Soccer Books

Soccer For Moms: game & parenting essentials for healthy kids

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:47:03 -0600

With more than three million youth soccer players in the United States, there are approximately an equal number of adults driving them to and from the field, too! As the popularity of soccer continues to boom, it's becoming a very common activity that can be a tool through which parents can share healthy life skills and attitudes with their school-age children. Soccer for Moms demystifies the rules of soccer for moms (and dads!) who may have never played the game themselves, and it provides useful instruction if they need to coach a game. Aside from actual rules of the game, “rules of life” are also shared and suggested in a friendly format. The book builds on the team-centered focus of soccer and also provides a wealth of useful information on improving kids' healthy life skills, such as nutrition, fitness, teamwork, relationships, discipline, sportsmanship, safety, and even fundraising. Parents will feel ready to "get in the game" when they're encouraged and empowered to share in their children's excitement by training and playing in their own leagues, as well as coaching and volunteering for their kids. This book fills a void in parenting information for normal, healthy school-age children and presents it in a comprehensive yet humorous guide to raising healthy soccer players from kindergarten to college.

Price=$13.22
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Coaching Youth Soccer: A Complete Guide for Coaches, Players, and Parents (Coaches Choice)

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:47:02 -0600

Coaching Youth Soccer: A Complete Guide for Coaches, Players, and Parents (Second Edition) is perfect for coaches and parents of youth soccer players aged 7 through 14. It touches briefly on the origins of the game, then transitions into basic guidelines for coaching kids (and managing parents!) Covers the organizational structure of the team, age-specific coaching guidelines broken down into two chapters of 7-10 year olds and 11-14 year olds. The last two chapters show how to use drills as instructional tools and 50 nifty drills to be used. The book is a great resource for both novice coaches and experienced veteran coaches.
Price=$19.95
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Total Soccer Fitness

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:47:02 -0600

Price=$19.95
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Home and Away: One Writer's Inspiring Experience at the Homeless World Cup of Soccer

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:47:02 -0600

“Funny and illuminating and filled with soccer drama—this book is a win for the rest of us.”—CBC.ca

In 2008, Dave Bidini accompanies Homeless Team Canada to the Homeless World Cup—an annual street soccer tournament with goals unlike any other: the most important of which is to create life-changing opportunities for the millions of homeless people worldwide. In Melbourne, Australia, Bidini watches team members play and shares the disappointments, frustrations, joys, and triumphs of forty-five-year-old Billy, who is a former addict; the quick-footed twenty-four-year-old Moroccan immigrant Juventus, who refuses to talk about his past; and most of all, the endearing teenaged Krystal, who carries a photograph of her long-dead mother and dreams of a better life.

Bidini begins to understand what this tournament means to all those involved. He sees firsthand the power of sport to transform the lives of those on the edge—how the decision to play this game can mean the difference between survival and heading down a road of addiction, poverty, or crime. Home and Away offers a powerful look at the poor and dispossessed, from the barrios of Mexico City and the shanties of West Africa to the streets of North America and Europe, illuminating the renewed meaning that these players find in such an inspiring game.
Price=$17.21
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Coaching Soccer Successfully - 2nd Edition (Coaching Successfully Series)

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:47:02 -0600

In the first edition of Coaching Soccer Successfully, Roy Rees and Cor van der Meer combined nearly 90 years of international experience for the ultimate coaching guide. Now they're back with a brand-new edition offering even more insight on the tactical side of the game.

A former professional player in the English Football League, Roy Rees has more than 40 years of coaching at the youth, college, professional, and World Cup level. Cor van der Meer got his start in the Netherlands on the Dutch National Youth team, and now his career spans a half-century as a coach, player, and administrator. Together, these two veterans of the sport cover every aspect of the game, from tactical instruction to the planning, preparation, and performance evaluations essential for building a stronger team.

Coaching Soccer Successfully is loaded with photographs, diagrams, and tactical options designed to give you the game-winning edge in actual match situations. From offense to defense, Coaching Soccer Successfully offers effective methods for teaching individuals, small groups, and whole squads with drills that make practice fun, interactive, and gamelike.

In addition to diagrams and photographs that highlight successful game play, Coaching Soccer Successfully gives you the tools you need to build a better program, determine your coaching philosophy, and communicate effectively with players and parents. From preparing young players to planning for matches, this book takes you into the trenches for the inside edge.

Whether you teach girls' or boys' soccer at the junior high level or beyond, you'll love the direct, nuts-and-bolts approach to soccer instruction provided in this book. In Coaching Soccer Successfully, Rees and van der Meer share a wealth of knowledge and experience on effective leadership, organization, and evaluation advice. This is an excellent guide to getting the job done, on and off the field.

Price=$19.95
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Coaching Soccer the Progressive Way

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:47:01 -0600

This sequentially arranged coaching system shows coaches how to use the "Ripple System" to build a winning soccer program from the ground up.
Price=$16.95
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Distant Corners: American Soccer's History of Missed Opportunities and Lost Causes (Sporting)

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:47:01 -0600

From bestselling author David Wangerin, a history of America's curious relationship with the "beautiful game"

Price=$23.96
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The Complete Book of Coaching Youth Soccer

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:47:01 -0600

This is the definitive manual for coaching America's fastest-growing sport for kids aged 8-19. Written for both beginning and seasoned coaches, The Complete Book of Coaching Youth Soccer shows you--in concise, easy-to-understand terms--how to organize, motivate, and lead your youth soccer team to success on the field. Included are:

Step-by-step teaching points
Rules and strategies of the game
More than 100 illustrative diagrams
More than 75 practice and competitive drills
Complete 10-week season plans for each of three separate age groups

Designed for easy, on-the-field reference, author Simon Whitehead's proven practice drills are designed progressively to develop maximum skills for both individual and team play. Simon Whitehead lives in Minneapolis and has coached high school and college soccer in England and in the United States for more than ten years. Using proven European teaching methods, he shows the soccer coach how to maximize each young player's enthusiasm, involvement, and personal success in soccer.
Price=$14.95
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National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball And the Rest of the World Plays Soccer

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:47:00 -0600

In their innovative book, National Pastime, Stefan Szymanski and Andrew Zimbalist compare the histories and institutional structures of baseball—the U.S. national pastime—and soccer—the major sport in the rest of the world. Their indepth, cross-cultural assessment of these huge mega-businesses, particularly Major League Baseball and the English Premier League, examines what makes each sport successful and details how administrators in each can learn from the other. Since National Pastime was first published, Malcolm Glazer, the owner of an American football team, took over one of the biggest soccer clubs in the world; Major League Baseball staged the World Baseball Classic in imitation of the soccer World Cup; and the leading soccer clubs in Europe have threatened to form an independent league modeled after the U.S. major leagues. The updated paperback edition contains a new preface, which provides fresh insight into the ongoing globalization of these great national pastimes.
Price=$19.95
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How To Play Soccer

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:47:00 -0600

I KNOW what you're thinking...."Who in the WORLD is Joe Hulme?" My first thoughts exactly!

I normally don't actively look for soccer training books. And, the ones that are offered to us by coaches and would-be authors are usually incredibly boring to say the least. So, when a friend suggested I check out a book titled, "How to Play Soccer" by a Joe Hulme, and written in 1952 in England, no less...my eyes rolled.

To be polite I scanned through the manual, without any real intention of reading it. While I was chuckling at the quaint spellings and odd Brit phrases that I've never heard before. I didn't notice for quite a while that I actually WAS reading it. I couldn't stop!

This is not a book of boring drills nor an ex-athlete thumping his chest and spinning yarns about the "good ole days"...it was actually a VERY readable book. And, while being very informative and thought provoking...it was throughly enjoyable!

How could this be? I immediately did some research and I found out that not only was Joe Hulme a champion player and team manager in England in the 30's and 40's, but a very popular sports writer for a top British newspaper!

It is SO interesting to read how controversial topics of his time are STILL hot topics of todays youth and major league players alike. Hulme was CONVINCED that the "off-sides" rule would be eliminated! And, gleefully rubbed his hands together waiting for that time to come.

Hulme discusses everything from the importance of team spirit and how to develop it...to why his players wore their soccer shoes until they, literally, fell to pieces on their feet during championship games.

I laughed out loud when Hulme got big-headed over kicking the winning goal at the last second, only to be brought to the carpet by his manager for "leaving his zone." Then, I was impressed at how Hulme questioned this "traditional" way of thinking and playing.

And, I was touched by Hulme's warm observation of how the best players seemed to come from the mining regions...they played harder than the others, because they didn't want to go back to work in the mines!

This manual is informative, inspiring, funny, thoughtful and very much FUN to read!

Ruben James, Publisher
FUNdamentalSoccer.com
Price=$4.95
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Offensive Soccer Tactics

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:59 -0600

The challenge you face in devising an effective offensive attack just became easier with Offensive Soccer Tactics. Learn the details of the offensive strategies employed by some of the most successful soccer teams in the world.

This book, designed for coaches at the high school level and up, is the collective offensive genius of world-renowned coaches Jens Bangsbo and Birger Peitersen, longtime instructors with the Danish Football Federation as well as other Danish national teams and Italian clubs.

