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by Juan Pablo Lombana (Author), Zamie Casazola (Illustrator)
All you wanted to know about soccer and were afraid to ask!
64 pages full of fascinating facts about soccer and its history. From the earliest game played in China 2000 years ago to the richest soccer player of today, from the origin of the word "soccer" to the strangest injuries ever seen in a game, this book rocks with loads of anecdotes and trivia that will make you the best-informed soccer fan ever!Just in time for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, when the whole world will be suffering from soccermania!64 páginas llenas de datos fascinantes sobre el fútbol y su historia. Desde el juego parecido al fútbol que se jugaba en China hace dos mil años hasta el futbolista mejor pagado de la actualidad, pasando por la edad de oro del fútbol femenino, las lesiones más extrañas jamás sufridas, el origen de la palabra "soccer" y mucho más.Justo a tiempo para la Copa Mundial de Brasil, 2014, cuando el mundo entero se contagia de futbolmanía!Author Biography
Juan Pablo Lombana is a writer, editor, and producer. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Zamie Casazola was born in Huaral, Peru. He lived in Miami since he was 8 years old and later moved to New York to study Architecture at Pratt Institute. His passion for painting and illustration were first nurtured at a young age by his grandfather, who gave him his first sketchbook and a set of tools to draw with. He now lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and his pet Thug the Pug.
by Justo Borrero (Illustrator), Danielle R. Lindner (Author)
The Preschoolbuds are very excited to learn how to play soccer, but when it comes time to choose teams, Sofia the Snail is left out. Her friends think she's too slow and really don't want her on their team. But they are the ones that have a tough time learning how to play with just their feet and hands to move the ball. Sofia surprises everyone as she slowly inches toward the goal with the soccer ball on her head and scores for her team. The Preschoolbuds realize with the help of Gym Teacher Mr. Flipp, that everyone has special talents and everyone should be included. Being a good team player and having good sportsmanship starts from the minute you head onto the field.
by Ace McCloud (Author)
Are you tired of your opponents running circles around you? Do you wish you could score more goals?
Whether you want to (1) have better soccer skills, (2) kick the ball with more force and accuracy, or (3) be a valued member of your team, this book will teach you everything you need to know.
Don't let the other team embarrass you on the field.
Soccer can be one of the most rewarding games in the world. It is an extremely fun and exciting game filled with strategy, intrigue and action. Being good at soccer can be a long road of blood, sweat and tears, but it is all worth it when you can perform to the best of your abilities and help your team win! You will be amazed at how far a few basics skills will carry you once they have been totally mastered. Learn how to build up incredible soccer skillsby following the easy to follow and detailed instructions in this book.
Keep yourself physically poised to play.
Physical conditioning is the foundation for any sport, but especially for the fast-moving game of soccer. Your physical fitness level will determine how long you can play at a high level without risking injury. The better your cardiovascular and muscular strength is, the better your overall playing ability will be. I wrote this book so that you would have the nutritional knowledge and the training wisdom to prepare yourself physically and mentally for the game. In this book you will find the best exercises and training plans to get and keep yourself at the top of your game, both in season and off season.
Develop your soccer brain.
Soccer can be very complicated and difficult to master, especially as the competition increases. The tougher the competition, the more important it is to have your head on straight before you hit the field. You will find in this book a host of strategies you can easily apply to shape your thinking and build your confidence, strategies that can set you up to play at your very best. Because the game relies on physical skill, it is easy to overlook the mental skills that make it possible to instantaneously assess and adjust your strategy to meet the split-second needs of the game. Sharpen your mental game and watch your game play improve.
Boost your positional skills.
Whatever position you play, there are essential skills you must have under your belt that are specific to that position. I have provided targeted exercises and tactical notes for each position on the field. Focus on those skills and playing tactics, and you will soon be striking fear into the hearts of your opponents.
What will you learn about soccer?
- Professional mental strategies to boost your game.
- How to improve your striking skills.
- The best nutrition, supplements and foods for soccer players.
- Success strategies for each soccer position.
- Exercises and drills that will increase both your skill and strength.
You Will Also Discover:
- How to prepare for games the right way.
- How to play soccer intelligently and strategically to maximize your success potential.
- How to be an overall better player.
- How to be a highly valued team member.
Boost your soccer skills and be the star player!
Buy It Now!
by Paul Auday (Author), Ryan Kerrigan (Illustrator), Bob Rigby (Foreword by)
Sports Rhymes of Soccer features five poems about the following subjects: the historic heroes of the FIFA World Cup; the two FIFA Players of the 20th Century, Pelé and Diego Maradona; the connections between basketball and soccer; and the recent success of the United States Women's National Team in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games.
Author Biography
Paul James Auday graduated from Harriton High School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees and an administrative credential from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a teaching credential from the Metropolitan State College of Denver. Currently, Mr. Auday is an elementary school teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. His website is www.sportsrhymes.com.
by Smith Owen (Author)
Welcome to Your Ultimate Guide to Coach Your Kids and Improve their Improve Soccer Skills! **2nd Edition*** Free bonus inside! (Right After Conclusion) - Get limited time offer, Get your BONUS right NOW! Got a kid with burning desire to be the next Thierry Henry? Do you want to give the child your two cents about soccer but got nothing? This is a soccer coaching guide to help parents to understand the basics, techniques and relevant skills a young soccer player should learn so as to improve on his game. The guide is aimed at providing relevant resources to the youth soccer coach. Most great soccer players can trace back their success to their young age coaching. This underscores the need for a youth coach to provide quality skills and training to the young ages. This guide will help to outline what is expected of both the youth and their coaches while undertaking the sport. There is need for an elaborate, child-centered and positive experience for youth soccer to ensure quality growth of the sport. This resource will focus on equipping young ages below the age of 15 years. This guide places an outstanding purpose for youth coaching around the conventions related to the activities at such young ages. The guide for young ages is a gold mine resource studded with the relevant information for rookie and neophyte soccer players. The manual will help young ages to acquaint themselves with the shrewdness necessary as they morph through the sport into a professional career in football. Our guide equips the youth coaches with the apt skills and ideas to nurture young talents and shape them appropriately in the game. The book emphasizes the need for coaches to keep on learning the skills through soccer clinics. Interactively liaise with your local clubs, leagues and associations for better understanding of the sport. ***Limited Edition*** Download your copy today!
by G. Hopkins (Author)
Star-Spangled Soccer traces the development of soccer in the USA. It is the first book that tells the story of how the sport rose to extreme highs and suffered almost catastrophic lows as it fought to position itself on the American sports landscape, beginning with the announcement from FIFA in 1988 that America would host the 1994 World Cup.
Author Biography
GARY HOPKINS has an MBA from Warwick Business School in the UK, a Sports Science degree from Loughborough University and is a qualified Teacher He is a passionate soccer fan supporting Coventry City, England the USA National Team (when they are not playing England) and D.C. United and has spent 20 years as a senior executive in the USA Soccer and Sports Marketing Industry. As President and CEO of API Soccer and API Sponsorship he oversaw the Commercial and Television rights for the United States Soccer Federation and the United States Youth Soccer Association raising millions of dollars in sponsorship revenue from corporate America, developing strategic Marketing plans to promote soccer at all levels and producing and airing over 70 USA National Team men's and women's game. API Soccer was also a founding investor in Major League Soccer and Managing Partner of DC United. Gary also co-authored a 1999 Major League Soccer market research report and in the early 90s Published Americas first full color monthly soccer magazine and owned the US Television rights to English League Soccer. As the Managing Director of Octagon's Sport Marketing Properties Division and Marketing Board Member he represented a multitude of other sports properties including 5 year highly successful partnership with the United States Track and Field Association where he negotiated the world largest apparel sponsorship for the sport
He owes everything he learned about marketing and 'selling' soccer in America from a 4 year career selling for the Xerox organization fresh out of college ! An invaluable training ground for the early battles and rejections thrown US Soccer's way. Gary brings a unique perspective on the commercial development of the sport in the USA reflected upon by someone who was there from the beginning, engaged at the sharp end, understands the forces and events that have shaped soccer in America and has access to the key people and personalities that made it happen.
by Ace McCloud (Author)
Are you tired of your opponents running circles around you? Do you wish you could score more goals?
