Coaching women's soccer : a revolutionary approach to putting the play back into practice /
"Coaching Women's Soccer presents a new way of conducting soccer practices to produce real results on the field. In women's soccer, as in other sports in the United States, drills have been the dominant part of practices. But soccer is a much different game. A successful team must pla...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Contemporary Books,
c2002.
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| Summary: | "Coaching Women's Soccer presents a new way of conducting soccer practices to produce real results on the field. In women's soccer, as in other sports in the United States, drills have been the dominant part of practices. But soccer is a much different game. A successful team must play independently of its coach and have individuals who can literally think on their feet and react quickly.". "Stokell introduces the "freegame" coaching philosophy, a method in which the game is the teacher and players learn from one another, not from the coach. Putting your players in gamelike situations during practice helps them develop the necessary skills needed on the soccer field, ones that cannot be acquired with repetitive drills. In an unrestricted environment, players learn how to use their vision and anticipate the ball's movements and then make a decision based on their game-play experience. As a result, players react spontaneously, without folding to in-the-moment pressure. Stokell's coaching philosophy and practical instruction deliver positive results on the field and on the scoreboard."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | x, 182 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0071382097 (pbk.) |