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Bring out the very best in your young players with these effective and fun soccer drills. Drills are essential. The groundwork of every great play, they hone existing skills and get to the heart of any problem. Challenging and exciting, with the right attitude drills can also be a lot of fun. Written by an expert youth-soccer coach with more than twenty-five years of experience on the field, this exhaustive collection provides all the drills you need to bring your players to the next level - and have fun doing it.Whether you're a beginner or an experienced coach, "101 Great Youth Soccer Drills" will be your helpful assistant at every practice. The drills in this book are illustrated to show you each step along the way. Easy to follow and to find, each drill lets you to teach what you need when you need it, allowing you to design your own training program based on the level of your players. Filled with energy, these drills are guaranteed to improve your players' skills in such areas as: passing; trapping; heading the ball; shielding the ball from defenders; dribbling and juggling; protecting the goal; shooting to score; mastering their positions; and, much more. Designed for daily use, this handy encyclopedia of drills will be a faithful companion on your journey from coach mom or dad to true soccer expert. You won't want to step on the practice field without it.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15048 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

From the Back Cover

Bring out the very best in your young players with these effective and fun soccer drills

Drills are essential. The groundwork of every great play, they hone existing skills and get to the heart of any problem. Challenging and exciting, with the right attitude drills can also be a lot of fun. Written by an expert youth-soccer coach with more than twenty-five years of experience on the field, this exhaustive collection provides all the drills you need to bring your players to the next level--and have fun doing it. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced coach, 101 Great Youth Soccer Drills will be your helpful assistant at every practice.

The drills in this book are illustrated to show you each step along the way. Easy to follow and to find, each drill lets you to teach what you need when you need it, allowing you to design your own training program based on the level of your players.

Filled with energy, these drills are guaranteed to improve your players' skills in such areas as:

• Passing
• Trapping
• Heading the ball
• Shielding the ball from defenders
• Dribbling and juggling
• Protecting the goal
• Shooting to score
• Mastering their positions
• And much more

Designed for daily use, this handy encyclopedia of drills will be a faithful companion on your journey from Coach Mom or Dad to true soccer expert. You won't want to step on the practice field without it.

About the Author

Robert Koger coached soccer for more than twenty-five years, both in youth recreation and club programs. He received the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "D" level Coaching Certificate and served as the league commissioner for several different soccer programs. He lives in Holliday, Texas.

Customer Reviews

101 Great Youth Soccer Drills
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.

Good variety of advice on drills and general fitness
What a great guide this is. I am a parent new to football coaching and mini soccer. I found this book an invaluable insight into drills and exercises that will help develop kids footballing skills. One of the problems is that boys and girls get bored quickly doing the same routines over and over again but this book has lots of new ideas to keep the kids interested and involved. I bought the Grassroots Football - Mini Soccer 6-10 years [DVD] [2009] first, which was a great introduction to mini soccer for parents wanting to get involved, but this book covers drills and exercises and advice on general fitness in more detail.

youth drills
this is a great book we have had loads of fun with all the children of different ages