Whether you want to (1) have better soccer skills, (2) kick the ball with more force and accuracy, or (3) be a valued member of your team, this book will teach you everything you need to know.
Don't let the other team embarrass you on the field.
Soccer can be one of the most rewarding games in the world. It is an extremely fun and exciting game filled with strategy, intrigue and action. Being good at soccer can be a long road of blood, sweat and tears, but it is all worth it when you can perform to the best of your abilities and help your team win! You will be amazed at how far a few basics skills will carry you once they have been totally mastered. Learn how to build up incredible soccer skillsby following the easy to follow and detailed instructions in this book.
Keep yourself physically poised to play.
Physical conditioning is the foundation for any sport, but especially for the fast-moving game of soccer. Your physical fitness level will determine how long you can play at a high level without risking injury. The better your cardiovascular and muscular strength is, the better your overall playing ability will be. I wrote this book so that you would have the nutritional knowledge and the training wisdom to prepare yourself physically and mentally for the game. In this book you will find the best exercises and training plans to get and keep yourself at the top of your game, both in season and off season.
Develop your soccer brain.
Soccer can be very complicated and difficult to master, especially as the competition increases. The tougher the competition, the more important it is to have your head on straight before you hit the field. You will find in this book a host of strategies you can easily apply to shape your thinking and build your confidence, strategies that can set you up to play at your very best. Because the game relies on physical skill, it is easy to overlook the mental skills that make it possible to instantaneously assess and adjust your strategy to meet the split-second needs of the game. Sharpen your mental game and watch your game play improve.
Boost your positional skills.
Whatever position you play, there are essential skills you must have under your belt that are specific to that position. I have provided targeted exercises and tactical notes for each position on the field. Focus on those skills and playing tactics, and you will soon be striking fear into the hearts of your opponents.
What will you learn about soccer?
- Professional mental strategies to boost your game.
- How to improve your striking skills.
- The best nutrition, supplements and foods for soccer players.
- Success strategies for each soccer position.
- Exercises and drills that will increase both your skill and strength.
You Will Also Discover:
- How to prepare for games the right way.
- How to play soccer intelligently and strategically to maximize your success potential.
- How to be an overall better player.
- How to be a highly valued team member.
Boost your soccer skills and be the star player!
Buy It Now!
by John Maynard (Author), Leslie Priestley (Designed by)
The first of two magnificent volumes from Emeritus Professor of History, John Maynard, on the Socceroos journey through World Cup qualifying campaigns.
Volume 1 starts with the campaign to make the 1966 World Cup in England, which ended for Australia in Phnom-Penh in 1965; includes the first time Australia qualified for the World Cup held in West Germany in 1974; and ends with the defeat in Montevideo in 2001 in the final play-off match against Uruguay.
Socceroos - A World Cup Odyssey is an in-depth look at the team's history with commentary on every qualifying match, the role and decisions of governing bodies such as FIFA and Football Australia, media coverage, and the reception afforded to players and coaches.
It is a significant history of the game: simultaneously viewed through the expert eyes of an eminent historian, and written by a passionate, lifelong fan.
by Dan Abrahams (Author)
Global soccer psychologist Dan Abrahams is back with a follow up to his groundbreaking, international bestseller "Soccer Tough".
In "Soccer Tough 2: Advanced Psychology Techniques for Footballers" Dan introduces soccer players to more cutting edge tools and techniques to help them develop the game of their dreams.
Soccer Tough 2 is split into four sections - Practice, Prepare, Perform, and Progress and Dan's goal is simple - to help players train better, prepare more thoroughly, perform with greater consistency and progress faster.
Each section offers readers an assortment of development strategies and game philosophies that bring the psychology of soccer to life. They are techniques that have been proven on pitches and with players right across the world.
Like the original Soccer Tough, this book has been designed to be readable, accessible, and no-nonsense. Every chapter is short, engaging and packed full of stories from some of the best men and women soccer players in the world today.
In this book
- Develop a no limit attitude towards your potential
- Create a world class improvement programme for your soccer
- Ramp up your training attitude using cutting-edge motivational theories
- Prepare to play with energy and confidence
- Use your 'controllers' to manage your focus, your intensity, and your emotions on the pitch
- Learn to play under pressure like the best footballers in the world do
- Measure and build your self-belief
Soccer Tough 2 has been written with one thing in mind... to make you the best footballer you can be.
by Surely Soccer Publishing (Author)
Soccer Word Search Puzzles - A suitable activity book for soccer (football) players and fans!
This unique Soccer Word Search puzzle book provides you with a great way to relieve stress and relax on the go. This book contains 20 pages of word search puzzles with the answers provided behind. The puzzles come in all levels of difficulty, from easy to hard. There are also 40 bonus sudoku games for you to challenge yourself!
Features
The puzzle book comes in an ideal size of 5" x 8" to fit in your bag or pocket. This is great for taking along to your soccer sessions, or when traveling by air, train or coach bus. The cover is in a light green matte design with striking graphics of a soccer player and ball. It's also a great gift for someone in your family who loves to play soccer!
The Puzzle Book is Suitable For:
- Professional and amateur soccer (football) players who want to show your love for the sport
- Anyone who loves watching soccer
- Those who love solving puzzles and are familiar with activity books
- Students, professionals and coaches who need something to do while traveling
- Friends and family members of soccer enthusiasts shopping for a suitable gift
Please see our listings to find more unique books and puzzles. Make sure to leave a review for us!
by Kevin E. Simpson (Author)
In the heart of the twentieth century, the game of soccer was becoming firmly established as the sport of the masses across Europe, even as war was engulfing the continent. Intimately woven into the war was the genocide perpetrated by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, genocide on a scale never seen before. For those victims ensnared by the Nazi regime, soccer became a means of survival and a source of inspiration even when surrounded by profound suffering and death.
In Soccer under the Swastika: Stories of Survival and Resistance during the Holocaust, Kevin E. Simpson reveals the surprisingly powerful role soccer played during World War II. From the earliest days of the Nazi dictatorship, as concentration camps were built to hold so-called enemies, captives competed behind the walls and fences of the Nazi terror state. Simpson uncovers this little-known piece of history, rescuing from obscurity many poignant survivor testimonies, old accounts of wartime players, and the diaries of survivors and perpetrators. In victim accounts and rare photographs--many published for the first time in this book--hidden stories of soccer in almost every Nazi concentration camp appear. To these prisoners, soccer was a glimmer of joy amid unrelenting hunger and torture, a show of resistance against the most heinous regime the world had ever seen. With the increasing loss of firsthand memories of these events, Soccer under the Swastika reminds us of the importance in telling these compelling stories. And as modern day soccer struggles to combat racism in the terraces around the world, the endurance of the human spirit embodied through these personal accounts offers insight and inspiration for those committed to breaking down prejudices in the sport today. Thoughtfully written and meticulously researched, this book will fascinate and enlighten readers of all generations.Author Biography
Kevin E. Simpson is professor of psychology at John Brown University. He has published widely in sport psychology and in the teaching of the psychology of the Holocaust, among other topics. Simpson has received fellowships and grants from such institutions as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Holocaust Education Foundation of Northwestern University. He is a former college soccer player.
by Boris Chirva (Author)
This monograph considers major psychological aspects of sporting activities of goalkeepers from professional soccer teams. Four sets of issues concerning psychological aspects of the performance of professional functions by goalkeepers are analyzed, specifically: psychology of behavior in team and conducting the preparation and games; regulation of mental conditions; increasing the motivation for perfection of a sport mastery and achieving good results in soccer; forming a personal image. The materials are designed for coaches working with goalkeepers in professional soccer teams and youth soccer.
