Download or read book The Soccer Academy 100 Defending Practices and Small Sided Games written by Michael Beale and published by Reedswain Inc.. This book was released on 2007-03-07 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make Defending Fun! For too long, defending practice has been presented by coaches and received by players as a necessary evil, filled with unimaginative drills that provide players with little or no reward for getting it right. This book contains 100 exercises and small sided games designed to inspire players to become better defenders both tactically and technically in a fun and competitive training environment. The games are set up to re-create the unpredictability of actual match play, with no long queues or endless repetitions. Because of this, players are more involved in the practice and are thus learning "how to play the game" and developing the skills to deal with the ever-evolving situations on the pitch.
Download or read book Soccer School Defending written by Gill Harvey and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gill Harvey covers all the skills and techniques needed in the defending third of the football field, from the different methods of tackling to team formations and tactics. Included are step-by-step examples and exercises for youngsters.
Download or read book The Soccer Academy written by Michael Beale and published by Reedswain Inc.. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practices are designed to inspire and motivate the players in real game situations that give them freedom of choice and movement both in and out of possession. The basic techniques of passing, dribbling, shooting, tackling and heading will all be used but with use to solve a match problem rather than constant repetition. The sessions have goals and objectives for both the attacking and defending players in order to aid the tempo, competition and enjoyment of the practice.
Download or read book Soccer School Defending written by Gill Harvey and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1997-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- Each book looks at a different aspect of play in detail, with many suggestions for games and exercises -- Includes lots of stunning action photographs
Download or read book Defending in Soccer written by Tony Englund and published by Meyer & Meyer Sport. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1990 World Cup in Italy was infamous for generating the lowest-ever goals per game average, and since then, tactical thought has focused heavily and consistently on flexible attacking designed to break down and defeat defending in depth. This book argues that the next tactical revolution belongs to the defending side of the ball, and it features complex, layered defending, blending postures and pressures designed to keep an attacking team off balance throughout the match. There are many quality soccer coaches in the game at every level who feel that defending is more about mentality than tactics, that defending topics do not need to be part of every training session. This book seeks to reestablish balance in tactical planning and in training design by examining every aspect of individual and team defending, making it easy for the coach to incorporate tackling, defending roles, pressing, defending setpieces, and many more topics into team training. With its more than 190 defending drills to train players, it is the complete guide to mastering defending in soccer.
Download or read book The Art of Defending written by Wayne Harrison and published by Reedswain Inc.. This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art of good defending takes a disciplined mind and body and all players should be taught how to do it properly. This book takes you progressively through the techniques and tactics of defending from 1v1 through to 8v8 small sided situations. This is the most comprehensive and useful book on defence training we have seen.
Download or read book Defending Taylor written by Miranda Kenneally and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taylor's a star on the soccer field, but she's going to need a new game plan to protect her heart Captain of the soccer team, president of the Debate Club, contender for valedictorian: Taylor's always pushed herself to be perfect. After all, that's what is expected of a senator's daughter. But one impulsive decision—one lie to cover for her boyfriend—and Taylor's kicked out of private school. Everything she's worked so hard for is gone, and now she's starting over at Hundred Oaks High. Soccer has always been Taylor's escape from the pressures of school and family, but it's hard to fit in and play on a team that used to be her rival. The only person who seems to understand all that she's going through is her older brother's best friend, Ezra. Taylor's had a crush on him for as long as she can remember. But it's hard to trust after having been betrayed. Will Taylor repeat her past mistakes or can she score a fresh start? Praise for Jesse's Girl: "A a fun, sexy, suck-me-in read."—Katie McGarry, author of Nowhere But Here and Pushing the Limits "An absorbing story...highly enjoyable."—Kirkus "Inspires as it entertains."—Publishers Weekly
Download or read book The Art of Defending written by Wayne Harrison and published by Reedswain Inc.. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second part of Harrison's excellent team defending series covers all aspects of 11v11 defending. Through phase plays, full squad exercises in which the defence is coached specifically, duties and responsibilities are taught in each third of the field. Well-organised and very useful, this book is a must for coaches who need to work on the defensive side of the game.
