Attacking Soccer

Sports & Outdoors

Luxbacher, Joseph

Football (American)

Human Kinetics

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.

Stop every shot with better technique, tactics, and training! The Soccer Goalkeeper is the single most comprehensive guide to the most important and demanding position in soccer. From drills and tactics to equipment and fitness, expert coaches Joe Luxbacher and Gene Klein detail all of the unique mental and physical skills to maximize performance on the field.
This greatly revised and expanded edition adds many new and improved drills and a bounty of tactical information on restarts, organization of the defense, optimal positioning, and more. Also new to the book are training tips and examples from top goalies in the game to give special insight to both players and coaches.
You'll learn · how to train as the top goalkeepers in the world do; · footwork and positioning suggestions to improve your coverage of the goal; · drills to improve your technique; and · tactics to give you the edge in every situation, including restarts.
The 80 illustrations and photos will show you exactly what to do. You'll also find information on choosing the right equipment, using the proper mental approaches, and maintaining your conditioning year-round. With The Soccer Goalkeeper, you'll have everything you need to shut out the opposition.

The Soccer Goalkeeper - 3rd Edition

Klein, Gene

Soccer

Make each practice more challenging, productive, and fun with 125 games! Divided into six sections, Soccer Practice Games presents 125 games on the following aspects:
-Warm-up and conditioning 
-Passing and receiving 
-Dribbling, shielding, and tackling 
-Heading and shooting 
-Tactical training 
-Goalkeeper training Joe Luxbacher—veteran coach, former player, and accomplished author—presents the games that work best for youth coaches during practice sessions. Each game maximizes player activity and contains at least one major objective related to player or team development. A detailed explanation and accompanying illustrations are provided for each game to make application easy. Games can be adapted easily to accommodate players of various ages and abilities.
Designed for beginning youth through high school competitive levels, Soccer Practice Games is a big winner among coaches. Whether working with whole teams, small groups, or individual players, coaches will find a fun and effective way to instruct and learn the game.

Soccer Practice Games - 2nd Edition

Master each key skill on the soccer field with Soccer, Third Edition: Steps to Success. This comprehensive guide contains progressive instruction for optimal learning of individual techniques and team tactics.
Improve your skills in dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, defending, tackling, heading, and goalkeeping with the help of clear, detailed descriptions and accompanying illustrations of all fundamental techniques and variations. Then learn how and when to apply those skills in game situations, such as winning one-on-one matchups or attacking and defending individually or as part of a team. More than 155 drills hone your skills and gauge your readiness to move on to the next step through a clear, easy-to-follow scoring system.
Become a complete player able to perform a variety of skills and execute basic tactics consistently and successfully. Soccer, Third Edition: Steps to Success has helped more than 80,000 players like you take their game to a much higher level.
See all the titles available in the Steps to Success Series.

Soccer: Steps to Success - 3rd Edition (Steps to Success Sports Series)

Soccer’s top practice games book returns bigger and better than ever! Engage your players and make each practice more challenging, productive, and fun with 175 games! Soccer Practice Games presents the best small-sided games for developing technique, skills, and soccer sense in players. In the third edition, you’ll find more games on every aspect of play: · Warm-up and conditioning · Dribbling, tackling, and shielding · Passing and receiving · Shooting and finishing · Heading · Goalkeeping Each game maximizes player involvement, activity, and learning and contains at least one major objective related to player or team development. A new chapter presents large-group games that are ideal for teaching team tactics while simulating match competition. Best of all, each game can be adapted to accommodate players of various ages and abilities. Designed for youth through high school competition, Soccer Practice Games provides you with the most effective and fun way to learn and teach the game. This is one book you’ll refer to again and again.

Soccer Practice Games - 3rd Edition

This greatly revised and expanded edition of The Soccer Goalkeeper is in authoritative guide to the most important and demanding position in soccer. From drills and tactics to equipment and fitness, expert coaches Joe Luxbacher and Gene Klein detail all of the unique mental and physical skills a goalkeeper needs to maximize performance on the field. This second edition features the updated information players and coaches require to keep up with the evolving role of the goalkeeper, including revised illustrations and photos, new and improved drills and game-simulated competitions, modern training regimens such as plyometrics, chapters on footwork and defending against restart situations, more information on positioning, including the role of the keeper / sweeper, and updates on the attacking role of the goalkeeper. Each chapter also presents a variety of drills that help players learn and refine skills such as receiving low, medium, and high balls; footwork; diving; distribution; boxing; and more. Plus, The Soccer Goalkeeper provides players and coaches with details on important soccer fundamentals: Choosing the best equipment. Combining the proper mental approach with physical ability. Developing effective strategies and tactics. Maintaining a physical fitness regimen throughout the year. Other special features include a glossary of soccer terms related to the goalkeeper and an appendix featuring updated Federation International de Football Association laws that directly apply to the goalkeeper.

The Soccer Goalkeeper

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Attacking Soccer

Attacking Soccer

The Soccer Goalkeeper - 3rd Edition

Soccer Practice Games - 2nd Edition

Soccer: Steps to Success - 3rd Edition (Steps to Success Sports Series)

Soccer Practice Games - 3rd Edition

The Soccer Goalkeeper