Soccer Smarts for Kids: 60 Skills, Strategies, and Secrets

Give them the gift of soccer skills! This guide has everything kids need to know to play smarter soccer―for ages 8 to 12

Coach Andrew Latham has over 20 years of experience teaching kids soccer. In this soccer book for kids 8-12, he sets young athletes up for soccer success with straightforward strategies and tips about everything from goal setting and staying fit to pre-game prep and mental motivation. He preps players to be their best with this handy guide and tactics book that shows them how to develop their skills on and off the field.

This soccer coaching book for kids includes:

A range of basic and more advanced techniques so kids can practice and progress at their own pace.Diagrams and illustrations that explain how to pass the ball, stay onside, get in scoring position, and more.Player profiles that highlight six superstar soccer players, like Lionel Messi and Mia Hamm.

Soccer lovers will improve their game and have more fun with Soccer Smarts for Kids.

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Hitch Kick/Bicycle: Expand Your Shooting Range

To do this, jump up off your soon-to-be shooting foot. With the opposite leg, forcefully bring your non-shooting leg upward, bringing you higher off the ground. Now, with the ball high off the ground, strike it like a volley.

Crosses: Set the Table for scoring

This ball should be, once again, outside the goalkeeper’s range and ideally four to 10 yards off the goal line. This gives a great opportunity for a teammate to make a run to the far post and strike the ball hard toward the net.

Working the Ball Out of the Back

When a team wants to keep position, they start by working the ball out of the back. Too many times, players think that working it out of the back only involves the goalkeeper and the defenders. But working it out of the back is really an 11-person activity—one that begins with the backs and the goalkeeper.

Build your skills with the series!

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Callisto Kids
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 17, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 174 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1623156904
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1623156909
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 – 15 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.42 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Soccer (Books) #1 in Teen Health (Books) #719 in Children’s Books (Books)
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