By learning the strategies, systems, and tactics that have been successfully implemented by Denmark's elite clubs and other international powerhouses, you will develop players and teams with more potent offensive skills. The authors begin by covering the basics of possession play, then they take you through effective practice strategies, drills, and game plans. Other key topics include

-creating space,
-moving without the ball,
-advanced-level passing,
-challenging the defender, and
-penetrating and finishing scoring runs.

Offensive Soccer Tactics brings these principles together to demonstrate how to finish plays from all over the field, including outside and inside the penalty area. You'll gain a strategic understanding of the sport so that you can make effective decisions relative to your personnel, your offensive proficiencies and opponent.

Your offense will thrive from instruction on incorporating high-percentage offensive tactics into both practices and games. Thoroughly illustrated with detailed diagrams, Offensive Soccer Tactics is the perfect tool to use to keep the ball away from your opponent and score more goals.

Price=$19.95
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Soccer World: South Africa: Explore the World Through Soccer

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:59 -0600

Demonstrating how the world’s most popular sport also serves as a common language across all cultures, communities, and ages, this unique handbook explores the diverse country of South Africa through the game of soccer. Documenting the experiences of real-life professional player Ethan Zohn, this guide follows Ethan and his soccer-playing friend Tawela through the home of the 2010 World Cup, as they study ancient cave art and wildlife preserves, observe the migration of whales, and view a professional soccer game at one of the biggest stadiums in the world. Generating engaging, culturally specific activities in math, science, language, geography, and art, this exciting overview includes mask making, hot air experiments, and even learning how to say hello” in the 11 official languages of the country. Highlighting a beautiful corner of the planet, this reference also provides a chance to choose an actual help project in South Africa, encouraging kids to share their experiences at the Soccer World website.

Price=$11.21
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Training Soccer Champions

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:59 -0600

Price=$19.95
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Coaching Youth Soccer-5th Edition

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:58 -0600

Participation in youth soccer continues to grow, creating a greater demand for coaches than ever before. You might be a parent who has never played soccer, but you now find yourself on the sidelines wondering what you’ve gotten yourself into.

Over the years, tens of thousands of coaches in your situation have turned to the American Sport Education Program’s (ASEP) Coaching Youth Soccer book, and this new fifth edition delivers even more information in an improved format to help calm your fears, identify and organize your tasks and responsibilities, and bolster your confidence as a coach

Written by ASEP in conjunction with Sam Snow, director of coaching for US Youth Soccer, Coaching Youth Soccer is the resource for coaches of athletes ages 14 and under. It presents sport- and age-specific coaching tips and advice as well as general coaching principles and information on sport first aid that coaches need for success on and off the field.

This fifth edition includes over 45 activities and 40 coaching tips, combined with more than 70 photos and 50 illustrations, all in a reorganized format to make it even more practical for coaches. Chapters on attacking and defending, along with a new chapter on goalkeeping, are included to provide more in-depth information on playing these positions. The sport first aid section has been expanded to include guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on dealing with concussion (soccer is second only to football in frequency of concussion).

Part of the long-running Coaching Youth Sport Series, Coaching Youth Soccer provides a dynamic and effective method for teaching soccer fundamentals, making it a must-read for youth soccer coaches preparing to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of working with young athletes.

Price=$13.22
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Attacking Down the Center (The Soccer Method Series)

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:58 -0600

There are two schools of thought with regard to the coaching of young soccer players. One puts the emphasis on technique. The other is based on the situations that occur in real matches. "the soccer method" is a combination of both approaches. It deals with the development of soccer insight in the context of a given system of play, while also incorporating the coaching of technical skills.
In this 3rd volume in the series, the themes dealt with include the creation of goalscoring opportunities, the final pass, individual runs, and finishing.
Price=$14.95
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Soccer Calling: A Handbook for Youth Soccer Coaches

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:57 -0600

This book offers coaches and parents of U6-U14 players practical advice and useful suggestions for making the soccer experience a positive one for the players. Each chapter contains 11 nuggets of wisdom on such topics as: Important Traits of Youth Soccer Coaches, Suggestions for Practices, Concepts to Impart to Young Players, Ideas about Soccer Fitness, and more!
Price=$14.95
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Soccer World: Spain: Explore the World Through Soccer

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:57 -0600

Journeying to the country that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup, this book explores the culture of Spain through the world’s most popular sport: soccer. From watching an amazing game between world class rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona to exploring island volcanic landscapes and witnessing the many fiestas that are celebrated there, readers join professional soccer player Ethan Zohn on the experience of a lifetime. Activities generated from each chapter include learning a phrase in each of the different languages that Spain recognizes, making a sand-drip sand castle to understand the concept of surface tension, and creating a time capsule unique to a family's culture and era. Readers will also have the opportunity to research a real project in Spain through which they can give back and make a difference in this fascinating country.

Price=$12.14
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The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:56 -0600

On a July afternoon in 1999, this country's proudest moment in soccer occurred in Pasadena, California. In the presence of more than 90,000 fans and viewed by another 40 million watching on television, the United States women outlasted China to win the World Cup. Though it has lagged far behind in regard to the men's game, the United States was at the forefront when it came to women's soccer.

In The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Clemente A. Lisi looks at how the sport has gained popularity over the last couple of decades. While other books have written about the team during a specific year, such as those focused solely on the World Cup win on U.S. soil, Lisi looks beyond this event, detailing the program's infancy and how it steadily became a model for women's teams around the globe.

Beginning with the start of the U.S. program in 1985, Clemente Lisi recounts the development of the women's team, highlighted by their two first place finishes in the Women's World Cups (1991 and 1999) and three Olympic Women's Gold Medals (1996, 2004, and 2008). In addition to chronicling the history of the team as a whole, this book offers mini profiles, as well as photographs, of some of the best players over the years, including Julie Foudy, Amy Rodriguez, Hope Solo, and Mia Hamm.

Price=$27.03
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The Science of Soccer

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:56 -0600

For the first time ever, science gives us the answers to questions like "what's the chance of a team that wins the League or Premiership also winning the Cup? Can you predict how many goals will be scored? What's the best height for footballers? Is the winning team the best team?" The Science of Soccer is a fascinating book, dealing with a wide range of subjects where scientific analysis can be applied to football. Starting with a qualitative description of the basic physics that relate to the ball and its bounce, the author then moves through kicks and throws to a simple account of the more complex physics of a ball in flight. Fulfilling your scientific curiosity, this book uncovers aspects of the game that are not normally discussed. It includes a look at game theory, how the rules affect the flow and enjoyment of the game, why the best team does not always win, unusual statistics about players, and an insight into the economics of the game.
Price=$33.79
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Elite Soccer Drills

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:55 -0600

The game's top players have remarkable speed, agility, and coordination demonstrated through precision passing, incredible ball control, and an uncanny ability to anticipate and react to the opposition's moves. Although the best players can make these skills look easy, each is a result of dedication, commitment, and countless hours of practice.

In Elite Soccer Drills, renowned coach Mike Matkovich shares the same drills he has used in developing some of soccer's premier players. The 82 drills emphasize execution in high-level play while addressing the finer points of passing and receiving, attacking and defending, and heading.

With drills for both individual players and teams, as well as practice tips and coaching suggestions, Elite Soccer Drills is the perfect practice tool for developing the high-level skills and soccer sense players need in order to excel.
Price=$13.10
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Soccer Stories: Anecdotes, Oddities, Lore, and Amazing Feats (Bison Original)

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:55 -0600

Arguably the world’s most popular sport, soccer has its own colorful lore, still little known in a nation only now beginning to give the game its due. This book offers the perfect opportunity to catch up on soccer’s rich history—and to discover some of the funniest, most ironic, outlandish, and tragic stories ever to come out of the world of sports.

Taking readers as far afield as the Faeroe Islands, Thailand, Madagascar, Belarus, Bhutan, and the North Pole, the selections in Soccer Stories range from the strange (Brazilian players paid in cattle by their cash-strapped club) to the wild (the Mexican prison warden who threw open all the cell doors in celebration of a World Cup victory) to the comical (the referee who ejected himself). Here is the plane crash that wiped out the Italian team on the eve of its fifth straight national championship; the spiteful African club that scored 149 goals against itself in one game; and the youngster who banked a shot into the goal off a passing seagull. As lively as it is informative, Soccer Stories will engage fans of all levels.

(20110715)
Price=$16.47
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Official Soccer Rules Illustrated

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:54 -0600

An illustrated reference book which explains the official rules of the game of football, both on and off the pitch.
Price=$10.36
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More Than Just a Game: Soccer vs. Apartheid: The Most Important Soccer Story Ever Told

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:54 -0600

Timed perfectly for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the true story of how political prisoners under apartheid found hope and dignity through soccer
In the hell that was Robben Island, inmates united courageously in an act of protest. Beginning in 1964, they requested the right to play soccer during their exercise periods. Denied repeatedly, they risked beatings and food deprivation by repeating their request for three years. Finally granted this right, the prisoners banded together to form a multi-tiered, pro-level league that ran for more than two decades and served as an impassioned symbol of resistance against apartheid. Former Robben Island inmate Nelson Mandela noted in the documentary FIFA: 90 Minutes for Mandela, “Soccer is more than just a game…. The energy, passion, and dedication this game created made us feel alive and triumphant despite the situation we found ourselves in.”

Price=$10.40
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Maradona: The Autobiography of Soccer's Greatest and Most Controversial Star

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:53 -0600

The candid, revealing autobiography of soccer's greatest and most controversial star.

