Skills and Strategies for Coaching Soccer PDF

THE FIRST EDITION of this book was published in 1990 and was immediately popular throughout English-speaking nations such as the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.

It is also distributed by the Australian FA as one of their recommended coaching books.

This second edition, with the help of Dick Bate, currently the director of elite coaching courses for the English Football Association, has been completely revised.

We have added several new sections, in particular a chapter on tactics and teamwork, and all the skills chapters now include a section devoted to developing the talents of your all-star players.

Other chapters incorporate developments in modern thinking regarding fitness and conditioning as well as nutrition and diet.

The main focus of the book has not altered. It was meant to be a coachfriendly book, and it still is.

We share the ideas and methods we have found to be successful with players of all levels of ability.

It is designed specifically to help parents, especially those who coach youth soccer teams, perhaps including their own children; students and specialist teachers; and all who wish to gain qualifications awarded by their national coaching organizations.

We have retained the original four parts because each one is significant in its own right. Collectively, they cover all aspects of coaching.

Part I addresses the development of a personal coaching philosophy and describes how to work with both individuals and groups.

Part II offers a complete understanding of how to introduce and develop the basic skills of the game to players of all levels of ability, from beginners to all-stars.

Part III addresses tactics, team formations, and the principles of play and explains how to judge whether your team is playing well.

Finally, in part IV, we offer advice on team management skills, physical and mental preparation, working with problem players, fitness and conditioning, and diet and nutrition.