Soccer for the First Time Coach Lauffer, Robert and Davie, Sandy

Soccer just keeps booming in popularity, with more and more kids joining the fun—and that means many coaches are getting involved in the game for the first time, too. These newcomers need information on how to run the perfect practice…and they can find it in this ultimate coach’s companion. Brand-new color photos and easy-to-follow instructions present the most effective strategies for mastering skills, ideas for encouraging teamwork, and game-time tactics. Every technique receives fully illustrated, in-depth analysis that makes it simple to identify common mistakes. And there are scores of drills focusing on control-and-attack dribbling, shielding, passing, defending, tackling, and heading, as well as the principles of goalkeeping.
          It’s like an entire coaching staff rolled into one fantastic book.