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The Best of Soccer Journal: An NSCAA Guide to Soccer Coaching Excellence

In this book, the best and most interesting articles from 20 years of Soccer Journal are collected to form a manual that covers all aspects of soccer training and coaching, beginning with the mental side and including highlights on tactics and technique, coaching and team management, as well as fitness and nutrition.

Table of Contents   

1. Chapter I: Technique
2. Chapter II: Tactics
3. Chapter III: The Mental
4. Chapter IV: Fitness and Nutrition
5. Chapter V: Coaching and Team Management

In the chapter on technique nationally known coaches describe soccer-specific techniques and how to present them to the team. The topics include: Principles of Teaching Technique, Dribbling, Shielding, Tackling, Receiving and Passing as basic techniques for the player. In addition to these skills, section one deals with goalkeeper technique.

Chapter two details the evolution of tactics in the game of soccer going back to the late 1800s and finishing with a discussion of the latest in tactics at the international level. In addition the most poplar systems of play from the soccer world are described in detail. Both attacking and defending in each system is examined.

Chapter three deals with the mental side of playing soccer. This is the last frontier for our players and teams. It is an important aspect of coaching and mental training is a responsibility of coaches today. The articles examine mental preparation for both men and women soccer players and teams.

Chapter four deals with fitness and nutrition. The articles discuss everything from warm-ups to post game nutrition. There are articles for youth soccer players as well as college and professional soccer players.

Chapter five deals with how to coach and manage a team. Coaching is examined at all levels from U6 to professional. This chapter offers answers to many questions that coaches will have every season.

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NSCAA members receive 20% off The Best of Soccer Journal.  See more about ordering The Best of Soccer Journal and NSCAA Endorsed Books.

Soccer Journal is the Official Publication of the NSCAA and is one of the few magazines in the world produced exclusively for soccer coaches. Published seven times per year and available only for NSCAA members, each issue contains technical and tactical articles, news and updates on important events, thoughts from opinion leaders in the sport and features on the interesting people and issues of the game. 

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