Soccer: Steps to Success [Paperback]

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

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0873227638 | ISBN-13: 978-0873227636 | Publication Date: February 1996 | Edition: 2

Take ten steps to better practices and game performances. Soccer: Steps to Success shows you the way with drills and instructions to help you learn and improve key skills.

The book’s sequential lessons and the 135 illustrations highlight each important skill and show how to correct errors. The 94 drills include performance goals and a list of key points for proper execution. Many of the drills include instructions for increasing or decreasing their difficulty.

Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Activity Series, this book will give you the skills and confidence you need to win on the field.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"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
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Review

“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

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; 2 edition (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873227638
• ISBN-13: 978-0873227636
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,108,341 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

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An valuable resource for any level player or coach, October 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Soccer: Steps to Success (Paperback)

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.