GREAT SOCCER DRILLS : THE BAFFLE

A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

A games-based alternative to tedious rote exercises, guaranteed to keep practices fun, engaging, and productive

Great Soccer Drills provides soccer coaches with a great way to make every soccer practice active, fun, and productive. Coaches get 125 games guaranteed to keep kids moving and excited while teaching them basic skills, sharpening their reflexes, and building their confidence and decision-making ability. Written by two of North America's foremost names in youth soccer coaching, it also includes guidelines on how to create just the right blend of drills to hold the attention of six- to twelve-year-old players.

Great Soccer Drills can be used in conjunction with the bestselling Coaching Youth Soccer: A Baffled Parent's Guide or as an excellent stand-alone resource for spicing up any practice.

Tom Fleck is a former president of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, and is currently director of coaching and player development for the Idaho Youth Soccer Association.

Ron Quinn is an associate professor and director of the sport studies program at Xavier University, where he is also head coach of the women's soccer team.

Ron Quinn is head women’s soccer coach and an associate professor and director of health, physical education and sport studies and at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a member of the United States Soccer Federation National Teaching Staff and is considered, along with co-author Tom Fleck, one of the leading youth development experts in the country. He holds a doctorate in physical education, specializing in children’s needs, from Temple University.HOMETOWN:Cincinnati, Ohio