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Soccer: Steps to Success - 3rd Edition [Paperback]

Joseph Luxbacher (Author)
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Steps to Success December 21, 2004

Master each key skill on the soccer field with Soccer, Third Edition: Steps to Success. This comprehensive guide contains progressive instruction for optimal learning of individual techniques and team tactics.

Improve your skills in dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, defending, tackling, heading, and goalkeeping with the help of clear, detailed descriptions and accompanying illustrations of all fundamental techniques and variations. Then learn how and when to apply those skills in game situations, such as winning one-on-one matchups or attacking and defending individually or as part of a team. More than 155 drills hone your skills and gauge your readiness to move on to the next step through a clear, easy-to-follow scoring system.

Become a complete player able to perform a variety of skills and execute basic tactics consistently and successfully. Soccer, Third Edition: Steps to Success has helped more than 80,000 players like you take their game to a much higher level.

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"Many soccer coaching and tactics books do not give the level of depth needed for developing good tactical awareness for players aged 12 to 18. I have found that your series of books is excellent; specifically, I have used" Soccer: Steps to Success "to develop training session plans with great success from the under-sixes through the under-fourteens."
Darren K. Rogers
AYSO Region 335 Assistant Commissioner & Referee Administrator
Morristown, TN

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“Many soccer coaching and tactics books do not give the level of depth needed for developing good tactical awareness for players aged 12 to 18. I have found that your series of books is excellent; specifically, I have used Soccer: Steps to Success to develop training session plans with great success from the under-sixes through the under-fourteens.”

Darren K. Rogers
AYSO Region 335 Assistant Commissioner & Referee Administrator
Morristown, TN


Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics; 3 edition (December 21, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0736054359
  • ISBN-13: 978-0736054355
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,973 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.

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars An valuable resource for any level player or coach, October 20, 1999
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Joseph Luxbacher's **Soccer: Steps to Success** provides soccer players of all levels the tools needed to become a better player. Well written and concise, Dr. Luxbacher not only offers the reader the steps to achieve success, but also (and perhaps more importantly), unlike most instructional books, diagnoses frequent errors and provides the steps to overcome them. The book covers all aspects of play and details dozens of practice games designed to improve any soccer players ability.

A great read for any player or coach who wishes to improve their understanding of the game and their skills or the skills of their team.

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Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
The soccer ball is a very precious commodity. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
score your success, kicking leg with foot, regular soccer rules, soft receiving surface, flighted instep pass, kicking foot firm, more consecutive passes, drill until each player, powerful kicking motion, flicked header, instep drive technique, group attack tactics, drive instep, use body feints, dive header, dive parallel, position the kicking foot, team conceding, full instep, jump headers, apply immediate pressure, flighted ball, use sudden changes, deny penetration, forward vault
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Success Check, World Cup, Ground Drill, Team Attack Drill, Check Your Success, Receiving Ground Balls Drill, Jump Header Drill, Plus One, Instep Drive Shot Drill, Team Defense Drill, Understanding Player Formations, Opponent Dribbling Drill, Success Passing, Correction Square, Attacking Support Drill, Dive Header Drill, Speed Dribbling Drill, Correction Position, Volley Shot Drill, Dominating the Air Game, Diving Drill, Confederations Cup, Passing Through the Air Drill, Receiving Flighted Passes Drill, Head-High Shots Drill
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