Coaching Youth Soccer: An Essential Guide for Parents and Coaches

COACHING YOUTH SOCCER is the perfect handbook for parents and coaches of youth soccer teams (particularly those who have little or no knowledge of the game and are daunted by the task of teaching it to a group of kids). The first section looks at the role of the coach, providing simple, sensible guidelines for how to best teach children, with an emphasis on repetition, praise, constructive criticism and, of course, fun. The second section covers basic-skills development through a series of exercises, from simple passes to the correct method of heading a ball. The third section focuses on creating practice sessions for different age groups, warming up, and dealing with injuries, as well as a comprehensive guide to the rules of the game. Fully illustrated with clear, useful line drawings, COACHING YOUTH SOCCER will take the novice coach through season after successful season.