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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 Develop a coaching philosophy Teach football fundamentals Run great training sessions Lead your team during a game Communicate effectively with parents Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You're Not to Read 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book Is Organised 3 Part I: Getting Started Coaching Football 3 Part II: Building Your Coaching Skills 4 Part III: Beginning and Intermediate Football 4 Part IV: Advanced Football Strategies 4 Part V: The Finer Details 5 Part VI: The Part of Tens 5 Icons Used in This Book 5 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: Getting Started Coaching Football 7 Chapter 1: Coaching Children in Football 9 Striking a Balance between Parenting and Coaching 9 Kicking around the decision with your kid 10 Focusing on family-friendly football rules 11 Doing Your Homework 12 Working with - and not against - parents 13 Deciphering rules and mastering terminology 14 On the Pitch 14 Planning training sessions 14 Match day 15 Chapter 2: Getting Organised 17 Developing a Coaching Philosophy 17 Tailoring your coaching to your age group 18 Emphasising teamwo...
