Descrição
Soccer Made Easy has sought out the top professionals to contribute to this book. The content is designed to provide season practice sessions for players age 5 through 8 years. Using this book, coaches have their entire season prepared in advance, with the added comfort of knowing what they are teaching is age specific, fun and progressive.
In addition to entire practice sessions, all the important skills in Passing, Ball Control, Shooting, Heading, Dribbling, Defending and Goalkeeping are explained and illustrated. Additional sections feature Methodology, Team Management, Custom Drills, Safety and Equipment, Laws of the Game and a Coach’s Resource section.
CONTENT
Acknowledgements
Introduction
CHAPTER 1. A TWELVE-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM FOR AGES 5 THROUGH 8 YEARS
Week one Dribbling
Week two Dribbling
Week three Dribbling
Week four Passing
Week five Passing
Week six Passing
Week seven Passing
Week eight Passing
Week nine Ball control
Week ten Ball control
Week eleven Ball control
Week twelve Shooting
CHAPTER 2. LEARN THE SKILLS
PASSING
The push pass
The low driven pass
The chip pass
The lofted pass
The Bent pass
The heel pass
The stab pass
BALL CONTROL
Cushion control using the feet
Cushion control using the thigh
Cushion control using the chest
Cushion control using the head
Wedge control using the feet
Wedge control using the thigh
Wedge control using the chest
Wedge control using the head
SHOOTING
Shooting with the inside of the foot
The low driven shot
The chip shot
The lofted shot
The bent (swerved) shot
The full volley shot
The half volley shot
HEADING
Attacking heading
Defensive heading
Flick-on,s
Diving headers
Passing
DRIBBLING
The half turn
The quarter turn
The Beardsley
The stop and go
The fake stop and go
The step over
The chop
DEFENDING
The block tackle
The slide tackle
The psychology of tackling
Restraint when defending
Timing of the tackle
CHAPTER 3. COACHING METHODOLOGY
Organization
Facilities
Equipment
Number of players
Realistic practices
Policy for injured players
The coaching formula
When to progress
Communication
How young players learn
Qualities of a good coach
CHAPTER 4. TEAM MANAGEMENT
Equipment check list
Pre-game
Half-time
Post-game
Player responsibilities
Selecting a captain
Evaluation stations
CHAPTER 5. EQUIPMENT