“Sometimes I think that my whole life is on film, that my whole life is in print. But it’s not like that. There are things which are only in my heart—that no one knows. At last I have decided to tell everything.”—Diego Maradona

A poor boy from a Buenos Aires shanty town, Diego Maradona became a genius with the soccer ball, kicking his way to the heights of South American, European, and world soccer, yet his struggles with the pressures of life inside and outside the game repeatedly threatened to tear him and his legend down. Hero or villain, one thing about Maradona is certain: He was the greatest soccer player of his generation—and perhaps of all-time. Never before has the legendary Maradona given us his extraordinary story in his own words—until now.

From his poverty-stricken origins to his greatest glories on the field, Maradona recounts, with astonishing frankness and brilliant insight, the pivotal moments of his life—the pressures of being a child prodigy, the infamous semi-final game against England in the 1986 World Cup, an incredible turn-around and the dream-turned-sour at Napoli, and the shame and disgrace of his positive drug test at USA 1994. In this amazingly honest autobiography, we see inside the mind of one of the most talented, controversial, and complex sportsmen of our times—a man torn between the demands of corporate club bosses, the fans, the media, and his own tempestuous personal life.

With a new epilogue exclusive to this paperback edition that brings Maradona’s remarkable story up-to-date and more than eighty wonderful photographs, Maradona is a confessional, a revelation, an apology, and a celebration. 20 color and 63 black-and-white photographs
Price=$10.17
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Soccer Secrets: 5 Simple Rules for Young Midfielders and their Coaches (US & Canada)

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:52 -0600

The 5 Simple Rules are a set of core, yet compact, messages to help young players better understand and play 11-a-side soccer.

This particular book contains a series of short, yet fundamental, ideas for young midfielders and their coaches. The parents of young midfielders will also find the ideas in this book easy for their children to remember and apply.

In 2006, "soccer-dad" John Carragher wrote a series of booklets distilling 11-a-side soccer into five unique sets of what he called ‘5 Simple Rules’.

His did that because in his country, players as young as 10 years old go from the enjoyment of the small-sided game to the challenge of having to cope with adult-sized pitches and adult-sized goals.

The 2011 Kindle versions of those booklets build on that 2006 legacy, but now also include:

• 5 Simple Rules for Coaches

• Detailed FAQs for Parents and Coaches

• Posters of the 5 Simple Rules in English, Spanish, French and German
Price=$2.99
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The Beautiful Game : Sixteen Girls and the Soccer Season That Changed Everything

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:52 -0600

Once nobody noticed Santa Rosa's Thunder. They were a ragtag team of girls who wanted to play soccer, and no one took them seriously. Their male coach expected little from his "ladies, " and their mediocre performance convinced them he was right.

Then a kind of miracle happened. Emiria Salzmann, Thunder's new coach, a top player herself, knew what it took to win--discipline, relentless drills, thigh-burning sprints, and an inspired passing game. The girls hated it, but their coach never let up. Tough and determined, she showed them what it felt like to be winners--and they loved it. As the momentum grew with a string of victories, the girls thrived on the competition, believing they had the right stuff to become champions.

They were right! With spirits soaring, Thunder won its league on the last day of the season and headed for the state cup, emerging not just as powerful athletes but as strong, confident, emotionally healthy human beings--champions in the game of soccer, and in the game of life.

Price=$14.00
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The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:52 -0600

Now with a new afterword, The Girls of Summer, by the award- winning New York Times sportswriter Jere Longman, takes a serious, compelling look at the women who won the 1999 World Cup and brings to life the skills and victories of the American team. Longman explores the issues this unprecedented achievement has raised: the importance of the players as role models; the significance of race and class; the sexualization of the team members; and the differences between men and women's sports. Provocative and insightful, this book reminds us that the real struggles are off the field -- and some remain to be won.

Price=$10.94
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The Soccer Book, Revised Edition

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:52 -0600

Whether you want to bend it like Beckham or dribble like Ronaldinho, The Soccer Book is the ultimate visual guide-revised and updated with the results of the World Cup 2010-to soccer skills, rules, tactics, and coaching, illustrating every aspect of every variant of the sport more clearly, and in more detail, than any other book has done before.
Price=$14.48
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The Complete Book of Soccer

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:46:51 -0600

The Complete Book of Socceris every soccer fan's bible.

This information-packed book captures all the exciting action, color and passion of the world's most popular sport. The Complete Book of Soccer provides a comprehensive history of the game, profiles its greatest stars, and includes data on tournaments, along with team histories and statistics galore. Here are some of the features:

Informative biographies of over 200 of the greatest players
Profiles of more than l00 top contemporary players
Stories of the legendary coaches and teams
Detailed histories of the World Cup and European championships
Origins and evolution of soccer and its rules
500 action photographs.

Editor Chris Hunt tells the whole story of all the world's major competitions, including the Champions League, the World Club Cup, the UEFA Cup, the Copa Libertadores, Olympic soccer, the African Nations Cup, the Copa America, the Asian Cup and the Women's World Cup. Any question on international soccer is likely to be answered in this complete reference to the game.

(20061215)
Price=$19.14
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Soccer: How to Play the Game: The Official Playing and Coaching Manual of the United States Soccer Federation

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:46:49 -0600

The official playing and coaching manual for youth soccer of the United States Soccer Federation.

The definitive playing and coaching manual for youth soccer. Compiled by the coaching, educational and technical staff of U.S. Soccer, this book offers extensive information on all aspects of the game, technique, tactics, laws, prevention and care of injury, coaching preparation, organizational structure, model training sessions, and more than 100 practice games suitable for developing aspects of every player's game.

Features numerous games for developing dribbling * passing * finishing * heading * defending * goalkeeping, as well as games specifically for young beginners * games to teach tactics * overall soccer decision-making.

Extensive technique section offers detailed pointers on dribbling and turning moves * shielding * passing * receiving * drives * chips, bending the ball and volleys * heading * marking * tackling * goalkeeping catches * dives and saves.

Tactical chapters offer detailed information on fundamental attacking tactics * defensive principles * restart tactics for defensive and offensive success.

Model training sections construct excellent practice sessions, from warmup through cool down exercises * useful for all coaches as a guide to improving performance * efficiency * enjoyment of training.

Price=$19.57
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The Vision Of A Champion: Advice And Inspiration From The World's Most Successful Women's Soccer Coach

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:46:49 -0600

Legendary soccer coach Anson Dorrance has coached 17 of the last 21 NCAA women's championship soccer teams. Enough said. "The Vision of a Champion" is just that, as Dorrance distills his vision in this mandatory guide for young athletes and coaches who want to inspire and train them.
Price=$13.57
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Coaching Kids to Play Soccer: Everything You Need to Know to Coach Kids from 6 to 16

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:48:13 -0500

COACHES AND PARENTS OF SOCCER PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU!

Revised and updated with new information, drills, diagrams, and photos, this friendly, easy-to-use, fully illustrated guide shows coaches how to run a successful soccer team -- no matter how much experience they have or what level of soccer they coach. From building a roster to making sure everyone has a ride home at the end of the game and everything in between:

• SETTING UP THE FIRST PRACTICE

• TEACHING THE BASICS

• DEVELOPING SKILL THROUGH DRILLS AND EXERCISES

• LEARNING THE RULES

• ENCOURAGING FAIR PLAY AND HEALTHY COMPETITION

Emphasizing that kids should have fun, stay active, and learn about team spirit and competition, win or lose, the authors detail every step of building a soccer team that plays well and plays healthy, while having a great time.

Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the game, Coaching Kids to Play Soccer has the answers to every coach's questions. Don't start the season without it!

Price=$5.01
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The Ten Shirt: How The United States National Soccer Team (Might Have) Won The 1982 World Cup

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:48:11 -0500

What if the American sports scene had turned out differently? We now have three major sports, 3½ if you include hockey, mainly because of the advent of television in the 1960's and 70's. As strange as it may seem to us today, soccer as a professional sport was just as valid as baseball, basketball, and football for much of the first half of the twentieth century. The Ten Shirt is a fun look back at a history that might have been - if only American soccer had been in the right place, at the right time.
Price=$6.99
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Soccer Anatomy

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:48:10 -0500

Take an inside look at the world’s most popular sport. Soccer Anatomy will show you how to elevate your game by increasing strength, speed, and agility for more accurate passes and powerful shots.

Soccer Anatomy includes 79 exercises, each with step-by-step descriptions and full-color anatomical illustrations highlighting muscles in action.

SoccerAnatomy goes beyond exercises by placing you on the pitch and in the game. Illustrations of the active muscles involved in kicking, heading, tackling, and diving show you how each exercise is fundamentally linked to soccer performance.

From attacking to defending to goalkeeping, Soccer Anatomy will improve every aspect of your game. You’ll learn how to modify exercises to target specific areas based on your style of play, personal needs, and goals. And you can prepare for competition by minimizing injuries using a system developed by FIFA’s medical research program.

Combining authoritative advice, expert instruction, and stunning four-color illustrations, Soccer Anatomy is truly an inside look at this one-of-a-kind sport. Whether you’re a player, coach, or fan, if you’re serious about soccer, this is one book you need to own.

Price=$14.18
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Soccer: Modern Tactics

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:48:08 -0500

A comprehensive look at modern zone formations through the eyes of the author and ten high level professional Italian coaches.

