The Well-Rounded Soccer Coach: Form Your Team. Plan Your Season. Develop Your Training. For U9-19

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Content: Cover Dedication Copyright Table of Contents Preface Foreword by Anson Dorrance Chapter 1: Personal Statement, Team Mission Statement, and Coaching Philosophy Chapter 2: Creating a Team Culture for Player Development Chapter 3: Leadership: Managing Success and Overcoming Adversity Chapter 4: Team Management: Players, Staff, Parents Chapter 5: The College Process Chapter 6: Player Development: Whose Responsibility? Chapter 7: Developing a Year-Round Program Chapter 8: Coaching Methodology Chapter 9: Example of a Full Season of Training. Chapter 10: Sustaining Excellence, Remaining Relevant, and Giving Back to the GameAcknowledgments Appendix: Additional Resources for Coaches Credits Training Sessions 1: Mini-Olympics 2: Foot skills, Dribbling, 1v1 3: Passing, Receiving 4: Long-Balls, Heading, Volleying 5: Finishing 6: 1v1 Defending 7: Passing, Receiving Speed of Play 8: Support, Role of 2nd Attackers, Possession Turning 9: Back to Pressure 10: Transition Speed of Play 11: ""Arsenal"" Games, Attacking at Speed 12: Target Play Long-Ball/Head Establishing a Rhythm of Play. 13: Creating Opportunities, Finishing14: 1st-2nd-3rd Defender Roles Zonal Defending 15: Combination Play Bending Balls 16: Circuit-Training, Throw-Ins, 4v4 Tournament 17: Finishing 18: Final Pass, Revisit Bending Balls Positional, ""Zidane, "" and Directional Possession Games 19: Long-Balls, Crossing/Finishing 20: Possession Playing Goal Up/Down 21: Finishing Combining Midfield and Forward Players 22: Playing Out of the Back, Using Target and Flank Options, Technical 1st Touch and Passing Repetitions 23: Clearing Out of the Box, Finishing in the Box GK Language. 24: Driving Balls in the Air Application of Driven Balls to Targets and Secondary-Range Finishing 25: Forwards Receiving Ball With Back-to-Goal Focus on the Forwards' Ability to Deal With Pressure From Behind 26: Early Crossing Technique and Application 27: Counterattacking 28: Opposed Heading, Long Flighted Service 29: Combination Play 30: Pressure-Cover-Balance, Understand Principles of Defense and Roles of 1st, 2nd, 3rd Defender, Zonal Defending 31: Finishing Technique 32: Attacking Runs in the Box 33: Goalkeeper Distribution 34: Playing With Numbers Up, Playing Down From 0-2. 35: Playing Out of the Back36: Center Midfield Play 37: 1v1 Revisit, Spacing, Fundamental Foot Skills 38: Understanding the Triangle and ""Diamond"" Shape on Attack 39: Technical Warm-Up 40: Finishing Off of Crosses 41: Playing With Numbers Up/Down 42: Technical 1v1 43: Midfield Play 44: Possession to Change Point of Attack 45: Final Third Tactics, Speed of Play, Final Pass 46: Team Shape in Attack, Combination Play, Speed of Play, Group Defending 47: 1v1 Defending 48: Passing, Receiving, Finishing.