Developing Youth Soccer Players

By Horst Wein

Book Overview

This text addresses the mental and physical levels of players ages seven through 14, the author provides coaches of each age group a tailor-made program of simplified games and corrective teaching methods based on his internationally renowned Soccer Development Model.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736003541
• ISBN13: 9780736003544
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

As a Brit living in the US who had played soccer for many years, I became involved in coaching youth soccer (U10) a couple of years ago. I purchased numerous books for ideas on drills and approaches to teaching soccer. I consider this book to be one of the best! It includes 5 different levels of development models to take kids from 'basic abilities and capacities' through mini-soccer, 7 v 7, 8 v 8 and 11 v 11. All of the drills are well illustrated and explained. I have personally used most of the drills in the book. The narrative explain the characteristics of children at various stages of development and how best to develop their play from basic concepts to team play. If you are serious about 'teaching soccer' and not just running drills, I recommend this book!