Arrigo Sacchi (Milan, Italian National Team), Marcello Lippi (Napoli, Inter, Juventus), Walter Novellino (Venezia, Napoli, Piacenza), Carlo Ancelotti (Parma, Juventus) and Renzo Ulivieri (Parma) are among the impressive list of contributors to this valuable coaching reference.
Price=$9.94
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Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:48:05 -0500

Brilliant range is a book about Dutch soccer that's not really about Dutch socer. It's more about an enigmatic way of thinking peculiar to a people whose landscape is unrelentingly flat, mostly below sea level, ad who owe their salvation to a boy who plugged a fractured dike with his little inger. If any one thing, Brilliant Orange is about Dutch space and a people whose unique conception of it has led to ome of the most enduring art, the weirdest architecture, and a bizarrely crebral form of soccer--Total Football--that led in 1974 to a World Cup finalsmatch with arch-rival Germany and more recently to a devastating loss againstSpain in 2010. With its intricacy and oddity, it continues to mystify and delght observers around the world. As David Winner wryly observes, it is an expression of the Dutch psyche that has a shaed ancestry with the Mondrian's Broadway Boogie Woogie, Rembrandt's Th Night Watch, maybe even with Gouda cheese.

Finally here in paperbck, Brilliant Orange reaches out to the reader from an unexpected place andnever lets go.
Price=$10.74
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Attacking Soccer: A Tactical Analysis

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:47:55 -0500

This book examines match strategies for creating goal scoring opportunities out of the following systems of play: 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-5-2, 4-3-1-2, 4-5-1. For each system, the author discusses the strategy, tactics, system and schemes of play as well as the technical, tactical and physical characteristics of the players who use the system. Several situational attacking schemes are also presented, using clear diagrams and detailed descriptions.
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Kabul Girls Soccer Club: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:48:00 -0500

"Awista Ayub has movingly captured the indomitable spirit of Afghan women in this chronicle of brave girls who risked persecution and worse to pursue the dreams of ordinary childhood. In doing what they love most in life--playing soccer--the girls become emblems of the fight for equality and human rights under the Taliban. Their story reminds us that there is always hope and possibility for a brighter future--even in the wreckage left by war and conflict."
--Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Born in Kabul, Awista Ayub escaped with her family to the United States in 1981. She was inspired to start the Afghan Youth Sports Exchange after September 11, 2001, and in the summer of 2004, she brought eight Afghan girls to the United States for a soccer clinic. Fifteen teams now compete in the Afghanistan Football Federation, with hundreds of girls participating.

In Kabul Girls Soccer Club, Awista tells both her own story and the moving stories of the eight original girls, how they found strength in each other, in teamwork, and in themselves--taking impossible risks to obtain freedoms we take for granted. This is a story about hope, home, and determination.
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Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:47:59 -0500

The 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France was a down-and-dirty game, marred by French superstar Zidane's head-butting of Italian defender Materazzi. But viewers were also exposed to the poetry, force, and excellence of the Italian game; as operatic as Verdi and as cunning as Machiavelli, it seemed to open a window into the Italian soul. John Foot's epic history shows what makes Italian soccer so unique. Mixing serious analysis and comic storytelling, Foot describes its humble origins in northern Italy in the 1890s to its present day incarnation where soccer is the national civic religion. A story that is reminiscent of Gangs of New York and A Clockwork Orange, Foot shows how the Italian game — like its political culture — has been overshadowed by big business, violence, conspiracy, and tragedy, how demagogues like Benito Mussolini and Silvio Berlusconi have used the game to further their own political ambitions. But Winning at All Costs also celebrates the sweet moments — the four World Cup victories, the success of Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, the role soccer played in the resistance to Nazism, and the great managers and players who show that Italian soccer is as irresistible as Italy itself.

Price=$7.98
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A Soccer Life in Shorts

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:47:56 -0500

A humorous, inspirational and heart-warming collection of short stories, poems and pictures from a life lived in the world's sport as a player, coach, referee and fan.
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Soccer Against the Enemy: How the World's Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:47:49 -0500

Soccer is much more than just the most popular game in the world. It is a matter of life and death for millions around the world, an international lingua franca.

Simon Kuper traveled to twenty-two countries to discover the sometimes bizarre effect soccer can have on politics and culture. At the same time he tried to discover what makes different countries play a simple game so differently.

Kuper meets a remarkable variety of fans along the way, from the East Berliner persecuted by the Stasi for supporting his local team, to the Argentine general with his own views on tactics. He also illuminates the frightening intersection between soccer and politics, particularly in the wake of the attacks of 9-11, where soccer is obsessed over by the likes of Osama bin Laden. The result is one of the world's most acclaimed books on the game, and an astonishing study of soccer and its place in the world.

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Warm Ups for Soccer: A Dynamic Approach

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:47:53 -0500

In this long overdue book, Critchell addresses the issue of stretching and warm up practices for soccer. The main focus of the book is to discourage the use of static stretching, and instead offer a variety of dynamic exercises which more closely resemble the movements made in the game, giving the players the preparation they need either pre-game or pre-practice.
Price=$10.27
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The Complete Guide to Coaching Soccer Systems and Tactics

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:47:51 -0500

Covers the principles of attack and defense and all major modern systems of play.
Price=$14.95
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Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World's Most Popular Sport

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:48:06 -0500

Simon Kuper’s New York Times bestseller Soccernomics pioneered a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous empirical analysis and incisiveand witty commentary. Kuper now leaves the numbers and data behind to explore the heart and soul of the world’s most popular sport in the new, extraordinarily revealing Soccer Men.

Soccer Men goes behind the scenes with soccer’s greatest players and coaches. Inquiring into the genius and hubris of the modern game, Kuper details the lives of giants such as Arsène Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Jorge Valdano, Lionel Messi, Kaká, and Didier Drogba, describing their upbringings, the soccer cultures they grew up in, the way they play, and the baggage they bring to their relationships at work.

From one of the great sportswriters of our time, Soccer Men is a penetrating and surprising anatomy of the figures that define modern soccer.

Price=$11.55
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Soccer: Perfect Ball Control

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:47:53 -0500

This practical book contains more than 160 exercises and ball games as well as over 200 photos and 120 illustrations covering ball control, dribbling, passing, crossing and shooting at the goal. Want to learn to dribble and feint like Maradona or Ronaldinho, and to juggle the ball like Jay-Jay Okocha or Edgar Davids? In his book, Peter Schreiner clearly and simply shows players and coaches alike how to teach and learn techniques that are required for attractive, offensive soccer. Players become good ball handlers and master tricks that enable them to beat other players and score more goals. Coaches learn how to organize effective and learning-intensive team and individual training.
Price=$12.21
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A Beautiful Game: The World's Greatest Players and How Soccer Changed Their Lives

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:47:44 -0500

Wherever you are on earth, it's only a matter of time before you come across children playing soccer. Another five minutes and you will probably find yourself having a ball rolled to your feet as an invitation to join in the game. Soccer is a common language and a culture shared: a joy, a passion, an escape, and an affirmation of identity understood and celebrated by children—and their parents—in every country around the globe.

For this unique collaborative project, soccer writer Tom Watt talked to the world's top players about growing up and falling in love with the game: Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Gilberto Silva; England's David James and Scotland's Craig Gordon; Italy's Fabio Cannavaro, Spain's Iker Casillas, and France's Franck RibÉry; South Africa's Benni McCarthy and Nigeria's Nwankwo Kanu; USA's Landon Donovan and Japan's Shunsuke Nakamura; and the world's most famous player, David Beckham.

A Beautiful Game tells their stories, in the players' own words—stories of boys who would grow up to be heroes for a new generation of young players and fans. They look back to their childhoods: to their family homes, to their schoolrooms, to the friends they grew up with, and to the places where they first played the game that has made them stars. The players' words are brought to life with over 160 full-color images that offer rare, emotive, and striking insights into childhood all over the world, and celebrate soccer's ability to touch the lives of children—and adults—wherever the beautiful game is played.

Five percent of the originating publisher's revenue from sales of the book worldwide will benefit selected UNICEF sports-related projects.

Price=$19.79
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Soccer vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics

Sun, 08 May 2011 03:47:44 -0500

Citing the professionalism and commercialization that dominate the multibillion-dollar soccer industry, this fascinating study also describes the game's rebellious sidefrom its working-class roots and political protests from fans and players to the current resurgence within radical communities. Documenting a complete history of the sport, this perceptive work also reflects on common criticisms, including the ways that soccer ferments nationalism, serves right-wing powers, and fosters competitiveness. Acknowledging these concerns, alternative perspectives on the game and practical examples of how to achieve egalitarian matches are explored. Serving as both as an orientation for the politically conscious football supporter and as an inspiration for those who try to pursue the love of the game away from television sets and big stadiums, this thoughtful examination reclaims the notion of soccer as the people’s game.”

