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

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Secrets And Tips For Playing Smart And Scoring Goals From An Expert Soccer Coach

Do you dream of soccer in your sleep? Are you ready to improve your soccer moves? Coach Andrew Latham preps you to be your best in Soccer Smarts, where he shares soccer secrets, exercises, and techniques to develop your skills on the field. Parents and players will both learn from this must-have soccer guide, packed with cover-to-cover tips from goal setting and staying fit to pre-game prep and mental motivation.

Unlike other soccer books, Soccer Smarts combines expert advice with fun-filled, tips and tricks to help you improve and master your soccer skills.

Soccer Smarts keeps you focused, with: Top-level tips: easy-to-understand expert instructions make it a cinch to up your game Basic to advanced techniques: move at your own pace to master your skills Player profiles: meet six superstar soccer players (like David Beckham and Mia Hamm) Playbook essentials: color photos and custom diagrams cover all the plays Need-to-know terms: crack the code of key soccer definitions and phrases

Become a smarter player. Hard work, practice, and Soccer Smarts will get you there.

Everything kids need to know to play smarter, more enjoyable 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.

Contributor Bio:Latham, Andrew

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: www.lowerislandsoccer.com.