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Developing Game Intelligence in Soccer

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I have played soccer for 34 years, and coached for about 10, and like anyone who has played a sport for that long you develop instincts. Things that you do automatically during a game. However, sometimes it is not until somebody puts those instincts into words that you finally realize exactly why you do those things and even become better at them. This book is exactly that. It has some great concepts that I had never heard of before, but that are so true that once somebody states them you say "Of course!". Here are some examples:

Channeling: This is the way that a defender squeezes a dribbler into the side line. You basically contain them and then give them a little more room on the side you want them to go to. Eureka!

Dribbling: There are two reasons to dribble the ball. 1) To move the ball to the goal 2) To escape from pressure and give yourself some room to do what you want with it. Of course!

I think even if you never want to read through the drills. The conceptual opening chapters of each section are worth the money alone.

Want to win at soccer? Play with your brain.

I was fooled by the preview of this book. I was looking for a that would help me develop my players' awareness, quick thought processes, and understanding of the game. This book is NOT that.

This book is more "understanding the flow and strategies of the game".

Pros:

- Very "pretty" book with almost all pages in color

- Lots of drills with GREAT graphics and explanations for each one

- A couple very useful diagrams like the one on scoring percentages by area of the field

- Some good bullet points for different areas of the game

Cons:

- Many of the drills are found in many other places including free websites

- MAINLY, it's not really about game intelligence

This book is a very good coaching tool for a new coach and even a veteran coach looking for new drills and exercises. I enjoy the approach to teaching Game Sense rather than just drilling. Pictures and diagrams are easy to understand. Drill descriptions are also nicely detailed. I highly recommend checking this book out.

At last a book that shows clearly the different components of the game, age wise and skill wise. The insights are very usefull and thought provoking. I reccomend this book to all coaches!

Probably the best coaching book i have read; mainly for teams of age 12 and up i think. Order of contents is not very intuitive but clear ideas and great exercises that teach the points and are largely fun to run and for players to participate in.

This is a really good book, and help the coach to provide more drills and tactics based on the skills of your players.

As good as it gets. This is of the highest quality. It should be noted that this book is a continuation of his other book titled "Developing Youth Football Players." "Developing Game Intelligence in Soccer" is Level 5 (ages 15 and up) of Horst Weins' "Football Development Model"

This book has many drills for novice coaches to develop soccer tactics. Most drills are geared to players 12 and older. The idea and how the material is presented are acceptable. The diagrams are not labeled to the discussion and several have no diagrams. There are a few references to other books that Mr. Wein has written. To an experience soccer coach this material is old hat. Even so there a couple twists on drills that any coach would like to use. I'm very surprised the the author is a world class hockey coach. If you're a coach who hasn't played soccer at a high level, you will find this book very useful.