Author Biography
Chirva Boris Grigorievich Ph.D. in Physical Education, obtains coaching license grade A, leading Russian soccer strategist. He was born in 1959 and lives in Moscow, Russia. Previously he was a player of professional football teams in First and Second division of USSR championship. After ending his football career he worked as a youth teams coach for eight years and cultivated a player - champion of USSR Under-16-17. In 1992-93 he was educating in Russian Higher coaching school. Thereafter he began to work on scientific-methods. He passed Ph. D. defense on young footballers cultivation in 1997, and defended doctoral dissertation about Basic and professional technical and tactical training of footballers in 2008. During 1999-2013 he was scientific consultant on training methods and worked as a coach in Russian Premier-league clubs. From 2006 till 2008 he worked in Abramovich's National academy of football foundation, where were engaged in professional development of Russian youth coaches and methodological support of youth football schools and academies. At the moment he is an educator in Russian coaching license courses in grades B, A and PRO. Currently he has published 150 scientific-methods works on various issues of professional and young footballers training, including 20 monographs, and also he is an author of two training films about footballers training. The main direction of his creative activity today is the continuation of work on creation of Theory and methods of world football in 5 sections: training of football technique, preparation and play of professional teams, preparation and play of goalkeepers, football strategy and tactic, cultivation of young footballers.
by Idan Boaz (Author)
Soccer is one of the most important sports in the world. Soccer players love the teamwork and competition that make up the game. Even though it's a simple game to play, it takes strategy and discipline to be a great player. If your child has a love for soccer then help ignite their passion with this fun coloring and activity book. This book will encourage your child's playful heart while teaching and helping them to get excited about the sport of soccer. Your child will learn about different parts of the game and at the end will win the championship. Their mind will also be challenged with solving mazes and matching games, promising to enrich their creative thinking. Whether your child is a seasoned player or is brand new to the game, this coloring book is a perfect gift to help them explore the sport of soccer and to develop a love for moving and being active. Nurture the athlete within your child by presenting them this exciting opportunity to learn about the great game - starting with this book.
Author Biography
For more than 17 years, Idan has been practicing Capoeira & other activities related to Body Movement such as Ballet, Salsa and many more, teaching and working in these fields including live shows, workshops, lessons etc. During these years he has learned to appreciate and respect the influence of passing on the values of Body Movement to the next generation.
by Dylan Joseph (Author)
There are complimentary YouTube videos to help you follow along for several chapters in this book.
A player who couldn't score. A bleak soccer future as a bench-warmer. An athlete who lacked confidence in his game. Are you or a loved one enjoying soccer, but can't stand not being confident on what to do with the ball? Do you have a problem getting shots and making them go in? Are you a player that would love to dribble several opponents at once but struggle even beating one? If any of these situations describe you, you are not alone. Coaches of soccer are good at having the team work together. Sadly, your abilities as an individual are often lost in the team's tactics unless you are the star player on the team. The coach lets the best player do as they please but every other player must do their job. This is great when you are the favorite player, but more often than not you are just existing on the field and not really contributing to your team in the way you want to. This 3-in-1 bundled book is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th books of the Understand Soccer series. Therefore, you get the following three books for the price of two:1. Soccer Shooting & Finishing: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Score
2. Soccer Dribbling & Foot Skills: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Dribble Past the Other Team
3. Soccer Passing & Receiving: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Work with Your Teammates From these three books, you will:
- Learn the shooting form to use most often and which ones are important in each different game situation.
- Find out the one skill to beat a defender every time.
- Discover the two things to take any okay soccer player and make them great overnight. Why does learning these things matter?
Well, building your knowledge grows your confidence. Self-esteem is key for any soccer player and building the belief in your child will allow them to play to the level you know they can play. You may think those are all well and great, but "how can a book really deliver on increasing the abilities of yourself, son, daughter, or team?" Excitingly, this bundled book lays out step-by-step what you should work on and the most important keys to being able to perform on the field. Yes, other author's will fill up their pages with tips for various situations, but never really say which things to know are the most important and will make the biggest difference in your game. This book does exactly that. It is time for hours of Soccer Practice to finally pay off. Become the player, coach, or parent that changes every game from here on out. Pick up your copy today by clicking BUY NOW.
by Anthony Curcio (Author)
Soccer World All Stars 2020-21 is guaranteed to bring a smile to soccer fans of all ages! Part of Sportiva Books' best-selling All-Star series, absolutely packed with player coloring pages, featuring over 30 highly detailed, black & white, vector illustrations of today's superstars along with 10+ football legends from La Liga past!
Career statistics and player biographies on each profile page!
Featuring: Neymar, Paul Pogba, Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva, Marco Reus, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, James Rodriguez, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Arjen Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andres Iniesta, Pele, Alexis Sanchez, Gareth Bale and many more!
This special edition also includes a 'design your own' section to add you're own creative style to jersey's, cleats, players and more!
Legends featured in this edition include: Xavi Hernandez, Ronaldo, Diego Maradona, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, Manuel Garrincha, Marco van Basten, Paolo Maldini, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho Gaucho and Pele!
Suitable for all ages! Guaranteed the perfect gift for the soccer fan in your life, young OR old!
by Chest Dugger (Author)
5 Soccer Training Books in 1
List Price is significantly discounted from combined book prices
Book 1: Practice Soccer at Home
Whether it's a pandemic caused by an extremely infectious pathogen or a harsh winter that causes 10 feet of snow to pile up on the soccer field, there are times when soccer takes a back foot. As we have discovered, soccer isn't more important than life or death, despite the claims to the contrary.
So many coaching books require complex equipment, copious resources and fantastic facilities. In writing 'Practice Soccer at Home', we are seeking to offer a guide for those times when we train alone, in our back yard, with little more than a ball and our immediate environment. Undertaking this additional work is important whether we are professionals seeking to perfect our technique at the highest level (why else would top professionals build home gyms into their luxurious houses?) or, more relevantly for this book, keen amateurs or youth players looking to develop our own game.
With jobs to hold down, school to attend and such like, it is unlikely that, in the best of times, we will get more than two formal training sessions per week, plus a match at the weekend. Realistically, it is likely to be just one session. In order to maximise our potential, we must do some work on our skills and endurance alone. The most practical place for many of us is to undertake this training at home. Why get in the car to drive to the gym or park if we have a back yard we could use instead? The answer is, of course, what to do in the back yard, and what to do it with! This book provides some answers to those questions.
Book 2: Soccer Mastery
Soccer is a game of habits. It s as simple as 1+1. The right habits create players who win. And the wrong habits get punished once your opponent intercepts the careless pass you continue to make over and over again. This book is about building the right soccer habits to win.
Book 3: Basic Soccer Drills for Kids
150 basic soccer drills and skills to take your kids' soccer game to the next level.
Book 4: Soccer Dribbling Drills
Do you struggle against good defensive teams? Is strength, pace and fitness not enough?
You need more dribbling skill, and this book has enough information to take you and your team to the next level..
