Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer

Name: Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer
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ISBN: 9780071346085

ISBN-10: 0071346082

ISBN-13: 9780071346085

Edition: 1999

Authors: Bobby Clark

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Bobby Clark is perfectly suited to write this Baffled Parent's Guide. Director of soccer at Stanford University and coach of its nationally ranked men's team, he is also a driving force in the U.S. youth soccer movement. He covers the game thoroughly, including the basics of offense and defense...gives specific plans for the first, second, and third practices...and includes a coach's checklist for self-evaluation.

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 8/9/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 7.20" wide x 9.10" long x 0.33" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Bobby Clark is Deputy Director of ProgressNow (in Colorado). He was the Dean campaign's first Web designer.



Foreword



Preface: Fitba' is King


Introduction



Creating An Atmosphere of Good Habits


Establishing Yourself as Coach


Drills to Promote Good Habits on the Field


Questions and Answers



Before Hitting the Field: Soccer in a Nutshell


How Many on a Team?Basic Rules


Modified Field Size and Rules



Setting Up the Season


Get Some Help


Meet the Parents


Establish Your Policies


Uniforms and Equipment


Questions and Answers



Essential Skills--and How to Teach Them


The FundamentalsGetting Started



The PracticePreparation Is KeyFormat for Practice



Sample Practices


Basic Beginning Practice


Advanced Beginner Practice


Intermediate Practice


Advanced Intermediate Practice


Advanced Practice


Questions and Answers



Game TimeRules of the Game


Game Basics


Running the Game


Taking Stock


Questions and Answers



Dealing with Parents and Gender Issues


The Role of the Parents


Addressing Gender Issues


Questions and Answers



Games and Drills


Warm-UpBall Handling


Passing and Receiving


Ball Control


Shooting


Heading


Goalkeeping


Attacking and Defending


Appendix


Official Soccer


Field Features


Referee


Signals


Glossary


Resources


Index


About the Author