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Developing Game Intelligence in Soccer

Sun, 08 May 2011 03:47:42 -0500

There is no greater power on the soccer field than the game intelligence of the players. With a great variety of attractive and effective simplified games, specially designed to simulate the most important game situations that may occur on the pitch, Horst Wein shows how to stimulate most of the aspects which are involved in game intelligence in young soccer players as well as professionals. Remember, Playing soccer without thinking is like shooting without aiming.
Price=$18.21
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Soccer's 4-4-2 System

Sun, 08 May 2011 03:47:42 -0500

This collaborative project, led by top Italian soccer coaching tactician and writer Massimo Lucchesi, offers a complete and insightful analysis of the world's most popular playing system. Every aspect of the 4-4-2 is covered, including the characteristics of the players, defensive tactics, attacking schemes, training exercises and adjustments to counter the opponent's system.
Price=$10.17
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Fun Soccer Drills that Teach Soccer Skills to 5, 6, and 7 year olds

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:48:53 -0500

This book provides 117 drills for teaching soccer skills through fun, easy to use games. The drills are designed to teach the fundamentals of soccer in an enjoyable, positive manner that keeps children focused, engaged, and entertained. Your team will get a great workout, maximum touches on the ball, and develop the basic soccer skills needed to be successful soccer players. Whether you have never coached soccer before or are an experienced coach, you will find useful drills in this book to hold the attention of 5, 6, and 7 year olds! In addition to the 117 soccer drills found in this book you will find 107 variations so there is always a fresh way to teach or reinforce a skill. Topics covered: Warm up, Dribbling, Defending, Passing, Receiving, Long Kicks, Shooting, Team Play, Throw-ins
Price=$12.89
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The Soccer Book

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:48:49 -0500

Whether you want to bend it like Beckham or dribble like Ronaldinho, The Soccer Book is the ultimate visual guide to soccer skills, rules, tactics, and coaching, illustrating every aspect of every variant of the sport more clearly, and in more detail, than any other book has done before.
Price=$35.00
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Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:48:44 -0600

When France both hosted and won the World Cup in 1998, the face of its star player, Zinedine Zidane, the son of Algerian immigrants, was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe. During the 2006 World Cup finals, Zidane stunned the country by ending his spectacular career with an assault on an Italian player. In Soccer Empire, Laurent Dubois illuminates the connections between empire and sport by tracing the story of World Cup soccer, from the Cup's French origins in the 1930s to Africa and the Caribbean and back again. As he vividly recounts the lives of two of soccer's most electrifying players, Zidane and his outspoken teammate, Lilian Thuram, Dubois deepens our understanding of the legacies of empire that persist in Europe and brilliantly captures the power of soccer to change the nation and the world.
Price=$12.74
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Youth Soccer Drills: 84 Drills for Beginning and Intermediate Players

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:49:43 -0600

Turn to Youth Soccer Drills to tackle the challenges of coaching beginning and intermediate soccer players ages 5 to 12. Practices will be more instructional and fun using the 84 drills in this book. Through these practice activities, beginning- and intermediate-level players ages 5 to 12 will learn basic spacing, dribbling, passing, and shooting skills.

A comprehensive, well-organized drill finder helps you quickly locate drills that are specific to a skill or to the age group you teach. Sample practice plans for 5- to 6-year-olds, 7- to 8-year-olds, 9- to 10-year-olds, and 11- to 12-year-olds are ready to implement for effective practices. Progressions of 4-versus-4, 5-versus-5, 8-versus-8, and 11-versus-11 help your players understand and execute tactics at the appropriate stage.

Use Youth Soccer Drills to plan fun, productive practices that help your skilled and trained team on the field.
Price=$13.22
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How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:49:12 -0600

Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It is a perfect window into the cross–currents of today's world, with all its joys and its sorrows. In this remarkably insightful, wide–ranging work of reportage, Franklin Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shining a spotlight on the clash of civilizations, the international economy, and just about everything in between. How Soccer Explains the World is an utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times.

Price=$5.60
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Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy Who Became a Legend

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:49:10 -0600

Lionel Messi is widely regarded as the greatest soccer player in the world. Sports journalist and best-selling author Luca Caioli draws on the exceptional testimonies of Messi's parents, his coaches from his boyhood and during his time as an international star in Argentina, leading figures from Barcelona . . . and Leo Messi himself.

Price=$10.36
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Off The Post: A Season In High School Soccer In Rural America

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:49:02 -0600

“Their captain stood there in the middle of the circle with the ball by his feet while he observed the field. This was his moment of glory: The first player in school history to have possession of the soccer ball in a game. This probably felt like the highpoint of his soccer career and possibly his life to that point…. In less than three seconds his moment was over. Our midfielder had run up in the guy’s blindside, stretched out and drilled the soccer ball. His follow-through carried into the player and planted him into the ground… His shiny new jersey was covered in dirt as when he hit the ground the hot summer’s dust kicked up around him. Less than two minute later we scored.”

Out of all the levels of soccer in the United States, perhaps none is more baffling then high school soccer. Overshadowed by more popular sports and made redundant by club and select teams, in most places high school soccer seems a pointless endeavor and an example of Americans trying to force the “World’s Game” into American notions of sport. However, in Rural America high school fields are the only place the game can be experienced live. If soccer is going to grow out of it’s image as a suburban and immigrant sport, then rural America is going to have to come on board as well. Is Rural America really ready for soccer? Is soccer really ready for Rural America?

“Off The Post” is the true story of a ragtag group of atypical Bible Belt American teenagers (plus one secular humanist Norwegian exchange student) and their coach. The kids aren’t stereotypes but they have to manage their way through a society full of them. The kids don’t come from a long line of soccer pedigree. They don’t get to be local celebrities for playing (that honor goes to the basketball team), none of them will ever play college soccer, and they don’t spend their springs training with a select team to perfect their skills. In fact, most of them will never kick a soccer ball outside of the school season. Their coach is worried less about winning then he is interested in making a new generation of American soccer fans and creating a place where the kids are free to be themselves. As this is a real story, not some stereotypical fantasy by a hack Hollywood writer, the season won’t end in a miracle run to the State Championship. However, they are having fun and they are learning the beautiful game, which can be downright ugly at times. While they are growing into adulthood they also, like their nation, are growing into maturity as soccer fans. Just don’t expect them to act like adults all the time (or rarely at all).

“Off The Post” is a microcosm of the sport’s growth in America’s heartland. From a time just a few years ago when nobody seemed to know anything about soccer to a current attitude that says “Beware World, The Yanks Are Coming.” “Off The Post” also touches on what it means to be a rural American who has glimpsed what the rest of the world holds but chooses to live in their hometown despite despising some of the region’s mentality. The quirks of small town life are explored for each community the team will visit throughout the season, from a town commemorating the birth of the President of the Confederate States of America to a field that once graced baseball legends like Babe Ruth and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson.

Rory Miller teaches in a rural high school and coached soccer for nine years. He is an avid reader of the English “Fan Lit” genre, and wants to see something like that develop here in America. This is his account of his final season coaching, a season full of highs and lows on the field while navigating a team full of “characters” in every sense of the word. In addition to his teaching credentials, he also has a Master’s Degree in History and is active in the online world of Soccer blogging.

Price=$2.99
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The Complete Encyclopedia of Soccer

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:48:58 -0600

The Complete Encyclopedia of Soccer is the ideal guide and reference work for the most popular sport in the world. There are sections on the origins and history of soccer, the most famous names around the world, the great games and leading figures, facts and statistics, plus comprehensive A-Zs of the legendary players, teams and managers as well as the Legends of the Game. This is the book that tells you everything you need to know about the worlds most popular and dynamic sport.

Price=$29.95
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The Complete Soccer Goalkeeper

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:48:13 -0600

Shut down the opponent and stop every shot. Only The Complete Soccer Goalkeeper will show you how to combine awareness, technique, and physical conditioning to anticipate the opponent’s every move.

In The Complete Soccer Goalkeeper, renowned goalkeeping coach Tim Mulqueen shares his secrets and provides unparalleled instruction for developing the skills, techniques, and mental mind-set for mastering the game’s toughest position:

• Stance, positioning, and footwork

• Leaping, diving, and saving shots at various heights

• Orchestrating the defense and distributing the ball

• Reading the game, including shooters, angles, and set plays

• Penalty kicks and situation-specific tactics

• Specific conditioning exercises to develop explosive power, sharpen eye–hand coordination, and improve reaction time

The Complete Soccer Goalkeeper also includes advice from leading goalkeepers, analysis of many of the game’s stellar saves, and exclusive insights from today’s top attackers on the defensive weaknesses they try to exploit.

From tactics to strategies, The Complete Soccer Goalkeeper is simply the most complete guide available for players and coaches of the game’s most challenging position.

Price=$12.89
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Acceleration Soccer

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:49:02 -0500

A 6 week Pre-season Speed, Agility, and Quickness Program designed for the high school soccer player looking for an edge on the competition.
Price=$0.99
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Fever Pitch

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:48:47 -0500

This is a book about identity, belonging, obsession; about afternoons in the driving rain and bitter cold and glorious, unforgettable goals; getting your head read in Hampstead and punched at Highbury; the dazzling skills of the gods of football and leaving your girlfriend lying fainted on the terraces because Arsenal are about to score. It's about the moments of ecstasy in one man's life. And his pain. And it's about the only true question there is: Which comes first, Football or Life?
Price=$10.19
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Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:48:44 -0500

Soccer fans love to argue about the tactics a manager puts into play, and this fascinating study traces the world history of tactics, from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, where chaos reigned. Along the way, author Jonathan Wilson, an erudite and detailed writer who never loses a sense of the grand narrative sweep, takes a look at the lives of the great players and thinkers who shaped the game, and discovers why the English in particular have proved themselves so “unwilling to grapple with the abstract.” This is a modern classic of soccer writing that followers of the game will dip into again and again.