Book 5: Soccer Defensive Drills
A 100 soccer defense skills and drills to seal up those holes in your defense.
This is a deal that you cannot miss.
by Dan Abrahams (Author)
Dan Abrahams is the world-renowned sport psychologist who has helped to transform player development and the coaching of soccer. His Soccer Tough titles have become international bestsellers and have been translated into numerous languages. Now, for the first time, Soccer Tough and Soccer Tough II are available in one cost-effective, high-value volume.
In Soccer Tough: Simple Football Psychology Techniques to Improve Your Game, journey with Dan to demystify the mental side of the game in order to maximise performances. It is full of practical techniques that will enable soccer players of all abilities to actively develop focus, energy, and confidence. Soccer Tough will help banish the fear, mistakes, and mental limits that hold players back.
- Train your soccer brain and performance mindset to play more consistently and deliver under pressure
- Use the power of Body Language to play with energy and intensity
- Create dynamic mental Scripts that pinpoint focus and give your game mental structure
- Utilise commanding Self-Talk to develop certainty and performance confidence
- Boost your self-belief through Visualisation and Imagery
In Soccer Tough II: Advanced Psychology Techniques for Footballers, Dan introduces players to more cutting-edge tools and techniques to help them develop the game of their dreams. Through four sections - Practice, Prepare, Perform, and Progress - Dan shows players how to train better, prepare more thoroughly, perform with greater consistency, and progress faster.
- Develop a no limit Attitude towards your potential
- Create a world-class Improvement Programme for your soccer
- Ramp up your training outlook using cutting-edge motivational theories
- Prepare to play with energy and confidence
- Use your 'controllers' to manage your focus, your intensity, and your emotions on the pitch
- Learn to play under pressure like the best footballers in the world do
by Dylan Joseph (Author)
There are complimentary YouTube videos to help you follow along for several chapters in this book.
A player who couldn't defend. A bleak soccer future as a bench-warmer. A coach who lacked confidence on what to do. Do you enjoy soccer, but can't stand not being confident on what to do while defending? Wish you knew all the different soccer positions to really help your team outsmart your opponents? Are you a coach that has little time with your team to practice and wants to make the most of it? If any of these situations describe you, you are not alone. This 3-in-1 bundled book is the 5th, 6th, and 7th books of the Understand Soccer series. Therefore, you get the following three books for the price of two:1. Soccer Defending: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Stop the Other Team
2. Soccer Positions: A Step-by-Step Guide about Each Player on a Team
3. Soccer Coaching: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Lead Your Players, Manage Parents, and Select the Best Formation From these three books, you will:
- Learn the direction you should be pushing the attacking player to make it way easier to stop him or her.
- Discover several positions you likely have never heard of and how they can help your team win.
- Find the 20% of coaching topics that will give you 80%+ of the results. Why does learning these things matter?
Well, building your knowledge grows your confidence. Self-esteem is key for any soccer player/coach. Excitingly, this bundled book lays out step-by-step what you should work on and the most important keys to being able to perform. Yes, other author's will fill up their pages with tips for various situations, but never really say which things to know are the most important and will make the biggest difference in your game. This book does exactly that. This book provides the structure to ensure that you are not just getting a little information in one spot and some knowledge in another without being able to understand the entire picture of how it all works together. It is time for hours of effort to finally pay off. Become the player/coach that changes every game from here on out. Pick up your copy today by clicking BUY NOW.
by Dylan Joseph (Author)
There are complimentary YouTube videos to help you follow along for several chapters in this book.
If you are NOT interested in being a better player, coach, or parent of a soccer player, please consider another book. This is NOT for you. With game-proven methods to score more against any team, this is your manual for soccer success! How teams play is unpredictable... or is it? Through countless hours of practice, training, and experience, soccer's elite have shown consistent patterns of in-game skills that, when applied, will lead to predictable outcomes - more goals, more assists, and more wins! Learn the keys to being a better soccer player through knowledge. In other words, there are warm-ups, instructional drills, and workouts to sharpen your skills that take advantage of the human anatomy, an unshakable mindset, and proper form in soccer. In Soccer Training, you have well over 100 tips from scoring to defending, fitness to nutrition, and on-the-field tactics to boosters for your free time. Each is explained to answer the question, "How can I use these steps to prepare for and use during every game that I play?" Learn what coaches do not teach, not because they don't care, but because they just don't know. Often, coaches only emphasize the team's abilities, while giving little to no time and minimal volume to the skills of each individual. It is just as essential to develop the players within the system as it is to strengthen the squad itself. This book is a high-level overview of the areas that can take a player from being a bench-warmer to MVP. In a day and age where many so-called experts' advice is to improve your conditioning, get more touches, try harder, and you need to want it more, this book stands out on delivering the steps to turn any player into a top performer. Who this book is for:- The defender who does not know which direction to push an attacker or how to position their body correctly.
- The midfielder who does not get enough assists and is not considered to be the team's playmaker.
- The striker/forward who does not score at least 2 goals a game.
- The soccer player who needs a confidence boost that comes from game-ready knowledge.
- The parent who loves their child, but hates to see them struggle with a lack of confidence on what to do.
- The coach who focuses on team drills, but knows that their squad can go farther if their shooting power, passing form, and foot skills improved through correct methods and increased IQ. Outcomes of applying the facts in this book:
- Understand how to beat a defender every time.
- Know which skills to avoid.
- Condition your mindset to become one of a winner.
- Remove the toxic habits you need to break. This book gives every player the ability to know that (1) your team will win (2) you will lead them to victory and (3) you have the knowledge to perform! Soccer Training contains the facts that will empower every youth player, trainer, and parent who cares and wants more for themselves, their kids, and their squad. It is time for the countless hours of SOCCER TRAINING to pay off. Become the player, coach, or parent that changes every game from here on out. Pick up your copy today by clicking Add to Cart and BUY NOW.
Author Biography
Visit www.UnderstandSoccer.com for more details.
Hey, I'm Dylan Joseph. I am a soccer player that was frustrated with the coaches that I had that were not teaching me the techniques I knew I needed to develop into the star player that I had dreamed of becoming. I had coach after coach that made me only a little bit better. This statement is not to talk poorly about soccer coaches; it is just to point out that most coaches teach everything they know. However, nearly all of what they know is how to make the team play better together, but often forget (or don't know) how to train each player on the team individually. After years and years of experimentation and a mentor showing me the right path, I finally learned many of the skills for the individual soccer player. Excitingly, I was able to transform seemingly overnight from a defensive center midfielder who only scored a couple of goals a season to a striker who normally gets two points per game. My dream had come true to be the most confident player on the pitch and the person others asked to be on their team.
by Ace McCloud (Author)
Are you tired of your opponents running circles around you? Do you wish you could score more goals?
Whether you want to (1) have better soccer skills, (2) kick the ball with more force and accuracy, or (3) be a valued member of your team, this book will teach you everything you need to know.
Don't let the other team embarrass you on the field.
Soccer can be one of the most rewarding games in the world. It is an extremely fun and exciting game filled with strategy, intrigue and action. Being good at soccer can be a long road of blood, sweat and tears, but it is all worth it when you can perform to the best of your abilities and help your team win! You will be amazed at how far a few basics skills will carry you once they have been totally mastered. Learn how to build up incredible soccer skillsby following the easy to follow and detailed instructions in this book.
Keep yourself physically poised to play.
Physical conditioning is the foundation for any sport, but especially for the fast-moving game of soccer. Your physical fitness level will determine how long you can play at a high level without risking injury. The better your cardiovascular and muscular strength is, the better your overall playing ability will be. I wrote this book so that you would have the nutritional knowledge and the training wisdom to prepare yourself physically and mentally for the game. In this book you will find the best exercises and training plans to get and keep yourself at the top of your game, both in season and off season.
