Teaching Soccer Fundamentals [Paperback]

Nelson McAvoy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 24, 1998

As a soccer coach, you need to know how to teach basic skills and run solid practices. Teaching Soccer Fundamentals explains how to maximize young athletes' learning of essential techniques and tactics through fun and efficient practice sessions.

Including helpful photographs and illustrations as well as instructions that are easy to understand and apply, this book shares more than 30 years of soccer coaching experience. Author Nelson McAvoy offers tips for maintaining kids' short attention span and methods for boosting participation, including short-sided games.

Teaching Soccer Fundamentals will make next season a more rewarding experience for you and your players.

Editorial Reviews

Review

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"""This book will help coaches develop a good foundation and basic coaching methodology. I recommend it for coaches of adolescent players."""
Jeff Tipping
Director of Coaching
National Soccer Coaches' Association of America
"""McAvoy expresses ideas which are of value to both the novice coach and experienced coach at the highest level."""
Richard Broad
President, American Soccer Program
Director, Middle States Soccer Camps
Head Soccer Coach, Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
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Review

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""This book will help coaches develop a good foundation and basic coaching methodology. I recommend it for coaches of adolescent players.""
Jeff Tipping
Director of Coaching
National Soccer Coaches' Association of America

""McAvoy expresses ideas which are of value to both the novice coach and experienced coach at the highest level.""
Richard Broad
President, American Soccer Program
Director, Middle States Soccer Camps
Head Soccer Coach, Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA

"

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; First Edition edition (August 24, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880118555
• ISBN-13: 978-0880118552
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #939,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for coaches of all age levels, January 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Teaching Soccer Fundamentals (Paperback)

This is the best single soccer coaching book I have.

It is well-written with humor (he confirms something I've always suspected - when you are yelling at the kids during the game, it sounds to them like you're speaking Bulgarian).

I have used more drills and ideas from this book than any single other book.

I highly recommend this one.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Man has a Plan, October 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Teaching Soccer Fundamentals (Paperback)

In his book, Nelson McAvoy offers you a plan on how to teach young players the game of Soccer, rather then another book of drills. Unlike most books, he centers on the development of the child learning capibilities and how they learn to kick a ball. Then he explains how to teach it.

Through a step by step procedures, he develops the laces kick, then the inside of the foot push pass as the child learns how to turn their foot.

The book is filled with enough pictures, practice plans, and games to keep your youth team busy and learning in a fun environment.

I would recommend this book for any coach who is looking for the long term development of the youth player.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teach the game, March 16, 2002

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"jsn6713" (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teaching Soccer Fundamentals (Paperback)

Regardless of whether you know the game, if you want to learn more about how to teach the game, this is the book for you. I grew up playing, but starting coaching was a struggle to get the kids to understand -- until I bought this book 2 years ago. I still recommend it, and I still use it. This shows you what skills to start with and how to progress as the kids catch on. With the philosophies and games in this book you can keep the attention of your team for many many practices.