Set Pieces in Soccer: - Theory and practice - Planning and training - 60 routines for throw-ins, free-kicks and corner-kicks

In recent years, the systematic study of football has demonstrated the importance of set pieces, regardless of the level and gender of the participants or the tournament they are playing in, both for the goal scoring and the final result of the match. Despite their importance, there appears to be a gap in the contemporary football/soccer literature, which this book hopes to fill.

It aims to take a holistic approach to the subject, providing scientific knowledge as well as the theoretical background that every football coach should possess regarding set pieces. Importantly, the book examines both the offensive and defensive function of the team in set pieces, while emphasis is also placed on preparation for the next stage, namely the offensive or defensive transition.

At the same time, however, the book offers a large number of routines (drills) that coaches can incorporate into their training sessions to effectively prepare their players in practice. For a better understanding of these routines, the book is accompanied by animations that can be viewed on the mobile/tablet by scanning the QRCODE.

Vaggelis Lappas was born on March 28, 1975 in Athens. He is an UEFA A, UEFA A GOALKEEPING & AFC-GK Level 1 License coach and he has attended many coaching courses and seminars in Greece and around the world. He played as a goalkeeper for several teams. He started his career as a goalkeeper coach in 1998 at the Amfialis Academy (1998). In 2001 and for 4 years he worked as a goalkeeper coach at the Academy of Aetos Korydallos FC. He then worked as a goalkeeper coach in the first (men's) teams of various teams (Moschato FC, Proodeutiki FC, Paneleussiniakos FC, Chaidari FC, Fostiras FC). In 2010, he joined the Academy of Panathinaikos FC, where he worked until 2015. Then he was the goalkeeper coach (men's) team of Panathinaikos FC, while supervising the Academy.In the 2016-17 season, he worked for Al Dhafra FC, a team that competes in the Arabian Gulf League and is based in Abu Dhabi. In the 2018-2019 season, he was the head of the goalkeeping coaches at the Academy of Olympiakos FC. In 2019 and for 4 years he worked as a goalkeeper coach in the first (men's) teams of OFI FC. Τhen he joined the coaching teams of Panetolikos F.C. and Kifisia FC. as a goalkeeper coach in the first (men's) teams Vaggelis Lappas works as an instructor in coaching seminars and workshops around the world.

Vassilis Armatas studied Sports Science at the School of Physical Education & Sport Science of Aristotle University οf Thessaloniki with a specialization in football. He has a master's degree in sports coaching and obtained Ph.D. in football analysis from the School of Physical Education & Sports Science of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has published several scientific publications on the analysis of football matches.He is a certified performance analyst (Level 4) from the International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport and he is an UEFA A License coach. He has worked as an analyst and scout at Panionios FC, Panathinaikos FC, and AEK FC, among others. Since 2019 he is the head of the Analysis Department of the Olympiacos FC Academy.

Dimitris Gkoumas is the opposition analyst of AJAX AFC. Since August 2020 is the head of analysis of the National Teams of the Hellenic Football Federation. He is a graduate of Cardiff Metropolitan University (B.Sc Sport and Physical Education) specializing in football and Performance Analysis (Centre for Performance Analysis - CPA) and has completed postgraduate studies at Middlesex University-London Sports Institute (M.Sc Sports Performance Analysis). He is a UEFA Licensed coach and is a member of the International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport. He has previously worked as an assistant coach and analyst in Hapoel Tel Aviv and in ASPIRE Academy as a coaching methodology analyst, as well as with the Qatar Olympic team. He has also worked as a scout and analyst in various teams (Northampton Town FC, Panathinaikos FC, Al Dhafra FC, Al Ahli FC), around the world.