- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Ragged Mountain Press (1 Aug 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071346082
- ISBN-13: 978-0071346085
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 0.7 x 27.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,450,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Written by soccer great and championship Stanford coach Bobby Clark, COACHING YOUTH SOCCER: THE BAFFLED PARENT'S GUIDE tells you how, starting at point zero, an uninitiated coach can meld kids into a team and help them enjoy one of the most rewarding experiences of their youth. (In the end, you may be the one who reaps the biggest reward, as you watch kids learn and grow in an experience they'll treasure for a lifetime.)
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Written by soccer great and championship Stanford coach Bobby Clark, COACHING YOUTH SOCCER: THE BAFFLED PARENT'S GUIDE tells you how, starting at point zero, an uninitiated coach can meld kids into a team and help them enjoy one of the most rewarding experiences of their youth. (In the end, you may be the one who reaps the biggest reward, as you watch kids learn and grow in an experience they'll treasure for a lifetime.)
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One of the most important things you can do as a coach is to instill good habits in your players. Read the first page
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a U.S. publication and therefore aimed firmly at the U.S. market. U.K. buyers beware. The Baffled Parents Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer is mainly aimed at basics rules, basic skills and numerous practice drills with wacky names, including Glasgow Kisses! Disappointly the book does not cover tactics or how the drills translate to a match situation. I would say the book will benefit those parents who have no idea about the game. If you have progressed past the basics you will want to know more about positional play, team shape, keeping possession, tactics, what to do at set pieces, etc. If that is what you are after you are likely to remain a Baffled Parent if you buy this book!
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book provides a fantastic knowledge and background of the game. While teaching you how to coach, it never loses track of the real reason that people are playing sports in the first place. A truly great book for anyone currently coaching or just getting in to coaching. Gives good drills and games as well as the background information needed to make them work. Gives advice for all aspects of coaching needed to make a team work.
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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
This is THE best book on coaching soccer. 6 stars.
11 Sep 1999
Format:Paperback
Having played in college, coached many youth teams, and read many books on coaching soccer, I can honestly say, THIS IS THE BEST BOOK AROUND. It contains, 1. simple, effective ways to organize a practice. 2. loads and loads of common sense. Your players will improve, having fun at the same time. Your confidence as a coach will soar with Coach Clark at your right hand.
67 of 71 people found the following review helpful
The One Book You Should Have
6 Dec 1999
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This book is truly all inclusive for the new or beginning coach. If you have to pick just one book to help you coach soccer pick this one. I am getting a fairly large soccer library and this is the best I've seen as a teach everything book.
37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Uniquely effective approach to teaching kids soccer
11 Sep 1999
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful guide to involving kids in soccer and teaching them the fundamentals of the game. I have been coaching my son's team for three seasons now, and this book has really changed my approach. I used coach Clark's drills and techniques this summer and watched the kids become more engaged in the sessions and improve their skills. Coach Clark has a uniquely effective approach to teaching children.
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