Teaching Soccer Fundamentals

by Nelson McAvoy

As a soccer coach, you need to know how to teach basic skills and run solid practices. Teaching Soccer Fundamentals explains how to maximize young athletes' learning of essential techniques and tactics through fun and efficient practice sessions. Including helpful photographs and illustrations as well as instructions that are easy to understand and apply, this book shares more than 30 years of soccer coaching experience. Author Nelson McAvoy offers tips for maintaining kids' short attention span and methods for boosting participation, including short-sided games.

Teaching Soccer Fundamentals will make next season a more rewarding experience for you and your players.

184 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1998

Reviews

[Brian Sison]

Another "how to coach Kid's soccer" book. This is a pretty complete guide to coaching modern children's soccer. It focuses not on the drills and skills (though it does include a small sample), but on the coaching.