Soccer Practice Games: 120 Games for Technique, Training, and Tactics [Paperback]

Joseph A. Luxbacher (Author), Joe Luxbacher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1994

This text includes 120 practice games that provide players with conditioning exercises, drills, simulated game exercises, drills and simulated game experiences. Games are suitable for coaches who want to teach specific skills or who need drill ideas for their practices.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Your athletes will embrace practice, hone key skills, and be more likely to become passionate about soccer when you incorporate Soccer Practice Games into your weekly practice plans.”  

James Schmutz -- Executive Director, American Sport Education Program

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Publisher

"Not just another training guide, but a tool coaches of all age groups can use, over and over again. If you can't run a better practice after reading this, you should consider a different line of work!"

Dan Woog Executive Editor Soccer America's Youth Soccer Letter

"...loaded with easy-to-understand, exciting games that would be an asset to any youth coach developing players and teams by creating fun and beneficial practice sessions. This is one reference no youth coach should be without."

Gordon M. Butler National Chief Coach Soccer Association for Youth USA

"For the youth coach who has only 5 or 10 minutes to plan a practice, this book is a godsend."

Joe Pravey Editor and Associate Publisher Soccer Jr. Magazine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; 2nd edition (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873225546
• ISBN-13: 978-0873225540
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,571,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joe Luxbacher has more than 30 years of experience in the field of competitive athletics. A former professional soccer player for the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League, and Major Indoor Soccer League, he is currently at the helm of the University of Pittsburgh men's soccer team, a position he has held since 1984.

The twice-selected Big East Conference Soccer Coach of the Year holds a PhD in health, physical, and recreation education from the University of Pittsburgh and has earned the Level A coaching license from the United States Soccer Federation.

Luxbacher has authored more than a dozen books and numerous articles on the sport of soccer. His soccer articles have appeared in national publications such as Scholastic Coach and Athletic Director and Soccer Journal.

Inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 and designated a Letterman of Distinction by the University of Pittsburgh in 2003, Luxbacher is the founder and director of Shoot to Score Soccer Academy, an organization that offers educational camps, clinics, and tournaments to players aged 7 to 18. The camp Web site is www.shoot2score.net.

Luxbacher resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Gail, and children, Eliza and Travis.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

61 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every youth coach MUST own this book., November 24, 1998

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"fkass17" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soccer Practice Games: 120 Games for Technique, Training, and Tactics (Paperback)

I have been coaching youth soccer at various levels for nearly 15 years, and this past season I had more fun than any year before. The primary reasons: 1) my practices were more fun for me and the players 2) my practices were more productive. Both of these transformations came from reading this book. I wish I could thank Mr. Luxbacher personally.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent collection of games to add fun to practice, July 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Soccer Practice Games: 120 Games for Technique, Training, and Tactics (Paperback)

Great book for coaches of travel and premier youth players with a 30-minute gap in their practice plan. Helps develop players' passion for the game with a large collection of fun, competitive games. Book helped me change from a well-intentioned, somewhat knowledgeable coach into a good coach with players who enjoy coming to practice. This is the coaching book that I refer to most.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps the players moving., March 8, 2001

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"cotag" (Green Lane, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soccer Practice Games: 120 Games for Technique, Training, and Tactics (Paperback)

Every soccer coach should have this resource in their library. Your players will NEVER be bored if you use just some of the "games" illustrated in this book. My daughter's travel team coach has included drills from the book in just about every practice for the last two seasons and almost every one of them is a hit with the players. They're having so much fun playing these "games" the girls don't realize the good, solid, soccer skills and techniques they're developing.