and photos, this friendly, easy-to-use, fully illustrated guide shows coaches how to run a successful soccer team - no matter how much experience they have or what level of soccer they coach. From building a roster to making sure everyone has a ride home at the end of the game and everything in between: SETTING UP THE FIRST PRACTICE TEACHING THE BASICS DEVELOPING SKILL THROUGH DRILLS AND EXERCISES LEARNING THE RULES ENCOURAGING FAIR PLAY AND HEALTHY COMPETITION Emphasizing that kids should have fun, stay active, and learn about team spirit and competition, win or lose, the authors detail every step of building a soccer team that plays well and plays healthy, while having a great time. Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the game, Coaching Kids to Play Soccer has the answers to every coach's questions. Don't start the season without it!