The Soccer Goalkeeping Handbook [Paperback]

Alex Welsh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 1999

Sound techniques and efficient decision making are essential to the art of successful goalkeeping. The Soccer Goalkeeping Handbook is the authoritative and comprehensive coaching guide to realizing your top potential in front of the net. In this handbook, author Alex Welsh identifies the essential components of each of the goalkeeper's skills and outlines proven practices and training drills to improve match performance and produce results. Inside you'll find tips and techniques covering a variety of goalkeeping situations, including:

• Positioning
• One-on-one situations
• Distribution
• Dealing with high crosses
• Coping with back passes
• Shot stopping
• Sweeping up behind the defense
• Organization at set pieces
• Saving penalties

Bring peak performance to your game with The Soccer Goalkeeping Handbook. Alex Welsh has coached professional goalkeepers both in England and internationally. Prior to coaching, he enjoyed an 18-year career on the field. Alex is currently a county representative of The Football Association.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (January 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570282366
• ISBN-13: 978-1570282362
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #642,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent coaching guide., May 25, 2004

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This review is from: The Soccer Goalkeeping Handbook (Paperback)

Alex Welsh, former professional player and coach in England, identifies the essential components of each of the goalkeeper's skills and outlines proven practices and training drills to improve match performance and produce results. Full of technique and tips covering a variety of goalkeeping situations, including: distribution, shot stopping, positioning, saving penalties, and much more!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great condition, August 16, 2011

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KJSmomof3 (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews

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This book was in great condition when i got it, and has easy descriptions along with diagrams of plays. Good book, for a great price,

4.0 out of 5 stars A good addition to every GK training library, August 17, 2009

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This book is light at 120 pages but packs in drills and words for all facets for the beginning keeper - probably U15. Warm up, fitness, and agility are also covered. Good blend of words and pictures to describe techniques. As is my complaint with all GK instruction, there aren't enough words, pictures and progressions to properly (safely) build up a beginner keeper that doesn't posses natural ability.