Download or read book Soccer iQ Presents Shutout Pizza written by Dan Blank and published by SoccerPoet LLC. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WARNING: This is not a goalkeeping book. From the best-selling author of Soccer iQ comes a book dedicated to teaching and organizing a back four. Coach Dan Blank led the Southeastern Conference's best defense at two different universities in consecutive years. It began with a handbook he created for his defenders that ensured everyone was on the same page. Shutout Pizza is a vastly expanded version of that handbook. It introduces the governing principles that guided the SEC's best defenses, and covers a broad spectrum of scenarios that commonly occur during matches. Shutout Pizza is packed with diagrams that will help the reader visualize the concepts discussed in the text, and includes several of most effective drills for training these concepts. This is an excellent book for coaches and players who want to defend more effectively.
Download or read book It Pays to Win on Defense written by James Jordan and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It Pays to Win on Defense" is a book for soccer coaches who are looking for the most effective way to engage all of their players all of the time in order to teach them how to best keep the ball out of their own team's goal! The book provides an all-encompassing framework for instilling the skills and mindset necessary for highly effective defenders. By combining educational theory and making everything a competition, coaches can maximize their practice time and teach that defending concepts are not just limited to certain players (e.g. the centre backs or the defensive midfielders). As I tell my teams, when we don't have the ball, EVERYONE is a defender. Therefore, EVERY player on your team needs to know how to defend and defend well! Whether you are an experienced coach or a volunteer parent just starting out, there is something for everyone in this book. "It Pays to Win on Defense" includes 50 games that bring defending situations to the fore, hundreds of guided discovery questions, and many regressions/progressions to tweak every activity to match your specific training needs. Still need convincing? Why choose "this" soccer book over the hundred that are out there? For parents of soccer players, "It Pays to Win on Defense" gives you insight into what might motivate your own child at soccer practice. While this is really a coaches' book, you may find it interesting to learn about defensive principles of play and the guided discovery questions allow you to ask good questions about the defensive side of the game. For players, "It Pays to Win on Defense" allows you to see where your coach might be coming from when he or she is teaching you defensive concepts. Each coach will have their own style of delivery, but most if not all of the general concepts in this book will hold true. Also, if your learning style is more book-oriented, you will be able to gain deeper understanding of defense and defending on your own time, so you will be more comfortable in practices and games having already been exposed to the ideas. For inexperienced coaches, "It Pays to Win on Defense" provides you with a very detailed, easy-to-understand set of games that can be applied to ANY setting. This is primarily why the book is organized by the number of big goals you have available. ALL of the games and activities contained in this book have been field-tested and they work! Game-based Soccer (GBS) gives you a framework for practices that will transfer to match days. Because GBS is, by definition, game-oriented, it allows you to observe your players more without feeling that you have to jump in and "be a coach" - this is the number one mistake I see inexperienced coaches make (spending too much time talking with the players standing around getting bored) For coaches who have some experience, "It Pays to Win on Defense" allows you to stay fresh and keep your players energized, especially true when you have been coaching the same group of players for an extended period of time. This framework may be useful, as it challenges some schools of soccer thought with which you may be more familiar. The package of activities, questions, and progressions can be used wholesale or picked apart, depending on your comfort/interest level. For experienced coaches, "It Pays to Win on Defense" provides you with some new perspectives and games with which to "tweak" your own coaching philosophy and practice implementation. Some experienced coaches have told me that they use some of the games here, as they hadn't come across them before. Others have said that they really like the guided discovery questions because it gives them a new approach to try with their players. Others still have told me that they started with one game in the book and then it morphed/evolved into a different one. All in all, anyone who has an interest in soccer, specifically the defensive side of the game, can get something from this book.