Develop your soccer brain.
Soccer can be very complicated and difficult to master, especially as the competition increases. The tougher the competition, the more important it is to have your head on straight before you hit the field. You will find in this book a host of strategies you can easily apply to shape your thinking and build your confidence, strategies that can set you up to play at your very best. Because the game relies on physical skill, it is easy to overlook the mental skills that make it possible to instantaneously assess and adjust your strategy to meet the split-second needs of the game. Sharpen your mental game and watch your game play improve.
Boost your positional skills.
Whatever position you play, there are essential skills you must have under your belt that are specific to that position. I have provided targeted exercises and tactical notes for each position on the field. Focus on those skills and playing tactics, and you will soon be striking fear into the hearts of your opponents.
What will you learn about soccer?
- Professional mental strategies to boost your game.
- How to improve your striking skills.
- The best nutrition, supplements and foods for soccer players.
- Success strategies for each soccer position.
- Exercises and drills that will increase both your skill and strength.
You Will Also Discover:
- How to prepare for games the right way.
- How to play soccer intelligently and strategically to maximize your success potential.
- How to be an overall better player.
- How to be a highly valued team member.
Boost your soccer skills and be the star player!
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by Bob Lowe (Author)
"Soccer: $tate in the States" looks at the players, people and the business of pre-professional and pro soccer in the United States. It covers the men's and women's game from Division 4 up the pyramid to the first division (MLS and NWSL). There's also a look at the U.S. Men's and Women's National Teams and recaps of all leagues in the USA.
by Playmaker Creative Books (Author)
If you're a fan of soccer (Association Football) or if you just love playing it - how will you solve these puzzles?
These Soccer Word Search puzzles are a great way to relax and relieve stress. It is time to test how much you actually know about football and your favourite players and teams! The puzzles are also a great pastime whenever you feel like unwinding after a long day.
Features
The puzzle book comes in a large print size of 8.5x11" with lots of space for doodling. Answers are provided at the back, in case you can't figure it out.
This puzzle book will appeal to adults and teens alike. However, feel free to try it even if you're a senior! It's suitable for anyone who loves doing activity books, or those who love watching or playing football. It's also great for those who have to travel often for sports competitions or work.
This Puzzle Book contains the following topics:
- Champions League winners
- Most goalkeeper saves in a match
- Jerseys
- Oldest football clubs
- Famous Italian players
- Former Manchester United players
- And many more!
Please see our listings to find more unique books and puzzles. Go on, try the puzzles and leave a review for us!
by Y. Krasnozhan (Author), B. Chirva (Author)
Considered is the component of professional soccer team theoretical training - analyzing the game with players. Issues of coaches' organizational and analytical preparation to game analysis and its structure and content are addressed. Recommendations on improving of quality of theoretical classes are given. The book's materials are designed for coaches working in professional soccer teams and youth soccer.
Author Biography
Chirva Boris Grigorievich Ph.D. in Physical Education, obtains coaching license grade A, leading Russian soccer strategist. He was born in 1959 and lives in Moscow, Russia. Previously he was a player of professional football teams in First and Second division of USSR championship. After ending his football career he worked as a youth teams coach for eight years and cultivated a player - champion of USSR Under-16-17. In 1992-93 he was educating in Russian Higher coaching school. Thereafter he began to work on scientific-methods. He passed Ph. D. defense on young footballers cultivation in 1997, and defended doctoral dissertation about Basic and professional technical and tactical training of footballers in 2008. During 1999-2013 he was scientific consultant on training methods and worked as a coach in Russian Premier-league clubs. From 2006 till 2008 he worked in Abramovich's National academy of football foundation, where were engaged in professional development of Russian youth coaches and methodological support of youth football schools and academies. At the moment he is an educator in Russian coaching license courses in grades B, A and PRO. Currently he has published 150 scientific-methods works on various issues of professional and young footballers training, including 20 monographs, and also he is an author of two training films about footballers training. The main direction of his creative activity today is the continuation of work on creation of Theory and methods of world football in 5 sections: training of football technique, preparation and play of professional teams, preparation and play of goalkeepers, football strategy and tactic, cultivation of young footballers.
by Dan Abrahams (Author)
"Take a minute to slip into the mind of one of the world's greatest soccer players and imagine a stadium around you. Picture a performance under the lights and mentally play the perfect game."
Technique, speed and tactical execution are crucial components of winning soccer, but it is mental toughness that marks out the very best players - the ability to play when pressure is highest, the opposition is strongest, and fear is greatest. Top players and coaches understand the importance of sport psychology in soccer but how do you actually train your mind to become the best player you can be?
Soccer Tough demystifies this crucial side of the game and offers practical techniques that will enable soccer players of all abilities to actively develop focus, energy, and confidence. Soccer Tough will help banish the fear, mistakes, and mental limits that holds players back. Soccer psychology consultant Dan Abrahams shares the powerful techniques that have helped him develop reserve team players to become international players, and guided youth team players from slumps to first team contracts.
Covering the mental triumphs of some of the world's leading players - Soccer Tough will help you become the best player you can be. Soccer Tough is for amateur and professional players of all levels, as well as coaches. This book explores how the best soccer players in the world think and gives the reader step-by-step ways to do the same.
by Playmaker Creative Books (Author)
If you're a fan of soccer (football) or if you just love playing it - how will you solve these puzzles?
These Soccer Word Search puzzles are a great way to relax and relieve stress. It is time to test how much you actually know about football and your favorite players and teams! The puzzles are also a great pastime whenever you feel like unwinding after a long day.
Features
The puzzle book comes in a large print size of 8.5x11" with lots of space for doodling. Answers are provided at the back, in case you can't figure it out.
This puzzle book will appeal to adults and teens alike. However, feel free to try it even if you're a senior! It's suitable for anyone who loves doing activity books, or those who love watching or playing football. It's also great for those who have to travel often for sports competitions or work.
This Puzzle Book contains the following topics:
- English football champions
- Most career goals scored
- Fastest goals in MLS
- 4-4-2 formation
- Famous Brazilian players
- Offensive moves
- And many more!
Please see our listings to find more unique books and puzzles. Go on, try the puzzles and leave a review for us!
by Dylan Joseph (Author)
There are complimentary YouTube videos to help you follow along for several chapters in this book.
Want to learn the #1 thing holding you back from succeeding in soccer and growing like never before? Ever wonder how players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Alex Morgan have been able to remain dominant for so long? Have you ever wanted to know the secret to getting a great night's sleep every night? Do you sometimes feel like if you lost a bit of weight and gained some muscle that you would make more of a difference on the field? If any of these situations describe you, you are not alone. In this 3-in-1 bundled book, you get the following three books for the price of two:1. Soccer Mindset: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Outsmart Your Opponents and Improve Your Mentality
2. Soccer Sleep: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Get a Good Night's Sleep Every Single Night
3. Soccer Nutrition: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Fuel a Great Performance From these three books, you will:
-Benefit from knowing the mindset that the top 10% have and what mindset to avoid that is holding the other 90% back from accomplishing their dreams.
-Learn how to fall asleep in 5 minutes or less.
-Use Cristiano Ronaldo's & Lionel Messi's ways of eating to become better than your competition. Why does learning these things matter?
Well, building your knowledge grows your confidence. Self-esteem is key for any soccer player or coach. Excitingly, this bundled book lays out step-by-step what you should work on and the most important keys to being able to perform. This book provides the structure to ensure that you are not just getting a little information in one spot and some knowledge in another without being able to understand the entire picture of how it all works together. It is time for hours of effort to finally pay off. Become the player or coach that changes every game from here on out. Pick up your copy today by clicking BUY NOW.
by Peter Prickett (Author)
It started with a question, "What are the fundamentals of soccer?"