Price=$10.76
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Focused for Soccer - 2nd Edition

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:48:39 -0500

Step onto the pitch focused, confident, and positive. Walk off a winner.

In the first edition of Focused for Soccer, internationally renowned coach Bill Beswick uncovered the power of sport psychology for soccer players and coaches worldwide. Now completely revised and updated, this new edition cements its status as the essential guide for mastering soccer’s mental game.

Focused for Socceremphasizes playing first with the head, then with the heart, developing decision-making skills, and keeping emotional responses in check. The practical tips, examples from top Premier League teams, and step-by-step techniques will help sharpen your skills and unleash your potential.

All aspects of the mental game are covered—from concentration and visualization techniques to building mental toughness and team cohesion. Featuring the latest coaching strategies for male and female players, match preparation, and communication, Focused for Soccer is your complete guide to a winning attitude and soccer success.

Price=$13.57
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Soccer for Dummies

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:48:35 -0500

The world's most popular sport has hit the big time in the U.S., and this guide is just what fans have been waiting for! It's brimming with tips and techniques, official rules and regulations, coaching advice, and much more.

You'll get a kick out of the winning tips from U.S. Men's and Women's National Soccer Team stars as they lead you to better dribbling, passing, coaching -- even watching the game. Whether you're a soccer mom or dad sitting on the sidelines or the next Brandi Chastain, Soccer For Dummies initiates you into the world of this popular international sport.
Price=$14.95
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Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:50:05 -0500

"When I was playing, they said soccer was a man's world and that women should remain on the sidelines. All I can say is I'm glad I never had to go up against Mia Hamm."-- Pelé

For the more than seven million girls -- from knobby-kneed tykes to high school and college stars -- who are tearing across the of country chasing a soccer ball and dreams of glory, there is one name that eclipses all others, male or female: Mia Hamm. With her cheetahlike acceleration and lightning-bolt shot, Hamm has broken nearly every record in her sport, while galvanizing a whole generation of fans and players.

Go for the Goal is not only the inspiring story of how a tiny suburban sprite became a global terror with a ball (and the world) at her feet -- it's also a step-by-step or dribble-by-dribble guide for any kid with the all-American dream of making the team and becoming a champion.

Filled with personal anecdotes and fully illustrated with both action and instructional photographs, Go for the Goal shows readers exactly how to master the silky skills and techniques that have made Hamm and her teammates the finest women's soccer team in the world.

Price=$10.07
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Soccer Practice Games - 3rd Edition

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:48:04 -0500

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.

Price=$12.21
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Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game (Popular Culture and Philosophy)

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:48:00 -0500

This collection of incisive articles gives a leading team of international philosophers a free kick toward exploring the complex and often hidden contours of the world of soccer. What does it really mean to be a fan (and why should we count Aristotle as one)? Why do great players such as Cristiano Ronaldo count as great artists (up there alongside Picasso, one author argues)? From the ethics of refereeing to the metaphysics of bent (like Beckham) space-time, this book shows soccer fans and philosophy buffs alike new ways to appreciate and understand the world's favorite sport.

Price=$14.93
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The Complete Encyclopedia of Soccer

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:33:26 -0500

It's what Pelé called the Beautiful Game” and what millions of fans gather to cheer on. Soccer is showing increasing popularity worldwide, and revamped professional leagues continue to shine in the World Cup. This carefully researched book describes the history of the sport, its legendary players and clubs, notable coaches, and stadiums. There is in-depth information on major competitions at both national and club levels as well as sections on the laws, tactics, and equipment. Complementing the text are lovingly chosen photographs bringing to life the characters and moments that have shaped the world of soccer.

Price=$19.77
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U6-U8 Soccer Coaching Guide

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:33:19 -0500

A fun developmental guide for the first time parent coach designed for children aged 5-8. The 58 page guide features 7 chapters, 30 soccer drills and games, 5 progressive practice sessions, and expert graphics of all drills and games.

www.soccercoachingbooks.com
Price=$1.99
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The Physics of Soccer: Using Math and Science to Improve Your Game

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:33:07 -0500

Whether it's called soccer, football, or the world's game, soccer is fun and has been deemed the most popular sport in the world. Soccer is about motion. Physics is about the laws of motion, and it can be applied to ball games. Combining soccer and physics is one way to appreciate the high-speed aspects of the sport. In The Physics of Soccer, author Deji Badiru introduces basic mathematics and science concepts in an interesting, useful, and engaging way to enhance how the game is played.

The Physics of Soccer teaches both players and coaches how to look at soccer in a new way-beyond the physical undertaking it represents-to understand the marvels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that give soccer its life, power, and thrills.

With a background as both a scientist and soccer coach, Badiru also examines the science behind game scenarios, field-based decisions, the geometry of field play, and strategies for assessing the implications of directional motions of opponents and teammates on the field. The Physics of Soccer is an essential resource for any team looking for an advantage that can make the difference between just playing, and winning.
Price=$15.61
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Soccer Awareness: Developing the Thinking Player

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:33:05 -0500

Anticipation - Imagination - Awareness. These are the buzzwords in the author's innovative and well-respected method of coaching young soccer players. His program focuses on the development of each player's soccer instincts through specially designed small-sided games. His program helps players to anticipate what will happen next on the field, develops the imagination necessary to solve the soccer problem and hones the awareness of where other players are on the field.
Price=$16.82
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Food Guide for Soccer: Tips & Recipes from the Pros

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:33:05 -0500

This handy how-to food guide addresses the nutrition questions and concerns of soccer athletes of all ages and abilities to help them reach their goals with energy to spare. It includes tasty recipes from some of the world's top women players.
Price=$12.89
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The World Is a Ball: The Joy, Madness and Meaning of Soccer

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:33:02 -0500

Globe and Mail columnist John Doyle explores the international phenomenon of soccer

In A Great Feast of Light, John Doyle viewed his childhood in Ireland through the television screen. Now, he turns his eye to the most popular sport on the planet: soccer. It's a journey that begins with the first game John saw, in 1960s-era Ireland, through soccer in the 21st century - the World Cups in 02 and 06, the European Championships in 04 and 08. And Doyle has traveled the globe during the build-up to next year's World Cup 2010. In between the drunken fans, crazed taxi drivers, leprechauns and lederhosen, Doyle muses on the evolution of soccer as a global phenomenon. He shows a sport where for 90 minutes on the pitch anything seems possible. A game where colonized nations can tackle the power of their colonizers; where oppressed immigrant groups can thoroughly trounce their host countries. This book examines soccer from a new angle. John Doyle offers a compelling social history of the ultimate sport, each country and team competing in the historic 2010 World Cup, and how the game has kept pace as the global village has sprung up around the playing field.
Price=$10.79
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The Soccer Coaching Bible (The Coaching Bible Series)

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:33:01 -0500

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America assembled an all-star lineup of 30 top coaches to bring you the most complete collection of soccer insight ever put into print. The Soccer Coaching Bible covers every important aspect to coaching the sport, including coaching priorities and principles, program building and enrichment, practice management, technical and tactical instruction, player and team development, and career growth. The contributing coaches include:

C. Cliff McCrath, Anson Dorrance, Steve Sampson, George Perry, Joe Bean, Charlie Slagle, John Rennie, Mike Jacobs, Joe Morrone, Lauren Gregg, Jeff Tipping, Barry Gorman, Ron McEachen, Layton Shoemaker, Jim Lennox, Peter Mellor, Tony Waiters, Jay Hoffman, Peter Gooding, Al Miller, Tracey Leone, Jay Martin, Miller Bugliari, Tim Schum, Chris Petrucelli, Colleen Hacker, Jeff Vennell, Schellas Hyndman, Tony DiCicco, Glenn Myernick,

Each time you open this book you’ll learn something new and useful for your next practice, game, or season. Whether you coach at the club, high school, or college level, The Soccer Coaching Bible is an essential addition to your coaching library.
Price=$16.29
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The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:33:01 -0500

The Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. Intriguing, riveting, and compelling, it tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the world of match-fixing in professional soccer.

From the Introduction
Understand how gambling fixers work to corrupt a soccer game and you will understand how they move into a basketball league, a cricket tournament, or a tennis match (all places, by the way, that criminal fixers have moved into). My views on soccer have changed. I still love the Saturday-morning game between amateurs: the camaraderie and the fresh smell of grass. But the professional game leaves me cold. I hope you will understand why after reading the book. I think you may never look at sport in the same way again.

From the Hardcover edition.
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Long-Range Goals: The Success Story of Major League Soccer

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:23:46 -0600

All over the world, soccer is known as “the Beautiful Game” and is the most popular sport. But in the United States, professional soccer still has a hard time catching on.

It has had some successes here. The American Soccer League of the 1920s, Pélé and other international stars in the North American Soccer League’s glamorous 1970s, the indoor soccer phenomenon of the 1980s, and the U.S. women’s win in the Women’s World Cup of 1999 all hinted that the American public is ready to embrace pro soccer.

In its short history, Major League Soccer (MLS) has survived and even started to thrive, drawing steady crowds and loyal fans. In Long-Range Goals, Beau Dure profiles teams and players, including D.C. United, the Los Angeles Galaxy, Landon Donovan, Freddy Adu, and Coach Bruce Arena, who are all vital to MLS. Some of the triumphs include an expansion of the league and its ownership group, the contribution of MLS players to a strong U.S. World Cup showing in 2002, and the construction of soccer stadiums nationwide. At the same time, MLS has occasionally stumbled, during costly legal battles with players and seeing two teams fold, but its investors have remained strong, figured out how to make money, and support the league.

