This book provides a complete guide for the small-sided games coaching model. It can be used as a companion workbook for the DVD, Street Soccer, An Introduction to Small Sided games or as a stand alone text. It covers the rational for why small-sided games are rapidly becoming the most popular and effective method for introducing and educating children about soccer. More then just an accumulation of different games coaches will find lots of ideas and information on what to do during the games. Clear step-by-step instructions how to organize and get the most out of the free play environment that they create. No more lines, laps and lectures after this. The connection between training and match play is also covered. Ideas for managing the team during the weekend game and how to watch for ideas for the next practice are presented. Finally, with 11 pages of ready to copy forms planning practices, evaluating players, teams and controlling substitutions in a match couldn’t be easier.
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This review is from: Playing Better Soccer is More Fun: A complete guide to the small-sided games coaching model (Paperback)
This book is a must have for anyone that coaches soccer. As a coach that work with younger kids I always wonder why it was so hard to get kids at practice to focus, after reading this book and giving the young charges the opportunity to do what they came to do,which is PLAY, that all changed. The results shows on the pitch and they all leave with a smile! Now I use small sided games in all my training.
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Great for beginning coaches!,
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This review is from: Playing Better Soccer is More Fun: A complete guide to the small-sided games coaching model (Paperback)
I agree with the other reviewers when it comes to the editing. It could have been much better. The content of the book however is excellent. I've moved from coaching recreational soccer to club soccer and this book is an excellent resource for coaches. I would recommend this book and the DVD "Street Soccer: An Introduction to Small-Sided Games" to any coach, new or experienced. Both references are packed with useful information that would benefit anyone coaching youth soccer. The only reason it is not 5 stars is because of the poor editing.
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Good material, horrible editing.,
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This review is from: Playing Better Soccer is More Fun: A complete guide to the small-sided games coaching model (Paperback)
I don't know if I have an early edition or this a vanity press book or what, but the grammar mistakes in this book are appalling. The author not only doesn't know the difference between "than" and "then" but has their usage completely backwards. The book has a lot of good material but it is a painful read. If you can get past the poor grammar, it is a useful book that has a lot of good material for coaching soccer. There is a lot on tactics and strategy as well as suggested drills. Hopefully the books available now have been edited and you don't have to deal with the bad grammar.
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