Soccer: Steps to Success - 3rd Edition (Steps to Success Sports Series)

& Quot;I enjoyed this book immensely. It was simple to read and very clear in the description of each soccer activity. Coach Luxbacher has created a book that coaches (and players) at all levels can easily use.'' Tom GoodmanNational director of coaching education, United States Youth Soccer Master each key skill on the soccer field with Soccer: Steps to Success. This comprehensive guide contains progressive instruction for optimal learning of individual techniques and team tactics. Improve your skills in dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, defending, tackling, heading, and goalkeeping w. Read more...

Master each key skill on the soccer field with Soccer, Third Edition: Steps to Success. This comprehensive guide contains progressive instruction for optimal learning of individual techniques and team tactics.

Improve your skills in dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, defending, tackling, heading, and goalkeeping with the help of clear, detailed descriptions and accompanying illustrations of all fundamental techniques and variations. Then learn how and when to apply those skills in game situations, such as winning one-on-one matchups or attacking and defending individually or as part of a team. More than 155 drills hone your skills and gauge your readiness to move on to the next step through a clear, easy-to-follow scoring system.

Become a complete player able to perform a variety of skills and execute basic tactics consistently and successfully. Soccer, Third Edition: Steps to Success has helped more than 80,000 players like you take their game to a much higher level.

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Unique guide designed to maximize soccer progress. Readers will climb 13 steps on the way to soccer success.

Content: Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Climbing the Steps to Soccer Success; Acknowledgments; The Sport of Soccer; Key to Diagrams; Step 1: Dribbling, Shielding, and Tackling; Step 2: Passing and Receiving Rolling Balls; Step 3: Passing and Receiving Flighted Balls; Step 4: Dominating the Air Game; Step 5: Shooting to Finish the Attack; Step 6: Goalkeeping; Step 7: Winning One-on-One Matchups; Step 8: Attacking As a Group; Step 9: Defending As a Group; Step 10: Attacking As a Team; Step 11: Defending As a Team; Step 12: Understanding Player Formations, Roles, and Responsibilities. Abstract: & Quot;I enjoyed this book immensely. It was simple to read and very clear in the description of each soccer activity. Coach Luxbacher has created a book that coaches (and players) at all levels can easily use.'' Tom GoodmanNational director of coaching education, United States Youth Soccer Master each key skill on the soccer field with Soccer: Steps to Success. This comprehensive guide contains progressive instruction for optimal learning of individual techniques and team tactics. Improve your skills in dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, defending, tackling, heading, and goalkeeping w A comprehensive guide with progressive instruction for optimal learning of individual techniques and team tactics for soccer, including over 155 practice drills. Presents progressive instruction on soccer techniques and team tactics, providing illustrated descriptions and over 155 drills