Download or read book Soccer Defending written by Dylan Joseph and published by Understand, LLC. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A player who could hardly defend. A bleak soccer future as a bench-warmer. An athlete who lacked confidence in their game. Are you or a loved one enjoying soccer, but can't stand not being confident on how to defend? Do you or a child have a problem stopping the team from shooting? Are you a parent or player that would love to stop the dribble of each opponent but struggle even stopping the foot skills of one player? If any of these situations describe you, you are not alone. Coaches of soccer are good at having the team work together. Sadly, your abilities as an individual are often lost in the team's tactics unless you are the star player on the team. The coach lets the best player do as they please but every other player must do their job, even though the coach may not always teach exactly how to do that job. This is great when you are the favorite player, but more often than not you are just existing on the field and not really contributing to your team in the way you want to. Outcomes of applying the facts in this book: -Understand how to stop an attacker every time (plus a few mindsets to avoid). -Learn the proper body positioning and placement in relation to the defender. -Remove the toxic habits you need to break. Why does learning these things matter? Well, building your knowledge grows your confidence. Self-esteem is key for any soccer player and building the belief in yourself and your child will allow them to play to the level you know they can play. You may think those are all well and great, but "how can a book really deliver on increasing the abilities of yourself, son, daughter, or team?" "Why not just watch a YouTube video to see it too?" Excitingly, this book lays out step-by-step what you should work on and the most important keys to being able to perform on the field. Yes, other author's will fill up their pages with tips for various situations, but never really say which things to know are the most important and will make the biggest difference in your game. This book does exactly that. Also, though YouTube can be used to compliment a book because videos show visual representations of the skills covered, each video is often unorganized and the order in which you watch the videos is NOT structured at all. This book provides that structure to ensure that you are not just getting a little information in one spot and some knowledge in another without being able to understand the entire picture of how it all works together. It is time for hours of Soccer Defending to finally pay off. Become the player, coach, or parent that changes every game from here on out. Pick up your copy today by clicking BUY NOW.
Download or read book The Science of Soccer Team Defending written by Marcus A. Dibernardo and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Science of Soccer Team Defending covers zonal defending, zonal pressing, pressing and key defensive principles and strategies. The training sessions are from some of the top clubs in the world. The book is literally a culmination of the best drills and information I have gathered in 20+ years of coaching soccer. I use every training session in the book with my teams; applying the strategies and principles to all the formations we use. I am confident “The Science of Soccer Team Defending” will improve your ability to coach defense.
Download or read book Football in a Pandemic written by Sam Hudson and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-08-09 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2020/21 football calendar was like no other. The first full Premier League season played during a global pandemic saw the schedule shortened with games played seemingly every day between September and May. The stadiums were empty, revenues fell and coaches had to adapt as players tested positive for Covid-19, but the beautiful game carried on. Football in a Pandemic takes an in-depth look at the tactics and strategies used during this unique season, whether a side was competing at the very summit, clinging to survival or somewhere in between. From high pressing, to low-block defending, patient build-up play and quick-fire counter attacking, UEFA A-licensed coach Sam Hudson puts the game plans under the microscope, highlighting the many intricacies and micro-tactics used by some of football's finest coaching minds.
Download or read book Soccer Tactics written by Massimo Lucchesi and published by Reedswain Inc.. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the terms, principles & strategies of modern soccer & the roles of all players in both the defensive & offensive phases.In his discussion of offense, the author addresses the role of the player with the ball & his various options as well as the players without the ball & their necessary supporting movements. Defensively, the role of the player defending the man in possession is analyzed as well as the organization of the defenders not marking the ball. The concepts of depth, penetration & encompassing movements on offense & forcing, covering & marking on defense are explained & clearly diagrammed. This is a valuable coaching reference for both new & experienced coaches. :
Download or read book Soccer Defense written by Alan Hargreaves and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In soccer, a good defender is someone who can outthink the opponent, win the ball, and combine physical and mental skills with courage and determination. In the mini e-book Soccer Defense: Winning the Ball, coaches and players will find detailed descriptions, full-color photos, and diagrammed drills for developing the skills of first and second defenders. First defenders will learn how to close down on an attacker and jockey, win the ball by good positioning and interception, stop the attacker from turning with the ball, force the attacker one way, and recover when beaten. Second defenders will learn to cover and support the first defender by not moving too soon or too late and to set the offside trap. This mini e-book also covers the three basic tackles: block tackle, side block tackle, and sliding tackle. The photos show correct and incorrect positioning for each tackle, and the diagrammed drills for each tackle include equipment, organization, instructions, and coaching points and progressions. The defensive drills in Soccer Defense: Winning the Ball cover all levels of the game so that beginning, intermediate, and advanced players can all learn to take their defensive skills to the highest level. The mini e-book Soccer Defense: Winning the Ball is an abridged version of the comprehensive book Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer, Second Edition (Human Kinetics, 2010).
Download or read book Defending written by Gill Harvey and published by Edc Pub. This book was released on 1997-03-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book takes the view that all players are defending when the opposition has the ball. It covers the skills needed to win it back, from tackling to team tactics"--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book AFCA s Defensive Football Drills written by American Football Coaches Association and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 1996 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 70 individual and team defensive drills to improve players' performance.
