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.101 Great Youth Soccer Drills: Great Drills and Skills for Better Fundamental Play
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by: Robert Koger

May 01, 2005
I received this book yesterday, I have read/studied most of the drills and they look very good. I'm currently a coach of a soon-to-be under 13's team and the drills will come in very handy for their training sessions. Of course the usual suspects of drills are in there but there's also a lot of good new drills, which I will be going over with them. The book concentrates on all aspects of developing youngsters abilities and rather than boring drills the kids will enjoy the drills in this book. There are also a few pages on goalkeeper training, which I will defiantly being using. Whether your using the book for new ideas or to recap on the basics I highly recommended this book.
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.Coaching the Coach: A Complete Guide How to Coach Soccer Skills Through Drills
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by: Richard Seedhouse

November 23, 2007
Having been recommended the book by a coach at my football club, and personally not having much experience at coaching the past, this is a fantastic read to open your eyes to the Level 2 experience. I've been coaching for around 36 months now, attended the Level 1 course, researched drills from the internet and other books.

What this book gives you, is the ability to think out the box and gets you in the frame of mind for the Level 2 course. It doesnt only just get you thinking about the people involved in playing the football, but the environment that some times you take for granted. This may sound simple, but using the same coloured cones as boundry markers, and different colour cones for goal (hard when you have a pack of ... Read More:
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.Ajax Training Sessions
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by: J. Smink

September 01, 2004
I FOUND THIS BOOK QUIET HELPFUL.DIAGRAMS OF ALL THE DRILLS WERE GIVEN,SOME LOOKED EASY TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS WERE QUIET DAUNTING.ONCE USED ON THE TRAINING PITCH IT WAS EASY TO DO THE DRILL.ALL PLAYERS ENJOYED THE DRILLS.IT WAS ALSO EASY TO ADD TO DRILL AND CHANGE THE DRILL TO YOUR OWN STYLE.A GREAT BOOK
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.Soccer Modern Tactics: Italy's Top Coaches Analyze Game Formations Through 180 Situations
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by: A. Zauli

August 06, 2002
Italys top coaches are asked a range of questions on football tactics such as , neutralising deep penetrating runs, marking against crosses, midfield with 4/3/5 players...there are 180 different situations that are analysed in this way. It is not light reading but very detailed.
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.Coaching Youth Soccer: An Essential Guide for Parents and Coaches
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by: Denis Ford

January 01, 2001
Sorry to disagree with the prvious reviews, BUT there is better on the Market try the Sucess In Soccer basic manual. There is also supporting DVDS all age specific.

If you are starting out USE SIS very simple and well structured programme. very typically German in its approach which is its strength.

Level 3 Coach.
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.Coaching Advanced Soccer Play: 40 Training Games and Exercises
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by: R. Bate

November 24, 2003
Sorry to disagree with the prvious reviews, BUT there is better on the Market try the Sucess In Soccer basic manual. There is also supporting DVDS all age specific.

If you are starting out USE SIS very simple and well structured programme. very typically German in its approach which is its strength.

Level 3 Coach.
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.101 Youth Soccer Drills: Age 7 to 11
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by: Malcolm Cook

June 21, 2004
I like Malcolm Cook's books, they are broken into clearly defined chapters, each one dealing with a specific technique. Each drill is drawn clearly and is easy to understand. He also details the equipment needed and gives each drill a progression of some kind. He doesn't list the key factors for each drill and what should be coached. This might be obvious to some coaches but not to all and especially new coaches some time on breaking each key technique down might have been useful as well.
Overall though a good book, if you work with the stated age group, regardless of your experience, pick up a copy.
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.Soccer's 4-4-2 System: Characteristics, Attacking Schemes, Match Coaching, Exercises: Characteristics, Attacking Schemes, Match Coaching AND Exercises
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by: Marco Ceccomori, Luca Prestigiacomo, Andrea Riva

May 01, 2003
I like Malcolm Cook's books, they are broken into clearly defined chapters, each one dealing with a specific technique. Each drill is drawn clearly and is easy to understand. He also details the equipment needed and gives each drill a progression of some kind. He doesn't list the key factors for each drill and what should be coached. This might be obvious to some coaches but not to all and especially new coaches some time on breaking each key technique down might have been useful as well.
Overall though a good book, if you work with the stated age group, regardless of your experience, pick up a copy.
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.Dutch Soccer Drills: v. 4: Dribbling, Passing, Shooting, Combination Play and Small Sided Games: v. 4 (Dutch Soccer Drills)
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by: Bryan R. Beaver

September 01, 2003
Both previous reviews are correct.

To get the most from this book you need to have matered the basics, this is a manual for you to dip into as a source of endelsss drills and small sided games. Decide on your session and then,select to create the playing environmernt for your coaching session.

Photocopy the book and use highlight pens to make moves and diagrams easy to follow.
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.101 Youth Soccer Drills: Age 12 to 16
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by: Malcolm Cook

June 21, 2004
A very well written book which provides some very good drills. 7/8 year olds understand the practices & carry them out well.
It is laid out logically with most skills covered apart from control.

The book only really falls down on the information to coaches. I feel that use of coaching points would give volunteers with little or no coaching training some indication as to what is or is not good technique.

Would I buy any more of Malcolms books or recommend them to others Yes.
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