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Teaching the Skills of Soccer: 900 Exercises & Games

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Very satisfied with especially the fast delivery! Good quality an trustworthy seller. The book itself was very good and usable for teaching basic soccer skills.

This book is a collection of games, drills, and individual exercises for soccer.

I found it to be good, but not great.

Pros:
- Well organized by skill developed (ball control, shooting, etc)
- Description of each exercise includes not only the workings of the exercise, but also the materials (balls, cones, etc) needed, and their estimated difficulty
- Every item includes a diagram
- Several ideas not found in other books (example, there are several variations on the traditional give-and-go pass)
- 900 different exercises!!!

Cons:
- There are 3 skills on each page, so the diagrams are small. This makes interpreting some of the more complex ones a hassle.
- Some of the drills are overly complex
- Probably 150 or so of the 900 are just variations on another item already listed (for example, inside of the foot passing with 2 people and inside of the foot passing with 3 or more people)
- The biggest drawback: A lot of the activities listed involve "cones and lines"; which good coaches generally try to avoid.

Overall, some of the details and readability could be improved, but still definitely a good book. I highly recommend this book for coaches looking to add variation to their practices.