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

by Andrew Latham

The only soccer book for players ages 11 to 15 combining expert advice with essential soccer techniques for improving their skills.

As a youth soccer coach for more than twenty years, Coach Andrew Latham sets kids up for success in Soccer Smarts for Kids with his no-fluff, easy-to-understand strategies and cover-to-cover tips—from goal setting and staying fit to pre-game prep and mental motivation.

Coach Latham preps young players to be their best by sharing soccer secrets, exercises, and tricks for kids to develop their skills on the field, with:

Basic to advanced techniques so kids can move at their own pace Player profiles highlighting six superstar soccer players (including Lionel Messi and Alex Morgan) Playbook essentials featuring color photos and custom diagrams Need-to-know terms to crack the code of fundamental soccer definitions

Soccer fans will improve their game, play smarter, and have more fun with Soccer Smarts for Kids.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction

168 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 17, 2016

About the author

Andrew Latham is Head Coach for the Lower Island Soccer Association (LISA) in British Columbia, Canada. Bringing more than 20 years experience as a youth development coach in North America and the United Kingdom, he spent three and a half years with Sheffield United as a youth coach, where he played a key role in introducing Futsal to the Academy Players. He holds a CSA A license, US Soccer A License, UEFA B License, and the USYSA Y License, and is a graduate of the National Coaching Institute of Canada. Learn more by visiting: lowerislandsoccer.com.

Reviews

[Nelson Cabral · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good Start

It's a good start to learning about soccer, covering all the basics. For coaches, kids and parents. Most skills are covered.

[Erica L. Hammond · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great ideas and smart tricks for kids to learn easily.

[Becky Bartram · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great break down of the game.

This book is a great break down of the game! I love the way it explains offense, defense and goalie positions. They explain different positions, different strategies and different skills. This would be a good read for coaches and parents alike. The kids will love the inserts of the famous players and learn a lot from the drills that are scattered throughout the book. I also liked the section for parents to help you understand how to be the best and most supportive fan for your little one!

I received this book for free in exchange Corinthian unbiased review.