The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer

by Bobby Clark

Overview

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.)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071640695
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	08/09/1999
Series:	Baffled Parent's Guides
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Bobby Clark is director of men's and women's soccer at Stanford University, where he coached the men's varsity team to national runner-up in the NCAA Division I for 1998. A former coach of the New Zealand national team and for Dartmouth College, he began his coaching career while playing championship soccer in the Scottish professional league, when he served as youth coach for the Aberdeen Football Club. He honed his positive, teach-through-games approach to coaching soccer over a career that spans nearly 40 years. Bobby now lives on the Stanford campus with his wife, Betty. Their three children, Tommy, Jamie, and Jennifer, have all played or coached soccer professionally.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Bob Bradley Preface: Fitba' is King Introduction 1. Creating An Atmosphere of Good Habits Establishing Yourself as Coach Drills to Promote Good Habits on the Field Questions and Answers 2. Before Hitting the Field: Soccer in a Nutshell How Many on a Team? Basic Rules Modified Field Size and Rules 3. Setting Up the Season Get Some Help Meet the Parents Establish Your Policies Uniforms and Equipment Questions and Answers 4. Essential Skills--and How to Teach Them The Fundamentals Getting Started 5. The Practice Preparation Is Key Format for Practice 6. Sample Practices Basic Beginning Practice Advanced Beginner Practice Intermediate Practice Advanced Intermediate Practice Advanced Practice Questions and Answers 7. Game Time Rules of the Game Game Basics Running the Game Taking Stock Questions and Answers 8. Dealing with Parents and Gender Issues The Role of the Parents Addressing Gender Issues Questions and Answers 9. Games and Drills Warm-Up Ball Handling Passing and Receiving Ball Control Shooting Heading Goalkeeping Attacking and Defending Appendix Official Soccer Field Features Referee Signals Glossary Resources Index About the Author