Whilst there are hundreds of books that look into the specific principles of coaches like Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, and Marcelo Bielsa, there is no core, distilled text on the key principles of the game.
Until now.
Join best-selling author and coach - Peter Prickett - as he puts soccer under the microscope and breaks it down into its constituent parts. By addressing the two primary phases - in-possession and out-of-possession - the book examines the five attacking and five defending principles, plus the transitions between each phase, to reveal the underlying heart of the beautiful game.
These principles have underpinned coach education for decades and largely been unchallenged. When examining them, other deeper values emerge to support the one true principle - to score.
Designed for coaches and soccer fans interested in the theory of soccer, this handbook - filled with more than 90 illustrations and diagrams - is a must-read for anyone looking to understand the foundations that soccer is built on.
Peter Prickett is the author of:
3v3 Soccer Coaching: The Complete Collection
Developing Skill: A Guide to 3v3 Soccer Coaching
Developing Skill 2: A Guide to 3v3 Soccer Coaching
3v3: Inspired By Legends
by Morgan Bridgers (Author), Grant Bridgers (Author), India Johnson (Illustrator)
Our story finds 4 middle school students/soccer players, all strangers with their own unique challenges, in the woods during a strange storm. Anxiously, they all huddle together under the "safety" of a large, ancient tree. Unfortunately, or fortunately in this case, this turns out to be the exact place of the storm's lightning strike. Our characters now find themselves transformed with strange new powers that they decide to use to make a positive impact on the world.
by Jon M. Fishman (Author)
It's time to settle the toughest question in soccer: Who is the greatest of all time?
Soccer fans love their favorite players. They collect jerseys and cheer on the current greats. But they often disagree on who is the best. Filled with stats and action-packed game recaps, this book tackles that issue in a fun top ten format. Once you check out this list, do some research and enter the debate with your own G.O.A.T. list!
by Xist Publishing (Author)
Entry Level Reader Guided Reading Level C: Soccer Time It's time to play soccer in this very simple 8-page reader. In this book, short sentences are paired with fun illustrations to get kids reading about playing soccer. Sample Text: It is time for a soccer game. Time to play! This book part of the Entry Level Reader series from Xist Publishing. Entry Level Readers are very short and suitable for kids just learning to read.
by Noah Alexander (Author)
Soccer The Beautiful Game Word Search
Teams, Players, Stadiums, Skills, Freestyle, Brands, and much much more.
- 100 puzzles
- large print
- 8.5x11
- solutions at the back
A great gift for any word search puzzle and football lover
Add to cart, to receive your book in the post
by Playmaker Creative Books (Author)
If you're a fan of soccer or if you just love playing it - how will you solve these puzzles?
These Soccer Word Search puzzles are a great form of stress relief and relaxation. They are also a great pastime whenever you feel like unwinding after a long day.
Features
The puzzle book comes in a large print size of 8.5x11" with lots of space for doodling. Answers are provided at the back, in case you can't figure it out.
This puzzle book will appeal to adults and teens alike. However, feel free to try it even if you're a senior! It's suitable for anyone who loves doing activity books, or those who love watching or playing soccer. It's also great for those who have to travel often for sports competitions or work.
This Puzzle Book contains the following topics:
- Ballon d'Or Winners
- Headed goals in the World Cup
- Top Welsh players
- Zonal marking
- Famous defensive midfielders
- Most goals scored in a Premier League game
- And many more!
Please see our listings to find more unique books and puzzles. Go on, try the puzzles and leave a review for us!
by A. Jackson (Author)
This book is aimed at those who want to improve their performance, develop their skills and advance their football career by embracing facets from other sports and disciplines. It also includes informative tips regarding soccer that you don't normally get to find out from coaches.
by Phil Kettle (Author), Craig Smith (Illustrator)
The Legends have TooCool on their team. They shouldn't need anything else. Still, sometimes it's handy to have a secret weapon.
Children love to pretend and it is within this world of make believe that they can feel security and success. The Toocool series makes use of imagination and allows children to consider their own success.
by Dylan Joseph (Author)
There are complimentary YouTube videos to help you follow along for several chapters in this book.
If you are NOT interested in scoring more goals or teaching others how to get the ball in the net, this book is NOT for you. With game-proven methods to get more goals against any team, this is your manual for scoring success! How defenses think and react during a game is not easily understood... or is it? Through countless hours of practice, training, and experience, soccer's elite have shown consistent patterns of in-game skills that when applied, will lead to predictable outcomes - more goals, more assists, and more wins! The current soccer books on the market teach about general knowledge of infrequent game situations without the clear steps to put the ball in the net. This book is specifically for players that need the tips, tricks, tweaks, and techniques to 10X the number of goals he or she scores in a season. In Soccer Shooting & Finishing, there are well over 100 tips for you and your team to score more goals. From 1v1/2v1/1v2/2v2s to 5 shooting techniques, heading the ball to getting rebounds efficiently, and turning with a defender behind you to correct ball placement on shots, this book will help you approach common game conditions and be in high probability situations that can make you the MVP goal scorer. When many coaches' advice for scoring is to pass more, improve your conditioning, practice taking free kicks, and hope for the best, this book stands out on delivering the steps to turn any player into an unstoppable goal producer. Every topic is explained to answer the question, "How can I develop a system to get at least one goal in each game?" Learn what coaches do not teach, not because they don't care, but because they just don't know how to get a player to score consistently. Often, coaches only emphasize the team's abilities to pass and work as a unit, while giving no time to the scoring skills of each individual. It is just as essential to develop the players within the system as it to strengthen the squad itself. Who this book is for:-The defender who gets a few chances to shoot and wants to make the most of them or who wants to make the transition from defense to offense.
-The midfielder who strikes the ball at or outside the 18-yard box, but has had little success at scoring.
-The striker/forward who doesn't score 2 goals a game and wants an entire book on their role of scoring.
-The parent who loves their child, but hates to see them struggle with a lack of self-esteem from not being able to score.
-The coach that knows their squad can score more if their players' shooting power, heading form, and awareness on how to outsmart defenders were improved through increased IQ. Outcomes of applying the facts in this book:
-Learn how to create enough space to get a shot on target.
-Know how to shoot correctly and when to use each shooting form.
-Ensure that you are on the stat sheet every game. This book gives every player the ability to (1) score more goals (2) lead your team to victory and (3) develop the confidence of an amazing soccer player! This book has the facts that will empower every youth player, trainer, and parent who cares and wants more. It is time for the countless hours of SHOOTING to finally pay off. Become the player, coach, or parent that changes every game from here on out. Score more GOALS today by clicking BUY NOW.
Author Biography
Visit www.UnderstandSoccer.com for more details.
Dylan Joseph is devoted to the world's favorite game: SOCCER. A soccer player for over two decades and a trainer for over a decade, he has countless hours of experience developing trainees to become top performers. He has worked with tens of thousands of players, many of which have have gone on to play for major universities across the United States and even the U16 U.S. National Soccer Team.
Formerly, a defensive center-mid who averaged about two goals a season, he sought the expertise that would turn his game from bench-warmer to Varsity starter. Having applied what he learned, Dylan now scores about two goals and provides an assist per game as a forward.
Whether he is training students, playing on organized teams, watching this weekend's EPL game, or joining a pick-up game with some friends, he spends his time learning more about getting better at all things related to soccer.
