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Beautiful Soccer: Creating Passion and Confidence in Young Players
Contributor(s): Marquez, Ryan (Author), Werner, Doug (Author)
ISBN: 193593743X     ISBN-13: 9781935937432
Publisher: Tracks Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $11.66  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Soccer
- Sports & Recreation | Coaching - Soccer
Dewey: 796.334
LCCN: 2012939527
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.70 lbs) 192 pages
 
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Exploring the role of coaches and parents, this book emphasizes the importance of team identity and a team mindset and presents the necessary foot skills and tactics to help young soccer players both perform better and have more fun. As youth soccer becomes increasingly popular, coaches often gloss over individual improvement in order to win, relying on rigid systems and a few elite players to carry a team. This impairs player development and kills the joy of the game--so how can adults make competitive soccer better for kids? Addressing that very problem, this book outlines basic patterns of play that young players can use to advance the ball and illustrates innovative techniques that will help improve any team. Moreover, this book advocates a soccer culture free from the fear of failure; instead, players, coaches, and parents are encouraged to foster confidence, passion, creativity, and the desire to try and keep trying.