This Official Football Association series provides invaluable and essential advice and information about key football skills for anyone involved in football, of any age and level. A straightforward, lively, and practical guide, this book covers the essential aspects of coaching, including ethics and developing a code of conduct, team strategies, tactics, leadership, and management. It looks at both attacking and defending squad practices, and has a chapter devoted to coaching goalkeepers.
Les Reed is The Football Association's Acting Technical Director and was formerly the Assistant Manager at Charlton Athletic. Les has coached England players at every level from youth to senior teams.