Product Description

'The official guides to success on and off the pitch.'

This Official Football Association series provides invaluable and essential advice and information about key football skills for anyone involved in football, of any age and level. The books are especially aimed at those involved in grassroots football, who may not have the back up and help that they might need to realise the full potential of their involvement in the game. Each book in this series is packed with practical exercises and features, information and expert advice, which will improve your understanding and enhance your ability and enjoyment of the world's greatest game.

A straightforward, lively and practical guide, this book covers the essential aspects of coaching including ethics and developing a code of conduct, team strategies, tactics, leadership and management.

It looks at both attacking and defending squad practices, and has a chapter devoted to coaching goalkeepers. This book is essential reading for anyone involved in football - not just coaches and those interested in coaching, but players and parents also.

'Be a part of the game.'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16156 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-28
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Synopsis
'The official guides to success on and off the pitch.' This Official Football Association series provides invaluable and essential advice and information about key football skills for anyone involved in football, of any age and level. The books are especially aimed at those involved in grassroots football, who may not have the back up and help that they might need to realise the full potential of their involvement in the game. Each book in this series is packed with practical exercises and features, information and expert advice, which will improve your understanding and enhance your ability and enjoyment of the world's greatest game. A straightforward, lively and practical guide, this book covers the essential aspects of coaching including ethics and developing a code of conduct, team strategies, tactics, leadership and management. It looks at both attacking and defending squad practices, and has a chapter devoted to coaching goalkeepers. This book is essential reading for anyone involved in football - not just coaches and those interested in coaching, but players and parents also. 'Be a part of the game.'

About the Author
Les Reed is The Football Association's Acting Technical Director and was formerly the Assistant Manager at Charlton Athletic. Les has coached England players at every level from youth to senior teams.

Customer Reviews

MMMMMM
I could've written this book. Gather together some overpaid wannabe male models who like to kick a ball around badly occasionally, add a coaching team who aren't too bothered, throw in enough money to buy most of the world, lose alot, collect wages. Sorted!

Good information!
I found the book quite helpfull, how ever i do not believe it is a basic guide! and is not aimed at all ages. There is some good information and drills in the book and some really good questions to ask players about key momments of the game. would advise anyone to buy this after all it is quite cheap and i believe it is value for money.

The Offical FA Guide to Basic Team Coaching
When reading the synopsis to this book online it clearly states "any age, any level ".When I started to read this book I was surprised to read in the Introduction that in fact it is assumed that the team is 11-a-side with players who are at least 13 years old. So if you are starting to manage/coach a younger team which are at the 7-a-side stage its a bit disappointing. This should have been mentioned in the book details because it would have stopped me and others from buying it. I`ve gone on to read the rest of this book and it has some decent content but really is not ideal for the level in which I was interested in.