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Developing Youth Soccer Players is a superbly written, full color resource that presents you with the most thorough and useful guidance on age appropriate soccer coaching. Addressing the mental and physical levels of players age 7 through 14, author Horst Wein provides you with tailor made programs for each age group. These programs include simplified games and corrective teaching methods that are based on his internationally renowned Soccer Development Model. This model matches players’ formative levels with the coaching style and playing challenges to produce both optimal improvement and enjoyment. Using more than 200 full color illustrations and charts in an easy to follow, step by step instructional format, Wein shows you how to distinguish the abilities of players at the various age levels. He then offers drills and activities that begin with simple fundamentals for the youngest players and evolve into more complex techniques that prepare older athletes for adult competition. Coaches of young players will benefit from the basic games and exercises that teach players the fundamental elements of soccer, such as • juggling, • balancing, • dribbling, • passing, • receiving, • shooting, and • tackling. The next level of the Soccer Development Model includes simplified game situations and information on learning the complexities of the sport. At the highest levels, Wein offers more complex games and scenarios. A program for goalkeepers is also included. In the past decade, the natural approach to teaching young players—a centerpiece of Wein’s Soccer Development Model—has unleashed the innate potential of young players in 13 countries. Now this successful program is available to you in Developing Youth Soccer Players.
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