Soccer: Steps to Success - 3rd Edition

by Luxbacher, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780736054355
• ISBN10: 0736054359
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-21
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

Master each key skill on the soccer field with Soccer, Third Edition: Steps to Success. This comprehensive guide contains progressive instruction for optimal learning of individual techniques and team tactics.Improve your skills in dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, defending, tackling, heading, and goalkeeping with the help of clear, detailed descriptions and accompanying illustrations of all fundamental techniques and variations. Then learn how and when to apply those skills in game situations, such as winning one-on-one matchups or attacking and defending individually or as part of a team. More than 155 drills hone your skills and gauge your readiness to move on to the next step through a clear, easy-to-follow scoring system.Become a complete player able to perform a variety of skills and execute basic tactics consistently and successfully. Soccer, Third Edition: Steps to Successhas helped more than 80,000 players like you take their game to a much higher level.See all the titles available in the Steps to Success Series.

Table of Contents

Climbing the Steps to Soccer Success	vi
Acknowledgments	viii
The Sport of Soccer	ix
Key to Diagrams	xviii
Dribbling, Shielding, and Tackling	1	(22)
Passing and Receiving Rolling Balls	23	(18)
Passing and Receiving Flighted Balls	41	(16)
Dominating the Air Game	57	(14)
Shooting to Finish the Attack	71	(18)
Goalkeeping	89	(34)
Winning One-on-One Matchups	123	(12)
Attacking As a Group	135	(14)
Defending As a Group	149	(12)
Attacking As a Team	161	(16)
Defending As a Team	177	(10)
Understanding Player Formations, Roles, and Responsibilities	187	(11)
About the Author	198