From the league’s formation in 1993 to the David Beckham era, this book reveals all the action on and off the pitch: the politics, the lawsuits, the management of its teams, and the savvy business deals that helped MLS rebound. It also revels in the big personalities of its stars, the grace of its utility players, and the obstacles the league faces in meeting its long-range goals.
Price=$17.79
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SOCCER: A Spectator's Guide

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:22:44 -0600

This book is for all those who find themselves at soccer games and not fully understanding what's going on. It clearly explains the "beautiful game" so that none of the excitement is missed. It spells out what each player at each position is supposed to do, describes the skills and talents needed to perform well, and lays out the basic offensive and defensive strategies teams employ to secure a win. Books currently available on soccer focus on how to play or how to coach the game. This is the only book written for those watching a game.
Price=$8.94
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Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey--and Even Iraq--Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:21:40 -0600

Why do England lose? Why does Scotland suck? Why doesn’t America dominate the sport internationally...and why do the Germans play with such an efficient but robotic style?

These are questions every soccer aficionado has asked. Soccernomics answers them.

Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game works, Soccernomics reveals the often surprisingly counterintuitive truths about soccer. An essential guide for the 2010 World Cup, Soccernomics is a new way of looking at the world’s most popular game.

Price=$10.17
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Dutch Soccer Drills, Volume 4

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:44:05 -0600

This fourth volume in the best-selling "Dutch Soccer Drills" series focuses on technical and tactical development through the use of drills and small sided games designed to prepare your players for match situations.
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Complete Conditioning for Soccer (Complete Conditioning for Sports Series)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:42:34 -0600

In a sport requiring spurts of speed and game-long endurance, even the most skilled soccer players can’t survive on talent alone. It also takes unbelievable conditioning. With more than 90 exercises, Complete Conditioning for Soccer tells you how to develop the stamina you need to run the field and still have the explosiveness to plow through defenders, battle for position, and drill the ball into the goal.

Written by L.A. Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid and Bob Alejo, a veteran conditioning coach who has worked with the UCLA Bruins and World Cup Soccer Teams, Complete Conditioning for Soccer shows you how to get in great shape using the best

• flexibility and warm-up exercises,
• strength and aerobic training,
• power development,
• speed and agility exercises, and
• individual and team conditioning with the ball.

The exercises in Complete Conditioning for Soccer are easy to follow and understand. That’s because the authors have combined step-by-step instructions with more than 125 photographs and illustrations to ensure proper form and technique. Use these expert coaches’ conditioning programs to outperform and outwork your opponents, game after game!
Price=$18.95
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Soccer Basics

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:42:27 -0600

The ultimate resource for getting on the ball.

The Complete IdiotÂ’s GuideÂ® to Soccer Basics explains anything and everything a parent or new coach needs to know to understand the game and make the most of a childÂ’s soccer experience. From the rules of the game to playing techniques, this is a one-volume course for parents and children to score winning goals.

Â·Since 1974, total individual participation in U.S. soccer programs has grown from 100,000 to more than 3 million, primarily young players between the ages of 6 and 14
Â·Most parents of todayÂ’s youth soccer players didnÂ’t play soccer themselves growing up, and will welcome this reference book
Â·Includes game strategies and practice techniques for every player position

Price=$10.17
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The Soccer Goalkeeper - 3rd Edition

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:41:22 -0600

Stop every shot! The Soccer Goalkeeper is the single most comprehensive guide to the key position in soccer. From drills and tactics to equipment and fitness, coaches Joe Luxbacher and Gene Klein cover all of the mental and physical skills you need to maximize performance on the field.
This revised and expanded edition includes many new and improved drills and tactical information on restarts, organization of the defense, angle play, and more. Coaching points and actual game examples from top goalies provide special insight.
The text features these topics:
· Training programs like those used by top goalkeepers in the world
· Footwork and positioning techniques to cover more of the goal
· Tactics to gain a competitive edge in every situation
· Choosing the right equipment
· Using mental skills to maximize physical skills
The Soccer Goalkeeper presents everything you need to know to shut out the opposition.
Price=$16.20
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Soccer Dad: A Father, a Son, and a Magic Season

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:41:14 -0600

"Wetherell is a passionate writer who has a sharp, fresh eye."—The New York Times

Writing with the same descriptive flair that has won his novels so much praise, W. D. Wetherell tells the true story of his high-school-age son's winning soccer season. Soccer Dad is simultaneously the candid reflections of a devoted father and the enthusiastic observations of a diehard soccer fan.

When Matt enters his senior year of high school, it is not without myriad parenting concerns on the part of his father, author W. D. Wetherell. What is his role in shaping his son's future? What will life be like when Matt is away at college? And what of Matt's soccer season?—Is Matt's success in soccer just setting him up for disappointment later in life? With the pensive eye of an artist, Wetherell follows his son's team from field to field and win to win and ruminates on topics ranging from soccer's esoteric appeal in America to the conflicting emotions of a parent sending his youngest child out into the world. Reflecting on his own experiences both as a participant and a spectator, Wetherell offers a paean to the sport of soccer and the joys of parenthood.
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Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism.

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:40:40 -0600

Soccer is the world's favorite pastime, a passion for billions around the globe. In the United States, however, the sport is a distant also-ran behind football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. Why is America an exception? And why, despite America's leading role in popular culture, does most of the world ignore American sports in return? Offside is the first book to explain these peculiarities, taking us on a thoughtful and engaging tour of America's sports culture and connecting it with other fundamental American exceptionalisms. In so doing, it offers a comparative analysis of sports cultures in the industrial societies of North America and Europe.
The authors argue that when sports culture developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, nativism and nationalism were shaping a distinctly American self-image that clashed with the non-American sport of soccer. Baseball and football crowded out the game. Then poor leadership, among other factors, prevented soccer from competing with basketball and hockey as they grew. By the 1920s, the United States was contentedly isolated from what was fast becoming an international obsession.
The book compares soccer's American history to that of the major sports that did catch on. It covers recent developments, including the hoopla surrounding the 1994 soccer World Cup in America, the creation of yet another professional soccer league, and American women's global preeminence in the sport. It concludes by considering the impact of soccer's growing popularity as a recreation, and what the future of sports culture in the country might say about U.S. exceptionalism in general.
Price=$17.87
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Coaching Girls' Soccer: From the How-To's of the Game to Practical Real-World Advice--Your Definitive Guide to Successfully Coaching Girls

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:40:30 -0600

Coach Girls for Success on and off the Field
Girls rule! Coaching girls' soccer is a challenge and also a wonderful experience. Witness a game-winning penalty kick or a goalie who saves an almost unstoppable ball, and you can't help but be inspired. The effort, pride, and enjoyment on the players' faces are great rewards for parents and often the signs of a good coach—the type of coach you want to be. So how can you get there?
Perfect for coaches of girls up to age 13, Coaching Girls' Soccer includes everything you need to be an outstanding coach and mentor to your team. Whether you are a seasoned coach looking to fine-tune your skills or a rookie eager to take the field running, you'll discover techniques for success that are tailored specifically to the needs of girls, including:
·Drills and strategies for coaches new to the world of coaching soccer
·Tips on what girls want and need from their soccer experience
·Practical suggestions on how to motivate in a positive and encouraging way
·Advice for helping girls deal with their changing bodies
·And much more!
Now you can be a coaching winner and help bring out the best in your players, both on the soccer field and in the game of life.
Price=$10.85
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Indoor Soccer: Strategies and Tactics

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:40:17 -0600

The United States Indoor Soccer Association reports that there are 4.8 million people playing indoor soccer each year, making it the ninth most popular team sport. Until now, very little has been written on the subject. This book covers all aspects of indoor soccer including the dramatic differences between indoor and outdoor soccer, game systems and strategies, offensive and defensive tactics, why the transition game is so important, goal keeping strategies and tactics, practice drills, and much more. By the time you finish reading this book, you will have a much greater understanding of the intricacies of the game that will make you a better player or coach. The author has been playing and coaching indoor and outdoor soccer for more than 36 years. He has learned the strategies and tactics by watching, playing with, and interviewing some of the best players and teams in the game. He has assembled this knowledge and is ready to share it with anyone wishing to improve their game.
Price=$13.99
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Premier Soccer

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:40:08 -0600

Master the essentials for winning soccer from one of the game's most successful coaches. In Premier Soccer, Michael Parker, the wins leader among active NCAA Division I men's soccer coaches, teaches every key technique and tactic, with accompanying drills and special tips for executing them when the match is on the line.

Premier Soccer tackles the skills and traits necessary for each position on the field, both offensively and defensively, as well as systems, set plays, restarts, and practice drills. With an emphasis on player development, on-field awareness, conditioning, and team play, Parker reveals his proven approach to team and player success.

