Soccer Speed [Spiral-bound]

Vern Gambetta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1998

--the DEFINITIVE plan laid out in a systematic approach for developing optimum soccer speed. You will learn a step-by-step progressive drill system with planned specific workouts for all players from youth, through the developing player to the elite player. Learn how to improve all aspects of successful winning soccer:

 running mechanics,
 first step quickness,
 overall agility, balance and coordination,
 ability to accelerate,
 speed of decision making,
 soccer speed.

You will be able to integrate all aspects of speed into your existing training program! SPEED WINS!.

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About the Author

Vern heads his own consulting firm, Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He was the conditioning consultant for the US Men’s 1998 World Cup Soccer team. In 1996-1997 he was conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Mutiny Major League Soccer team. He was Director of Conditioning for the Chicago White Sox Minor League Program from 1987 to 1996. Vern is recognized internationally as an expert in training and conditioning and has worked with world class athletes and teams in a variety of sports. He is a popular speaker and writer on conditioning topics, having lectured and given seminars and clinics throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe.

Experience that matters
Vern’s coaching experience spans 30 years at all levels of competition. He has coached both cross country and track and field. At Santa Barbara High School he coached boys’ and girls’ track teams to a combined record of 81 wins and 12 losses. From 1977-1982, he headed the womens’ track and cross country program at the University of California, Berkeley. His cross country teams won three Region 8 titles and finished in the top ten at Nationals four consecutive years.

Vern served as the first director of the TAC Coaching Education Program, an innovative program designed to upgrade the standard of track and field coaching in the US. Vern also served on the advisory editorial board of the I.A.A.F. technical journal, New Studies In Athletics. He was the editor of the TAC technical journal, Track Technique, from 1980 through 1988. He edited the TAC Coaching Manual and has authored five books, He also served on the faculty of the National Coaching Institute in Canada.

Vern received his BA from Fresno State University in 1968 and his teaching credential with a coaching minor from UCSB in 1969. In 1973-74, Vern attended Stanford University and obtained his MA in Education with an emphasis in physical education.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 68 pages
• Publisher: Gambetta Sports Training Systems (December 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879627035
• ISBN-13: 978-1879627031
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,332,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very practical, October 3, 2001

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This review is from: Soccer Speed (Spiral-bound)

It is a great book for training for speed in soccer. It is short, on the point and has a set of excellent practice programs which one can use. It definitely helped me a lot to develop a personalized training system. The shortcoming is that it doesn't discuss to much the physiology of the exercises.