Dylan is deeply passionate about passing this knowledge on to the next generation of rising soccer stars. Dylan loves to hear from readers, so learn more about him at www.UnderstandSoccer.com.
by Chest Dugger (Author)
Are you looking to improve your soccer skills and get a stronger team?
This book is the answer to your questions.
Soccer is the world's most popular sport. In the Summer of 2018 the latest World Cup Finals take place in Russia, with some of the best (and, perhaps, luckiest) teams in the world participating. The competition will see teams divided into mini leagues, based on their world rankings and a draw. The top two teams from each group go forward to the knock out stages.
The best two will compete the final. There is a more than reasonable bet that existing champions
Germany will once again lift the trophy, although Brazil, Argentina, Spain and France will all fancy their chances. The Belgians have the team of a life time, and could triumph, while the likes of Saudi Arabia and Panama should make the most of their time in Eastern Europe - it will probably be short lived. As for Russia itself, the lowest ranked side in the competition, well, who knows? Home advantage can count for a lot.
This short focus on the World Cup is of great relevance to the book that follows. Consider the team below:
Goalkeepers: Jan Oblak, stalwart of the Spanish giants Athletico Madrid - a team whose recent success in challenging the established giants of La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona, has been built on gritty, defiant defending; Gianluigi Buffon, legendary player between the posts.
Defenders: David Alaba, kingpin of Bayern Munich; Antonio Valencia, rampaging wing back of Manchester United and Virgil van Dijk, the most highly rated defender in England's Premier League, just transferred for a record (for a defender) fee approaching $100 million, Giorgio Chiellini, tough, no nonsense centre back with more than a touch of skill.
Midfielders: Christian Pulisic, Borussio Dortmand's well regarded midfielder; Arjen Robben, the Bayern Munich and former Chelsea wizard of the wing; Daniele De Rossi, a central defensive midfielder who would walk into any team in the world.
Attackers: Alexi Sanchez, at the time of writing, European powerhouse Arsenal's outstanding player; Gareth Bale, the Real Madrid attacking maestro; Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, one of the most promising strikers on the planet.
Those of you with good football knowledge will spot that these great players, along with many more, are some of the giants of the game who will not feature in the World Cup Finals, other than perhaps in the commentary box, pundit's chair or newspaper columns of June 2018.
How can this be? How can such individuals not represent their countries on the biggest stage of all?
The answer, as we know, is that soccer is team game, where the collective talents of the players outweigh the individual skills of the maestro. The great sides do, naturally, incorporate such talents within their squad, but it is so often the case that a team that works together and combines well outperforms a side made up of more talented individuals who are less effective team players.
And the secret to success is possession of the football. Passing and the possession this helps to retain really are two of the most important parts of team play for a soccer team. This book will look at a number of ways both coaches and players can improve such aspects of their own side's performance.
Here's What's Included In This Book:
- Teamwork - The Importance of Possession
- The Mentality of the Team
- The Importance of Possession
- Team Possession Drills
- Individual Possession Drills
- Team Passing Drills
by Tom Tranter (Author), Robyn Jones (Author)
Aimed primarily at intermediate and advanced coaches, this book examines the principle formations used in modern soccer and the need to fully understand them all if one is to adapt to game situations using counter-active tactics. The authors discuss such offensive topics as support, width, penetration, mobility and improvisation. Defensively, they provide insight into depth, delay, concentration, team balance, cover and restraint. Chapters include: Three Man Defense Four Man Defense One Forward System Two Forward System Three Forward System Well organized and clearly written, this is an outstanding coaching book.
by Jamshed Rabii (Editor), Steve Cerretani (Author)
Soccer Sense was written for the young player. It focuses on specific advice and observations pertaining to what a soccer player should be thinking, and how to deal with frequent game situations.
by Garry Powell (Author)
Is soccer your favourite sport?
Do you watch the star players and think ...
I wish I could do that?
Well, this is the book for you!
Practise basic soccer skills at home using this guide and improve your game.
Maybe you'll be a soccer star one day!
The Sporting Skills Series aims to provide useful skills practice and activities for beginning sports stars.
Garry Powell, is an experienced teacher, sports trainer and author.
by Emma Dredge (Author)
Julius loved soccer. He's desperate to play in the team, but whenever he tries, he always falls over his feet. Whenever Julius comes to the pitch, the other team members sigh.
Then one day, one of the usual players is sick, and Julius has to play. Still falling over all the time, his team is losing by half time. But when Julius sees a pile of plates and cups starting to wobble, he dives forward quickly as a flash and catches them all.
Seeing this, the manager realizes that Julius would make a very good goalkeeper. But will it be enough to keep him in the team?
by Sam Kuma (Author)
This tracker simplifies the process while at the same time ensures that you are able to evaluate every single player on 8 different criteria. It also allows you to draw out drills that you implemented this session.
It's a great tool that has can help spot trends and habits in both players and teams; and make great long term improvements.
by Marcus Dibernardo (Author)
Soccer Smart is a ground breaking book in the area of soccer cognitive development and performance. The book investigates the notion of "game intelligence" as a combination of cognitive ability (IQ) and a player's experience through training. It discusses recent theories in elite player performance and provides training sessions and tools grounded in these new scientific findings geared towards developing players to their maximum potential. The exercises in this book will challenge your players as they will be forced to think, process and problem solve quickly in order to be successful. In essence, the training will help players strengthen their cognitive ability and develop a higher soccer IQ resulting in a better performance on the field.
by Chest Dugger (Author)
Are you ready to take your soccer game to the next level? Or just looking for ways to improve your team?
This book can help solve your problems.
Soccer is the world's most popular sport. In the Summer of 2018 the latest World Cup Finals take place in Russia, with some of the best (and, perhaps, luckiest) teams in the world participating. The competition will see teams divided into mini leagues, based on their world rankings and a draw. The top two teams from each group go forward to the knock out stages.
The best two will compete the final. There is a more than reasonable bet that existing champions
Germany will once again lift the trophy, although Brazil, Argentina, Spain and France will all fancy their chances. The Belgians have the team of a life time, and could triumph, while the likes of Saudi Arabia and Panama should make the most of their time in Eastern Europe - it will probably be short lived. As for Russia itself, the lowest ranked side in the competition, well, who knows? Home advantage can count for a lot.
This short focus on the World Cup is of great relevance to the book that follows. Consider the team below:
Those of you with good football knowledge will spot that these great players, along with many more, are some of the giants of the game who will not feature in the World Cup Finals, other than perhaps in the commentary box, pundit's chair or newspaper columns of June 2018.
How can this be? How can such individuals not represent their countries on the biggest stage of all?
The answer, as we know, is that soccer is team game, where the collective talents of the players outweigh the individual skills of the maestro. The great sides do, naturally, incorporate such talents within their squad, but it is so often the case that a team that works together and combines well outperforms a side made up of more talented individuals who are less effective team players.
And the secret to success is possession of the football. Passing and the possession this helps to retain really are two of the most important parts of team play for a soccer team. This book will look at a number of ways both coaches and players can improve such aspects of their own side's performance.
by Chest Dugger (Author)
Is your soccer team getting a lot of chances but unable to score? Or you are personally unable to score goals as a striker? Take your soccer shooting skills to the next level with our book
Read below:
If you do not shoot, you cannot score. That lesson must be instilled into players right from the first time they kick a football. Of course, we want every player to develop game awareness, to know when a pass is the best option, but if players become concerned about criticism if they shoot and miss, then they will be in a team that never scores. And therefore, never wins.
The pleasure of striking the ball cleanly, and sending it flying into the back of the net is impossible to put into words. Just look at professionals when they succeed in their aim (and with their aim, of course). The spectacular scissors kick, overhead effort, perfect chip sends the player, their team and any crowd into a state of euphoria.
