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Soccer - Pele: The Master & His Method

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The classic video from the King of Soccer is now on DVD! Pele reveals the extraordinary skills which propelled him to soccer immortality, and demonstrates them in a fashion which excited and inspires.

Ball juggling, dribbling, trapping, passing, shooting, heading - all are here along with Pele`s perspective on goalkeeping, penalties, free kicks, and match conditioning. Pele discusses his training techniques, his emphasis on practice and his "feel" for the game.

My son is a fairly talented 9 year old who absolutely loves this game and is keen to learn the key soccer skills. While I was a decent player in soccer, I was better at other sports and clearly, didn't have the talent for soccer that my kid does. Since at this age, it is very important for kids to learn the right techniques for shooting, trapping, heading, dribbling etc, I did a thorough internet search on good soccer coaching books and DVDs etc.

While I found and read couple good books (e.g. Baffled Parents Guides to Coaching Youth Soccer), I can honestly say that I have never come across a soccer book or a DVD that demonstrates all the necessary skills in a very simple, easy-to-learn manner - like this Pele DVD does. Now, whenever my kid has any questions about his shooting or trapping technique, he just puts this DVD in and watches how Pele does it. In fact, that's exactly what I do also, since after all, who the heck am I to argue against Pele :)

You can watch this video over and over and learn something new everytime. It is not just instructional, but, it has historical information that inspires a passion and love for the game.

Wonderful training film that is as good today as it was back in the mid 70's when it was the ONLY film of its kind. Pele is still the Master and his Method the one to learn and use. I have been blessed to attend games in the U.S. and actually see Pele play for both Santos and the New York Cosmos. Along with this DVD training film - if you have not seen the movie Victory it is a must see movie with Pele, Bobby Moore, Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max Von Sydow, Werner Roth and a host of other great players.

"Soccer - Pele: The Master & His Method" principally shows Pele demonstrating his extraordinary skills on the beach, the park and as a professional playing for Brazil and in practice sessions with his team Santos FC. It is a great introduction for those new to the sport not only to see the talent of this famous player and the skills required to succeed at the game but the passion surrounding the game as well. Set to a lively samba beat, with many children shown, it is both inspiring and lighthearted and would be enjoyed by the entire family. You can't come away without a love of this man and the beautiful game.

This video was interesting, but I thought it would be about Pele's history, but instead it is a video teaching you how to play like Pele.

This is not the best PELE DVD you will find. I recommend the latest with all his goals: PELE ETERNO.

I did not realize that I had seen this DVD on film around 1971 when Pepsi Cola used to loan it out. It is still interesting for youth to see,