Synopses & Reviews
If you're going to coach your first soccer team, you know you've got a lot to learn about teaching kids this unfamiliar sport. If you coach soccer now, you want to improve your team. If your son or daughter plays soccer, you want to know what good coaching is all about. This is the book for you!
Jim San Marco (head soccer coach at the highly successful Edgemont High School program in New York State) and Kurt Aschermann (coauthor with Gerard O'Shea of Coaching Kids to Play Baseball and Softball) have written this friendly, easy-to-use, fully illustrated guide that teaches you how to run a successful soccer team -- from setting up the first practice to choosing calisthenics to running individual and team skill drills to getting everyone a ride home at the end of the game.
Emphasizing that helping kids to have fun and learn about team spirit, competition, and themselves is far more important than winning games, the authors detail every step of building a soccer team that plays well and plays healthy. Instructions are fully illustrated with photos and diagrams:
* Teaching the rules
* Pre-practice preparation
* Choosing the right equipment
* Evaluating talent and assigning positions
* Drills and exercises to teach fundamentals
* Offensive and defensive tactics
* Game strategies
You may not have played much soccer or know much about it, but Coaching Kids to Play Soccer will teach you everything you need to know. Don't start your season without it!
Synopsis
COACHES AND PARENTS OF SOCCER PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU! andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; 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: andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; and#149; SETTING UP THE FIRST PRACTICE andlt;BRandgt; and#149; TEACHING THE BASICS andlt;BRandgt; and#149; DEVELOPING SKILL THROUGH DRILLS AND EXERCISES andlt;BRandgt; and#149; LEARNING THE RULES andlt;BRandgt; and#149; ENCOURAGING FAIR PLAY AND HEALTHY COMPETITION andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; 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. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the game, andlt;iandgt;Coaching Kids to Play Soccerandlt;/iandgt; has the answers to every coach's questions. Don't start the season without it!
Synopsis
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!
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Jim San Marcoandlt;/bandgt; was a teacher, athletic director, and coach at Edgemont High School in Scarsdale, New York, who finished his eighteen-year soccer coaching career with a 211-67-24 soccer record. He was recognized as the Section I Soccer Coach of the Year, New York State Section I Athletic Director of the Year, and he has served as a New York State soccer coaching clinician and a New York State Physical Education Convention speaker. He lives in Briarcliff Manor, New York.andlt;bandgt;Kurt Aschermannandlt;/bandgt; is currently helping to launch Charity Partners, a firm that creates fund-raising platforms for national charities, and he is a sought-after speaker, workshop leader, and consultant. A physical educator and coach, Kurt is also coauthor of andlt;Iandgt;Coaching Kids to Play Baseball and Softball,andlt;/iandgt; also published by Fireside. He is a graduate of Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;CONTENTSandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Forewordandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Prefaceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;1.andlt;/Bandgt; It's All Yours, Coachandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;2.andlt;/Bandgt; General Guidelines for Parents, Players and Coachesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;3.andlt;/Bandgt; Pre-Practice Preparationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;4.andlt;/Bandgt; 25 Important Things Your Players Should Knowandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;5.andlt;/Bandgt; The Rules of the Game and Dimensions of the Fieldandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;6.andlt;/Bandgt; Jugglingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;7.andlt;/Bandgt; The Skills of Soccerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;8.andlt;/Bandgt; Exercises to Improve Skillsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;9.andlt;/Bandgt; Goalkeepingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;10.andlt;/Bandgt; Offensive Tacticsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;11.andlt;/Bandgt; Defensive Tacticsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;12.andlt;/Bandgt; Restartsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;13.andlt;/Bandgt; Systems of Playandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;14.andlt;/Bandgt; Pre-Game Check Listandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;15.andlt;/Bandgt; Practice and Pre-Game Warm-up Routineandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Some Concluding Thoughtsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Glossaryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;General Resources