The Confident Coach's Guide to Teaching Youth Soccer: From Basic Fundamentals to Advanced Player Skills and Team Strategies [Paperback]

Joe Provey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2006 | Series: Confident Coach

You're on the freshly cut and line-painted field: whistle around your neck, a clipboard in one hand, and a bag of soccer balls slung over your shoulder. You're cool, calm, and collected - that is, until a rowdy group of youngsters show up, eager to play a game they have no idea how to play. How do you keep the attention of a group of overactive adolescents and teach them meaningful ways to improve their soccer skills? More important, where do you even begin? Don't sweat just yet. It's simple with "The Confident Coach's Guide To Teaching Youth Soccer". Veteran soccer player and coach, Joe Provey provides youth soccer coaches with the tools they need to run a successful practice and to teach their players skills that will continue to grow. Built around the philosophy that children need a strong base of correctly taught fundamentals to evolve into competent players, it takes the coach through a step-by-step process of how to design a practice that is fun and produces positive results. This innovative manual offers advice on how to best work with different age groups; plan an efficient and enjoyable practice; teach soccer basics, drills, and games for teaching ball containing and dribbling, shooting on goal, throw-ins, defensive and offensive movements, agility, and speed. How to successfully manage and coach a winning soccer team?

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"This uniquely practical guide is perfect for both novice and not-so-novice soccer moms and dads!"--Lynn Berling-Manuel, president and publisher, Soccer America magazine

"Joe Provey takes the reader through the process of youth soccer and helps make soccer a positive experience for everyone involved!"--Dr. Jay Martin, past president, National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), head soccer coach, Ohio Wesleyan University

"As complete a guide to soccer as any parent could hope for. No one knows more about youth soccer and parents than Joe Provey."--Dan Woog, executive editor, Soccer America's Youth Soccer Letter

"A must-read for parents, coaches, and administrators of all youth soccer programs." --Dr. Ronald Quinn, associate professor, head women's soccer coach, Xavier University, United States Youth Soccer (USYS) Coaching Committee

"A wonderful book: thorough, clear, filled with intelligent and practical ideas." --Dean Conway, director of coaching, Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association

From the Back Cover

You’re on the freshly cut and line-painted field: a whistle around your neck, a clipboard in one hand, and a bag of soccer balls slung over your shoulder. You’re cool, calm, and collected—that is, until a rowdy group of youngsters shows up, eager to play a game they have no idea how to play. How do you keep the attention of a group of overactive adolescents and teach them meaningful ways to improve their soccer skills? More important, where do you even begin?
Don’t sweat just yet. It’s simple with The Confident Coach’s Guide to Teaching Youth Soccer. Veteran player and coach Joe Provey provides youth soccer coaches with the tools they need to run a successful practice and to teach their players skills that will continue to grow. Built around the philosophy that children need a strong base of correctly taught fundamentals to evolve into competent players, The Confident Coach’s Guide to Teaching Youth Soccer takes the coach through a step-by-step process of how to design a practice that is fun and produces positive results.
This innovative manual offers advice on how to best work with different age groups; plan an efficient and enjoyable practice; and teach soccer basics, drills, and games that develop ball-containing and dribbling, shooting on goal, throw-ins, defensive and offensive movements, agility, and speed. The Confident Coach’s Guide to Teaching Youth Soccer will turn your team’s goals into having fun and improving skills.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592288081
• ISBN-13: 978-1592288083
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,789,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joe Provey is an expert on all things home and garden. His work has appeared in many national magazines, including E, The Environmental Magazine, Popular Mechanics, House Beautiful, Better Homes & Gardens Specials, and Fine Homebuilding. Joe also has more than a dozen books to his credit. His latest, Convert Your Home to Solar Energy, was published last year. Other titles include Outdoor Kitchens, Easy Closets, 1001 Ideas for Decks, Green-up Your Cleanup, Design Ideas for Flooring, Toro's Expert Guide to Lawns, 1001 Ideas for Kitchen Organization, and the Parent's Complete Guide to Soccer.

Joe is the president of Home & Garden Editorial Services (HGES), a company that produces books for publishers in the home, garden and related fields. In the past, he has served as chief editor to several national home improvement magazines, including The Family Handyman, Mechanix Illustrated, and Practical Homeowner. He was also the founding editor of Soccer Jr., the Soccer Magazine for Kids, and several other soccer-related magazines.

Joe lives in Bridgeport, Connecticut with his wife MaryAnn, where they have seven children and four grandchildren between them.