Book description
Packed with drills and tips for training and game days
The fun and easy way to master the art of football coaching
Volunteering as a youth football coach can be a great experience, both
for you and your squad. But what if you've never coached before, or want
to improve? Don't worry! This friendly guide explains football rules,
shows you how to approach coaching, and gives you practical pointers on
improving team skills and encouraging good sportsmanship.
* Understand football rules
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Develop a coaching philosophy
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Teach football fundamentals
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Run great training sessions
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Lead your team during a game
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Communicate effectively with parents The National Alliance For
Youth Sports
has been America's leading advocate for positive and safe sports for
children for the past 25 years. It serves volunteer coaches, parents
with children involved in organized sports, game officials, youth sports
administrators, league directors, and the youngsters who participate in
organised sport. The Alliance's programmes are used in more than 3,000
communities across the USA by parks and recreation departments, Boys
& Girls Clubs, Police Athletic Leagues, YMCAs/YWCAs, and various
independent youth service groups, as well as on military installations
worldwide. For more information on the Alliance's programmes visit www.
nays. org.
Greg Bach is the communications director for the National
Alliance For Youth Sports, a position he has held since 1993. Before
joining NAYS, he worked as the sports editor of the Huron Daily
Tribune in Bad Axe, Michigan, where he captured numerous writing
awards from the Associated Press, Michigan Press Association, and the
Hearst Corporation. He has a journalism degree from Michigan State
University, which he earned in 1989. He's an avid sport fan and has
coached a variety of youth sports.
James Heller has been involved in football on and off for over
35 years. As a player, he played from youth-team level through into
senior football. He has also helped to coach and manage football teams
at several different age levels. In his time associated with 'the
beautiful game' he has seen junior football coaching in the UK improve
from a situation where 20 children ran around a muddy park aimlessly
chasing the ball, watched by two cold goalkeepers, to one where the
focus is on mini-soccer, skills improvement, and 'one child, one ball'
training sessions.
