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The official, definitive, and unique celebration of a century of
achievement in U.S. soccer. With one of the fastest-growing
domestic leagues in the world and national teams asserting their
presence on an international stage-and the U.S. womens' team taking
the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic games-American soccer is
at a peak. Opening its archives for the first time, the U.S. Soccer
Federation takes us on a visual journey, from the introduction of
the beautiful game a century ago in the amateur leagues of towns in
the industrial northeast to soccer's dominance as the
fastest-growing sport across America today. This book is
illustrated with remarkable and rarely seen mementos, from vintage
portraits of the first national teams in the 1920s to game
programs, ticket stubs, jerseys, and exciting pictures of today's
and past stars in action. With contributions from stars spanning
generations of American soccer, including firsthand testimonies
from coaches and players themselves, the book profiles the most
talented players of the men's and women's national teams over the
decades, looks at the coaches who have changed the game, celebrates
the most memorable moments and unforgettable goals, and chronicles
the U.S.'s greatest achievements, from the World Cup to the
Olympics.
If you're going to coach your first soccer team, you know you've
got a lot to learn about teaching kids this unfamiliar sport. If
you coach soccer now, you want to improve your team. If your son or
daughter plays soccer, you want to know what good coaching is all
about. This is the book for you Jim San Marco (head soccer coach at
the highly successful Edgemont High School program in New York
State) and Kurt Aschermann (co-author with Gerard O'Shea of
Coaching Kids to Play Baseball and Softball) have written this
friendly, easy-to-use, fully illustrated guide that teaches you how
to run a successful soccer team - from setting up the first
practice to choosing callisthenics to running individual and team
skill drills to getting everyone a ride home at the end of the
game. Emphasizing that helping kids to have fun and learn about
team spirit, competition, and themselves is far more important than
winning games, the authors detail every step of building a soccer
team that plays well and plays healthy.Instructions are fully
illustrated with photos and diagrams: * Teaching the rules *
Pre-practice preparation * Choosing the right equipment *
Evaluating talent and assigning positions * Drills and exercises to
teach fundamentals * Offensive and defensive tactics * Game
strategies You may not have played much soccer or know much about
it, but Coaching Kids to Play Soccer will teach you everything you
need to know.Don't start your season without it
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