 
The Complete Book of Coaching Youth Soccer
Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 3
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 On: 2005-08-09
I purchased about 5 books on coaching soccer, particularly youth soccer (13 and under). This was by far the best of the lot, most covered only rules and strategy and not teaching basic skills. This is the first coaches book I found that actually explained how to kick a ball! It does a great job in explaining how to teach the basic skills, which is what most of the young players need. The drills were helpful and made a definite improvement in the play of the team.
by: Anonymous On: 1999-05-12
goes in detail of coaching young kids [fantastic
by: Anonymous On: 1997-05-04
This is an okay book for beginner and intermediate level youth soccer coaching. There are two
main problems with this book. One is that the illustrations are extremely crude, often reduced to
literally stick figures. The other problem is that, having collected several other youth soccer
coaching books and videos, Im not sure that I actually learned anything new from this book, and
so in retrospect, I dont think I would have gotten this book. For beginner coaches learning how
to coach very young kids (i.e., ages 4-8), Karl Dewaziens "FUNdamental Soccer" is a better
book in terms of the illustrations, and in its emphasis on how to handle these very young
children. For a more detailed explanation of tactics and intermediate to advanced skills for older
children (ages 8+), Alan Hargreaves book "Skills and Strategies for Coaching Soccer" treats
essentially the same topics in a much more thorough fashion. For teaching soccer dribbling
"moves", Wiel Coervers "SCORE!" is the ultimate book (although, as I noted in my review of
that book, the companion videos, viewed in slow motion, are more useful). However, if you
havent gotten any soccer coaching books yet, and are looking for your first ever youth soccer
coaching book for slightly older kids (ages 8+), this book might be useful. It does have a
cookbook set of week-by-week soccer drills that will get you through your first soccer season, if
you dont want to have to think too hard about what it is that youre going to have to do.
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