101 Great Youth Soccer Drills : Skills and Drills for Better Fundamental Play

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. Terms of Use......Page 5 Want to learn more?......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Foreword: John Ellinger, Head Coach, U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team......Page 9 Preface......Page 11 Acknowledgments......Page 13 1 Beginning a Practice—Warming Up and Stretching......Page 15 Overall Practice Objectives......Page 16 Warm-Up and Stretch......Page 17 Technique Types......Page 27 Teaching......Page 28 General Practice Drills—U-6/U-8......Page 29 The Basics......Page 33 Passing/Kicking Drills......Page 34 The Basics......Page 43 Trapping/Receiving Drills......Page 44 The Basics......Page 47 Heading Drills......Page 48 The Basics......Page 53 Shooting Drills......Page 54 Shielding Drills......Page 61 The Basics......Page 65 Dribbling Drills......Page 66 The Basics......Page 73 Juggling Drills......Page 74 The Basics......Page 77 Throw-In Drills......Page 78 The Basics......Page 81 Volley Drills......Page 82 The Basics......Page 85 Goalkeeping Drills......Page 86 Skill Development......Page 89 Offensive and Defensive Drills......Page 93 Individual Practice......Page 105 Defense......Page 107 Midfield Play......Page 109 Offense......Page 110 Support......Page 111 Formations......Page 115 Centering the Ball......Page 120 Kickoff and Receiving Formations......Page 121 18 Special Formations and Drills......Page 129 Goal Kick......Page 130 Corner Kick......Page 132 Direct and Indirect Penalty Kick......Page 134 Penalty Kick......Page 137 Goalkeeper Kick or Throw......Page 139 Appendix: Glossary of Soccer Terms......Page 141 Index......Page 155 According to the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) there are an estimated 18 million youth soccer participants and a half million coaches in the United States today. Most of these half million coaches of youth soccer are parents, very few of whom played soccer as children. As a result, almost all parent coaches start out not knowing the first thing about coaching their children and others. 101 Soccer Drills is designed to provide a solid foundation for all coaches and/or parents, independent of their experience in youth soccer. Written with simple step-by-step guidance, it prepares the beginning coachand/or inexperienced soccer parent, assists and refreshes experienced coaches, and provides the basic skill building fundamentals as well as advanced techniques needed to compete in youth soccer today. These 101 drills and exercises are not all original, but are the result of over 25 years of experience in coaching youth soccer. The author has specifically chosen those drills he found to be the most effective in developing the molst vital skills. The author's diagrams are simplistic and are designed to be that way.; The parent or coach can pick up this book and see precisely how to execute each drill, learn what the drill accomplishes, and refer to a simple illustration to support and enhance the written portion of the drill or action Provides the drills you need to bring your players to the next level. This illustrated book helps you improve your players' skills in such areas as: passing; trapping; heading the ball; shielding the ball from defenders; dribbling and juggling; protecting the goal; shooting to score; mastering their positions; and, more