Equally important, and often just as satisfying, is the neat and simple finish; the awareness of being in the right place, the speed of reaction when the ball breaks, the calmness under pressure to slide the ball home.
Go to almost any general compilation of clips online and the overwhelming majority will be shots - usually ones that lead to a goal. This book will provide a series of drills which will help coaches and players to become star shooters, leading to more goals, more wins and even greater joy at playing this most beautiful of games.
by Asher A. Brown (Author)
- Are you a soccer fan or a kid aged 9-12 looking for a fun and challenging way to expand your vocabulary and knowledge of the sport? Look no further than the Soccer Search Words Puzzle Book!
- With over 50 puzzles featuring soccer-themed words, also known as football outside the US, this book is a perfect way to improve your soccer vocabulary while having fun.
- The puzzles increase in difficulty after every ten, ensuring that you are constantly challenged and engaged.
- Featuring large print and clear, easy-to-read words, this book is perfect for kids who are just starting to learn about soccer or for more experienced players looking to expand their knowledge.
- While written with children in mind, the entire family can enjoy this book together, making it a great bonding activity for soccer-loving families.
- Whether you're a soccer player or just a fan of the sport, this book is a perfect gift that is sure to entertain and educate.
- Some words are peculiar to soccer and sports, while others are used in other settings, making it a great way to expand your vocabulary in a fun and engaging way.
- With a perfect balance of fun and challenge, kids can have a great time without feeling overwhelmed, ensuring that they keep coming back to the book for more.
- The pages are numbered, and the words are arranged alphabetically, making it easy to find the soccer-related terms you're looking for.
- So why wait? Grab your copy of the Soccer Search Words Puzzle Book today and get ready to have fun while expanding your soccer vocabulary!
by J. Scott Savage (Author), Brandon Dorman (Illustrator)
The Last Kids on Earth meets Space Jam in this hilarious illustrated series about soccer, aliens, and friendship. Welcome to the Quantum Interstellar Sports League, where humans and aliens play soccer for the fate of the Earth!
When twelve-year-old Wyatt Benson initially got drafted to play football in an intergalactic tournament against terrifying aliens, he was pretty sure it was supposed to be a one-time thing. But despite their previous victory, due to a loophole in the Quantum Interstellar Sports League's contract, Wyatt and his whole team of pro-athlete tweens are called back to the field to play for the fate of the world once again. Only this time, they're playing soccer. That's right, soccer--a sport Wyatt has absolutely zero experience with. His dad's legacy as the greatest football player ever does nothing to help him, and cocky Nitro quickly takes control of the team. When the new tournament starts and tensions amongst the team rise, Wyatt's friendships are quickly put to the test--because it seems like someone on the team doesn't want them to win... Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustrations, this is a laugh-out-loud series for any kid who loves soccer, science fiction, and friendship.Author Biography
J. Scott Savage (he/him) is the author of twenty published novels, including the Graysen Foxx series, Case File 13 series, and Farworld series. He has been a teacher and presenter at writing conferences for adults and youth, and has developed Common Core-aligned projects for elementary school writing curricula. He has presented at more than three thousand schools across the country, inspiring students to read, write, embrace their own creativity, and change the world. Scott lives in Utah with his wife of thirty-five years, Jennifer. He has four amazing children, and nine perfect grandchildren. He enjoys reading, watching movies, camping, traveling, and spending time with his family.
Brandon Dorman (he/him) grew up near Tacoma, Washington, and is the dad of four smiley boys and one dancing girl. He is best known for his book cover artwork on popular series like Goosebumps, Fablehaven, and The Land of Stories. With more than twenty-two picture books under his belt, he is an accomplished visual storyteller. Hoolie and the Hooligans: The Alien Who Ate My Socks is Brandon's first middle-grade chapter book, for which he is both author and illustrator.
by Matt Christopher (Author)
Mac Williams, goalie for the Cougars, is known as much for his upbeat game chatter as for his outstanding saves. But when an anonymous artist starts making fun of him with a weekly cartoon, Mac is anything but upbeat. To make matters worse, he suspects that somebody close to him is the cartoonist. Would one of his friends really betray him-or is there someone else who wants to make him look ridiculous?
Author Biography
Matt Christopher is the best selling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.
by Terry Antonio (Author)
⚡⚽ Ever felt the rush of Messi weaving through defenders? The awe of Ronaldo's gravity-defying, record breaking header? Or the thrill of Mbappe's stunning volley in the World Cup final? With Soccer Stars and Amazing Goals, you're not just reading, you're reliving the magic!" ⚽✨
- Behind every legend: Discover the untold stories of where it all started, from the early generation of stars to the ones of the future, including Pele, Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe and other big name superstars.
- Game-changing moments: From record-breaking headers to last-minute screamers and other record breaking strikes, experience the goals that defined soccer history.
- Unheard tales: Learn about the player who conquered heart surgery, the youngest World Cup winner, and the stars who transformed the game forever.
Feel the exhilaration as each goal is vividly described, taking you to the pitch as if you were there. Perfect for fans who love the drama, skill, and emotion of the beautiful game.
by Charlie Slagle (Author)
Gain the competitive edge you need to win with soccer skills and strategies
To reach your full potential as a soccer player, you need to know the right tactics, understand when to use them, and have the skills to carry them out. Soccer Smarts delivers the professional coaching you need to do just that. Written for intermediate soccer players and above, Soccer Smarts presents 75 innovative skills, tactics, and mental exercises to help you become a complete soccer player, inside and out.
Soccer Smarts offers access to the proven methods of Charlie Slagle, former president of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, current CEO of the Tampa Bay United Soccer Club, and lifelong soccer player. Through Charlie's time-tested techniques you'll learn exactly how a good soccer player becomes a great soccer player.
Inside the pages of Soccer Smarts you'll find:
- Specific lessons for perfecting individual player techniques from the basics to the more complex--such as 1 v 1 defending, power shooting, side volleys, goalkeeper shot blocking, and more.
- Cutting-edge team tactics that will help you and your teammates adopt a united approach and become a highly efficient soccer team, from possession to combination play to scoring.
- Game-changing mental exercises that will increase your awareness and enhance your mental aptitude to become a better player and a better leader.
Step-up your game with the skills, strategies, and tactics in Soccer Smarts, and discover what you're truly capable of, both on and off the field.
Author Biography
CHARLIE SLAGLE is the Chief Executive Officer of the Tampa Bay United Soccer Club. Previously he was the Executive Director of the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club in Denver CO, and the CEO of the Capital Area Soccer League in Raleigh NC. He coached the men's soccer team at Davidson College for 21 seasons, and he was the NCAA Division I coach of the Year in 1992, the Southern Regional Coach of the Year in 1990 and 1992, and the Southern Conference Coach of the Year seven times. Slagle is a past president of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and a member of the NC Soccer Hall of Fame and the Davidson College Athletics Hall of Fame.
by Simon Mugford (Author), Dan Green (Illustrator)
In Soccer Rules the World, discover how soccer became the most popular game it is today, boasting a mind-blowing 3.5 billion fans worldwide!
"A good choice for reluctant readers, this eye-catching offering should delight soccer fans and incite interest from the uninitiated."--Booklist
The daring duo of Dan and Simon will usher you through the story of soccer - the highlights of course! You'll meet the legendary players and inspirational managers of the beautiful game, relive the magic moments and read stories of epic wins and glorious goals from around the globe.
Wonderfully illustrated - bringing soccer's history back to life - Soccer Rules the World is packed with plenty of jokes, funny characters, as well as the facts and stats that fans of Soccer Superstars have come to know and love.
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