Zone Soccer

Zone Soccer
Author: Herman Vermeulen
Publisher: Reedswain Inc.
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2004-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781591640677

More and more, teams in international soccer are utilizing the principles of zone soccer. This concept of play entails very specific defensive, build-up, and attacking principles. Zone soccer in particular is all about the expert use of time and space. This soccer manual for coaches of all levels contains detailed, clear descriptions of the most important starting points of zone soccer. The book is written by Herman Vermeulen, assistant coach at AA Gent (Belgian 1st division), who in his thinking about zone soccer was inspired by the Norwegian coach Trond Sollied. This very successful coach, now working at Club Brugge, will discuss his ideas in the first chapter. In addition to this the opinions of other coaches will be discussed in relation to formations, automatic responses, and the learning process for teams that choose to play zone soccer. The book 'The Critical Zone' formed the concept for this new book. The detailed elaborate training sessions (game-related and match forms) are a tool for every coach to use to train their own team Book jacket.

Attacking Soccer

Attacking Soccer
Author: Joe Luxbacher
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1999
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780736001236

Put your opponents on their heels and the ball in goal! Use the strategies, plays, skills, and drills of Attacking Soccer to develop a high-powered offensive team that will take your club, high school, or college league by storm. The expert contributing coaches cover the following: - Playing out of the thirds - Possession soccer - Changing points of attack - Quick counterattacks and transitions - Flank attacks - Offensive patterns of play - Restart plays - Individual skill development Editor Joe Luxbacher, head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, has assembled many of the game's top offensive-minded coaches including Dave Sarachan of D.C. United, Jay Hoffman of the U.S. Women's National Team, former Tampa Bay Mutiny coach John Kowalski, and college coaches Dean Foti of Syracuse, Sam Koch of Massachusetts, and Dave Masur of St. John's. Each coach explains and illustrates a specific aspect of developing an attacking offense, helping you develop and implement the tactics, skills, and drills that are needed to maximize scoring opportunities.

Soccer Skills and Drills

Soccer Skills and Drills
Author: James W. Lennox
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2006
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780736056298

Dribbling -- Receiving -- Passing -- Shooting -- Heading -- Tackling -- Goalkeeping -- Applying techniques tactically -- Developing positional tactics -- Coaching techniques and tactics.

Soccer

Soccer
Author: Joe Luxbacher
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2005
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780736054355

Presents progressive instruction on soccer techniques and team tactics, providing illustrated descriptions and over 155 drills.

Successful German Soccer Tactics

Successful German Soccer Tactics
Author: Timo Jankowski
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Verlag
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2015-03-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1782550623

In order to achieve the result you’re aiming for, you have to have a plan. In soccer, you need a match plan. Some of the most successful soccer coaches devise match plans for every one of their team’s matches. A match plan describes a strategy that is used to be ideally prepared for the next match and be able to react to shifts in tactics or to particular match situations. This book aims to provide every soccer aficionado with a practical insight into the topics of match ideas, tactics, match systems and match plans using easy-to-understand language. On that basis, the author identifies advantages and disadvantages of various formations utilized by top teams and then uses match plans to analyze how those formations can be defeated in play.

Fitness Training for Soccer

Fitness Training for Soccer
Author: Ken Sherry
Publisher: Reedswain Inc.
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2003-09
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781591640356

Fitness training is an essential component of soccer development. The stronger, faster, more agile and balanced players are, the more effective they will be in both training and game situations. The good news is you can improve fitness levels through proper training, and this book is the place to start. Full of small sided games and drills specifically designed to maximise fitness training for soccer.

In the Zone

In the Zone
Author: Alex Morgan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2018-03-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 148148155X

From FIFA World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and bestselling author Alex Morgan comes the eighth book in an empowering and fun-filled middle grade series that inspired the Amazon original series, The Kicks! Spring season continues and the Kicks are working their hardest to be champions. But Emma’s confidence takes a dive after tripping and letting a shot go into the goal. Embarrassed by the blunder, she’s not sure if she’s cut out to be a goalie. Devin tries to help Emma, but she’s dealing with uncertainties of her own. The cute new boy at school asks Jessi to go to the movies with him and some other friends, and she accepts, leaving Devin, Steven, and Cody behind. Does Jessi not like Cody anymore and what does this mean for Devin and Steven? With everything so uncertain, will the Kicks be able to stay in the soccer zone?

Soccer Speed

Soccer Speed
Author: Richard Bate
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2014-09-11
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492584800

The world’s most popular sport is also one of the most demanding. Stronger, smarter, and more agile players have increased the intensity and tempo of the game. Success hinges on the ability to read, react, and execute. For individual players and teams alike, speed is a necessity. Soccer Speed is a groundbreaking work—more than a training guide, but an all-encompassing execution plan for success in today’s aggressive, attacking, and fast-paced game. Inside, you’ll learn how to develop these skills: - Quickness, agility, and balance for defending, attacking, reacting, and executing - Most effective techniques, such as heel passes and stride changes, to challenge opponents and keep them off balance - Soccer intelligence, or the ability to instantly recognize and exploit the opposition’s weakness - In-game decision making with and without the ball Every aspect of the game is covered, including step-by-step instruction and drills for developing technical and tactical speed in passing, receiving, dribbling, scoring, counterattacking, and defending. Soccer Speed is the one and only guide for outpacing, outsmarting, and outplaying the opposition.

Coaching U11-U12 Youth Soccer: 9v9 Training Curriculum

Coaching U11-U12 Youth Soccer: 9v9 Training Curriculum
Author: Glenn Alpert
Publisher: Glenn Alpert
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2024-08-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

This U11-U12 Curriculum is the third in a series of publications covering a step-by-step, systematic process for developing youth soccer players from six years old (U7 age group) up through the end of high school (U19), which marks the conclusion of a player’s youth soccer career.