Book Club for Soccer Coaches - Suggestions for all soccer coaches of all levels!

Hi all - based off some recent posts on Reddit, I decided to record a video on all the different soccer books I have laying around that might be of some use to you!

From technique, to learning theories, and history of the game, we can all learn something new to make our soccer coaching better and more informed.

00:00 - Kick-off
01:45 - General Soccer History Books
04:17 - Books for coaching younger players
07:36 - Books for players and coaches
10:54 - United Soccer Coaches Preseason Guides
12:09 - “Heavier” Soccer Coaching Books
17:59 - Post-Game - any I missed?

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Books:

https://amzn.to/4jNrsOC - How to Coach Girls - Are you coaching a girls team? Th is little book is invaluable to understanding the different mindset and dynamics, esp. if you only coached boys soccer (or don't have girls)

Coaching younger players? Give this a look for some innovative ideas:

https://amzn.to/40RI9j7 Scoreboard Soccer: Creating the Environment to Develop Young Players

https://amzn.to/40MuPNb - Soccer Starts at Home

General Coaching or Soccer/Football Books:

https://amzn.to/4hGf1BP The Coach’s Guide to Teaching:
What great classroom teachers do is relevant to coaches in profound ways. After all, coaches are at their core teachers. Lemov knows that coaches face many of the same challenges found in the classroom, so the science of learning applies equally to them.

https://amzn.to/4odNpIo - Two Versus One - I like how this book really takes a look at how you can break down attacking moves into focusing on creating and winning 2v1 situations - a great way to break down the concept for both novice and experienced players, with lots of drill set ups to consider.

https://amzn.to/3EvW332 Football's Principles of Play - We all know the standard principles of soccer (right?!) - this book looks at those, and then multiple other ways to break down the game, with good example sessions to drills to illustrate the points.

https://amzn.to/3DUAY2q - Constrained - Constraints Led Approach Connected to Principles of Play - Great book about using rules and limitations to change player behavior in game-like activities

https://amzn.to/4gvYSOT - Inverting The Pyramid

Most Dan Blank's Books are worth it for at least ideas to incorporate:
https://amzn.to/3CwNKUd - Soccer iQ Presents... POSSESSION: Teaching Your Team to Keep the Darn Ball
https://amzn.to/4hSlpGV - Soccer IQ: Things That Smart Players Do, Vol. 1
https://amzn.to/4gxhOwE - Everything Your Coach Never Told You Because You're a Girl: and other truths about winning

Lastly - really interesting concept - having 10 or so standard layouts for a practice sessions, and then dozens of different drills that use the same setups (Amazon UK only):
https://amzn.to/4hKGxyy Essential Practices for Player Development: The Ultimate Program for an Entire Season of Training

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