Attacking Soccer

by Luxbacher, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780736001236
• ISBN10: 0736001239
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-10
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

Put your opponents on their heels and the ball in goal! Use the strategies, plays, skills, and drills of Attacking Soccerto develop a high-powered offensive team that will take your club, high school, or college league by storm. The expert contributing coaches cover the following:- Playing out of the thirds - Possession soccer - Changing points of attack - Quick counterattacks and transitions - Flank attacks - Offensive patterns of play - Restart plays - Individual skill developmentEditor Joe Luxbacher, head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, has assembled many of the game's top offensive-minded coaches including Dave Sarachan of D.C. United, Jay Hoffman of the U.S. Women's National Team, former Tampa Bay Mutiny coach John Kowalski, and college coaches Dean Foti of Syracuse, Sam Koch of Massachusetts, and Dave Masur of St. John's. Each coach explains and illustrates a specific aspect of developing an attacking offense, helping you develop and implement the tactics, skills, and drills that are needed to maximize scoring opportunities.

Table of Contents

Drill Finder	v
Key to Diagrams	viii
Acknowledgments	ix
Part I. The Fundamentals of Attacking Soccer	1	(30)
Playing Out of the Defending Third	3	(5)
Playing Through the Middle Third	8	(13)
Creating Opportunities in the Attacking Third	21	(10)
Part II. Attacking Strategies and Tactics	31	(74)
Possssion Soccer	33	(16)
Chaning the Point of Attack	49	(14)
Quick Counterattack and Transition Play	63	(14)
Attacking on the Flanks	77	(16)
Pattern of Play	93	(12)
Part III. Attacking From Restart Plays	105	(35)
Corner Kicks and Throw-Ins	107	(17)
Direct and Indirect Free Kicks	124	(16)
Part IV. Developing Individual Attacking Skills	140	(56)
Passing and Receiving Skills	142	(14)
Dribbling Skills	156	(14)
Heading Skills	170	(12)
Shooting Skills	182	(14)
About the Contributors	196