Ebook: Soccer Alive: the Game is the Best Teacher

Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Content; For the Good of Soccer; Foreword by Frank Tschan; Foreword by Sam Snow; 1 Introduction to a New Teaching Philosophy; 2 Development of Basic Skills Is the Road to the Highest Level; 2.1 Times of Development; 2.2 Don't Train Against the Grain; 2.3 The "Futsal" Ball Develops Self-confidence and Agility; 2.4 Sample Drills for Kids' Fundamental Experiences; 3 Proper Exercises to Ignite the Motivation to Practice; 3.1 General Aspects; 3.2 Constructing Appropriate Exercises; 3.3 How to Construct an Exercise Out of Real Game Situations.

3.4 Modifying Exercises According to the Level of Development3.5 Constructing Exercises for the Next Training Session; 3.6 How to Construct a Small-sided Game; 4 Coaching the Details Accelerates Improvement; 4.1 General Aspects; 4.2 The Principle of Discovery; 4.3 The Principle of Guiding and Developing Experiences; 4.4 The Principle of Coaching Each Other; 4.5 Coaching Points, the Formula for Success; 5 Game-Related Training Facilitates the Transfer of Activities into Game Behavior; 5.1 General Aspects; 5.2 Practicing; 5.2.1 Game Situations from 1 vs. 1 to 2 vs. 2.

5.2.2 Game Situations 2 vs. 25.2.3 Game Situations 3 vs. 3; 5.2.4 Game Situations with Numerical Advantage; 5.2.5 Game Situations 4 vs. 3 in the Midfield; 6 The Level of the Goalkeeper's Play Determines the Team's Success; 6.1 General Aspects; 6.2 Basic Skills; 6.3 Special Skills; 6.4 Basic Tactical Abilities; 7 Agility and Flexibility are the Foundation of Performance; 8 Principles of Training are the Guidelines to Continuous Improvement; 8.1 The Basic Principles of Training; 8.2 Organizational Aspects; 8.3 Aspects of Modifying, Differentiating and Extending Exercises.

9 Well-structured Training Supports Successful Performance9.1 General Aspects; 9.2 Structure of a Basic Training Session; 9.3 Preparation of a Basic Training Session; 9.4 Sample Sessions; 10 Appendix: Specific Coaching Points Support Coaching Based on Facts; 11 References; Testimonials; About the Book; About the Author.

Soccer is a game that requires the player to be quick not only in movement but also in decision-making. Everyday soccer training focuses on improving technical and tactical abilities and almost completely neglects to practice the ability to read the game and make the right decision quickly. The use of all technical and tactical abilities in the game is of little use unless connected to the ability to make decisions. ""Soccer Alive - The Game is the Best Teacher"" provides a new training philosophy. It presents the new didactical approach of using game situations to improve the particular movem.