Bücher der Reihe Soccer Coaching

It started with a question, "What are the fundamentals of soccer?"Whilst there are hundreds of books that look into the specific principles of coaches like Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, and Marcelo Bielsa, there is no core, distilled text on the key principles of the game.Until now.Join best-selling author and coach - Peter Prickett - as he puts soccer under the microscope and breaks it down into its constituent parts. By addressing the two primary phases - in-possession and out-of-possession - the book examines the five attacking and five defending principles, plus the transitions between each phase, to reveal the underlying heart of the beautiful game.These principles have underpinned coach education for decades and largely been unchallenged. When examining them, other deeper values emerge to support the one true principle - to score.Designed for coaches and soccer fans interested in the theory of soccer, this handbook - filled with more than 90 illustrations and diagrams - is a must-read for anyone looking to understand the foundations that soccer is built on.Peter Prickett is the author of:3v3 Soccer Coaching: The Complete CollectionDeveloping Skill: A Guide to 3v3 Soccer CoachingDeveloping Skill 2: A Guide to 3v3 Soccer Coaching3v3: Inspired By Legends

Football can take you anywhere on earth, and coaching abroad opens a world full of amazing opportunities.In this book, by coach and author Blaine McKenna, the careers and lives of eight football coaches in the shadows are explored. Coaches without high-profile playing careers, who have worked in 28 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, Oceania, and Africa. Normal coaches with extraordinary stories.Their journeys provide inspiration, unique insights, and realistic pathways that will help you carve a career in the professional game worldwide. This stuff doesn't get taught on coaching courses. This truly is the ultimate guide for leaving home and turning your football ambitions into reality!Inside, you'll find stories of coaches going from a full-time insurance job to National Team Head Coach, title-winning seasons, transforming footballing nations, sackings, corruption, agents, playing in front of 100,000 fans, five-figure monthly salaries (USD), managing million-dollar budgets, demanding owners, and working alongside - and competing against - the likes of Clarence Seedorf, Fabio Cannavaro, and Marcello Lippi. All this whilst having unbelievable life experiences and living in some of the most beautiful places on earth.Through this book, you will learn how to...> Stand out in one of the world's most competitive industries> Follow one of five pathways to get jobs in the professional game> Design sessions, and coach and manage players, staff, and owners across cultures> Overcome the six most common mistakes coaches make abroad> Use networking and social media to transform your career> Adapt and get the best from life when living abroad> Grow your profile, performance, and reputation to succeed in the game worldwideWho this Book is forThis book is for the coaches in the shadows. The coaches without the playing pedigree or network to open doors into professional clubs. The coaches who aren't getting the opportunities they deserve. Ultimately, it's for coaches who want to live their dream in football and succeed anywhere in the world!

Young footballers love to play, and a lot of inspiration comes from their heroes. The greats of the game all have their own skill sets and signature moves, whether that's Cristiano Ronaldo's chop, Neymar's flick, Lionel Messi's mazy dribbles, Harry Kane's deadly finishing, or Trent Alexander-Arnold's crossing. By focusing on these greats, young players immediately have images in their minds of the task at hand and the skill they are about to execute. They are Inspired By Legends. As players develop, they need to become truly confident with the ball, and the best way to achieve mastery is by maximising their touches on the ball. So, how can we offer lots of interactions with the ball and learn the key principles of the sport? Through triangles, a shape at the heart of football - in both attack and defence - which is comprised of three players. Indeed, 3v3 is a football training environment that has come ever more to the fore in recent years.3v3: Inspired By Legends is the latest in Peter Pricket's 3v3 series of books, and enables coaches to use the examples of footballing greats so players can practise key footballing skills in small-sided environments. Detailing more than 45 players and incorporating 150 illustrated training games, the book combines the advantages of increased touches, heightened decision-making, and greater ball contacts with motivation and inspiration to develop players faster and better. Players want to play like their heroes!Peter Prickett is the author of:3v3 Soccer Coaching: The Complete CollectionDeveloping Skill: A Guide to 3v3 Soccer CoachingDeveloping Skill 2: A Guide to 3v3 Soccer CoachingFootball's Principles of Play