How to get a kick out of coaching kids` soccer Each year, 6.1 million kids aged 6 to 17 play soccer for more than 25 days a year, and each of their teams needs a coach. In many cases, the coach is a parent or adult volunteer who may not have any previous coaching (or even soccer) experience. This book provides these volunteers with a crash course in soccer and coaching fundamentals. It provides an easy-to-understand overview of soccer rules, positions, and strategies as well as imaginative, enjoyable drills to help kids improve their kicking, dribbling, headers, and play-making. And, there`s lots of advice on typical coaching challenges, from handling substitutions and playing time to encouraging good sportsmanship and involving parents. The National Alliance For Youth Sports is America`s leading advocate for positive and safe sports for children. The Alliance provides a wide range of programs for volunteer coaches, professional and volunteer administrators, officials, parents, and young athletes. Greg Bach (West Palm Beach, FL) is Director of Communications for the National Alliance for Youth Sports.
Coach Girls for Success on and off the FieldGirls rule! Coaching girls' soccer is a challenge and also a wonderful experience. Witness a game-winning penalty kick or a goalie who saves an almost unstoppable ball, and you can't help but be inspired. The ef
Created by the American Sport Education Program and U.S. Youth Soccer, the fifth edition of Coaching Youth Soccer provides the keys to attacking and defending successfully, along with a chapter on goalkeeping, and includes position-specific guidance. The book features the use of both skills and drills type activities, and small-sided games to help the new coach or the parent of a young player. It includes sample training plans for U6, U8, U10, U12 and U14. Original.