Whether you are a player or coach, this is your guide to consistent and winning play at every level of competition.
Price=$12.89
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Complete Conditioning for Soccer (Complete Conditioning for Sports)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:40:03 -0600

Increase strength to dribble through traffic. Pack more power into shots on goal. Improve quickness and agility to find open passing lanes and evade opponents. Complete Conditioning for Soccer shows you how to achieve all of these performance goals and more.
Soccer players are faster and stronger than ever before. In this special book and DVD package, renowned soccer strength and conditioning coach Greg Gatz provides a comprehensive training approach that builds players' physical abilities as well as the soccer-specific skills required for dribbling, tackling, passing, heading, shooting, and goalkeeping.
Complete with assessment tests for determining a players' fitness status and specific programs that improve balance, quickness, agility, speed, and strength, this book will help you dominate your position. The DVD puts the training into action by demonstrating key tests, exercises, and drills from the book.
With nutritional guidelines as well as seasonal workouts, Complete Conditioning for Soccer provides a multidimensional training approach that will show you how to get the most from your time in the gym and on the pitch.
Price=$16.29
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The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching 6-and-Under Soccer

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:59 -0600

"Scott and David have done a fantastic job getting into the psyche of these very young players. What I really love is their emphasis on FUN, and that kids learn by DOING. This book will make a great extra assistant as you prepare for your season."—Bobby Clark, Head Soccer Coach, University of Notre Dame; author of the best-selling Coaching Youth Soccer: The Baffled Parent's Guide
Coach. You're the new coach of your child's soccer team, and you're not sure how to teach your players the fundamentals of soccer while also ensuring they have fun. Don't panic—Coaching 6-and-Under Soccer is here to help.
Coaching 6-and-Under Soccer offers straightforward advice, tips, and techniques, including reward-based games and drills; your first six practices in an easy-to-photocopy format; and how to teach soccer basics to 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds in ways that are fun for you and your players. This complete tool kit for a new coach includes:
The twelve easy-to-run drills that work best with young soccer players
How to keep your young players happy and active while they learn
How to make parents your best assistants and supporters
How to keep the focus where it belongs—not on winning or losing, but on having fun
How to have a terrific time coaching young players
"Coaching 6-and-Under Soccer shows you how to teach your young players the right way—through lively games that encourage kids to use their creativity and self-expression when playing."—Brandi Chastain, Olympic and World Cup Soccer Champion; author of It's Not About the Bra: Play Hard, Play Fair, and Put the Fun Back into Competitive Sports
"I have no doubt that young players will come to love the game of soccer if their coaches follow the simple, straightforward advice in this book."—Anson Dorrance, Head Women's Soccer Coach, University of North Carolina; author of The Vision of a Champion: Advice and Inspiration from the World's Most Successful Women's Soccer Coach
"I highly recommend this terrific book to coaches who want to instill good sportsmanship and the love of the game in their young players while building a solid foundation in basic soccer skills and teamwork."—Jeremy Gunn, Head Men's Soccer Coach, Fort Lewis College
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Bloody Confused!: A Clueless American Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:55 -0600

Chuck Culpepper was a veteran sports journalist edging toward burnout . . . then he went to London and discovered the high-octane, fanatical (and bloody confusing!) world of English soccer.

After covering the American sports scene for fifteen years, Chuck Culpepper suffered from a profound case of Common Sportswriter Malaise. He was fed up with self-righteous proclamations, steroid scandals, and the deluge of in-your-face PR that saturated the NFL, the NBA, and MLB. Then in 2006, he moved to London and discovered a new and baffling world—the renowned Premiership soccer league. Culpepper pledged his loyalty to Portsmouth, a gutsy, small-market team at the bottom of the standings. As he puts it, “It was like childhood, with beer.”

Writing in the vein of perennial bestsellers such as Fever Pitch and Among the Thugs, Chuck Culpepper brings penetrating insight to the vibrant landscape of English soccer—visiting such storied franchises as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool . . . and an equally celebrated assortment of pubs. Bloody Confused! will put a smile on the face of any sports fan who has ever questioned what makes us love sports in the first place.

Price=$10.03
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Soccer in Sun and Shadow, New Edition

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:51 -0600

This new edition of Eduardo Galeano's riveting commentary on the history and politics of soccer includes newly written material on the 2002 World Cup, which one quarter of humanity watched. Discussing everything from the leveling of the Twin Towers to the death of the sole survivor of that extraordinary match between British and German soldiers in 1915, one of South America's greatest commentators issues forth on robotic soccer in Japan, the mass-production of the game as a sign of the decline of civilization, the amazing success of Senegal and Turkey, and how Nike beat Adidas.
Price=$12.21
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Soccer Strategies: Defensive and Attacking Tactics

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:46 -0600

Aimed primarily at intermediate and advanced coaches, this book examines the principle formations used in modern soccer and the need to fully understand them all of one is to adapt to game situations using counter-active tactics. The author discusses such offensive topics as support, width, penetration, mobility and improvisation. Defensively, Chapters include: Three Man Defense, Four Man Defense, One Forward System, Two Forward System, and Three Forward System. Well organized and clearly written, this is an outstanding coaching book.
Price=$11.95
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Soccer Skills & Drills (Nscaa)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:45 -0600

Master all the fundamentals that matter on the pitch with Soccer Skills & Drills. This comprehensive instructional guide for players and coaches alike teaches the techniques necessary for success as well as games and drills to hone your skills to perfection.
Learn to dribble, receive, pass, shoot, head, tackle, and guard the goal with guidance from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the top coaches’ organization in the United States. Then use the 80 progressively arranged games and drills to practice those skills in competitive situations and small-sided games. The insightful teaching points and effective practice activities will reinforce your execution of the fundamentals and expand your repertoire of techniques and tactics.
Dozens of photographs and diagrams are provided to help you visualize the technical instruction, while the application of each skill is described from both tactical and positional perspectives. More than a drill book, Soccer Skills & Drills is the information-packed resource that will elevate any player’s game!
Price=$12.21
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Soccer in a Football World: The Story of America's Forgotten Game (Sporting)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:41 -0600

David Wangerin's humorous and thorough book tells the story of American soccer's long struggle from the brief promise of the 1920's, through the euphoric highs and extravagant follies of the North American Soccer League, to today's hard-won acceptance.

Price=$13.57
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Coaching Girls' Soccer Successfully (Coaching Successfully)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:38 -0600

Build a winning girls' soccer program, on the field and off. In Coaching Girls' Soccer Successfully, one of the nation's top high school coaches, Debra LaPrath, shares her expertise on all aspects of coaching. From establishing a coaching philosophy to making decisions during a game, this is the approach that has made her program a perennial powerhouse.

Coaching Girls' Soccer Successfully covers every aspect of the coach's role:
Developing and perfecting skills
Evaluating players and defining their roles
Organizing productive practices
Scouting and preparing for games
Adding variety to training
Developing leadership qualities
Motivating the team
Communicating on and off the field
Featuring seasonal training plans, drills for developing fundamental to advanced skills, and advice for handling off-the-field challenges, Coaching Girls' Soccer Successfully is the most comprehensive resource available for novice and experienced coaches alike.
Price=$13.57
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Kids' Book of Soccer: Skills, Strategies, and the Rules of the Game

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:35 -0600

Once considered to be a solely European sport, soccer has now surpassed baseball in popularity among American schoolchildren. Geared toward kids aged seven to twelve, this easy-to-understand book includes such topics as the history of the game, the basics of how to play, suggestions on how to become a better player, and fun soccer trivia.
Price=$9.39
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101 Great Youth Soccer Drills: Skills and Drills for Better Fundamental Play

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:30 -0600

101 Great Youth Soccer Drills is an exhaustive collection of the very best drills available, providing a solid foundation for you to build your players' skills. Filled with simple step-by-step instructions and diagrams, plus a sample practice program, this encyclopedia of drills provides you with solid skill-building fundamentals as well as the advanced techniques you need to get your players in top form.

Price=$12.89
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Great Soccer Drills : The Baffled Parent's Guide

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:26 -0600

A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
A games-based alternative to tedious rote exercises, guaranteed to keep practices fun, engaging, and productive
Great Soccer Drills provides soccer coaches with a great way to make every soccer practice active, fun, and productive. Coaches get 125 games guaranteed to keep kids moving and excited while teaching them basic skills, sharpening their reflexes, and building their confidence and decision-making ability. Written by two of North America's foremost names in youth soccer coaching, it also includes guidelines on how to create just the right blend of drills to hold the attention of six- to twelve-year-old players.
Great Soccer Drills can be used in conjunction with the bestselling Coaching Youth Soccer: A Baffled Parent's Guide or as an excellent stand-alone resource for spicing up any practice.
Price=$11.53
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The Ultimate Guide To Weight Training For Soccer (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Soccer) (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Soccer) (Ultimate ... Guide to Weight Training for Soccer)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:22 -0600

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Soccer is the most comprehensive and up-to-date soccer-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round soccer-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.
No other soccer book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book contains the type of training needed to overwhelm the opposing team with speed, stamina, and overall strength. By following this program, you will have the energy and power to move past and out-muscle your opponent which guarantees soccer players of all skill levels better results when fighting for position, running the field, and scoring goals.
Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!
As an added bonus, this book also contains links to free record keeping charts which normally sell separately for $20.
Price=$11.53
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The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:19 -0600

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.)
Price=$11.53
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The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:39:14 -0600

The definitive book about soccer. With a new foreword for the American edition.

There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final.

In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer's rise from chaotic folk ritual to the world's most popular sport-now poised to fully establish itself in the USA. Already celebrated internationally, The Ball Is Round illuminates soccer's role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight of the beauty, joy, and excitement of the game itself.
Price=$16.32
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